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[Articles of Incorporation, League of United Latin American Citizens - 1930-05-04]

Description: Articles of Incorporation for the League of United Latin American Citizens dated May 4, 1930. The document states the organization's name and statement of purpose and is signed by LULAC's president and Secretary General, representatives from 20 LULAC Councils, and the Secretary of State of Texas.
Date: May 4, 1930
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Articles of Incorporation, League of United Latin American Citizens - 1930-05-04]

Description: Articles of Incorporation for the League of United Latin American Citizens dated May 4, 1930. The document states the organization's name and statement of purpose and is signed by LULAC's president and Secretary General, representatives from 20 LULAC Councils, and the Secretary of State of Texas.
Date: May 4, 1930
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Revaluation Policy of Property

Description: Insurance policy document written in Danish. It was sent by Carl Harton in order to apply for membership to cover household goods against fire or lightning damages. When folded, the document acts as a pamphlet on the back, where much of its bylaws and fine print policies appear to be stated.
Date: August 23, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Photographs of Pastor Arthur E. Frost and Family]

Description: Four photographs placed within a transparent sleeve of Pastor Arthur E. Frost and his family. In the top left photograph, Pastor Frost stands alongside three other people outdoors just to the left of what appears to be a single-story structure (the rightmost part of this photograph is hidden from view by the adjacent image that has been placed over it). The woman to the right of Pastor Frost has been identified as his wife, Emma E. Frost. She wears a long dress that is slightly cinched at the… more
Date: 1930/1935
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Melvin Hansen at Wholesale Candy Parking Lot]

Description: Photograph of a man, identified as Melvin Hansen, at a Wholesale Candy parking lot. He stands in front of a series of parked automobiles, dressed sharply in a military style uniform. There is a duffel bag behind one of the cars off to the right. Although partly obstructed by Melvin's head, a water tower is visible behind the store.
Date: [1930..1950]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Postcard of Danevang Homes]

Description: Postcard of a composite image of four homes. They are all two-story structures but vary in architectural details, number of windows, construction materials, and landscape elements. The two on top look to be more suburban in setting, while the two on the bottom appear to be located in a rural environment. There is no addressee on the back of the postcard, but four names have been written on it, corresponding to each quadrant of the postcard, and read as follows from left to right, top to bottom:… more
Date: 1930/1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

H. P. Jensen's Home

Description: A copy negative of a black and white photograph of Hans Peter Jensen (a.k.a. H.P. Jensen) sitting on a wood block that rests against the exterior facade of a light-colored building upon which a window is visible. According to accompanying information, Jensen was a postman. He is wearing a hat, a shirt, a vest, and pants and holds a cane in his right hand. His right foot rests on a sidewalk that has been paved amongst grass. Behind Jensen is the door to another building that looks like it ma… more
Date: 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Andrew & Emma Berndt Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story house and an adjacent outdoor garage belonging to Andrew and Emma Berndt. Accompanying information, however, states that the home now belongs to Michael Brodsgaard. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing land that has been tilled, as well as several trees surrounding the house, and a telephone pole in the near vicinity off to the left. There are parked cars in the garage, and both structures appear to have been constructed out of white siding. Dark-colored … more
Date: 1930/2009
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Description: Copy print of the Hansen family in front of a blank backdrop. The back row, from left to right, has been identified as Andrea Hansen and Thomasine Caroline Paulsen Hansen (seated; with the infant girl on her lap). The front row, from left to right, has been identified as Johannes (Jack) Hansen, Niels M. Hansen, Agnes Hansen, and Gudren Hansen. The women wear long-sleeved dresses and two of them, the girls in the middle, have ribbons on their head. The boy wears shorts and a matching peacoat jac… more
Date: 1930/1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Lutheran Church Congregration at Oil Well]

Description: Copy print of the Danevang Lutheran Church congregation at the sight of the first oil well drilling at Clemville, Texas. They surround a pool of water surrounded by a plot of land that is mostly sediment and dirt. Some of the people carry umbrellas, and the majority wear formal attire. Included in the group are also children. On the far right, there appears to be a pipe blowing a black liquid unto the water.
Date: 1930/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Ernest and Ingvart Ingvardsen in Uniform]

Description: Copy print of Ernest Aage Ingvardsen (left) and Ingvart Fredderick Ingvardsen (right) in their respective military uniform. Ernest is wearing a naval uniform that includes dark-colored pants and a shirt with downward-facing, arrowhead patches on both sleeves. A silk, tied neckerchief hangs around his neck. A light-colored cap on his head is slightly tilted to the left. Next to him, Ingvart wears a fitted button-up army jacket with multiple pockets and military crests adorning both sides of his … more
Date: 1930/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class in Front of Doorway]

Description: Copy print of a group of adolescent girls and boys standing in front of a large doorway belonging to the Danevang Lutheran Church. Behind the open door, a staircase can be seen leading to a second floor. The group is all dressed in formal attire, in similar cut dresses and suits. Additionally, they also have corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Pastor Vaghn Duus, Vernon Swendsen, Barbara Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Irene Hansen, Carl … more
Date: 1930/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Madsen Home

Description: Photograph of a young girl, identified as Martha Petersen Madsen, in front of the Madsen two-story family home in Danevang, Texas. Her dark-colored dress is blowing in the wind, and she is standing next to two calves feeding out of small buckets. The house has intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows. The front part of the house projects forward, and a projection of the roof on the first floor creates both a balcony for the second floor and an overhang for the front entrance. Fo… more
Date: 1930/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Melvin Hansen on Horseback

Description: Photograph of a young boy identified as Melvin Hansen, on horseback. He wears a hat, shirt, and dark shorts. With his right hand, he holds the reins of a medium-sized horse with a patched coat. Behind him, there is a house with horizontal siding and a patio with slender columns partially visible through leafy tree branches.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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