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- [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.
- [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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- 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.
- A. L. Scott Farm
- A. L. Scott and J. C. Coit standing in a cotton field on A. L. Scott's farm.
- 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.
- A. L. Scott Farm
- Field of cotton on the A. L. Scott Farm.
- [Portrait of Wiggs' Family Home at the corner of Blount and McKinney Streets in Denton, Texas]
- Frame home with Mr. and Mrs. Z. Wiggs and three children, Rua, Noah, and Grace, in the yard. Written on the back, "The Wiggs family home located at 218 Blount St. in 1912 with Mr. & Mrs. Wiggs and 3 of their children Rua, Noah, and Grace (Grace who was later killed in 1925 in an early car wreck in the western part of Denton County). Blount St. no longer exists, but it used to run north-south from McKinney to Sycamore Street.
- Several Poses of C. A. Williams
- Six different head-and-shoulder portraits of C. A. Williams printed very small on one piece of photographic paper. Very likely a proof sheet. Charles Alexander Williams was born in Arkansas in 1832 and died in Denton County in 1922. He was Sheriff of Denton County from 1856-1858, and then once again from 1866-1867.
- [Wiggs Family Portrait]
- Group portrait of the Wiggs family on the porch of a white frame house located at 218 Blount Street in Denton. The people listed in the photo are from left-to-right: Rua Wiggs, Ida Mae Wiggs-Ritter and her son Oscar Lee Ritter Jr., Grace Bessie Wiggs-Durham, the small girl is Juanita Ritter, Lou and Fred Wiggs, Rachael Wiggs, Noah R. Wiggs, the small boy is Walter Wiggs, Jr., Zeph Wiggs, Walter C. Wiggs & his wife, Martha Ann Fry-Wiggs.
- Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church: 1912-1913
- Booklet contains a list of special meetings, an order of business, and a course of study. The booklet also contains the society's motto, officers, and committees. A detailed order of services of each meeting during 1912-1913 is included.
- Denton Ariel Club's "Art Day" Program
- The program lists the scheduled performances by members of the Denton Ariel Club's, Art Department during Art Day on March 4, 1912. The "Art Day" was held at the home of Mrs. L. H. Schweer and performances include "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Forget Me Not," "Oh Nightingale," and others. The programs for the afternoon were hand-painted bluebonnets on the cover done in watercolor with gold leaf accents. The program inside was done in gold lettering.
- Decatur Highway South of the Santa Fe Underpass
- View of unpaved Decatur Highway south of the Santa Fe railroad underpass. There is a Dodge touring car on the right side of the road. Houses are visible on the horizon on the left. Written in back of photo in blue in "This is the Ponder-Justin Rd. just South of the Santa Fe Underpass on the Old Decatur Highway with Z. Wigs' Dodge touring car in foreground.
- Decatur Highway Underpass
- Decatur Highway underpass below the Santa Fe Railroad. The road is unpaved and right before the underpass, in the distance, two unidentified men are visible standing on either side of an automobile. The highway still exists and the present-day location of the underpass is now called 11614 Jim Christal Rd., Krum, Texas.
- Educational Rally
- Students rallying for an unknown event or cause on the southeast corner of the Denton Square. The Denton County Courthouse is visible in the background.
- Educational Rally
- Students rallying for an unknown event or cause on the southeast corner of the Denton Square. The Denton County Courthouse is visible in the background.
- Educational Rally
- Students rallying for an unknown event or cause on the southeast corner of the Denton Square.
- Graveling of Decatur Highway
- Decatur Highway, west of Denton, being graveled by the Z. Wiggs crew in the summer of 1913. The man in the white shirt is Z. Wiggs, the rest are unidentified.
- [Portrait of an Unidentified Mother with a Child]
- Portrait of an unidentified mother with child. The little boy is standing dressed in a white suit with satin bow tie, knickers, and striped socks. The woman is in profile and is wearing a fur collar on a dressy suit coat, lace blouse, and has a beaded handbag on her lap.
- [Sam Houston and Stone-Wall Jackson Schools]
- Postcard contains photographs of Sam Houston School and Stone-Wall Jackson School in Denton, Texas.
- [TSCW Household Arts Building (2nd floor, south gallery)]
- Photograph of the Household Arts Building's second floor balcony near the south gallery. A few troughs with plants growing in them are visible. The balcony is lined with a metal guardrail. Columns with Ionian capitals support the building right outside the balcony. Other parts of the Texas State College for Women campus including the Science Building are visible in the background. The Household Arts Building was completed in 1913.
- [Z. Wiggs' Crew Building a Bridge]
- Z. Wiggs' crew building a bridge on Justin, Ponder, Krum Road located south of present-day Highway 380 between the Santa Fe railroad overpass and Ponder. "The Justin-Ponder-Krum Road in 1913 being graveled, having bridge built by the Z. Wiggs crew. This bridge is South of the present day state highway 380 between the Santa Fe Overpass & Ponder"
- [Z. Wiggs Sitting on a Culvert]
- Z. Wiggs sits on one of the culverts he built on Justin, Ponder, Krum Road. The road is unpaved and is flanked on both sides by open fields.
- [Woman's Shakespeare Club program from 1913]
- The Woman's Shakespeare Club program for February 21, 1913 displays the scheduled speeches about the genesis, evolution, and use of moving pictures.
- College of Industrial Arts
- Exterior view of the College of Industrial Arts with some unidentified students standing on the steps. Some women in the photograph appear in the 1914 Yucca: 2nd row, 1st from right: Ethel Murry; 4th row, 1st from left is Lucille Johnson. Many of these women are in the Second Preparatory Class or Juniors.
