Browse Items (321 total)

This is a view taken of the returns desk during the 1970s. In the background is a wall of chip carvings by Lynn Ford. Beaumont Mood
The first photo shows the newly added extension to the Emily Fowler Library which was designed by O'Neil Ford and added in 1969. The second view was taken after the building was expanded in 1980-81 to include an upper level.

The pottery lamps were…

Tags: , , , , ,

Tags: , ,

This is a picture taken of a partially decorated Christmas tree at the Denton City Hall in 1969. A ladder is to the right of the tree. The tree stands in a long hall filled with floor-to-ceiling windows. The floor is covered in glossy, smooth, saltillo tile. Beaumont Mood pendant lamps in a similar color hang from the ceiling.
Various photos from the December 1969 issue of Spotlight, the City employee newsletter.

Tags: ,

View of the walking track inside the Denton Civic Center. The building is circular. There are tall posts and a wooden railing with wood slats. Curtained windows line the upper curve.
View of the walking track inside the Denton Civic Center. The building is circular. There are tall posts and a wooden railing with wood slats. Curtained windows line the upper curve.

Tags: , , , , , ,

View of the exterior of the west side. The land has been graded, but the patio has not been installed. Pottery lamps made by Beaumont Mood can be seen on the outer west side and under the breezeway.
View of the exterior of the west side. The land has been graded, but the patio has not been installed. Pottery lamps made by Beaumont Mood can be seen on the outer west side and under the breezeway.

View of the high and low diving boards at the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool. A girl has just dove off the low dive while a boy on the high dive waits for her to finish. There are other people in line for both boards. A privacy fence is behind them. There are several Beaumont Mood pottery lamps mounted along the fencing.
These two photos of the diving board were taken in the summer of 1983 at the Denton Municipal Swimming Pool.

Tags: , , ,

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…

Tags: , , , ,

A wall of carved sticks made of basswood, by artisan Lynn Ford, is located in the hallway of the lower level staff area at the Emily Fowler Central Library.<br /> <br /> Measures 97" x 18 1/2 feet.<br /> <br /> This piece has nicks and stains along some bottom pieces. Several applications of Watco Teak Oil were applied around 2018.<br /> <br /> Each stick is a single geometric pattern that is repeated throughout the length of the stick. Measures 2.5" x 8' tall, wtih approximately
A wall of carved sticks made of basswood, by artisan Lynn Ford, is located in the hallway of the lower level staff area at the Emily Fowler Central Library.

Measures 97" x 18 1/2 feet.

This piece has nicks and stains along some bottom pieces.…

Tags: , ,

This photo of Warren Bryan Mack was taken in 1921 for the Pennsylvania State University yearbook. He is wearing a dark suit coat with a white shirt and tie.
Yearbook photo from 1921

Warren Mack and wood engraving on paper

Photo of the original Warren Mack Park sign. It is made of wood with yellow lettering and hangs from a metal post.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2