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31 Men With Vision

Description: The booklet contains a brief history of Denton County National Bank's conception and first seventy-five years of operation, including photographs of the thirty-one men who petitioned the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. for the right to form a national bank in 1892.
Date: 1967-01~
Creator: Drenner, William E.

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

[1921-22 Lewisville High School basketball team]

Description: 1921-22 Lewisville High School basketball team coach, Lee Preston, is pictured with six team members in uniforms on steps in front of a brick building. The team members are arranged in an inverted V with Coach Preston at the apex. On the top right, to Coach Preston's left, is Sulton John Boyd who went on to play football at North Texas State University.
Date: 1921~

1921 Lewisville High School Football Team

Description: 1921 Lewisville High School football team coach, Lee Preston, is pictured with thirteen mostly unidentified members in front of the school building. The players are lined up in three rows: the first row is one member sitting Indian-style on the ground, row two has six members sitting up on both knees, and the back row consists of six players standing. Coach Preston is standing fourth from the left in the back row. The only identified team member is Sulton John Boyd, who is on the back row, seco… more
Date: 1921~

[1929 City of Denton Bond Election information]

Description: Pamphlet about city planning in Denton, Texas listing population statistics and outlining the planned changes and improvements that would be funded by 40-year bonds, if passed during a city election on April 2, 1929. It also includes general questions and answers about the bonds and the election to inform voters.
Date: 1929
Creator: Denton (Tex.)

The 1971 Miss Denton Pageant

Description: Book contains information about the Denton Jaycees and their Miss Denton Pageant. Photographs of the Denton Jaycees chairmen are included. Several advertisements for Denton area business and the photographs of pageant contestants are also included.
Date: 1971
Creator: Denton Jaycees

52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas

Description: This program contains information about the Denton Fire Department, a biographical sketch about W. J. Austin, descendant of Stephen F. Austin and former president of the State Firemen's Association, a list of officers and members of the Denton Fire Department, and several photographs of firemen and their equipment. The booklet also contains information about the mayor and city officials of Denton in 1928, a photograph of Denton city hall, a photograph of Godwin Hotel, and the schedule of events… more
Date: 1928-06-12~
Creator: State Firemen's Association of Texas

[Alberto Lopez with plaques]

Description: Photograph of Alberto Lopez wearing a shirt and tie standing beside a wall lined with plaques, one of which reads "Surface Water Testing Contest 'Best in Texas'" and was dated March 7, 1995. Alberto Lopez had been with the City of Denton since the early 1980s. He had a degree in biology. In 2000, he was the Water Production Plant Supervisor for the City and had been elected the President of the Texas Water Utilities Association (TWUA) the same year.
Date: February 28, 1999
Creator: Cabrales, John

[Allison Shell service station on W. University Drive]

Description: Photograph of the Allison Shell service station on W. University Drive facing east in Denton, Texas. A customer pumps their gas at the station; other cars are parked nearby. Store signs line the street on the right, including for Kat-Fish Korner. Buildings from Texas Woman's University rise above the skyline in the background.
Date: November 18, 1977
Creator: Denton (Tex.)

[Andy Anderson and Pedro Parsons in front of a City of Denton police car]

Description: I.E. (Andy) Anderson, pointing inside of the opened hood of the car, and James H. (Pedro) Parsons, writing on a piece of paper on a clipboard, are standing in front of a car labeled "Denton 10 Police." Mr. Anderson was the Chief of Police for the City of Denton from 1957-1964. Mr. Parsons was the Head of the Municipal Garage and had been an employee of the City since September 1, 1940.
Date: 1957/1964

[Annual Banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts]

Description: Annual Banquet of the Ex-Students' Association of the College of Industrial Arts. Honoring the classes of 1907, 1917, 1927, and their "Little Sister" classes. Held at Brackenridge Hall on June 4, 1927. The program contains a menu and order of services for the banquet, as well as the association officers and committee members. The Program was illustrated by Coreen Mary Spellman (who was also on the Decoration Committee) and printed by the CIA Print Shop on cream paper and blue cloth: the cover m… more
Date: 1927-06-04?
Creator: Ex-Students' Association

[Austin Street Beach]

Description: Photograph of the Austin Street Beach, a shop located on 124 N. Austin Street in Denton, Texas. A handpainted mural of a beach and ocean covers the front of the building and there is a sign above that reads "Austin Street Beach" and several signs in the windows that read "Apparel, Jewelry, Gifts."
Date: 1991~
Creator: Glover, Julie

[B. D. Pierce Photograph]

Description: Photograph of Denton Municipal Electric employee B. D. Pierce standing wearing a baseball cap and a denim shirt with his name and "Denton Municipal Electric" embroidered on it standing next next to a computer with red light in the background.
Date: 1999~
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