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A sticker on this pottery lamp reads, "Individually handcrafted, 1980 Ceramic Design, San Antonio, Texas 78209." After researching the company's name, we found that Charlene "Charlie" deJori was the artist behind the company.<br />
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This lamp sits atop the paperback shelf in the Emily Fowler Central Library and has never been used. Ten more hang along the outside walk in front of the library.
A sticker on this pottery lamp reads, "Individually handcrafted, 1980 Ceramic Design, San Antonio, Texas 78209." After researching the company's name, we found that Charlene "Charlie" deJori was the artist behind the company.

This lamp sits…

The front desk of the newly renovated Denton City-County Library, c1969. This photo was taken for the City of Denton newsletter.<br />
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The expansion was completed and the Library re-opened in 1969. Designed by O'Neil Ford, the library featured stick wood carvings by Lynn Ford, brother of the architect, hand-crafted pottery lamps and urns by the Beaumont Mood Lighting Company in San Antonio, Texas, and Mexican Brick made by Acme Brick Company of Denton, who created that particular style and called it Clinton El Ford Blend.<br />
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Decorating the area behind the checkout desk is a Denton County historical map mural by Mrs. Tommye E. Noel, taken from an original by Sena M. Wright.
The front desk of the newly renovated Denton City-County Library, c1969. This photo was taken for the City of Denton newsletter.

Designed by O'Neil Ford, the library featured stick wood carvings by Lynn Ford, brother of the architect, hand-crafted…

Official City of Denton proclamation for "Carl Gene Young Day" signed by Council member Charlye Heggins in 2009.
City of Denton Proclamation for Carl Gene Young Day.

Two photographs of men working on the Municipal Swimming Pool. This photo was taken in 1983, probably just before the pool opened for the summer.

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.

Photograph of the Goldfield Tennis Center at North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas, facing South with the tennis courts on the right side, trees and bleachers in the middle, and a small structure on the right.
Photograph of the Goldfield Tennis Center at North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas, facing South with the tennis courts on the right side, trees and bleachers in the middle, and a small structure on the right.

Photograph of the new playground at North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas.
Two photos of the original North Lakes Park playground. One is seen looking northwest and the other is of a girl on a swing looking north. The playground set had a circus theme.

View of the North Lakes Park driving range looking east. Several people are practicing their golf swing.

The tennis courts are in the background.

This view of the tennis courts is looking southwest. Rayzor Ranch is in the background, with Reservoir #17 just behind the tennis courts.
This view of the tennis courts is looking southwest. Rayzor Ranch is in the background, with Reservoir #17 just behind the tennis courts.
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