[Annetta Moten on Chair]

Portrait of Carrie Annetta Moten, standing on a wooden chair with a pillow. She is dressed in dark winter attire with a hat, two-toned boots and leggings, and holds a toy dog.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denton Fire Department]

Exterior view of the City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street on the block between Cedar and Bolivar. There are a number of unidentified men standing in front of fire station along with a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon and a horse-drawn chemical wagon.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denton Fire Department]

Exterior view of the City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street between Cedar and Bolivar Streets. This was the fourth fire station in Denton and the department moved there in 1890. There are a number of unidentified men standing in front of fire station along with a horse-drawn hook and ladder wagon and a horse-drawn chemical wagon. The two white horses were Nip and Tuck. The ladder wagon was pulled by black and white horses, George and Henry.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denton Fire Department]

Hook and Ladder wagon and Chemical wagon pulled by horses in front City of Denton Fire Department and City Hall on West Oak Street on the block between Cedar and Bolivar. The doors have signs above them reading Hose Co. No. 1 and Combination Co. No. 1. On the left is Hub Bates and on the right is William Middleton Woods.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill]

Photograph of three members of the Hill family. Ida Spikes Hill, Will Hill, and Ada Hill are outdoors in front of a picket fence. Trees and houses are visible in the background. The Hills are wearing coats and hats.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index to map of Texas: Clason's commercial index of Texas cities and towns, gives population, county, railroads, altitude, description, post offices, garages and hotels] (open access)

[Index to map of Texas: Clason's commercial index of Texas cities and towns, gives population, county, railroads, altitude, description, post offices, garages and hotels]

Book contains information about Texas including the populations of many of the cities and counties in Texas according to the 1910 Census. The locations in the booklet are keyed to correspond with Clason's Guide Map of Texas. This book is missing the cover and several pages; the original cover title read: Clason's Texas road map and railway guide. Includes indexes.
Date: 1910/1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior View of Beyette's Shoe Store

Interior view of Beyette's Shoe Store located on the east side of the Denton Square. The man on the left is identified as Paul Beyette, while the man on the right and the men in the far back are unidentified. In the center of the foreground is a glass display case with ties. The walls on either side of the store are lined with shelves which are filled with shoes.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Amus Clark and Maude Woods Clark]

Studio portrait of a young couple. John Amus Clark, on the left, wears a three-piece suit and felt hat. Maude Woods Clark [Hembry], on the right, wears a striped blouse, a plaid skirt, and a straw hat.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Laying the Base for Paving East Hickory

Photograph of Z. Wiggs' work crew laying the first base for the paving of East Hickory Street. View is looking north from Ash. Z. Wiggs is second from the right and the other men are unknown. Written in blue on back of photo. "Laying the first base for the paving of E. Hickory St in 1910. This picture was made looking North on Ash-Carrier-Austin with Hickory St. East to West with the Z-Higg's crew doing the work. Z Wiggs 2nd from the right other men unknown at this time-those tracks are part of the 57 car line with G Oak in the Distance. " The year 1972 is at the end of the message which we presume is the year the message was added.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Myrtle Moten]

Portrait of Myrtle Bell Moten as a baby. She is seated on a chair, dressed in a white dress edged in drawn work with a pillow behind her.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Will Gourley and family]

Studio portrait of the Gourley family. Will Gourley is wearing a collared-shirt and suit jacket. He has a moustache. His wife Winnie Gourley is sitting beside him in a white dress with a black ribbon in her hair. His daughters, Maggie and Ollie, stand behind him in white dresses with white ribbons in their hair. Maggie is the elder daughter. All of them are buried in the Jackson Cemetery in Krum, Texas.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 1, July 1910 (open access)

Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 1, July 1910

Issue of the Texas Methodist Historical Quarterly which contains articles discussing the association's activities, biographical sketches, and historical essays. Contents of this issue:"Bob Potter and Old Rose"; Letters from Bishop Waugh; Enoch Mather Martin; History of North Texas Conference; History of the Texas Conference; The Rio Grand Conference; Our Early Schools; Daniel Poe, of the Eastern Texas Conference; The Circuit Rider--Early Days in Texas; Mexican Missions at Home.
Date: July 1910
Creator: Cody, C. C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton High School Football Team

