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The two doors carved by Lynn Ford were the original front doors in the 1968 renovation of the Emily Fowler Library. They were taken out during the 1981 renovation and added to the foyer. The work was commissioned by O'Neil Ford. Hand-carved out of…

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Lynn Ford doors, set #1 at Denton City Hall
These two carved doors by Lynn Ford were once on the exterior of the building. They were removed from the east side of the building and put on permanent display in the foyer of City Hall in Denton, Texas.

This is a picture taken of a partially decorated Christmas tree at the Denton City Hall in 1969. A ladder is to the right of the tree. The tree stands in a long hall filled with floor-to-ceiling windows. The floor is covered in glossy, smooth, saltillo tile. Beaumont Mood pendant lamps in a similar color hang from the ceiling.
Various photos from the December 1969 issue of Spotlight, the City employee newsletter.

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This is a photograph of the exterior of the Denton Civic Center. The building is brick. This photo is of the west side of the building. Several exit doors empty out onto a covered patio with a metal roof. The patio is used for vendors during an event, or for children to play on during summer camp.
View of the west side of the Denton Civic Center during two different seasons. The building did not originally have a covered patio. This was added at a later date.

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This view of the mural on the wall of More Fun Toys! on the Square in Denton shows Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a roller coaster along with other famous cartoon characters.
Mural on the interior west wall of More Fun Toys. A roller coaster filled with various cartoon characters from different decades is painted in bright colors. The artists' names are painted in the bottom left-hand corner and the mural is dedicated to…

This is another close-up photo from a different Beaumont Mood flush-mount light fixture that hung at the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. It also has geometric patterns and bands of a glossy aqua, orange, medium blue, and elephant gray.
Bands of blue, orange, and cream can be seen on this pottery lamp. The photo was taken just after being cleaned by library staff.

This lamp originally hung on the interior wall of the Denton Municipal Pool. It was removed along with all the…

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View of two of the hanging cylinder lamps from the Municipal Pool Building. They both had significant breakage along the top of the fixtures. The breakage was repaired at an unknown time period, using an unknown glue that did not match the original colors.
Two cylinder lamps made by Beaumont Mood for the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. They were removed and placed in storage after the building was renovated in the 1990s. This picture was taken before they were cleaned in 2022-2023.

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Watercolor of Old Alton Bridge
A watercolor of the Old Alton Bridge. The artist's name says "J. Samuels". The painting currently hangs in the upper level of the building near the Special Collections Department.

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Front of the Baptist Student Union building at 1111 Oakland Street.
The BSU which is owned by the Baptist General Convention of Texas, was built in January of 1951. The building was expanded in the 1980s, adding space to the west end with a new kitchen/dining area.

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Voertman's on Oakland Street
Photograph by Alec Williams of Voertman's College Store on Oakland Street taken around 1977-78.

Other photos were taken in 2023 by Leslie Couture of the Special Collections Department for the Denton Public Library.

This building was designed…

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This photo was taken from the front entrance, looking north towards the parking lot. There is a covered breezeway with several flush-mount pottery lamps made by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Co.
Ten flush-mounted terracotta light fixtures line the underside of the covered breezeway in front of the Emily Fowler Library.

The fixtures were made by Ceramic Design out of San Antonio for the library's 1981 expansion.

The prefabricated…

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Photo of the people sitting in lawn chairs and blankets while at the Denton Jazz Festival in 1989. In the foreground is a couple with a young girl. They have a picnic basket and cooler nearby.

Photo of the Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. There are several picnic benches with large square umbrella shades over each. The benches are near the children's playground equipment. The slides are painted blue, while the structure itself is red and white. An American flag is waving in the background.
Photo of the Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. There are several picnic benches with large square umbrella shades over each. The benches are near the children's playground equipment. The slides are painted blue, while the structure…

Photo of the George McKenna Park sign made of wood and hanging from a metal post.

Photo of two people sledding down the hill on plastic saucers at McKenna Park. There is snow on the ground.
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