Danish Folk School

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Copy negative of groups of people in front of Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. The men and women pictured are all wearing traditional Danish folk costumes. The men are kneeling down, and the women are standing up. The men are holding the women's hands. There is one man, identified as Holger Koch, sitting with his legs crossed in front of the costumed group, holding a violin. Other unidentified people standing in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1916.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the Danish Heritage Preservation Society to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 245 times, with 6 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Danish Heritage Preservation Society

The Danish Heritage Preservation Society provides thousands of items depicting the history of Danish people in Texas. The items include photographs, postcards, legal documents, and books that date from the 1860s.

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Description

Copy negative of groups of people in front of Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. The men and women pictured are all wearing traditional Danish folk costumes. The men are kneeling down, and the women are standing up. The men are holding the women's hands. There is one man, identified as Holger Koch, sitting with his legs crossed in front of the costumed group, holding a violin. Other unidentified people standing in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: DHPS_1998-045-038
  • Accession or Local Control No: Negative# 38
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth222615

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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Danish Heritage Preservation Society

The more than 300 images in this collection date back to the 1800s and portray a variety of events, organizations, people, and places that relate to the Danish culture in Texas.

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  • 1916

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  • June 6, 2012, 10:40 a.m.

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  • Nov. 3, 2014, 4:05 p.m.

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Danish Folk School, photograph, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222615/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Danish Heritage Preservation Society.

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