[Garner State Park in Concan, TX]

One of 122 photographs in the series: Texas County Courthouses available on this site.

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Photograph of Garner State Park in Concan, TX. The courthouse sits facing the left edge of the image in a yellow lawn populated by nearly leafless trees and a few bushes, enclosed by a sidewalk that runs next to a paved road. The ground is made up by red bricks in the bottom left corner of the photo, contrasting against the paved ground next to them. The courthouse's lawn has streetlights next to its sidewalk and near its entrance, and white stone sitting area towards the left edge of the image. This sitting area includes stone benches and plinths, with … continued below

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1 slide : col. ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. November 1981.

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Photograph of Garner State Park in Concan, TX. The courthouse sits facing the left edge of the image in a yellow lawn populated by nearly leafless trees and a few bushes, enclosed by a sidewalk that runs next to a paved road. The ground is made up by red bricks in the bottom left corner of the photo, contrasting against the paved ground next to them. The courthouse's lawn has streetlights next to its sidewalk and near its entrance, and white stone sitting area towards the left edge of the image. This sitting area includes stone benches and plinths, with one rising taller than the others and having a plaque near its base. The entrance of the courthouse is made up by three archways in a white stone or concrete wall. Two rows of windows span in wall above the arches, while slighter lower sections of the building sit on either side of the central, arched portion.

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1 slide : col. ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Historical Collection (U0663), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Collection of documents, photographs, and personal papers donated to the former museum, known as the Historical Collection, on the University of North Texas campus.

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  • November 1981

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  • June 8, 2022, 1:08 p.m.

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  • Nov. 28, 2022, 3:47 p.m.

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[Garner State Park in Concan, TX], photograph, November 1981; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1940596/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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