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Famous in the West

Cunningham provided information about El Paso, Texas in the late nineteenth century. He also wrote about early settlers, marshals, and criminals of the west in that time period. He wrote about "Billy the Kid," First Sergeant James B. Gillett, Tom Threepersons, Dallas Stoudenmire, John Wesley Hardin, and others.

Date: 1925~

Creator: Cunningham, Eugene

Item Type: Book

El Fenix Cafe

The El Fenix Cafe menu contains the names and prices of their dishes, desserts, and beverages. The restaurant offered cocktails and relishes, salads, sandwiches, eggs and omelettes, soups, chicken and steak dinners, nonalcoholic beverages, wines, beer, fish, and a variety of Mexican dishes. The Special Mexican Dinner cost $1.25 at the time of this menu. A poem by James J. Metcalfe is written on the back of the menu.

Date: 1951~

Creator: El Fenix Cafe

Item Type: Text

Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School

Program for the Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School at Wright's Opera House on Friday, May 18, 1900 contains an order of services, and a list of the Board of Trustees.

Date: 1900-05-18~

Item Type: Text

First Baptist Church. Denton, Texas

Mrs. West sent a postcard with a photograph of First Baptist Church of Denton, Texas on the front to Mrs.T. W. Buell of Roanoke, Texas on April 1, 1924. In the message, Mrs. West informs Mrs. Buell of which train she intends to ride.

Date: 1924~

Creator: The Albertype Co.

Item Type: Postcard

[First National Bank Pay to A. F. Evers]

Check from First National Bank of Denton, Texas to A. F. Evers for 8.33 dollars. The check is dated May 12, 1898. A handwritten note below says, "rent from May 10 to June 10." The check is signed by Jagoe & Ponder.

Date: May 12, 1898

Creator: First National Bank

Item Type: Text

First National Bank Pay to Denton County News

Check from First National Bank of Denton, Texas to the Denton County News in the amount of four dollars. The check is dated May 4, 1895. A note below the amount says, "fine account (stationary)." The check is signed by Jagoe & Ponder.

Date: May 4, 1895

Creator: First National Bank

Item Type: Text

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.

Date: 1963?

Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle

Item Type: Clipping

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.

Date: 1963?

Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle

Item Type: Clipping

Flower Mound Presbyterian Church

Photograph of Flower Mound Presbyterian Church, erected about 1890. A caption including a brief history of the church is included.

Date: June 1960

Item Type: Photograph

Free on the Public Square Tonight

Announcement of several events to take place on the public square in Denton, Texas. Mr. R. Taliaferro Jones provided moving picture entertainment. Other attractions included a "Bull Fight" moving picture, "The Pickpocket," and a band performance.

Date: 1904?

Item Type: Clipping

Girls College of Industrial Art, Denton, Tex.

Postcard contains photograph of the Old Main Building at Girls College of Industrial Art, now known as Texas Woman's University, in Denton, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas. Old Main was constructed in 1903 and was the first building on campus.

Date: 1907~

Item Type: Postcard

Girls' College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas.

Postcard contains a photograph of the Old Main Building at Girls' College of Industrial Arts, now known as Texas Woman's University, in Denton, Texas.

Date: 1909~

Item Type: Postcard

Hamilton's Drug Store menu

This Hamilton's Drug Store menu includes sodas, fruit juices, soups, sandwiches, and salads. The menu also includes some information about the drug store. Hamilton's Drug Store grand opening was on a Tuesday morning, June 15, 1941. It was located on the corner of Fry and Hickory Street. The owners were W. P. Hamilton and E. C. Perryman. The business had a pharmacy, a complete soda fountain, a cosmetics area, and an assortment of sporting goods, picnic supplies, cigarettes, tobacco, candy, gum,… more

Date: 1941/1946

Creator: Hamilton's Drug Store

Item Type: Physical Object

[Harris Family, War Ration Books and tokens, Sept. 7, 1944]

Five war ration books within a ration book cover provided by Denton County National Bank. The ration book belonged to the Harris family of McAllen, Texas: Mary Jean Harris (14), Shirley Francis Harris (8), Helen F. Harris (41), Mrs. W. B. Francis (60+), and John Richard Harris III (12). According to the information in the booklet, they lived at 615 Dallas Ave. in McAllen, Texas. The ration books contain several pages of unused ration stamps and each page contains 48 stamps. On one of the last p… more

Date: 1944~

Creator: United States Office of Price Administration

Item Type: Book

[Hilltop Happenings, Volume 2, Number 5, May 1974]

Newsletter published by Flow Memorial Hospital in Denton, Texas.