Team photo of the 1911 Denton High School Football team with coach Professor Jackson. Some players have been identified by comparing the yearbook photographs and description. Sidney "Ned" Raymond Rector, standing and holding ball; Roy Wilson Ledbetter, sitting, 2nd from the left; Clifford Davis Marchman, sitting, middle; Charles Frederick "Fred" Lane, back row; James "Laud" Ratten, back row; Jack Gunnell McMath, standing, first on right; William "Will" Lewis Collins, standing, top row; George Elbert Kerby (Kirby); John Cobbs; Colonel Rayzor, sitting with ball; other who may be pictured: John Berry, Edwin Evers, and Raymond Fox.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton High School Girls' Basketball Team

Team picture of the 1911 Denton High School girls' basketball team. Many of the names of the team have been identified, but we are unsure of which names go to which photos except for a few. Coach- Miss Buster (middle top row); Captain- Beatrice Hogue; Manager - Mary Leticia "Leta" Bayless (bottom row, 3rd from left); Secretary - Ruby Strickland (bottom row, 1st from left); Goals - Georgia Freeman, Beaulah Crain (top 2nd from left); Centers - Lutie Craddock; Sub-Jessie Freeman; Guards - Edith Lacy; Sub-Luticia Smith.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Annetta and Myrtle Moten]

Photograph of Carrie Annetta Moten and Myrtle Bell Moten, daughters of Dr. Edwin D. Moten and Mrs. Whitlock Moten. Myrtle is standing and pointing towards the camera while Annetta is sitting on the grass on the right side of the image. They are both wearing white dresses with shoes and leggings.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Annetta and Myrtle Moten]

Photograph of Carrie Annetta Moten and Myrtle Bell Moten, daughters of Dr. Edwin D. Moten and Mrs. Whitlock Moten, standing in a grass yard with a wooden fence behind them. Myrtle is standing on the left and the snapshot is blurred over Annetta on the right side.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Myrtle Moten]

Portrait of Myrtle Bell Moten as a toddler standing on a wooden chair with her left hand resting on the its back. She is wearing a white dress and black boots with leggings and her hair is set with coils of curls.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Streetcars no. 30 and no. 40 of the Denton Traction Company in front of the courthouse]

The No. 30 and No. 40 Denton Traction Company streets cars in front of the Denton County Courthouse. The unidentified conductor for the No. 30 is standing next to the car and an unidentified passenger stands in the door. An unidentified passenger is standing in the door of the No. 40 car. The cars are standing at the diverging point for the lines at the intersection of Elm and Hickory streets. The streetcars were made by the Danville Car Company.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Group of Young Girls]

Photograph of a group of five unidentified young girls with an unidentified woman in the background. They are all wearing white dresses and are standing in order of height from the shortest to the tallest. There is a fence and tree in the background.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank Hitchcock, Postmaster General] (open access)

[Letter from Frank Hitchcock, Postmaster General]

Certificate to post office from Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster General, authorizing the post office in Denton, Texas to serve as a postal savings depository.
Date: August 10, 1911
Creator: Hitchcock, Frank H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denton High School Football Team

Team photo of the 1912 Denton High School Football team with coach Professor Jackson. This photograph was a first attempt and the second attempt can be found on photo PF-B-34-2 in our collection. Some players have been identified by comparing the yearbook photographs and description. Sidney "Ned" Raymond Rector, standing and holding ball; Roy Wilson Ledbetter, sitting, 2nd from the left; Clifford Davis Marchman, sitting, middle; Charles Frederick "Fred" Lane, back row; James "Laud" Ratten, back row; Jack Gunnell McMath, standing, first on right; William "Will" Lewis Collins, standing, top row; George Elbert Kerby (Kirby); John Cobbs; Colonel Rayzor, sitting with ball; other who may be pictured: John Berry, Edwin Evers, and Raymond Fox.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. L. Scott Farm

A. L. Scott and J. C. Coit standing in a cotton field on A. L. Scott's farm.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. L. Scott Farm

A. L. Scott, J. R. Christal, L. T. Fox, and J. C. Fox standing in a cotton field on A. L. Scott's farm. That year the cotton on the farm made 69 bales from 50 acres.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. L. Scott Farm

Field of cotton on the A. L. Scott Farm.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History