[McDade Motors and Gulf Service Station at 222 S. Elm St. in Denton]

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Photograph of the McDade Motors and Gulf service station on 222 S. Elm Street and Sycamore in Downtown Denton, Texas. Gas pumps and signs sit in the lot of the station. A traffic divider hangs off the curb in front. A few cars drive down and are parked on Elm Street. The Courthouse-on-the-Square rises above the buildings in the right background. A Taxi company can be seen across the street.

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm.

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Denton (Tex.) November 18, 1977.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Denton Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 291 times, with 14 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the McDade Motors and Gulf service station on 222 S. Elm Street and Sycamore in Downtown Denton, Texas. Gas pumps and signs sit in the lot of the station. A traffic divider hangs off the curb in front. A few cars drive down and are parked on Elm Street. The Courthouse-on-the-Square rises above the buildings in the right background. A Taxi company can be seen across the street.

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 11 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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City of Denton Municipal Collection

Features documents, newsletters, clippings, and photographs from the early 1900s to present day, depicting people, places, and activities about the various Departments of the City of Denton.

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  • November 18, 1977

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  • Feb. 28, 2017, 8:16 p.m.

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  • Jan. 20, 2019, 3:05 p.m.

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  • 33.212734, -97.134049

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Denton (Tex.). [McDade Motors and Gulf Service Station at 222 S. Elm St. in Denton], photograph, November 18, 1977; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth833903/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.

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