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Playground at Milam Park

There is a long story about how this map came to be.In 1936, Sena Mounts Wright drew this map based on drawings by a local surveyor, In celebration of the new Denton City-County Public Library, a mural was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher…

Various photos of the Fountain Monolith in the Courtyard at Denton City Hall.

These Beaumont Mood planters were retrieved from a city storage unit and taken to the Denton Public Library's Special Collections department to be cleaned.

Red clay planter with bands of dark matte brown and glazed blue and brown. The planter…

Several views of the Beaumont Mood pottery lamps surrounding the Denton Senior Center. They have since been removed and placed in storage.

This style of pottery light had originally hung from the pergola, however, because so many pottery lights around the perimeter were damaged it was removed to replace one of the missing ones.

A cylinder made from white clay, with four bands of…

Two globe-shaped pottery lamps hang from the front of the Denton City-County Library. One hung outside the covered pergola. The other was cream with a possible gray band near the bottom. Both have geometric patterns.

Both were by made by Beaumont…

These ten wall sconces align the inner courtyard on the west side of City Hall.
They were designed and made by Beaumont Mood for O'Neil Ford in the late 1960s.

In February of 2024, all of the sconces were removed for cleaning.

A ceramic planter made by Beaumont Mood for the library sits in front of the fireplace of the Emily Fowler Library. This picture was taken during the 1980-81 renovation, just before it reopened. We do not know if it was made for the library's 1968 or…

A row of globe-shaped pottery lamps made Beaumont Mood hang under the breezeway in front of the entrance of the Denton Civic Center. The lights were commissioned by O'Neil Ford for the new building.

Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood. This particular urn is located in the library director's office. It is also made from red clay and has a pinkish-hue and a rust-colored glaze; the shape is conical.

The condition: has several cracks…

Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood in an office of the Emily Fowler Library. There are other matching urns in a separate cabinet.

This salmon-colored vessel has colors in reddish, elephant blue, and brown with various Greek meander…

Terracotta pendant lamp with a reddish glaze and bands with various patterns such as fluted lines, seamless ovals, and an atomic starburst. The holes were hand-pierced using a dowel. Measures 24 3/4" x 10 1/2".

It was fashioned by the Beaumont…