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[Crowd at March]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people at a march in Port Arthur. There are adults and children in the group. One person in the middle of the crowd is holding a sign that reads, "Let the mocking birds sing." There are residential houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Crowd Marching in Street]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people marching down a street in Port Arthur. Two men in white shirts are in the foreground. People in the middle of the crowd are carrying a large banner with red letters on it. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Danevang Historical Marker

Description: Photograph of a commemorative historical marker on a dirt plot of land that has been tilled. In the background, there appears to be a church, judging by the spire structure that sits on top of the roof, and the hollow space just beneath it that seems to hold a church bell. This structure is bordered by a small line of bushes. The text of the marker reads: "Danevang ('Danish Meadow') The first successful Danish community in Texas. Established in 1894 on a portion of 25,000 acres secured throug… more
Date: 1970
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group Marching]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching down a street in Port Arthur. The crowd is walking towards the left side of the photograph, and some people are holding up white posters. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Group Marching Across Intersection]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching across an intersection in Port Arthur. A man in jeans and a blue-green shirt is at the front of the crowd. Another man near the front is holding a white flag, and people in the middle of the group are carrying a large white banner. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Group of People Marching]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching in Port Arthur. They are walking down a road towards the camera. People near the front are carrying a large banner.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

H. J. Berndt Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story wooden structure and accompanying outbuildings in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Helvig Jensen Berndt. The main home has a shingled intersecting gable roof and an overhang supported by four columns. There also appears to be a second overhang in the back patio along with several strewn objects on the grass. Accompanying information states that across a time-span of 30 days, Helvig moved the home two and a half miles into a dug hole by wrapping a rope around a post and dr… more
Date: January 1970
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Kenneth & Anita Christensen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Kenneth and Anita Christensen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken a short distance away, capturing a dirt road that runs in front of the home and a lawn with short grass. There is a large tree near the left corner of the home. The house has a hip roof that projects downwards to the patio, creating a sloping overhang supported by slender columns. On the right wall, there appears to be an entryway. Three windows are also visible on this si… more
Date: 1970/2011
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Last Danish Ladies Aid Meeting

Description: Photograph of a group of people seated around a room during the last meeting of the Danish Ladies Aid organization. According to accompanying information, they held the meetings at the Danevang Lutheran Church though the last meeting took place at the home of Marius and Helga Thyssen. A list of names is supplied as well, but they have not been applied specifically to any one person. The group largely consists of older men and women. The women are dressed conservatively in dresses and pearls, wh… more
Date: 1970~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Man With Child at March]

Description: Photograph of a man holding a child at a march in Port Arthur. The child is wearing a blue outfit and looking towards the camera. The man is wearing sunglasses and a white t-shirt and smiling.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People at March]

Description: Photograph of four women standing on the sidewalk at a march in Port Arthur. They are posing and facing towards the camera. There is a man leaning on a car in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Handing Out Water at March]

Description: Photograph of people handing out water at a march in Port Arthur. There are two elderly women seated in chairs near a table with cups of water on it. People from the march can be seen on the far left side of the photograph.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching Down Road]

Description: Photograph of a group of people walking down a street in a march in Port Arthur. Two children are on bikes, and one woman is holding an American flag. There are boarded up houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching Down Street]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching down a street in Port Arthur. A person near the front is carrying a flag. There are houses on the opposite side of the street.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching in Front of Building]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching in Port Arthur. Some of the crowd is turning back and looking towards the camera. One woman is holding a poster near the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching in Line]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching in a line in Port Arthur. They are walking in front of a tire shop and looking towards the camera. One man is holding a white flag with red and blue letters on it. There are cars and houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching in Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of a group of people walking in a march in downtown Port Arthur. There are young children as well as adults, and some people in the group are holding up posters.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Marching Past Gas Station]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching down a road towards the camera. There are people in the middle of the group holding a banner with red letters on it. They are walking past a Gulf Self-Serve gas station.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[People Walking in March]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people marching. They are walking down a road and towards the camera. There is a white car and a house in the distance.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Portrait of Link Members]

Description: Photograph of several women of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc., gathered together for a group picture. They wear formal attire and appear to be inside a home residence. The front row sits on a sofa. The woman standing on the far right has been identified as Agusta Whittier. She wears a striped dress and light-colored shoes.
Date: 1970
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Rhonda Allenson

Description: Photograph of a young woman, identified as Rhonda Allenson Ashcraft, seated outdoors on a wooden bench. There is a tree to the left with large red flowering plants around it. Rhonda wears a striped polo, white shorts, and white sandals. In the background, there is a wire fence that encloses a house with lime green siding. Accompanying information states: "Rhonda Allenson Ashcraft, daughter of Leo and Johanna Allenson, and wife of Bruce Ashcraft is a native of Danevang. She served Danevang Luthe… more
Date: 1970/1975
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Strickling Town Post in Front of Fenced Grassy Area]

Description: Slide of a signpost demarcating the site of Strickling, Texas. The post is on the far left, in front of a wire and wood fence that has been placed among tall, unkempt grasses. Small yellow inflections of color from the foliage can be seen behind it, with trees of varying heights in the very back. On the actual signpost, a line of text follows an emblem of the state of Texas, and it reads: "Site of town of Strickling -- Once a busy rural community. Named for Mrs. Martha (Webster) Strickling, … more
Date: 1970~
Partner: Burnet County Historical Commission

[Two Girls at March]

Description: Photograph of two girls at a march in downtown Port Arthur. Their arms are linked and they are looking at the camera smiling. There is another girl next to them looking away from the camera. Other marchers can be seen in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

U. S. Post Office at Danevang

Description: Copy negative print of a United States Postal Service branch in Danevang, Texas. Taken from a street running parallel to the store, the photograph captures the front and side view of a single-story structure with light-colored walls and an overhang over the front entrance. An American flag is blowing in the wind in the far right . The back of the building has a steep, inclined roof that is partially hidden from view by the tiered, rectangular wall that towers over the front facade. A white stic… more
Date: 1970~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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