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The front desk of the newly renovated Denton City-County Library, c1969. This photo was taken for the City of Denton newsletter.<br /> <br /> 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 /> <br /> 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…

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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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Photo that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on August 26, 1956 . It is of Mayor Jack Bryson handing something about McKenna Park to George McKenna.

Photo looking up the hill towards the water tower at the top of McKenna Park.

Photo of the Girl Scouts building in Civic Center Park taken in 1997. The view is looking south. There are trees and shrubbery. The building is painted brick red.

Photograph of someone measuring the length of this Beaumont Mood pendant lamp at the Emily Fowler Library. It is 25" tall.
Terracotta pendant lamp with a reddish glaze and bands with various patterns such as fluted lines, seamless ovals, and an atomic starburst. The holes were hand-pierced using a dowel. Measures 24 3/4" x 10 1/2".

It was fashioned by the Beaumont…

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Globe on south pergola
Five ceramic lamps hang from a wooden pergola on the south exterior side of the Emily Fowler Central Library.

The lamps were made by Beaumont Mood and commissioned by architect O'Neil Ford for the library in 1968. The Beaumont Mood Lighting…

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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.

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Photo of the Goldfield Tennis Center and sign

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.

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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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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