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- [Men's Gym]
- Photograph of the interior of the Men's Gymnasium on the North Texas campus in Denton. Lumber lies in piles on the court, and two men can be seen working against the far wall. The text "B B - 5014 - C" is written in the bottom left of the image.
- [Men's Gymnasium]
- Photograph of the Men's Gymnasium on the North Texas campus in Denton. The building possesses four sets of doors, and several trees are planted around it. A car is parked on the curb. This building became known as the Men's Gymnasium in 1922. Prior to this date, it was also known as the Model Training School and Laboratory School. The building was demolished in 1953.
- [Main Building (Old Main) before demolition]
- Photograph of the Main Building (Old Main) being torn down. The Main Building was constructed in 1904, the second permanent structure on North Texas Campus. It housed an auditorium that seated 1,200, library, administrative offices, and classrooms. Sometimes referred to as the Old Main building, the structure was demolished in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now the Auditorium Building.
- [Main Building and Science Building]
- Photograph of the Main Building (Old Main) and the Science Building prior to the Main Building's demolition. The Main Building was constructed in 1904, the second permanent structure on North Texas Campus. It housed an auditorium that seated 1,200, library, administrative offices, and classrooms. Sometimes referred to as the Old Main building, the structure was demolished in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now the Auditorium Building.The Science Building was built in 1910 and demolished in 1967 to make way for the Language Building.
- [Main Building Being Torn Down]
- Photograph of the Main Building (Old Main) and the Science Building prior to the Main Building's demolition. The Main Building was constructed in 1904, the second permanent structure on North Texas Campus. It housed an auditorium that seated 1,200, library, administrative offices, and classrooms. Sometimes referred to as the Old Main building, the structure was demolished in 1923 to make way for the new Administration Building, which is now the Auditorium Building.The Science Building was built in 1910 and demolished in 1967 to make way for the Language Building.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students in a swimming pool on the North Texas campus in Denton. This pool was operational from the 1920s to 1986, and was located where the Eagle Student Services Center is currently.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students at a swimming pool on the North Texas campus in Denton.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students in a swimming pool on the North Texas campus in Denton. A student jumps off of a diving board.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students in a pool on the North Texas campus in Denton. The image is distorted due to damage on the negative.
- [Student Diving into Pool]
- Photograph of a student diving into a pool on the North Texas campus in Denton. The image is distorted due to damage on the negative.
- [Men by Diving Board]
- Photograph of men standing by a diving board.
- [Men by Diving Board]
- Photograph of men standing by a diving board. The pool appears to be empty.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students at a swimming pool on the North Texas campus in Denton. This pool was operational from the 1920s to 1986, and was located where the Eagle Student Services Center is currently.
- [Students at Swimming Pool]
- Photograph of students at a swimming pool on the North Texas campus in Denton.
- Main building, North Texas State Normal College, 1922
- Building and sidewalk behind large trees
- Education building, North Texas State Normal College
- Brick building next to a road.
- Main building auditorium, North Texas State Normal College
- Main building auditorium, 1921, where chapel attendance was required until 1923. North Texas State Normal College. Rows of seats and a stage
- North Texas State Normal College, 1921 women's basketball team
- North Texas State Normal College, women's basketball, 1921, squad finished 10-0, Beulah Harriss, back row, center, coach. Women standing and sitting in front of a brick building.
- President Bruce and Mrs. Bruce
- North Texas State Normal College, President Bruce and Mrs. Bruce, 1922. One person seated in a car, and one person leaning against a car.
- William Herschel Bruce on a frog gig
- North Texas State Normal College, William Herschel Bruce, president, on frog gig in 1920. Dr. Bruce frogging with Pender, Peler, Homer L. Bruce, Mr. Anderson: Bruce got lost. Five men standing in a field and holding frogs and gigs.
- Julia Smith, Composer
- North Texas State Normal College, Julia Smith, composer of Alma Mater, "Glory to the Green," 1922. Woman posing.
- Charles Langford, Yell leader
- North Texas State Normal College, Charles Langford, yell leader, 1922. Man leading a crowd in a cheer.
