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[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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[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
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George V. Huffmon

Description: Portrait of George V. Huffmon as a young man in a dark suit and vest and a white shirt. There is a small photo of two women wearing hats pinned to his left lapel. The image is over-matted to an oval shape. We are guessing on the date of creation based upon other photos that we have of him that were taken around the same time period. George Van Buren Huffmon was born on Nov. 24, 1886 in Lee County, Virginia. He moved to Texas and later enlisted in the United States Army. He was stated at Camp Co… more
Date: 1905~
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[Walter Wiggs, Sr., Jim Grady, two unidentified men, and one unidentified boy on streetcar]

Description: Early Denton streetcar with sign on front saying: "Jarrell-Evans Dry Goods and Manufacturers Surplus Sale. Now in full blast." Man in uniform at the front of the streetcar is Walter Wiggs, Sr., and the man in the back with cigar is Jim Grady. The other individuals in the picture are unidentified. A boy can be seen hanging on the back of the streetcar and behind the streetcar a man is driving a horse-drawn buggy. The Denton Depot can be seen in the background. Along the side of the car is a sign… more
Date: 1909~
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[Walter Wiggs, Sr., Jim Grady, two unidentified men, and one unidentified boy on streetcar]

Description: Early Denton streetcar with sign on front saying: "Jarrell-Evans Dry Goods and Manufacturers Surplus Sale. Now in full blast." Man in uniform at the front of the streetcar is Walter Wiggs, Sr., and the man in the back with cigar is Jim Grady. The other individuals in the picture are unidentified. A boy can be seen hanging on the back of the streetcar and behind the streetcar a man is driving a horse-drawn buggy. The Denton Depot can be seen in the background. Along the side of the car is a sign… more
Date: 1909~
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[Sgt. George V. Huffmon standing in front of the Monument to the Eight Medical Students in Old Havana]

Description: Sgt. George V. Huffmon, nurse in the U. S. Army Medical Corps is pictured in front of the Memorial to the Eight Medicine Students in Old Havana, Cuba. The back of this picture postcard is stamped May 29, 1907, Guanajay, Cuba and it arrived in Denton on June 4th, 1907. The postcard is addressed to Miss Hallie Thurmon, of Denton, Texas. Sgt. Huffmon was stationed during the Second Occupation of Cuba, which lasted from September 1906 to February of 1909. On the right front of the postcard Sgt. Huf… more
Date: 1907~
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Pilot Point Girls' Basketball Team

Description: Pilot Point girls' basketball team. Those pictured are: Sadie Nance, Ethel Wilborne, Roberta Johnson, Bess Montgomery, Ella Elder, Hazel Nance, Mary Lane, Kate Cooper, Clara Scott, Maude Hendricks, Myrtle Pearce, Florence Parvin, Vera Gee, Lula Selz, Minnie Drake, and A. H. Gee holding a basketball on which is written, Pilot Point, 1902. The photo was taken in front of the Gee home.
Date: 1902
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