[Photograph of flash flood at the Emily Fowler Central Library]

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This photograph of a flash flood that occurred in Denton, Texas was taken on April 24, 2007, from the staff entrance door of the Emily Fowler Library by staff member, Leslie Couture. This is looking west at Parkway Street. The water had crested over the curb and moved to within six feet of the staff door.

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Couture, Leslie April 24, 2007.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 382 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Denton's first public library opened on June 6, 1937, in Denton County Courthouse. It quickly outgrew the space and in 1949, the City of Denton donated a tract of land on Oakland Street for a new library.

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This photograph of a flash flood that occurred in Denton, Texas was taken on April 24, 2007, from the staff entrance door of the Emily Fowler Library by staff member, Leslie Couture. This is looking west at Parkway Street. The water had crested over the curb and moved to within six feet of the staff door.

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  • April 24, 2007

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  • Aug. 10, 2007, 8:58 a.m.

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  • April 1, 2023, 2:37 p.m.

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Couture, Leslie. [Photograph of flash flood at the Emily Fowler Central Library], photograph, April 24, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27735/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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