Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse Celebrating the End of World War I

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Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse celebrating the end of World War I.

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.25 x 8.25 in. mounted to 7 x 9 in.

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Jones Photographic Studios of America. Studio No. 1, Denton, Texas 1918~.

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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 3214 times, with 13 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Denton Public Library

Denton's first public library opened on June 6, 1937, in Denton County Courthouse. It quickly outgrew the space and in 1949, the City of Denton donated a tract of land on Oakland Street for a new library.

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Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse celebrating the end of World War I.

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.25 x 8.25 in. mounted to 7 x 9 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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  • 1918~

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 21, 2006, 1:05 a.m.

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  • Jan. 15, 2016, 10:44 p.m.

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  • 33.215067, -97.13304

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Jones Photographic Studios of America. Studio No. 1, Denton, Texas. Fireworks at the Denton County Courthouse Celebrating the End of World War I, photograph, 1918~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth12494/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.

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