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Centurama

Description: The official program for Denton's centennial celebration on April 21-27, 1957 contains information about the events week, a brief history of Denton's foundation and progress, a map of Denton in 1957, and several advertisements for local organizations. Several photographs of early Denton County scenes, various historical markers, early buildings of North Texas State College and Texas State College for Women, and other mentionable landmarks are included.
Date: 1957-04~
Creator: Denton Centennial Commision
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book

Costumed Women With Punch Bowl

Description: Unidentified ladies in historical costume stand behind a small table laden with food items during the Denton centennial celebration. The lady in the middle is holding a glass half-full of punch from a punch bowl in fron tof her; she is holding the ladle in her right hand. In the foreground is a wooden bowl full of popcorn.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Costumed Women With Punch Bowl

Description: Unidentified ladies in historical costume stand behind a small table laden with food items during the Denton centennial celebration. The lady in the middle is holding a glass half-full of punch from a punch bowl in fron tof her; she is holding the ladle in her right hand. In the foreground is a wooden bowl full of popcorn.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Costumed Women With Punch Bowl

Description: Unidentified ladies in historical costume stand behind a small table laden with food items during the Denton centennial celebration. The lady in the middle is holding a glass half-full of punch from a punch bowl in fron tof her; she is holding the ladle in her right hand. In the foreground is a wooden bowl full of popcorn.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Costumed Women

Description: Unidentified women are dressed up for Denton's centennial celebration on the Denton Square in front of the Denton County Courthouse. An unidentified boy is on the right side of image leaning on a set of wooden stocks that have a sign on them which reads: Ye Olde Kangaroo Court Stocks; Courtesy D. B. Boyd.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, the Amicable Ammons, and the Brotherhood of the Brush]

Description: Large group of individuals dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. This is another pose of the members from the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, the Amicable Ammons, and the Brotherhood of the Brush. In the first row (seated in chair), second from left, is Mrs. Pauline Varner. In the middle of the first row are Mrs. Eulah Gray (dark dress) and to her left is a white dress with flowers, is Mrs. O. M. Ammons. Mrs. Alice Moore Alexander is seated in the first row, fourth person… more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, the Amicable Ammons, and the Brotherhood of the Brush]

Description: Large group of individuals dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. Members of the Brotherhood of the Brush, the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, and the Amicable Ammons, participants from Denton's African American Community. Mrs. Alice Moore Alexander is seated in the first row, fourth from the left, looking over her left shoulder. Marvin Alexander is also on the first row, sitting next to her. Mrs. Eulah Gray is also pictured in the middle, wearing a dark dress, and on her … more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Brotherhood of the Brush]

Description: Large group of men dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. They were the members of the African American Brotherhood of the Brush in Denton, Texas. A few women from one of Belle groups can be seen off to the sides. Some of those pictured: Noble Holland, standing in the middle row, with a light colored jacket; and Marvin Alexander.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Brotherhood of the Brush]

Description: Large group of unidentified individuals dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. They were the members of the African American Brotherhood of the Brush in Denton, Texas. A few women from one of Belle groups can be seen off to the sides. Some of those pictured: Noble Holland, standing in the middle row, with a light colored jacket and no hat; Alexander Moore.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, the Amicable Ammons, and the Brotherhood of the Brush]

Description: Large group of individuals dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. The women were members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles and the Amicable Ammons, Centennial Belle groups. The men were members of the Brotherhood of the Brush. Marvin Alexander and Alice Moore Alexander can be seen on the first row, fourth from the right; Alice served on the scrapbook committee. Mrs. Eula Gray (front row, in middle in dark-colored dress) was president of the Amicable Ammons, with Mrs. V… more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Brotherhood of the Brush, the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, and the Ammicable Ammons]

Description: Large group of individuals dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. This is another pose of the members from the Fred Moore Bronze Belles, the Amicable Ammons, and the Brotherhood of the Brush. In the first row (seated in chair), second from left, is Mrs. Pauline Varner. In the middle of the first row are Mrs. Eulah Gray (dark dress) and to her left is a white dress with flowers, is Mrs. O. M. Ammons. Mrs. Alice Moore Alexander is seated in the first row, fourth person… more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles and the Amicable Ammons]

Description: Large group of women dressed in historic costume for the Denton centennial celebration. These women were members of the Fred Moore Bronze Belles and the Amicable Ammons, and represented the African American community in Denton. Seated on the floor, second from the right, is Alice Moore Alexander, and in the middle is Gladys Standifer (not wearing a bonnet). Mrs. Eula Gray, is standing, the second woman from the left, back row (below the painting). Mrs. E. S. Hodge, first row, third from the lef… more
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Centennial Food Show and Household Exposition at the Penn-Reynolds-Jones, Post 840 American Legion, at 629 Lakey Street]

Description: Group of unidentified individuals, a few holding cakes, stand behind a table with a variety of baked goods on it at the Denton centennial celebration. Based upon certain elements in the photograph and an article that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle, we believe that this photo was taken on either April 10 or 11, 1957. According to the article, "A pre-Centennial food show and household exposition was held at the Penn-Reynolds-Jones, Post 840, American Legion, 629 Lakey Street... The food … more
Date: 1957-04-10~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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