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[Entrance and Periodical Room]

Description: Photograph of entrance and Periodical Room in the Carnegie Building. On the left, there is a bulletin board with several papers attached to it. To the right of the board, there are two columns, two benches to the right of the columns, and two school desks beside the benches; they are separated by a walkway. The walkway leads to a taller desk on the right. In the background, there are two tables with sets of chairs and a rack with hanging newspapers to the left. Behind the tables and rack, … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Loan Desk]

Description: Photograph of loan desk in the Carnegie Building. To the left, there is a tall shelf with filled with books, and a smaller shelf filled with books to the right. Beside the smaller shelf, there is a card catalog with a bust sculpture sitting on top of it. On the right of the image, there is a desk with a lamp, papers, and a plant on top of it. In the foreground, there is a table with chairs surrounding it and papers on it. In the background, there are two doorways, a painting on the wall to… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Assembly Room]

Description: Negative of the Assembly Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Several rows of chairs are facing the background. On the left wall, there are windows; on the right wall, there is a doorway. In the background, there is a backdrop and furnace with a pipe leading into the left wall. The backdrop is a painting of trees. Text below the image says "Assembly Room in sub-story of Public Library[.] Gainesville[,] Texas. Boyd [and] Breeding."
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Negro Reading Room]

Description: Negative of Negro Reading Room in a sub-story of the Carnegie Building. Windows line the left wall, and shelves line the right wall. In the foreground, there is a desk with stationary supplies on it. A wicker basket is sitting in front of it. Behind the desk, there is a table with chairs surrounding it, and stacks of papers sitting on the top. In the background, there are shelves partially filled with books, with a glass cabinet in the center. Text below the image says "Negro Reading Room, in s… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Front View of Carnegie Building]

Description: Negative of front-view of Carnegie Building. The brick building is two-stories tall, with a staircase leading to a set of doors in the front. Two lamps are on both sides of the doorway. In the foreground, there is a sidewalk. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the image says "Public Library. Gainesville[,] Texas. Gift of Andrew Carnegie. Boyd [and] Breeding."
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Loan Desk]

Description: Negative of loan desk in the Carnegie Building. To the left, there is a tall shelf with filled with books, and a smaller shelf filled with books to the right. Beside the smaller shelf, there is a card catalog with a bust sculpture sitting on top of it. On the right of the image, there is a desk with a lamp, papers, and a plant on top of it. In the foreground, there is a table with chairs surrounding it and papers on it. In the background, there are two doorways, a painting on the wall to the ri… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. In the center, there is a shelf filled with books. On the right, there is a bookshelf shaped like a ladder. Above the shelves, there are two posters with a photograph of a building on each. The poster on the left has several lines spreading out from the building. The poster on the right has several lines leading to other photographs, spreading out from the building. In the foreground, there is a desk with books, papers, and a pair of… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Boyd & Breeding
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. In the center, there is a shelf filled with books. On the right, there is a bookshelf shaped like a ladder. Above the shelves, there are two posters with a photograph of a building on each. The poster on the left has several lines spreading out from the building. The poster on the right has several lines leading to other photographs, spreading out from the building. In the foreground, there is a desk with books, papers, and a pair of sciss… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Boyd & Breeding
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of a library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. The exhibit consists of a display of books amongst figurines of trees, animals, people, and buildings. A row of plants is set behind the books and figurines. On the right side of the display, there is an American flag hanging from table. Above the display, there are several posters hanging on the wall. A banner above the posters says "Cooke County Free Library."
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Library Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of a library exhibit at the Cooke County Fair. The exhibit consists of a display of books amongst figurines of trees, animals, people, and buildings. A row of plants is set behind the books and figurines. On the right side of the display, there is an American flag hanging from table. Above the display, there are several posters hanging on the wall. A banner above the posters says "Cooke County Free Library."
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Roundhouse at Gainesville, Texas]

Description: Santa Fe Railway's nine-stall roundhouse at Gainesville, Texas on February 27, 1938. Locomotives, laying over between freight runs, are two Consolidations, type 2-8-0, Nos. 1904 and 1910; one Mikado, type 2-8-2, No. 4051; and one yard switcher, type 0-8-0, No. 787.
Date: February 27, 1938
Creator: Mizell, Charles M.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[House on Denton Street]

Description: Photograph of Byrd Williams Senior's home in Gainesville on Denton Street. The house has two stories, a balcony, and a large number of windows.
Date: 1890
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bookmobile and Santa Claus]

Description: Photograph of the Cooke County Public Library Bookmobile. The dark-colored truck says "Cooke County Public Library[,] 'Read to Learn'" on the back side. Four men and one woman are standing in front of the truck; the third man is dressed as Santa Claus. They are identified as Emmitt Cameron, L. V. Henry, (Santa Claus,) Olna Boaz, and Cliff McMahon. In the background, there is a building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Bookmobile and Santa Claus]

Description: Photograph of the Cooke County Public Library Bookmobile. The dark-colored truck says "[Co]oke County Public Library[,] 'Read to Learn'" on the back side. Four men and one woman are standing in front of the truck; the third man is dressed as Santa Claus. They are identified as Emmitt Cameron, L. V. Henry, (Santa Claus,) Olna Boaz, and Cliff McMahon. In the background, there is a building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Front View of Carnegie Library]

Description: Photograph of a front-view of Carnegie Library. In the foreground, a car is driving down the street. Behind the car, the Bookmobile is parked in front of the library. Several trees surround the building. To the right of Carnegie Library, there are other buildings.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[Portrait of Mrs. Ann Wood]

Description: Photograph of a woman identified as Mrs. Ann Wood, at Cooke County Library in Gainesville, Texas. She is wearing a pale violet, patterned blouse, a pink necklace, and a pale violet skirt. She is leaning behind a tall desk with her left hand holding a roll of tape. A typewriter is sitting on the left side of the desk, and various office supplies are in the shelves under the desk. In the background, there are bookshelves and a window.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cooke County Library

[The first train at the Gainesville, Texas station]

Description: Photograph of men standing on and around the first train to roll through Gainesville, Texas. Several of the men are posing on the ground, standing around the engine; others are standing on the first car behind the engine.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Baby with Flowers]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified baby wearing a white gown and posing, sitting, in front of a painted backdrop featuring flowers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Manderfeld, H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Belcher Property in Gainesville, TX

Description: Photograph of the Belcher Property. The house is Victorian style and three stories tall, with porches, balconies, columns, stoops and several chimneys. Four people dressed in dark clothing stand on the porch facing the photographer. The property is surrounded by a fence and behind the house is a smaller building with a small tower. Beneath the photograph, a paper reads, "Belcher Property as it appeared in the early 1880's. This building occupied the center of the block on North Dixon stree… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

[Photograph of an Unknown Girl at Her Confirmation]

Description: Photograph of an unknown girl at her confirmation. She is wearing a light color dress with a veil that has floral detailing on the crown. She is standing next to a small table that has one candle on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ingle, H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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