[Texas Association, stock certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association, stock certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association" established for colonizing certain land in Texas under the Authority of the Republic. The paper certificate was made by Hart, Mapother & Co. of Louisville, Ky. at the bottom.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Texas Association
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Williams family records written in Bible (open access)

Williams family records written in Bible

Three pages of the Williams family Bible include a written Williams family record with births, marriages, and deaths.
Date: 1854?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scrapbook page of photos and newspaper articles about Sam and Ora Davis

Photograph of Sam R. Davis and his wife Ora Elizabeth McKinney Davis. They were early pioneers in Denton County. Photograph of the Davis Ranch House circa 1856. Three newspaper clippings regarding Mrs. Davis's death and funeral services, their wedding, and a picnic in Little Elm, Texas.
Date: 1856
Creator: Studer Photography Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Range of the Thermometer at Denton: 1858 (open access)

Range of the Thermometer at Denton: 1858

Booklet containing information about the temperature, wind, and weather in Denton, Texas from July to December 1858. Otis G. Welch was the author and illustrator of this book. He recorded his observations at sunrise, noon, 3 p.m., and sunset. Mr. Welch also made notes about the wind, weather, and clouds. We debated about the artwork on the cover and - with the help of the staff of the Fort Worth Botanical Research Institute of Texas - decided that it is either a bent angle Curie Thermometer OR a "flowering grass culm with two rows of seed heads along the central axis of sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)."
Date: 1858?
Creator: Welch, Otis G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Julia Ann Gober Wright, Age 18]

Portrait of Julia Ann Gober Wright, age 18, in a long, print dress. Written in black ink on back of photo: "October 1868 age 18 years Julia A. Gober Wright"
Date: October 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Charles C. (Elmira Elizabeth "Bettie" Inge) Bell

Studio portrait of Mrs. Charles C. Bell standing in a long, dark dress and holding onto the back of a wooden chair. She was born Elmira Elizabeth Inge on January 26, 1840 in Virginia. She married Charles Bell in Fannin County in 1862.
Date: 1870?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mary Camp Gober

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Mary Camp Gober, age 46, looking into the camera. In writing on the back of the photograph: "Mrs. Mary Camp Gober, mother of Mrs. W. C. Wright. Mama's photograph was taken in Atlanta, GA, May 2, 1872, Age 46 yrs, 2 months, 12 days. The first Confederate woman from Denton County to be enrolled in the Stone Mountain Book of Memory is Mrs. Mary Camp Gober. The name of Mrs. Gober is the 3rd from Texas to be entered in the Silver Book memorializing wives of Confederate soldiers." This appears to be a photograph taken of photograph. The original photographer is unknown, although the original date is listed on the back as indicated by the author. This duplicate was taken by J. T. Jones, a photographer in Denton, Texas in the 1890s, who photographed the original matted photo at an unknown time and mounted it on board.
Date: May 2, 1872
Creator: J. T. Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Storm King (open access)

The Storm King

A storm destroys buildings and damages others on April 12, 1877. Details of the storm damage and information about the Denton Monitor are also included.
Date: 1877~
Creator: Geers, C.W.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ten Nights in a Bar Room, Courthouse] (open access)

[Ten Nights in a Bar Room, Courthouse]

The article announces the presentation of Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Courthouse on April 10, 1878. The announcement also includes a cast of characters and a synopsis of incidents throughout the play. Hon. Geo. Mellerch, Odd Fellow lecturer, opened the event. The Denton String Band furnished music.
Date: 1878-04-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom] (open access)

[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom]

Announcement for the performance of "Ten Nights in a Barroom" at Cranston Hall on October 17, 1879. The announcement contains a cast of characters and a synopsis of the drama's scenes.
Date: 1879-10-17?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of West Side of the Denton Square]

Photograph of west side of the Denton Square. Visible businesses from the left to the right: C. M. Greenlee, Drug Store, H. J. Howell: Jeweler, Health Office, Houston Stiff Saloon, The Chronicle's offices, W. H. Cleveland Groceries, Carpets, J. B. Schmitz Furniture, Opera House, Carter and Benners Grocers, Land Office; A. D. Beaty, Tin Shop, C. F. Sanders and Company's Saddles and Harness. Written on back of photo in black ink: West side-about 1880"
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Trade! Fain, Peery, and Shelton!! (open access)

Spring Trade! Fain, Peery, and Shelton!!

