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Marble engraved plaque that says, "In Memory of Betty Jane Blazier, 1915-1965. Teacher and Friend of Children."
The City of Denton Parks and Recreation Department built the foundation and the sand enclosure for the memorial. The structure itself was constructed by Alvin Ellis, under the supervision of Mount-Miller Architects. The project had the approval of…

Planter box made by Lynn Ford
This long planter made by Lynn Ford is displayed atop a long shelf at the Emily Fowler Central Library.

The planter was made around 1968. From 1969 until 2002, it was located in the library director's office.

During the library's…

Image of men posing with mules wearing packs beside a fence with a harvester and thresher machine in the landscape near a hill.
6" x 15", possibly made of tin.
On the back is a handwritten note: "Sun Eddy Early Days". Logo of Mico-Metal…

The shadow cast on the east wall of the library by the library's pergola in the morning light.
Two pergolas run along the south-facing side of the Emily Fowler Library. They were added for the 1968 renovation of the library and designed by O'Neil Ford.

Photo of the newly built Civic Center taken at night. Lights can be seen inside and out.
Pergola designed by O'Neil Ford. Nine Beaumont Mood globe-shaped pottery lamps hang from it.

Perhaps in the 1990s, a blue tile border was added to the edging of the pergola. It is believed to be pool tile. It was removed in 2022 in order to be…

This photo was taken under the pergola at City Hall on the east side of the courtyard, facing west.<br />
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The building was designed by Texas architect O'Neil Ford.
The pergola, designed by architect, O'Neil Ford, runs along the north and west sides of the courtyard at Denton City Hall.

The concrete posts support rafters made of redwood and covered by a wooden lattice.

The latticed wood was replaced in…

This is a photograph of the Beaumont Mood pendant light fixtures that hang along the corridor of the City Hall building in Denton, Texas. There are eight in this photo.
A row of cone-shaped pendant lamps inside City Hall. All have bisque-fired to Cone 04 and have a band of dark brown matte finish at the top which matches the hardware.

These unique lamps were designed by Martha Mood and fabricated by Beaumont…

After the 1968 renovation, the library began purchasing reproductions of famous sculptures from Alva Museum Replicas, Inc. of New York for customers to check out. This piece is one of them.

Peggy Mach was an American sculptor who lived and worked…

An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking." The hand-carved doors made by Lynn Ford can also be seen.
An unknown man stands on a scaffold while painting the underside of the metal pergola in front of the Civic Center. The Beaumont Mood pottery lamps have been shielded by paper. A sign for the Civic Center hours reads, "Open for Jogging & Walking."…

Photo with caption of artist Pete Foster, standing by the mural that he had painted on East Hickory Street. The mural is of a cowboy riding a horse towards a river. Nearby, cattle are grazing.  Two  Native Americans are paddling a canoe in the river. A lone buffalo is drinking. A mountain range is in the background. The sky is filled with clouds.
Newspaper article about muralist, Pete Foster, in front of a mural that he painted on East Hickory Street.
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