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Abacus made from wood and brass with bamboo rods and wood beads. This was also once allowed for customers to check out.
Condition: nicks and dents, repaired break on length of one side.

Returns desk at the Emily Fowler Library.
The first photo shows the newly added extension to the Emily Fowler Library which was designed by O'Neil Ford and added in 1969. The second view was taken after the building was expanded in 1980-81 to include an upper level.

The pottery lamps were…

In addition to the exhibit, there are many things going on in this photograph of importance. First of all, this is one of the few photographs that capture the Mexican brick flooring that was in the 1968 addition to the library. It was made by Acme Brick Co. for O'Neil Ford and was called "el Fordo". The wall of chip carvings was made by Lynn Ford, brother of O'Neil Ford and well-known for his woodcarvings and metal work.
A Political & Military display on exhibit at the Emily Fowler Central Library, c1982. The "Kids Place" can be seen in the background.

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This sculpture of a rose by Jack Zavatsky, was a gift to the library by Dr. George and Peggy Hendricks in memory of their daughter, Helen. It lives at the South Branch Library.

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Plat map of the Holiday Park Subdivision of the City of Denton.

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Mural by an unknown artist on the east side of the H. M. S. Art & Frame Shop which was located 1212 W. Mulberry Street. The artist is unknown.
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