An 1882 advertisement for Fain, Peery, and Shelton claims the very latest style from New York and other eastern markets. Dress goods, buntings, lawns, alpaccas, cashmeres, carpets, etc. are sold at this department store on the east side of the square.
Date: March 11, 1882
Creator: Fain, Perry, & Shelton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dance card for the Fourth of July ball held in the Opera House, 1883] (open access)

[Dance card for the Fourth of July ball held in the Opera House, 1883]

This dance card for the Fourth of July Ball held at the Opera House in Denton in 1883 includes an order of dance, lists of committee members, and other information regarding the ball. The building would later be known as the Graham Opera House; it was located on the west side of the square. The music was by Professor Lawrence's band. The dance card belonged to Mrs. Will Williams.
Date: July 4, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Varied Entertainment Given By Miss Bass' School] (open access)

[Varied Entertainment Given By Miss Bass' School]

Announcement for varied entertainment provided by the teachers and pupils of Miss Bass' School under the direction of Madame Richard at the Opera House on November 9, 1883.
Date: 1883-11-09?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unidentified Members of a reuinion of Granbury's Consolidated Texas Brigade

Group picture of fifty unidentified members from Granbury's Consolidated Texas Brigade, most wear ribbons that say Granbury. One member of the brigade who fought in the Army of Tennessee, the man on the second row, second from the left, wears a ribbon that says, J.? T. Grant, Company C, 1?th, Texas. Another man wears a ribbon that possibly says Texas U.C.V (United Confederate Veterans). A man on the third row from the top wears a ribbon that looks like it says Camp Sam Davis. Other men wear reunion badges with the name of the general, the brigade, and the company, while others wear the name of a camp, a flag belonging to their company, or a medal. An unidentified young man sits beside one of the veterans on the front row. A number on the right-hand corner of the photo identifies it as photo 51. The date of the photograph may possibly be 1884, where the reunion was held in Dallas, and ninety-six men showed up; or in 1895, where a reunion was held in Houston, which was attended by many former soldiers of Granbury's brigade [This Band of Heroes, James M. McCaffrey, 1996, p.161].
Date: 1884?/1895?
Creator: Fishburn Illustrating Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton School (open access)

The Denton School

Announcement about the schedule, tuition, and courses of Denton School in Denton, Texas in the year 1884. The announcement also contains a list of faculty and information about the city of Denton. Denton's first public school began on March 17 and ended on July 4. The first session had 425 students. [A History of the Denton Independent School District: a centennial project / by the centennial committee, 1985] The name Lee Preston is written in pen on the back of the announcement. Lee Preston was a teacher and later, mayor of Denton.
Date: 1884-03-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Susie Whitlock Moten]

Photograph with charcoal over the portrait of Susie A. Whitlock (Moten). She is not smiling and has a very close-cut hair style. She is wearing a dark dress.
Date: 1886~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate] (open access)

[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate]

Photograph of a Delegates Certificate for the County Alliance of Denton, Texas from July 12th, 1886. A State Democratic Convention ribbon from Houston, Texas, 1892, is also visible. It is sign by J.W. cook, president and Charles A. McMeans, secretary.
Date: July 12, 1886
Creator: Chas. A. McMeans
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Grand State Farmers Alliance delegates certificate (open access)

Texas Grand State Farmers Alliance delegates certificate

This delegates certificate includes the minutes of a meeting held on July 12th, 1886 in which the officers and representatives were selected. The certificate lists all of the representatives chosen.
Date: July 12, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association (open access)

Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association

Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association. The booklet contains the list of delegates and the location of their churches, constitution, rules of order, and the declaration of faith of the association.
Date: 1886-10-01~
Creator: Denton County Baptist Association
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Deed (open access)

I.O.O.F. Cemetery Deed

The deed contains C. C. Bell's purchase of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, located in Denton, Texas, for the sum of twenty dollars on June 13th, 1887. The deed was drafted and signed in the Denton Lodge, No. 82, of the I.O.O.F.
Date: 1887-06-13?
Creator: Long, D.R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Officers of Stanfield Lodge]

Photograph of seven officers of the Stanfield Lodge for 1888. Pictured are: W. F. Egan, W. R. Dudley, J. W. Cook, C. H. Clements, S. M. Bradley, J. R. McCormick, W. H. Sprawls.
Date: 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Judge W. J. Austin

Group of unidentified individuals on the west side of Denton Square for the funeral procession of Judge W. J. Austin.
Date: September 8, 1888
Creator: Weatherington, G. R.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Side of Denton Square

A view of the business section on the north side of the Denton Square around 1889. All the buildings were constructed of wood, with board sidewalks of even lengths to aid the pedestrian in keeping out of the mud and sand of the unpaved streets. On the left is the three-story Cronston building. The Francis Hardware Store was on the lower floor. The Woodbine building was next to the Cronston and adjoining was Clay Wither's store. Emory C . Smith's law office and R. A. Cobb's confectionery in the next two buildings followed by the McNeil dry goods store. The vacant lot was where the Lacy Hotel had burned down two years before. A saloon stands next and it is connected to a large building in which a meat market was operated.
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History