Date: 1974-05?

Item Type: Text

Historical Sketch of the Katie Daffan Chapter H. D. C.

A program containing a list of officers, presidents, and members of the Katie Daffan Chapter U.D.C. A brief history of the group is given, and information regarding the dedication of a confederate monument on June 3rd, 1918.

Date: 1918?

Item Type: Book

"The Home Brew Minstrels"

Article announces "The Home Brew Minstrels" presented by the Denton Fire Department. The announcement contains a cast of characters, list of musical numbers and performers, the cast of "Leave It to Me," and a list of business staff.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Host Of Prizes Won By Flour Mill

Two newspaper clippings describe the multitude of prizes won by Alliance Milling Co., now Morrison Milling Co. of Denton, beginning with an award at the 1888 World's Centennial Exposition in Paris. A photograph of the mill in 1946 is included.

Date: unknown

Creator: Edwards, Will

Item Type: Clipping

In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount

A short poem commemorates the life of Jessamine Blount who died on June 28, 1900 at the age of 49. Dr. J. P. Blount, first president of a Denton bank, survived his wife.

Date: 1900-06-28~

Creator: Blount Family

Item Type: Text

[Index to map of Texas: Clason's commercial index of Texas cities and towns, gives population, county, railroads, altitude, description, post offices, garages and hotels]

Book contains information about Texas including the populations of many of the cities and counties in Texas according to the 1910 Census. The locations in the booklet are keyed to correspond with Clason's Guide Map of Texas. This book is missing the cover and several pages; the original cover title read: Clason's Texas road map and railway guide. Includes indexes.

Date: 1910/1919~

Item Type: Book

[Intersection of Bell Ave. and McKinney St. in Denton]

Photograph of the corner of Bell Ave. & McKinney St. in Denton, Texas. A Texaco Gas Station and Rick's Drive In signs can be seen in the foreground and the Civic Center and the Denton County Courthouse Annex (which has since been torn down) can be seen in the background.

Date: 1996~

Creator: Foster, Richard

Item Type: Photograph

[Invitation: Texas Normal College, Conservatory of Music. Student Recital, 1891]

Invitation to a student recital given by pupils of Mrs. E. F. McKissack of Texas Normal College in Denton, Texas. The recital was held Monday, April 13, 1891.

Date: 1891-04-13~

Creator: Texas Normal College, Conservatory of Music

Item Type: Text

[Jack Schmitz and Sons Funeral Home]

Photograph of Jack Schmitz and Sons Funeral Home, a horse-drawn casket wagon, a horse-drawn hearse, and a 1923 motor hearse. Jack Schmitz Sr. and Bob Schmitz are driving the vehicles. The photograph was taken in 1957 during the Denton Centennial. A caption identifying the vehicles is included.

Date: 1957

Item Type: Photograph

Jack Schmitz of Mortuary Dead At 71

Photograph and obituary of Jack Schmitz Senior, a mortician of Denton, Texas.

Date: November 16, 1962

Item Type: Clipping

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Famous in the West

El Fenix Cafe

Fifteenth Annual Commencement of the Denton High School

First Baptist Church. Denton, Texas

[First National Bank Pay to A. F. Evers]

First National Bank Pay to Denton County News

First National In Sanger Expands Services, Staff

First Stewart's Creek Church

Flower Mound Presbyterian Church

Free on the Public Square Tonight

Girls College of Industrial Art, Denton, Tex.

Girls' College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas.

Hamilton's Drug Store menu

[Harris Family, War Ration Books and tokens, Sept. 7, 1944]

[Hilltop Happenings, Volume 2, Number 5, May 1974]

Historical Sketch of the Katie Daffan Chapter H. D. C.

"The Home Brew Minstrels"

Host Of Prizes Won By Flour Mill

In Loving Rememberance of Mrs. Jessamine Blount

[Index to map of Texas: Clason's commercial index of Texas cities and towns, gives population, county, railroads, altitude, description, post offices, garages and hotels]

[Intersection of Bell Ave. and McKinney St. in Denton]

[Invitation: Texas Normal College, Conservatory of Music. Student Recital, 1891]

[Jack Schmitz and Sons Funeral Home]

Jack Schmitz of Mortuary Dead At 71