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[Alberto Lopez with plaques]

Photograph of Alberto Lopez wearing a shirt and tie standing beside a wall lined with plaques, one of which reads "Surface Water Testing Contest 'Best in Texas'" and was dated March 7, 1995. Alberto Lopez had been with the City of Denton since the early 1980s. He had a degree in biology. In 2000, he was the Water Production Plant Supervisor for the City and had been elected the President of the Texas Water Utilities Association (TWUA) the same year.

Date: February 28, 1999

Creator: Cabrales, John

Item Type: Photograph

Bedridden Boy Still In School

Newspaper clipping and photo regarding Larry Wayne Shell, a third-grader at Little Elm School. Larry broke his leg and was forced to stay at home. His family installed an intercom wire between the school and his room, so he could participate in the lessons. Mrs. Harmon was his teacher.

Date: February 17, 1963

Creator: Burlage, George

Item Type: Clipping

[City of Denton Employee with Street Sign]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a plaid shirt placing a speed limit sign that reads "Speed Limit 30" in a heat lamp vacuum applicator.

Date: February 1980

Item Type: Photograph

[City of Denton Employees with Map]

Photograph of four unidentified City of Denton employees looking at a map of Denton during a meeting; three of the men are sitting at a table in the foreground and another man is standing and pointing to something on the map on the right.

Date: February 1981

Item Type: Photograph

[City of Denton Engineers]

Photograph of four City of Denton engineers sitting at their drafting desks; three men face the wall on the right side, the man in the middle is David Ayers, and the man on the far right corner is Charlie McKenna. Roger Wilkinson is on the left facing a window. There are rolled up blueprints on desks on the left. What appears to be a pin-up girl calendar is on the right wall. Mr. McKenna has an ashtray on the corner of his desk.

Date: February 1980

Item Type: Photograph

[Construction of the Central Fire Station]

Photograph of construction of the Denton Fire Department Central Fire Station just west of Cedar Street with McKinney Street running to its north side and City Hall West in the background. On the right two workers with hats and shovels are standing behind a cement truck and on the left side two people are watching them work.

Date: February 1980

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.216087 -97.134451

[Construction on Carrol Boulevard]

Photograph of two unidentified men working in a ditch along Carroll Boulevard in Denton; there is a track-hoe behind the ditch and several trees, other vehicles, and telephone poles in the background.

Date: February 1980

Item Type: Photograph

Denton County Courthouse, 1876 to 1894

The first Denton County Courthouse was believed to have been burned in an act of arson in 1875. The second County Courthouse was built in 1876 and lasted until 1894 when lightning struck it. A photograph of the second courthouse included.

Date: February 3, 1957

Item Type: Clipping

[Denton County Courthouse on the Square, 1980]

Photograph of the Denton County Courthouse in Denton, Texas. The three-story building has several balconies and spires, and the central spire houses a clock. The grave of John B. Denton is located in the lawn before the building.

Date: 1980-02~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.215067 -97.133040