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[Atrium at the Emily Fowler Library]
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View of the southeast corner of the atrium in the upper level of the Emily Fowler Library: Denton Public Library. Logan Ragsdale is sitting at a desk in the left-hand side of the image, halfway up the frame. Magazine shelving can be seen in the background and a wooden card catalog is behind it.
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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Description
View of the southeast corner of the atrium in the upper level of the Emily Fowler Library: Denton Public Library. Logan Ragsdale is sitting at a desk in the left-hand side of the image, halfway up the frame. Magazine shelving can be seen in the background and a wooden card catalog is behind it.
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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.
Features documents, newsletters, clippings, and photographs from the early 1900s to present day, depicting people, places, and activities about the various Departments of the City of Denton.
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