From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History - 249 Matching Results

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1891. Announcement of Closing Exercises of Texas Normal College

Description: Announcement and invitation to the closing exercises and commencement at Texas Normal College in Denton, Texas in 1891. The closing exercises include a musicale by students of the Department of Music on June 17, exercises by the Scientific Class on June 18, and annual commencement and presentation of diplomas on June 19. The invitation was printed on Argyle Linen paper and bears their watermark.
Date: 1891-06-10~
Creator: Texas Normal College
Partner: Denton Public Library

Sanger Community Fair, Sept. 14-19, 1927

Description: Booklet for the Sanger Community Fair on September 14-17, 1927. The booklet contains several advertisements for Sanford area businesses, a program of parade and fair events, a list of committee members, a photograph and list of members of the Sanger Fire Department, and other information about the fair.
Date: 1927-09-14?
Creator: Sanger Fair Association
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Southern Hotel, Denton, Texas postcard]

Description: Postcard contains color artwork of the Southern Hotel in Denton, Texas. The hotel possesses a fully air conditioned coffee shop, Dixie Belle and Starlight dining rooms, and free parking. In 1956, the Southern Hotel was listed in Duncan Hines "Lodging for a Night and Adventures in Good Eating," and according to the December 1956 issue of Doings in Denton, the "Hines organization inspected the rooms, room service, the food and dining-room service recently."
Date: unknown
Location: None
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Sketch of Denton Depot]

Description: A sketch of the depot in Denton, Texas shows the architectural components, color, and construction material of the building. In black and blue marker on cream laid paper. The paper is stained in the top middle by a small blob of dried yellow paint.
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Looking Back at Sanger's History]

Description: 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… more
Date: July 11, 1963
Creator: Cherry, Ruby
Partner: Denton Public Library
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