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[Abilene Police Department Outside Spann Family Home]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a new home built for Abilene Police Officer Jimmy Spann's family by the Abilene Police Department. A large group of police officers are standing and sitting in rows on the front lawn of the home. A woman and two children who appear to be part of the Spann Family are standing in front of the group of police officers.
Date: December 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.458177 -99.752510
Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

[Bridges Over Brazos River]

Description: Postcard of the Texas Electric Railway Bridge (left) and the Waco Suspension Bridge (right) over the Brazos River during a flood with some trees and buildings visible in the background.
Date: December 4, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Building Restoration]

Description: Photograph of three unidentified workers doing restoration work on the facade of a red brick building on the north side of the Denton square; one of the workers is on the roof, one is inside a yellow cherry-picker, and one man is standing on top of the marquee.
Date: 1991-12~
Creator: Glover, Julie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.215423 -97.132832
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Description: Postcard of a mess hall at Camp MacArthur with two long rows of benches and tables set with dishes and napkins; garlands and branches are hanging from the rafters in the ceiling and there are two American flags displayed on the wall on the left side and one hanging from the rafters (center). A handwritten note on the front of the postcard reads "19 XMAS. 17. G: M."
Date: December 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clipping: Local Scouts head for down under]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing how a Denton-area Boy Scout troop will participate in the 1987 XVI World Jamboree in Australia, with some background about the troop and the history of the event. There is a column on the back of the clipping with a series of historical and trivia facts.
Date: December 13, 1987
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Boy Scout Troop 65 – 1918 Foundation

[Crowd by Russell's Department Store]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of people on the Denton square during the grand re-opening of Russell's Department Store, two-story building (on the right) with a sign that reads "H. M. Russell" and an awning that reads "A Denton Institution." Most of the people are facing toward the left where several other businesses can be seen, including one with several advertisements on the side of it.
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: Carruth, C. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.214777 -97.133678
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Crowd in Front of Russell's Department Store]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd standing on the courthouse lawn in the street for the grand re-opening of Russell's Department Store, a two-story building with a sign that reads "H. M. Russell & Sons Co." People are facing a round drum on S. Elm Street where they were holding a drawing. There are several automobiles parked amidst the crowd and on a building on the opposite street corner with signs that read "Grant Vogue Shop. Hosier, Lingerie, Dresses" and "Modena Wilson [...]."
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: Carruth, C. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.214786 -97.133678
Partner: Denton Public Library
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