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A painting of the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square by Mark Smith, formerly of Denton, hangs beside the Accounts Desk of the Emily Fowler Central Library.
A painting of the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square by Mark Smith, formerly of Denton, hangs beside the Accounts Desk of the Emily Fowler Central Library.

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.

Six photos taken of the old Gulf Filling Station located at the corner of S. Locust & McKinney Street when it was the headquarters for the 35 Denton Music Festival.

Photo taken of the old Gulf Station in Denton, Texas by librarian Chuck Voellinger. His Chevy Impala is parked beside the station. The building is all white with blue trim. There is an original "Gulf" sign on the left.
Photo taken of the old Gulf Station in Denton, Texas by librarian Chuck Voellinger. His Chevy Impala is parked beside the station. The building is all white with blue trim. There is an original "Gulf" sign on the left.

Photo with caption of two men, Peter Spink and Dave Ross of the North Texas Aeromodelers, as they "fly their model airplanes at Himson Field at North Lakes Park."
Photo of Peter Spink and Dave Ross of The North Texas Aermodelers at Himson Field in North Lakes Park.

Owsley Neighborhood Park
Dedication ceremony for Owsley Neighborhood Park

Photo with caption of artist Pete Foster, standing by the mural that he had painted on East Hickory Street. The mural is of a cowboy riding a horse towards a river. Nearby, cattle are grazing.  Two  Native Americans are paddling a canoe in the river. A lone buffalo is drinking. A mountain range is in the background. The sky is filled with clouds.
Newspaper article about muralist, Pete Foster, in front of a mural that he painted on East Hickory Street.

An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking." The hand-carved doors made by Lynn Ford can also be seen.
An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking."…

After the 1968 renovation, the library began purchasing reproductions of famous sculptures from Alva Museum Replicas, Inc. of New York for customers to check out. This piece is one of them.

Peggy Mach was an American sculptor who lived and worked…

This is a photograph of the Beaumont Mood pendant light fixtures that hang along the corridor of the City Hall building in Denton, Texas. There are eight in this photo.
A row of cone-shaped pendant lamps inside City Hall. All have bisque-fired to Cone 04 and have a band of dark brown matte finish at the top which matches the hardware.

These unique lamps were designed by Martha Mood and fabricated by Beaumont…

This photo was taken under the pergola at City Hall on the east side of the courtyard, facing west.<br />
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The building was designed by Texas architect O'Neil Ford.
The pergola, designed by architect, O'Neil Ford, runs along the north and west sides of the courtyard at Denton City Hall.

The concrete posts support rafters made of redwood and covered by a wooden lattice.

The latticed wood was replaced in…

Photo of the newly built Civic Center taken at night. Lights can be seen inside and out.
Pergola designed by O'Neil Ford. Nine Beaumont Mood globe-shaped pottery lamps hang from it.

Perhaps in the 1990s, a blue tile border was added to the edging of the pergola. It is believed to be pool tile. It was removed in 2022 in order to be…

The shadow cast on the east wall of the library by the library's pergola in the morning light.
Two pergolas run along the south-facing side of the Emily Fowler Library. They were added for the 1968 renovation of the library and designed by O'Neil Ford.
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