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

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Photo of the Logan's Shoe Shop neon sign taken by librarian Chuck Voellinger in 2013. The sign is shaped like a man's shoe. It is painted yellow with black lettering and says, 'Logan's Shoe Shop, over 50 years service'. There is clear neon tubing running along the lettering and outlining the shoe.
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.

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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.

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Old sign on the inside of an old building that says 'Reclining Chair Cars'.'
Miscellaneous old signs that have been "uncovered" underneath.

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

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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.
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.

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

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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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 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.

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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 and was donated by Tom Harpool.<br /> <br /> Completed in 1980, the work was commissioned by Arnold Austad for the library at a cost of $5,000; it took him two months to complete.<br /> <br /> The two large metal basins were used to circulate water for the fountain. Some controversy took place after the Austad painted the fountain with red oxide to prevent rust first. The public had expected it to be forest green and some were disappointed by the color. Later it would be painted black.<br /> <br /> The fountain was disconnected around 2008 due to vandalism and turned into a planter. Plans to preserve and reconnect it began in 2022.
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…

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These five 4x8-foot panels of chip carvings by Lynn Ford were installed in the Emily Fowler Central Library during the 1981 renovation. They were created as a memorial to Lynn, who died in 1978, by his sister, Authella Ford Hersh, and her husband, Roland B. Hersh, using carvings found in his workshop. The Hershes laid out the design on their living room floor, even including some pieces with mistakes to show how he worked.<br /> <br /> According to an Oct. 2, 1981, article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, some of the pieces are templates, while others are designs that served as molds for hammered brass or lead. The design was then transferred to the five panels, which Gregory and Michael Novinski had prepared and covered in dark brown suede.<br /> <br /> The panels have been on display on the upper level of the library for 45 years.
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…

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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 some chips and an 8" hairline crack.<br /> <br /> This lamp resides in a locked case in the Emily Fowler Central Library.
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…

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Two matching pottery urns measuring 26 5/8" tall x 10 3/4" dia. The salmon-colored clay has bands of reddish, elephant blue, and brown with various Greek meander patterns.
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…

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A painting of the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square by Mark Smith, formerly of Denton, hangs beside the Accounts Desk of the Emily Fowler Central Library.
A painting of the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square by Mark Smith, formerly of Denton, hangs beside the Accounts Desk of the Emily Fowler Central Library.

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Four sections of concrete lattice looking west. It was designed by architect O'Neil Ford for his 1980 renovation of the Emily Fowler Central Library.<br /> This photo shows one of the sections after it was painted.
During the 1968 expansion of the Emily Fowler Library, O'Neil Ford designed and commissioned a concrete lattice built on the south side of the library to enclose a courtyard built for children only. A pergola and hanging pottery lamps, a brick…

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