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[City of Denton employees working on Bell Avenue]

Description: Photograph of City of Denton employees working on Bell Avenue, across from the Civic Center swimming pool in Denton, Texas. Two men stand at the bed of a truck full of coiled power lines. Two other men walk away from them down the lot. Cars drive down the street in the background. The back end of a white car is in partial view in the front right. The entrance to the Municipal Swimming Pool can be seen in the background. It was designed by O'Neil Ford, Roland Laney and Carolyn Peterson in 1965. … more
Date: 1985~
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Partner: Denton Public Library

Denton Fire Station No.4 at Kings Row and Sherman Drive Under Construction

Description: Construction of the fire station at 2116 E. Sherman Drive. The walls have been put up, but the roof has only been framed. A shirtless man is inside of the building to the far left working and construction materials dot the yard outside of the station. Denton Fire Station No.4 was designed by the Mount-Miller Architects of Denton, Texas.
Date: 1965
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton: City Hall, N. Elm, Cornerstone]

Description: Photograph of the cornerstone of the the Denton City Hall and Municipal Building at 221 N. Elm St. The cornerstone has the Free Masons' Masonic Square and Compass in the center. Text engraved in the cornerstone: Laid by Standfield Lodge No. 217 A. F. & A. M. May 14, 1927 (The Masonic Square and Compass is located here) E. W. Vanslyke & W. L. Bradshaw Architects E. Ross Chamblin Structural Engineer J. F. Johnson General Contractor
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton: City Hall, 221 N. Elm decorated for Christmas]

Description: Exterior view of the Denton City Hall, 221 N. Elm St, Denton, Texas, at night. The “originator” of the idea of Christmas lights on City Hall, can be attributed to Mrs. William R. Hicks, a former city secretary, who began the tradition in the early 1930s. The lights changed from time-to-time, but in 1945, the words Merry Xmas and the large stars on top were added.
Date: 1945~
Partner: Denton Public Library

[City of Denton: City Hall, N. Elm, Cornerstone]

Description: Photograph of the cornerstone of the the Denton City Hall and Municipal Building at 221 N. Elm St.t. Text engraved in the cornerstone: Municipal Building B. W. McKenzie Mayor Commissioners W. S. Miller Chairman L. Bailey * G. Tom Turner W. R. Lakey Claude Castleberry Francis M. Craddock * Term Expired April 1927
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Civic Center, exterior view at night]

Description: This photo was taken by the Raymond Crouch of the Denton Record-Chronicle and appeared in the newspaper in anticipation for the dedication and open house that would occur on Saturday, November 18, 1967. The event was semi-formal and lasted all day. The building was also open for the following Sunday. What you see is an exterior view of the front of the Denton Civic Center taken at night. The building was designed by architect, O'Neil Ford. Ceramic lamps made by Beaumont Mood, adorn the exterior… more
Date: November 17, 1967
Creator: Crouch, Raymond
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Civic Center, exterior view]

Description: Exterior view of the front of the City of Denton Civic Center. The "community center" was designed by Texas architect, O'Neil Ford. The grand opening ceremony was held on November 18, 1867, and an open house was held that Saturday and Sunday. Interestingly, the Denton Record-Chronicle referred to the building as the "Denton Mini-Dome", although the structure was not a dome, but built like a bicycle wheel with a cable-suspension roof. Beaumont Mood, of San Antonio, fashioned the ceramic pendant … more
Date: November 17, 1967
Partner: Denton Public Library
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