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The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1905

Description: Yearbook for Denton High School in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations. The first edition of The Bronco was edited by: Elbert Scoggins [editor-in-chief], Joe Jagoe [business manager], Mary Williams [secretary], Clifford Witherspoon [president, student council], Esther Whitaker [senior class editor], Willie Jones [junior class editor], Mabel Hogue [sophomore class editor], and Dessie Ragsdale [freshman class editor0.
Date: 1905
Creator: Denton High School

[Denton Traction Company]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified group of people in and on top of a streetcar with a sign on the side of it that reads "The Denton Railroad Co." The women inside the streetcar are wearing hats and dresses and the men sitting on top are wearing dark suits and hats.
Date: 1909/1918

[John B. Denton Funeral Notice]

Description: Funeral notice for John B. Denton, who was killed by Indians on May 22, 1841. The interment was held at the Denton Courthouse on November 21, 1901. According to an article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, "the custom was to place such notices in all public places to invite people to the funeral. This notice was given to the Denton Public Library by Mrs. R.M. Mitchell and was included in one of three scrapbooks that she made for the library."
Date: November 21, 1901

[Obituary for William Crow Wright]

Description: This original newspaper clipping was pasted once pasted into a scrapbook. The obituary contains a summary of the life and death of W. C. Wright, an early settler in Denton, Texas. W. C. Wright died at the age of 70 after having lived under three flags, having served in the Texas Cavalry during the Civil War, and having served in a local militia. Wright became a wealthy farmer and trader and built and operated the Wright's Opera House. He was survived by his wife, Julia A. Gober Williams, and se… more
Date: May 24, 1906
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