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Collection
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
16,179
Denton County Newspapers Collection
16,089
Denton Record-Chronicle
15,861
From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History
1,635
City of Denton Municipal Collection
414
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
279
Rescuing Texas History, 2016
188
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
124
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
91
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
78
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Country
States
Decade
Month
Language
[Howdy Doody Drive-In]
Photograph of the Howdy Doody drive-in grocery store with a sign that reads "Howdy Doody Drive-In" (located at 410 N. Bell Avenue) taken from across the street in the parking lot of the Civic Center; there are cars in the parking lot in the foreground and trees and lamp posts in the background.
Date:
1994~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Libby Babcok and Diorama]
Photograph of an architectural diorama of the South Branch Library of the Denton Public Library on display on the courthouse lawn for a fundraiser held to benefit the new South Branch Library. Behind the display Libby Babcock is playing guitar in front of a cardboard stage rendering of the Magic School Bus and there is a man looking at the diorama in the foreground and various other people in the background.
Date:
1994~
Creator:
Nance, Nelda
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Library Fundraiser]
Photograph of several unidentified people at a fundraiser held on the lawn by the Denton County Courthouse for the South Branch Library of the Denton Public Library. A man in a top hat is walking by while another man plays a guitar under a sign that reads "Help Jim's Diner raise 'Bucks for the Branch.' Come see one of our shows and donate some bucks to buy books for the Branch Library. Free entertainment for kids of all ages."
Date:
1994~
Creator:
Nance, Nelda
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man standing in front of an ambulance]
Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of an ambulance and Denton Fire Department truck holding a plaque. A basketball hoop hangs on the wall above the ambulance.
Date:
1994~
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sign for Eureka Playground]
Photograph of a sign at Southlake Park that reads "Come Build the Playground! Eureka! Kids + Fun. Nov. 1-6. To volunteer 484-1502" with a large moving van and several people in the background.
Date:
1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Denton Open House]
Photograph of an unidentified City of Denton employee speaking to a group of children at a City of Denton Open House at the Denton Civic Center with the SPAN Trolley and another group of people in the background.
Date:
1993~/1994~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Police Officer at Open House]
Photograph of an unidentified Denton police officer standing behind a truck showing a tactical rifle to children outside the Denton Civic Center during a City of Denton Open House.
Date:
1993~/1994~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Roni Beasley, Jack Miller, Mike Jez at Ribbon Cutting]
Photograph of (left to right) Roni Beasley, Mayor Jack Miller, and Police Chief Mike Jez at a ribbon cutting ceremony at City Hall East. They are standing behind a red ribbon while Miller holds a pair of scissors in front of a sign that reads "City Hall East Directory" with a large brick building in the background.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texaco on University Drive]
Photograph of a Texaco station in Denton, Texas. Two soda advertisements hang above four gas pumps. The main station building is behind to the right; two cars can be seen to the back left. A payphone sits in the left of the foreground.
Date:
1993~
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drilling on West Side of Courthouse Lawn]
Photograph of four unidentified workers wearing hard hats operating drilling equipment next to an Altec truck on the west side of the courthouse lawn with a tree in the foreground. Several businesses are visible in the background, including Sunday Morning on the Square (a church ministry located in the Fine Arts Theater at 115 N. Elm), First Peoples Jewelers (117 N. Elm, owned by Frank Zagarl), and Vision Ministries Church (119 N. Elm).
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Duck Pond and Sheraton Hotel]
Photograph of a duck pond just east of the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Denton, Texas with the pond and trees in the foreground and a meadow, more trees, and the hotel parking lot in the background.
Date:
[1992..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three men beside a Denton road sign]
Photograph of three men beside "Denton City Limit, Pop. 66270" and "Superior Public Water System, The State of Texas" road signs in Denton, Texas. A grassy embankment trails down on the right. Cars travel down the road in the back left.
Date:
1992~
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet]
Photograph of employees around a table at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Seated from left to right: Joann Schmidt, Administration; Jewel Austin; Jan Trester, LIbrary, Technical Services Department; and Eva Poole, Library, Director of Libraries from 1995-2012, employed from 1990-2012. Other employees are seated in tables behind them or stand talking among themselves.
Date:
1992
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Building Restoration]
Photograph of three unidentified workers doing restoration work on the facade of a red brick building on the north side of the Denton square; one of the workers is on the roof, one is inside a yellow cherry-picker, and one man is standing on top of the marquee.
Date:
1991-12~
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two People with the Denton Main Street Association]
Photograph of two unidentified people with the Denton Main Street Association selling cornerstones at a table in front of a business on the southeast corner of the square. There is a poster next to them that reads "Downtown Denton Cornerstones," four bricks with people's names engraved into them on the table, and various people walking around behind them.
Date:
October 1991
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lloyd Harrell, Annette Watkins, and Bob Castleberry at Service Awards]
Photograph of city manager Lloyd Harrell standing behind a banquet table giving Annette Watkins a 40 year award at the City of Denton Service Awards ceremony at TWU with mayor Bob Castleberry and another unidentified man clapping and watching in the background. The men are wearing suits and ties and Watkins is wearing a dark green dress.
Date:
January 26, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Street Beach]
Photograph of the Austin Street Beach, a shop located on 124 N. Austin Street in Denton, Texas. A handpainted mural of a beach and ocean covers the front of the building and there is a sign above that reads "Austin Street Beach" and several signs in the windows that read "Apparel, Jewelry, Gifts."
Date:
1991~
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Denton Employees at Service Awards]
Photograph of six unidentified City of Denton employees being recognized for 25 years of service; two men, one wearing a police uniform, are sitting on a couch, four men are standing behind them, and all of them are wearing name tags.
Date:
1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Denton employees at Service Awards]
Photograph of five employees at the City of Denton Service Awards for 20 years of service in Denton, Texas. They stand in front of a couch. The man in the middle is Ernie Tullos, now deceased, who was director of electric utilities for Denton (the title at that time). He began working for the City in 1971 or 1972.
Date:
1991
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City of Denton Employees at Service Awards Banquet]
Photograph of five employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Employees include: Charles Myer; Jeanette Scott, Airport; and Billy Johnson.
Date:
1991
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Downtown Video Mural]
Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a ladder painting a mural on the back entrance to Downtown Video on Austin Street; the mural includes a red and black sign that reads "Downtown" and a long winding roll of film.
Date:
1991~
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet]
Photograph of employees at the City of Denton Service Awards Banquet at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Seated on the left: David Dugger, Landfill Manager. Seated on the couch (left to right): Kristen Newman; Nelda Nance, Library at the Emily Fowler Library; Cheryl Musick, Library, Circulation. Seated on the right: Walter Winsett, Library, Information. Others in the back include: Brad McKenzie, and Danny Beckham, Eng Tech II, Construction Inspection & Streets.
Date:
1991
Creator:
Denton (Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gretchen Cummings with Good Egg Award]
Photograph of Gretchen Cummings wearing a sweader with a rabbit on it posing, holding an egg that reads "1991 Good Egg Award Cretchen Cummings."
Date:
1991~
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Margie's Fabrics Unlimited]
Photograph of the back Austin Street entrance to Margie's Fabric Unlimited (located at 118 N. Locust St.) in Denton, Texas, a two-story white building with a blue awning that reads "Margie's Fabric." There are cars parked on the street in front of it and another buildling visible on the right.
Date:
1991~
Creator:
Glover, Julie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History