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[Aerial view City of Denton Municipal Generating Station and Water Treatment facility]
Aerial view of the City of Denton power plant and water treatment facility. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
Bedridden Boy Still In School
Newspaper clipping and photo regarding Larry Wayne Shell, a third-grader at Little Elm School. Larry broke his leg and was forced to stay at home. His family installed an intercom wire between the school and his room, so he could participate in the lessons. Mrs. Harmon was his teacher.
Bridges Settlement Probably First Community In County
Three newspaper clipping provide a brief history of the early settlements in Denton County, including the Bridges Settlement. The clippings also include photos of Hebron Baptist Church and the last standing cotton gin in Hebron circa 1963.
[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
Exterior view of the steam plant at the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
Exterior view of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station at night. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]
Two parts of the City of Denton Municipal Generating Station are visible on either side of a tree. A barbed wire fence stands between the tree and the power plant. The station was fully operational in May 1963 and an open house was held on June 2 of that year.
[City of Denton Sanitation Department Worker and Truck]
An unidentified City of Denton Sanitation Department worker empties a metal trash can into the back of a garbage truck. The man is wearing a polo shirt and jeans. In the background trees and power lines are visible and there is a light-colored house which can be seen behind the truck on the far left of the image.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 07, February 9, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 08, March 10, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 02, Number 09, April 19, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 01, May 9, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 02, June 18, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 03, September 11, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 04, October 1, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
The Denton Voter Newsletter, Volume 03, Number 05, November 11, 1963
League of Women Voters of Denton Newsletter discusses issues about voting and upcoming ballot legislation.
First National In Sanger Expands Services, Staff
C. H. Easley, president of First National Bank in Sanger, initiated new and better service to his customers in 1963. He also made various improvements to the bank.
First Stewart's Creek Church
Photograph of several unidentified men and a horse and buggy standing around the First Stewart's Creek Church. A photograph of the church as it appears today in Lewsiville is also included.
[Four Members of the Public Utility Board at the Denton Power Plant]
Four members of the Public Utility Board inspect are talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. The man second from the right and wearing a dark hat, is B. Swenton. Tom Harpool is second from the left.
Four Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Four Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Four Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants talk while power plant equipment looms over them. The man furthest to the right is facing into the left of the image and slightly away from the camera; he is the one talking, while the other three are looking at him. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Four Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Four unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants talk while power plant equipment looms over them. The man furthest to the right is facing into the left of the image and slightly away from the camera; he is the one talking, while the other three are looking at him. The man second from the right is wearing a dark hat. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Looking Back
Three Sanger Courier newspaper clippings regarding the grading of main street in 1892, a tornado that damages Sanger in 1895, and a Sanger fire in 1909. Mr. N. P. Kirkland and family are pictured.
[Looking Back at Sanger's History]
Page from a scrapbook with two photos that appeared in the Sanger Courier's "Looking Back" issue. The first photo is of the owners of Collins-Andrews Dry Good Store which was reported to be the first dry goods store in Sanger. The second photo is of one of the early Post Masters of Sanger, H. D. Green, along with his family and other postal workers in front of a post office in early Sanger, Texas. Mr. Green was appointed Post Master in 1899 and reappointed at different times until 1925. At the bottom right middle is a photograph of Jesse P. Smith on his horse Snooper. The photograph in the right-hand corner is of Dottie Mae McBride, Otis McBride, Alene Duncan, and Reba Duncan on a horse.
[New generator inside the Denton Power Plant]
Two unidentified men stand next to a General Electric steam turbine generator located at the Denton power plant. The photograph appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on May 29, 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
They Had A Job To Do
Denton Record-Chronicle newspaper clipping of a picture of Misses Gertrude, Hassie, and Nola Doyle of Slidell. The three women grew up on a farm and lived their entire lives working on a farm, never marrying.
Two Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Two unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
Two Unidentified Men Talking at a Power Plant
Two unidentified men in white shirts and dark ties and pants are standing talking beneath power plant equipment which looms overhead. In the background to the left a parked car is visible. This photograph was taken in May 1963, to advertise the opening house for the City's newly operations power plant.
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