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An unknown person adjusts a cardboard box atop a plastic saucer as he prepares to slide on the snow.

A group of swimmers wait for a young girl to do a backwards dive into the Municipal Swimming Pool.
Numerous photographs of the wooden fence surrounding the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool on the north and east sides, as well as the wooden pergola that was on the southern border. All of the photos, except for one, were taken in the summer of 1983.…

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Photo of people leaving the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. The picture was taken facing north, so the TWU towers can be seen in the distance. People are standing under a pergola. Some are wearing bathing suits, while others have changed and carry their wet clothing. A sign reads "Pool Opens" with hours underneath.
Two photos of the front entrance of the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool in the summer of 1983. The structure was designed by Texas architect, O'Neil Ford.

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A memorial plaque made of granite is engraved with the following words: Lest We Forget These Fallen Few. Dedicated by the City of Denton Parks Department and 'The Denton County Fallen Soldier's Memorial, 2012.'

Wooden sign used by Parks and Recreation to identify the park.
Wooden sign used by Parks and Recreation to identify the park.

Photo of a newly built playground area at McKenna Park. The monkey bars are painted blue and purple, while the slides are red, or rainbow colors.

Photo of people walking up the hill at McKenna Park. It is covered in snow.

Photo of the hill at McKenna Park covered in snow. Two people are sledding, one in a laundry basket, the other on something flat.

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

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

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 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.

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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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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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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