- Household Arts Building (1913)
- Several women near the steps of the Household Arts Building at Texas State College for Women. The three-story brick building has six columns with Ionian capitals. The Household Arts Building was the second largest instructional building erected on the campus of Texas Woman's University. The Legislature appropriated $75,000 for it, and the building was occupied with the opening of the 1913-14 school year. Additions, repairs and changes subsequently may have brought the total cost of the building to approximately $100,000. The building was the home of the Department of Home Economics.
- Interior of Leverett Grocery
- Interior view of Leverett Grocery with an unidentified man standing on the right side of the store. Various goods are on shelves against each wall and on the counters which run the length of the store.
- Normal Training School, Grade 8
- Class picture of grade eight at Normal Training School 1914-15. Pictured are: (top row) Joe Bates, Francis Ballard, W. E. James, Bulger (first name unknown), Lorine Hennen, Ola Jones, Ruth Mahan, (middle row) Hagen Armstrong, Cramer Grant, Eber Roberson, Owen Fulton, Olin Bates, Curtis Taylor, Ozro Hennen, Marion Fox, and Stenberger (first name unknown).
- Unidentified Group Portrait
- Group of unidentified individuals, thirteen young women and five men. Some of the women are holding flowers. The photograph was taken by Carruth Studio which opened in Denton in 1914, based on this date and the clothing styles we would guess that it was taken 1914-1920.
- Unidentified Soldiers in Front of Fire Station
- Unidentified group of World War I soldiers in front of the fire station on West Oak Street.
- Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church: 1914
- Booklet contains a list of special meetings, an order of business, and a course of study. The booklet also contains the society's motto, officers, and committees. A detailed order of services of each meeting during 1914 is included.
- Exchange National Bank of Denton, Texas
- The pamphlet for Exchange National Bank contains a list of officers and directors, and a Condensed Statement of Condition at close of business on December 31, 1915.
- Pilot Point Fire Department
- Pilot Point fire department with two fire trucks in front of the fire house. Pictured in the photo are: Speck Barton, Dr. Hawley, Bill Miller, Earl Selz, Halford Russell, J. D. Elder, Fred Hayden, Mark Wylie, Foutch (first name unknown), Byron Moffitt, Fred Wilson, Walter Wenckens, Hugh Dunn, and Leo Selz.
- The Wesley Bulletin
- The bulletin contains the order of services, items of interest, church news, and a list of faculty members of First Methodist Episcopal Church in Denton, Texas. The front of the bulletin contains a photograph of Reverend E. T. Bates, who died on March 26, 1915.
- Ninth Annual Reception Alumni Association Denton High School
- The program for the Ninth Annual Reception of the Alumni Association at Denton High School on May 20, 1915, at Elks Hall contains an order of addresses, a list of toasts, and the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne." The program was printed on cream paper with a watermark that says, "Dresden Paper," which meant it was produced by the Dresden Paper Mills Co. out of Dresden, Maine.
- Allene Owens, Mary Taylor, Pauline Stiff, and Margaret (Peg) Bass at a Vineyard
- Photocopy of (from left to right) Mary Taylor, Pauline Stiff, Allene Owens, and Margaret (Peg) Bass in their summer dresses at a vineyard. A building is visible on the left, foliage behind the girls on the right, and a field can be seen in the background. Back of the photo says, "The Vineyard, 1916."
- Naomi Haren, Ginny, Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates in Car
- Four girls, Naomi Haren, Ginny (last name unknown), Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates are pictured in what looks like a 1914 Dodge Touring car. In the background is a field with trees. Both Loma Jones and Gladys Bates were centers on the Denton High School girls basketball team from 1916-1917 and were also in Campfire Girls together. The girl in the drivers seat and the girl at the end of the car on the right are both holding noisemakers. We could presume that they were on their way to a celebration. Loma Jones was from Tampico, Mexico. Gladys Bates was from Denton, Texas. The back of the photograph has Naomi's last name misspelled. All three girls were friends.
- [Susie Whitlock Moten with E. D. Moten, Jr.]
- Photograph of Susie Whitlock Moten with her son, E. D. Moten, Jr. They are seated on a lawn in a fenced yard, near a bush against a frame house.
- Unidentified Woman and Two Unidentified Boys in Front of a Frame House
- An unidentified woman in a white dress sits in a chair, with two unidentified boys perched on the armrests. The boys are wearing white shirts, long pants, and ties. In the background a frame house and trees are visible along with what looks like an old dog. Tree branches are entering the foreground from the right side of the frame. In a second photograph, A-171, the same woman is pictured with two girls in a similar pose.
- Unidentified Woman and Two Unidentified Girls in Front of a Frame House
- An unidentified woman in a white dress sits a chair and two unidentified girls are perched on the armrests wearing white dresses. All three individuals are looking out of the frame to the right. In the background a frame house and trees are visible. Tree branches are entering the foreground from the right side of the frame.
- Celebrated golden wedding here Saturday
- Description of the fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Boone Daugherty. Includes photograph of the couple.
- C.I.A. Girl's Basketball Team
- C.I.A girl's basketball team; many of the players are unidentified. C.I.A later became Texas Woman's University. Based upon their uniforms, this appears to be members from the time period of 1917-1918. First row, third from the left: Tennis Florey, who was a guard in 1918. Middle row, fourth from the left: Thelma Crawford, guard in 1918.