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[Photograph of People by Church]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of people standing on a lawn by a church. The people are standing in the middle of the frame. The church on the right has white wood siding. To the left of the group, on the road, is a yellow and orange bus.
Contributing Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165544/
[Side View of a Gothic-Style Church]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the side of a Gothic-style church. The church has three large windows along the side, which is directly facing the foreground. The double-arch entrance is a part of a large, four-corner belfry, which is on the right-hand side of the image. Several dead, twisted trees line the side of the brick building. A smaller house is visible on the left-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Wharton 1st Presby Ch".
Contributing Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166225/
[People Standing in Front of a Gothic-Style Church]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a group of people wearing formal attire and standing in front of a Gothic-style church. The double-arch entrance is a part of a large, four-corner belfry. The front side of the brick building, which faces the right-hand side of the image, has one large, half-round, stained glass window. There are three large rectangular stained glass windows on the wall of the building that faces the left-hand side. There are several twisted, dead trees that line the yard of the property. More buildings are visible in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the image that reads, "Wharton - 1st Presby Ch".
Contributing Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166224/
[Group of Hispanic People in Front of a Building]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a smiling group of Hispanic men, women, and children standing in front of a large brick building. The group of five women, two men, and seven children are all standing together in a grassy yard underneath a couple of twisted, dead trees. The women of the group are wearing long skirts, dresses, and cardigans; the men are wearing dress shirts, suits, and trousers, and the children are wearing dresses, trousers, and long-sleeved shirts. There are several large windows visible on the building behind the group. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "Wharton".
Contributing Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166226/
The Family History of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen
Date: February 5, 2005
Creator: Ingvardsen, Gary Allen
Description: Family genealogy tracing the descendants of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen who immigrated from Denmark and settled in Danevang, Texas around 1904. The table of contents lists: Tusind Tak, History, Register Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, Kinship Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, and an index (starting on page 37). Documentation also includes immigration records for family members with a photocopy of the original manifest, and photographs from several generations.
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221883/
[1958 Confirmation Class]
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the 1958 confirmation class and their pastor gathered for a group picture inside a church. Behind them, inside a small alcove is a statue of Jesus Christ with hands outspread in front of him looking down. They are all wearing formal attire. The boys wear two-piece suits and the girls are in light-colored dresses. They all have corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been identified as: Top row: Harold Smith, Ronnie Dippel, David Hildpold, Lilburn Shulty (possibly), and Pastor Jespersen. Bottom row: Gendra Bram (possibly), Marilyn Thaysen, Beverly Waldman, and "Mike" Brodsgaard. These names are also hand-written on the back of the photograph in black ink.
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222865/
[Family Photograph at Margaret & Arnold Juhl Wedding]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a large number of people gathered together for a group picture in front of a closed curtain. According to the line of text that prefaces the names on the bottom part of the image, the photograph was "taken at the 50th anniversary of Margaret and Arnold Juhl at the Danevang Hall." They are all dressed in formal attire. Further, with the exception of two members of the group, they all also wear glasses. From left to right, they have been identified as: Top row: Anna Skalicky, Rudolph Skalicky, Edythe Michaelsen, Hans Michaelsen, Vavie Skalicky, Frank Skalicky. Middle row: Frank Witcher, Charles Corley, Christian Michaelsen, Arnold Juhl, Sophus Michaelsen, George Michaelsen, Carl Michaelsen. Bottom row: Clara Witcher, Helen Corley, Clara Michaelsen, Margaret Juhl, Methea Michaelsen, Helena Michaelsen, and Hilda Michaelsen.
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222862/
[C. Adler in Cotton Marketing Harlingen Office ]
Date: unknown
Creator: Gale, Eleanor
Description: Photograph of a man sitting behind a large wooden work desk. Two empty chairs are on either side in the front. The surface of the desk is covered in various office supplies and stacks of papers. Behind the man, there is a phone, a rolled up newspaper, and a slender lamp on a second, smaller desk. Additionally, there is a map of the southern tip of Texas hanging on the wall, which is covered in wooden panels. The man, identified as C. Adler, smiles at the camera and wears a short-sleeve shirt. Hand-written notations on the back of the photograph state that he was at the Cotton Marketing Harlingen office, and that "many farmers worked with him." All four corners of the photograph are slightly torn.
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222861/
Helvig Berndt on Accordion
Date: 1930/1950
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an elderly man, identified as Helvig Jensen Berndt, sitting on a round couch with an accordion. He wears a suit and thin bow tie. His hands are clasped around the accordion which rests on his lap. Behind him, a window partially covered by a curtain is seen. To the left, in front of Helvig, a wrapped present and a tall arrangement of flowers have been placed on a small table.
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222867/
J. C. Evers and Family
Date: 1890/1895
Creator: unknown
Description: Studio photograph of J. C. Evers and his family posing in front of a light-colored backdrop and a set of pulled curtains. J. C. Evers himself is sitting on a chair on the far left. He wears a three-piece suit with a dark tie. A young woman is behind him on the right wearing a turtleneck top with a dark, belted skirt. Two children are in the middle, a girl and a boy; presumably siblings. A fourth person, an older woman dressed in dark clothing, is seated on the far right in a wicker chair. The photograph has been pasted on a stiff, cardboard matte surface that is chipping on the top left corner. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "From Abelona Wind Harton. Friends with family in Danevang. Evers lived in 424 East corner of second [difficult to read] from right."
Contributing Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth222868/