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Two tall cylindrical vessels with geometric patterns in reddish, blue, and brown, made by Beaumont Mood. They reside in a cabinet at the Emily Fowler Central Library. The containers were commissioned by O'Neil Ford as part of the 1968 renovation of…

This ceramic light fixture shell was fabricated by Beaumont Mood of San Antonio, Texas. It was commissioned by O'Neil Ford in 1968 for the Emily Fowler Central Library. It is 16" x 16" with geometric patterns and blue, brown, and white glaze. It has…

Panel of carvings by the late Lynn Ford, brother of the architect O'Neil Ford, who designed the library.

From "Library's architecture, art a family affair," 10/02/1981, Denton Record-Chronicle:

Authella Ford Hersh, their sister, and her…

Four-ton all-metal sculpture, salvaged from the remains of the old Kimbell Flour Mill, Trinity Industries, and Harpool's Seed Cleaning Plant, all businesses from Denton, Texas. The metal had sat in a "junk" pile behind Harpool Seed's grain elevator…

Photo of the Popo & Lupe Hairstyling sign board in Denton, Texas. It is yellow with red and black lettering. There is a line drawing of a faceless man and woman on the top.

Photo taken of the sign for Holiday Lodge hotel, located 1112 E. University Drive in Denton, Texas.

A photo taken of the sign for Strande's Garage located at 706 E. McKinney in Denton, Texas.

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.

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

Miscellaneous old signs that have been "uncovered" underneath.

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.

Two photographs taken in 2013 of Logan's Shoe Shop located at 226 W Hickory in Denton, Texas. An older photograph of the same sign was taken in 1977 by Alec Williams.

Alec Williams interviews employees of a bar near the UNT campus called The Final Exam in 1974.

Ceramic light fixtures along the exterior wall of the Denton Civic Center are made from red clay. As they have weathered, they have turned a pinkish-hue. Over the years, some have been broken due to hail or vandalism.

We believe there are…

Six brass and tin lamps line the wall to the Denton City Council chambers. Another four can be found in a nearby alcove that overlooks the courtyard. Of the four in the alcove, three of them are smaller and boxy-shaped.

According to architect…