[Sanford B. Williams, Sr. at Gaslight Diner]

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Photograph of Sanford B. Williams, Sr. standing next to an old-fashioned street gas lamp, in front of the Gaslight diner on Oakland Street (behind Texas State College for Women) in Denton, Texas.

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1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1950~.

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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 Other to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 395 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Sanford B. Williams, Sr. standing next to an old-fashioned street gas lamp, in front of the Gaslight diner on Oakland Street (behind Texas State College for Women) in Denton, Texas.

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1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 9 cm.

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Sanford B. Williams, Sr. was born in Denton, Texas. He was the first husband of Norvell Hill Williams Reed and the father of Charles W. Williams. Williams family members are descendents of residents of the Quakertown neighborhood of Denton, Texas.

Sanford B. Williams worked as a cook at Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas.

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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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  • 1950~

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  • Jan. 5, 2007, 10:12 a.m.

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[Sanford B. Williams, Sr. at Gaslight Diner], photograph, 1950~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20733/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Other.

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