From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History - 142 Matching Results

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[City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission]

Description: Photograph of the City of Denton Planning and Planning Commission (formed in 1959). The group is seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checkered pattern tile floor. From left to right: Conrad Callicoatte, he was hired as the City Engineer in 1960, at that time he was 24 and the youngest man in the upper levels of the City of Denton government. The woman seated next to him is Mrs. Lonnie (Emma Joe) Yarbrough, Richard Ragsdale (Chairman), Harold Farmer, Roy Lagleder and Dr. Paul P. Young.
Date: 1960~/1961~
Partner: Denton Public Library

Old Alton Baptist Church

Description: Three newspaper clippings provide information regarding the Old Alton Baptist Church of Denton County, Texas. A photograph of the church building and a photograph of a choir are also included.
Date: 1960-04-25~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton Municipal Generating Station]

Description: The City of Denton Municipal Generating Station addition in 1961. The steam plant is visible in the background behind a construction site with a large Koehring crane. A few small buildings and workers are also visible in the background. A worker is walking in front of the crane, and a Chevrolet truck and Chevy Bel Air are visible in the foreground. The license plate on the Bel Air reads "Texas '61 EC-3654."
Date: 1961
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton Public Utility Board]

Description: Photograph of the members of the City of Denton Public Utilities Board. They are seated around a wooden desk in a room with a checker-patterned tile floor. All of the members are looking towards the man to the far right who is leaning back in his chair and talking with an folder in his hand. Left to right: Acting Director of Utilities Frank Drummond, Walter B McClurkan, Dr. H.W. (Wib) Kamp Jr., Marvin Ramey, Chairman Tom Harpool. The man in the dark suit at the end of the table is Homer Bly, Ci… more
Date: 1961~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive]

Description: Photograph of the Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive before the construction project to widen the bridge. Three cars are visible on the road. A small crane is on the left side of the road, as well as some construction materials. A several rows of houses are visible to the left of the road.
Date: 1961
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive]

Description: Photograph of the Cooper Creek bridge on Sherman Drive before the construction project to widen the bridge. Three cars are visible on the road. A small crane is on the left side of the road, as well as some construction materials. A few houses are visible in the background.
Date: 1961
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Meeting of Denton City Councilmen]

Description: Photograph of a City of Denton officials and City Councilmen sitting around a table and looking over paperwork. From left to right: W.F Brooks Sr., G Emery Taylor, City Manager Homer Bly, Mayor Frank Barrow, City Secretary W.D. Buttrill, Tax Assessor George F. Spuller, and Thomas E. Noel. The men are wearing suits and ties. A large aerial map is visible in the background.
Date: 1961~
Partner: Denton Public Library

Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher

Description: Photograph of Sheriff and Mrs. Pat Gallagher and Denton Record-Chronicle clipping describing Sheriff Wylie Barnes's recovery of loot from a burglary of Beasley's Jewelry Store in Lewisville, Texas in 1962. A Photograph of Wylie Barnes is included.
Date: 1962?
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
Partner: Denton Public Library
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