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Photograph of Joe Henry Skiles from the 1932 Yucca, yearbook of the North Texas State Teachers College.
Photograph from the 1932 Yucca, yearbook of the North Texas State Teachers College.

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 taken of the Fine Arts Theater located at 115 N Elm Street, Denton, Texas.
Photos taken of the Fine Arts Theater located at 115 N Elm Street, Denton, Texas.

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Members of the Hill family: Ida Spikes, Will Hill, and Ada Hill stand in front of a home in Quakertown, Denton, Texas. The photo appears to have been taken in winter because all three are wearing hats and coats, and the trees are bare. The man is holding a book in his right hand.

Picture of the old Howdy Doody sign in Denton, Texas. At the top of the sign, a faceless man in black tips his tophat. Below is a red sign with white letters that spell 'Howdy Doody.'
Old neon Howdy Doody sign in Denton, Texas. The convenience store is located on Scripture Street. The sign was replaced a year later.

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Oversized Howard Miller clock at the Emily Fowler Library. 42" diameter x 3" deep. A brass plate says:<br /> "In Memory of Joe Skiles, From His Friends. 1981"
Oversized Howard Miller clock at the Emily Fowler Library. 42" diameter x 3" deep. A brass plate says:
"In Memory of Joe Skiles, From His Friends. 1981"
The library was given three clocks of two different sizes. The smaller clocks are 26" in…

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

This is a sign for the Holiday Lodge motel offering "free wi-fi and microfridge." <br /> The photo was taken by librarian Chuck Voellinger. The sign has since been replaced with a new one.
Photo taken of the sign for Holiday Lodge hotel, located 1112 E. University Drive in Denton, Texas.

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The mural is an enlarged and colored edition of a map created by Sena Mounts Wright and painted by Denton artist Irene Grady. She added the border, illustrating the first cattle brands registered in Denton County. The original map was painted in 1949 and covered the entire wall behind the front desk of the library. A second smaller map was completed for the 1969 renovation of the building.<br /> <br /> A custom-made fireplace screen was commissioned by local stained glass artisan, Christie Wood, in 2006.<br /> <br /> Two peacock chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner flank the fireplace; they were given to the library in memory of Luke Wilson by his friends in 1981.
The mural is an enlarged and colored edition of a map created by Sena Mounts Wright and painted by Denton artist, Irene Grady. She added the border, illustrating the first cattle brands registered in Denton County. The original map was painted in…

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Photograph of the entrance to the finished Goldfield Tennis Pro Center. A Coke machine can be seen inside the glass windows on the left, along with chairs inside and one outside.
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