- [Photograph of Charles Langford]
- Photograph of Charles Langford wearing a football uniform and standing in front of a fence. Langford wrote the lyrics to "Glory to the Green," the North Texas Alma Mater.
- North Texas State Normal College campus, early 1920s
- People sitting, standing, and walking in a tree-filled area.
- North Texas State Normal College campus, early 1920s
- People sitting, standing, and walking in a treed area.
- Campus walk to Education Building
- North Texas State Normal College, campus walk to Education Building, 1921. Two people seated on a park bench located along a sidewalk.
- North Texas State Normal College campus, early 1920s
- People standing and sitting under trees. Buildings in background.
- Interior North Texas State Normal College campus, early 1920s
- People standing, walking, and sitting in a treed area with buildings in the background.
- [Gonzales brothers orchestra]
- Photograph of a festival with musicians, Gonzales Brothers Orchestra, on a stage with children wearing a sash. A man holding the Mexican flag stands on the left side of the photograph while the American Flag is on the right side. Decorations and portraits of historical figures are displayed on the background.
- [Audience in Administration Building's auditorium]
- Photograph of a large audience seated in the auditorium of the Administration Building, ca. 1926. Seen from the stage, the people in the very front sit on folding chairs while the crowd fills the main floor and balcony area. Photograph is a photograph of a photograph. Constructed in 1923-24, the Administration Building was renamed the Auditorium Building in 1957 after the construction of what is now called the Hurley Administration Building.
- [Women in the Freshman Parade ride on a float that says "Canterbury Pilgrims"]
- Photograph of women in the Freshman Parade ride on a float that says "Canterbury Pilgrims." The women are wearing costumes, 1927.
- [Photograph of students during commencement]
- Photograph of two rows of students dressed in their robes for their commencement ceremony, they are facing the old Administration building (now the Auditorium building) and Hickory street is visible behind them.
- [North Texas State Teachers College Band]
- Photograph of the North Texas State Teachers College Band, seated on stage and posing with their instruments for a group photograph. All the band students are dressed in their uniform, a little boy sitting with his legs hanging off the stage. Photo by Ches E. Carruth.
- [South Reading Room, Library, North Texas State Teachers College, 1929]
- Photograph of the North Texas State Teachers College Library in the spring of 1929. Seen in the photo is a large room with long tables at which are seated a variety of young men and women looking at various books. Along the back wall can be seen shelves of books. To the left can be seen sculptures. The photographic image is affixed to a pale gray mount with line borders. At lower right front corner is embossed photographer's mark: "Shaw / Denton, Texas". On the reverse of the mount are handwritten the following notes: "This picture was made in the spring of 1929, soon after the few books on the wall were moved from the stacks to this room (South Reading Room in old Library Building - now Historical Building). It represents the beginning of the Reference Dept. - L. Brashears." and "For Miss Brashears Compliments of the Shaw Studio." The photograph shows the Library Building (built 1912-1913) the first library building on the NT campus, which later would be called the Historical Building, and is presently the O.J. Curry Building ("Curry Hall"). Lottie Brashears started at NT in 1921 as Assistant Librarian, and worked at various positions within the NT Library until her retirement in 1958. She was one of the first heads of the Reference Department.
- [Students hazing during Hell Week in 1929]
- Photograph of students hazing during "Hell Week" in 1929.
- [Freshman parade]
- Photograph of students dressed in costume for the Freshman parade in 1927. One student holds up a sign, which reads "South Seas."
- [Photograph of football game]
- Photograph of a football game between North Texas and Trinity, taken c. 1926 on the North Texas campus. A football player from Trinity is actively being tackled by North Texas athletes for the football.
- [Photograph of Gym girls kneeling on each other's backs]
- Photograph of Gym girls kneeling on each other's backs, 1925. This photograph is featured in the Yucca 1926, p. 201.
- [Photograph of Hobo Day]
- Photograph of students dressed up for "Hobo Day," c. 1924. Hobo Day was observed on campus from the 1920s to the 1940s. Freshmen dressed in old clothing or costumes and had to act in accordance with their new look, which was entertaining for them as well as the upperclassmen. Writing on the back of the photograph reads, "1924 - Hobo Day."
