Naomi Haren, Ginny, Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates in Car

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Four girls, Naomi Haren, Ginny (last name unknown), Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates are pictured in what looks like a 1914 Dodge Touring car. In the background is a field with trees. Both Loma Jones and Gladys Bates were centers on the Denton High School girls basketball team from 1916-1917 and were also in Campfire Girls together. The girl in the drivers seat and the girl at the end of the car on the right are both holding noisemakers. We could presume that they were on their way to a celebration. Loma Jones was from Tampico, Mexico. Gladys Bates was … continued below

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.5 x 2.25 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1916~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 67 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Four girls, Naomi Haren, Ginny (last name unknown), Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates are pictured in what looks like a 1914 Dodge Touring car. In the background is a field with trees. Both Loma Jones and Gladys Bates were centers on the Denton High School girls basketball team from 1916-1917 and were also in Campfire Girls together. The girl in the drivers seat and the girl at the end of the car on the right are both holding noisemakers. We could presume that they were on their way to a celebration. Loma Jones was from Tampico, Mexico. Gladys Bates was from Denton, Texas. The back of the photograph has Naomi's last name misspelled. All three girls were friends.

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.5 x 2.25 in.

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From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History

These materials include historic photographs, books, maps, city directories, and records from numerous Denton women's clubs. Funding for this project was provided by the Forrest C. Lattner Foundation.

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  • 1916~

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  • April 10, 2006, 1:33 p.m.

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Naomi Haren, Ginny, Loma Jones, and Gladys Bates in Car, photograph, 1916~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11440/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.

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