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[Postcard of "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a river with several people in white dresses and bonnets standing along the shore, and more standing on a raft in the river. A printed note on the front of the postcard identifies it as "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard, sent from Roanoke, Texas and addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas, says, "I had Jessie's letter sealed when yours came with the money order. Many thanks for the same. Baby isn't feeling well today but nothi… more
Date: February 3, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Payroll Memo from W. R. Finch]

Description: Payroll memo from W. R. Finch to employees at Flow Memorial Hospital giving information about the hospital's new payroll policies for the new year, including a schedule of pay periods and days.
Date: January 2, 1970
Creator: Finch, W. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Petition in the Court of Claims, William C. Wright]

Description: Petition filed in the court of claims: William C. Wright v. The United States and the Comanche and Kiowa Tribes of Indians. The subject of the petition is a theft of horses from William C. Wright by members of a Native American tribe. He filed a claim, but it was not fulfilled. A handwritten note on the back of the last page describes a testimony given as part of the case.
Date: July 1, 1891
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Louisa Prater Rogers]

Description: Photograph of Louisa "Lou" Prater Rogers sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of a house with the number 810 over the front door. She and her husband, Samuel G. Rogers, lived at 810 N. Throckmorton Street in Sherman, Texas [the Sherman City Directory incorrectly lists their house number as 910, but the number 810 can clearly be seen over the door frame] Louisa was the daughter of Erby "Erb" Boyd Prater and Katurah S. "Kitty." She did not marry until 1897. Samuel worked as a driver and Lou st… more
Date: 1925~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Photograph of Woman and Baby]

Description: Photograph of an older woman sitting down in a yard next to a baby in a stroller, with a house in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies it as "Mirtle and Linda, first grandchild."
Date: November 13, 1942
Creator: Caddo Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore]

Description: Portrait of Fred and Olivia Moore. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says: "These two children were brought to Denton each winter for several years in the early 1900s from their home in Indiana by their parents to escape the severe cold of the northern winters. They lived on N. Elm near (and south) of the present (1967) Catholic Church."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket]

Description: Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."
Date: [..1918]
Creator: Denton Arts Council
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Postcard of Three Sisters]

Description: Postcard of three young sisters of varying ages, with the youngest in the middle. A handwritten note on the photo identifies them as (left to right) Ailsa, Irene, and Beebe Page. Additionally, another note on the back of the photo states: "dresses were made by Belle Prater Smith for Mirtle's girls in 1918."
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Denton Public Library
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