Community House 1895

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Photograph of a large group of people gathered together for a group picture. They are outdoors a short distance away from a tall single-story structure with a gable roof and five double-hung windows on the right wall. A Danish flag can be seen blowing in the wind high up on a pole on the far left side of the image. From left to right, the following have been identified: Top row: Chris Madsen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Peter Ravn, Andreas Berndt, unknown, Peter Hermansen, unknown, Hans Hansen, Wilheim Christensen, Theo Andersen, S. C. Swendsen, Hans Christensen, unknown, L. J. Lykke, C. … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

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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 23 times. 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

Photograph of a large group of people gathered together for a group picture. They are outdoors a short distance away from a tall single-story structure with a gable roof and five double-hung windows on the right wall. A Danish flag can be seen blowing in the wind high up on a pole on the far left side of the image.

From left to right, the following have been identified:

Top row: Chris Madsen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Peter Ravn, Andreas Berndt, unknown, Peter Hermansen, unknown, Hans Hansen, Wilheim Christensen, Theo Andersen, S. C. Swendsen, Hans Christensen, unknown, L. J. Lykke, C. Christensen, unknown.

Second row: Mrs. J. P. Petersen (the woman with the puffy sleeves beneath Andreas Berndt), unknown, H. J. Berndt, J. M. Nielsen, unknown, unknown, Bine Andersen, Mrs. Swendsen, Mrs. Lykke, Mrs. M. Nielsen, J. C. Evers, unknown, unknown, J. P. Olson, Marie Olson.

Other names have been provided for the third and front rows, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.

On the far right part of the image, there is a man and a woman seated inside a horse-drawn wagon.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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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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  • June 6, 2012, 10:40 a.m.

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  • Nov. 7, 2020, 3:41 p.m.

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Community House 1895, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222863/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Danish Heritage Preservation Society.

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