- [Album page with portraits]
- Photograph of an early family album page with family portraits and photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The top of the front page displays twenty-seven facial portraits of men and women from the Cuellar family. Adhesive can still be seen where the some photographs are missing. On the bottom left of the front page, two women and a girl stand in front of a crop field. On the right side of the front page, a woman with a necklace and light-colored blouse sits in front of a blank backdrop. On the left side of the back page, is a crop field already harvested. On the right side of the back page displays two women, while standing in a field, holding two large flags crossing each other. The flag facing to the left side is the Mexico flag and the flag facing the right side is the United States flag. Written on the bottom: "Sept. of 1921."
- [Album page with five photos "fair/parade"]
- Photograph of an early family album page with five photographs of different members of the Cuellar family. The front page, on the left side, there are two men paddling on a boat at an unidentified lake. The men wear a white shirt, a straw boater hat, and trousers. On the right side, a group of women (about twenty) and girls wearing similar dresses and a matching sash, stand in front of a fair. On the back of the page, on the left, a group of people stand next to car in front of a building. Four are women in different colored dresses next to a man (on the left) in a suit and tie who also wears a fedora hat. Bottom corner of the back page, there is a group portrait with four women wearing dark-colored dresses next to three men wearing boater hats, shirt, neck-ties, and trousers. The last photograph has three women in winter attire standing in front of parked cars.
- [John, Charles, Irene, and Byrd Williams III having a picnic]
- Photograph of John, Charles, Irene, and Byrd Williams III having a picnic in a field with their dog, Brownie. John lays on a log and smiles at the camera. Charles sits on a rock and holds a stick. Irene sits on the ground and looks at the camera. Byrd sits on a log and pokes the ground with a stick. A barbed-wire fence with wooden posts is visible behind them.
- [Three men looking at the construction site of the new Administration Building, 1920s]
- Photograph of three men standing off to the side on the construction site of the new Administration Building for the North Texas State Teachers College. The men are looking at a crane that is dumping dirt onto the ground.
- [Garden of the Gods]
- Photograph of John, Irene, Byrd III, and Charles standing among the rock formations at the Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs. John, Irene, and Charles stand facing the camera while Byrd is turned to the side. On the left, an automobile can be seen driving on the dirt road.
- [The Williams family on a picnic]
- Photograph of Irene Williams having a picnic with her sons. Irene, John, and Byrd III are all sitting around a raised grate that has a pan on it and Charles is standing next to Byrd. The boys are all wearing black sweaters with hats, and Irene is wearing white. They are sitting in an open field, and in the background of the image fences and mountains are visible.
- [Irene and Charles sitting in front of a house]
- Photograph of Irene and baby, Charles Williams sitting outside in front of a house. Charles sits on a blanket and looks at the camera with his mouth open and eyes squinting. Irene looks to the side and squints her eyes. Multiple houses can be seen in the background.
- [Ten men standing in front of Administration building construction site]
- Photograph of ten unidentified men standing in front of the Administration Building construction site for the North Texas State Teachers College in 1923. All the men have turned to face the photographer as they standing in front of a large crane and dirt mounds.
- [Charles standing in a yard]
- Photograph of Charles Williams toddler standing in a front lawn. The toddler is wearing a tank-top style onesie that is tied around the waist. The photograph partially cuts his head off, and his face is partially obscured by a shadow. There is a street in the background of the image and there are trees lining the street.
- [Irene Williams sitting on a front porch with her children]
- Photograph of Irene Biffle Williams sitting on a front porch with her sons. Irene is wearing a short sleeve dress and is sitting on the porch steps with her legs crossed. Charles is sitting on the brick wall to the left of the stairs and is wearing a hat with a dark outfit. John is sitting on the brick wall to the right of the stairs and he is wearing a light colored button up shirt with shorts and dark tights. Byrd III is standing to his left and is dressed similarly, although he is wearing roller skates. The house has light colored wood siding and covered porch with brick pillars. Another house is visible on the left side of the image.
- [Irene, Byrd, John, and Charles Williams sitting in front of their house]
- Photograph of Irene, Charles, John, and Byrd Williams III sitting in front of their house. The three children can be seen playing in the sand. Irene wears a plaid dress and watches baby Charles. A small stone house is visible behind them.