[Mads Andersen in Uniform]

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Photograph of Mads Andersen wearing a Danish Army uniform, in which he served. Afterwards, he traveled to America in 1880 and arrived in Danevang, Texas in 1894. Mads Andersen was born July 24th, 1857 in Fyn, Denmark. He died October 11, 1938 and was buried at Danevang Lutheran Cemetery.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 4 in

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Creator: Unknown. 1906.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2014 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 134 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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Photograph of Mads Andersen wearing a Danish Army uniform, in which he served. Afterwards, he traveled to America in 1880 and arrived in Danevang, Texas in 1894. Mads Andersen was born July 24th, 1857 in Fyn, Denmark. He died October 11, 1938 and was buried at Danevang Lutheran Cemetery.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 4 in

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Rescuing Texas History, 2014

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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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  • 1906

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  • June 8, 2015, 9:37 p.m.

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  • Oct. 26, 2022, 2:10 p.m.

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[Mads Andersen in Uniform], photograph, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth613384/: 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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