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Adjustable Light Shade and Reflector.

Description: Patent for a new adjustable light shade and reflector with "a shade and a support therefor so provided with joints that the shade may be given any desired angle of reflection, relative to the light, and its relative distance from the light may be regulated" (lines 13-17), which includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Spivey, Lillian Hale
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Wharton Co.

Description: Blue line print of survey map of Wharton County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1906
Creator: Morris, J. W. & Giles, J. Bascom
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Composition for Preserving Wood.

Description: Patent for a new and improved compound for “preserving all kinds of wood, in or above ground, but is especially adapted for preserving wood in salt water from the ravages of worms, barnacles and etc…” (Line 24-27) Ingredients, proportions of ingredients and mixing instructions are included. No illustration.
Date: July 12, 1881
Creator: Smith, Bat
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Soren Knudsen Home Place

Description: Copy print of a three-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Soren Knudsen. A chimney can be seen on the hip of a gable roof. The pediment of the roof has one window. The second floor projects outwards, creating an overhang for the patio on the first floor, which has two doors and one double-hung window. The overhang is supported by four equally-spaced slender columns. In the center of the first two columns on the left is a young girl, who has been identified as Ragenhill Knudsen, born 19… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

C. J. Christensen Family - New Car

Description: Copy print of a family group inside a car. The man in the driver's seat has been identified as C. J. Christensen. There at least four more people in the back. One of them, a young boy, looks towards the camera and is the most easily seen - everybody else is hidden from view by the cast shadow of the car's roof. Accompanying information states that they were leaving on a trip to Marquette, Nebraska, to see the family of Mrs. Marie Christensen, wife of C. J. Christensen, who is presumably somewhe… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Johannes (Jack) Hansen

Description: Bust portrait copy print of a young man identified as Johannes Hansen. He is looking to the left and seated in front of a blank backdrop. Prominent side lighting hits the left part of his face. He wears a shirt, tie, and sports coat. Accompanying information indicates that he was a farmer.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Niels M. Hansen Home]

Description: Copy print of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Niels M. Hansen. The photograph was taken some distance away, capturing a front lawn covered in snow, which also covers a large section of the roof structure. There are two chimneys on the hips of the intersecting gable roofs, four visible windows, and a parked car in front of the house. Several trees surround the house, as well as a series of posts acting as a fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Two Couples of the Hansen Family Posed Outdoors]

Description: Black and white photograph of Melvin Hansen and Margie Buss Hansen on their wedding day, standing on a lawn and posing with Melvin's brother, Harold Hansen and Harold's wife, Dorothy Bender Hansen. Melvin is wearing a double-breasted suit with a flower on the lapel and Margie is wearing a single-breasted light-colored skirt suit with a larger flower pinned to her jacket. Melvin's hand is partially visible around Margie's waist. Dorothy is standing next to her, wearing a dark skirt suit with … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Men at the Counter at a General Store]

Description: Black and white negative of two men at a counter inside a general store. The man on the right is wearing dark sunglasses. Behind them are shelves lined with various products in boxes, tins, and cans; a clock is hung on the shelves above their heads. A ceiling light is also visible above them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[A Group of Silos]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of grain elevators situated in a large field. Connected to the elevators is a building with wide, open doors. Power lines and a telephone pole run straight to the grain elevators from the right. An automobile is parked on the far right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Small Brick House and a Pick-Up Truck]

Description: Black and white negative of a petite brick house on a sandy lot. The yard, which has very little grass growing on it, is mostly visible in the foreground. The house is a simple rectangular shape; a few windows are visible on either one of its two exterior facades. An A/C unit is jutting out of a window on the side of the house. On the front of the house, a small ladder is leaned up against the brick. Parked outside the house is a pick-up truck. A few smaller buildings are discernible in t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Dump Trucks Parked Outside of a Lummus Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of dump trucks parked outside of a two-story Lummus cotton mill. Most of the trucks have trailers filled with cotton. A oval sign emblazoned with the name "LUMMUS" is affixed to a small, elevated shed that is attached to the larger part of the cotton mill. A man who is wearing a hat is visible in the bottom left corner.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Man Standing Next to the Gears of Some Machinery]

Description: Black and white negative of an unidentified man standing inside a spacious factory where riveted metal doors and parts are visible. He is wearing glasses, a white shirt, a slim black tie, and dark pants with his hands held behind his back. A gear and a turn belt are visible to his right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group of People Next to a Cluster of Dump Trucks]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of people resting in the yard of an unidentified building which has its shadow cast over them. Individuals in the group are either sitting or standing on the ground. Numerous dump trucks are parked immediately before them. Telephone poles and connecting wires are visible in the background, as well as an open field.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Men Unloading a Dump Truck]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of four men working at the site of two grain elevators which are partially visible on the left. One man is standing in the bed of a dump truck; he is unloading an object while the other men approach him.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Grain Eleavtors in a Grain Field]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of grain elevators that have been erected amidst a crop field. Additional supporting buildings are visible behind the grain elevators in the background. A telephone pole and its wires are also visible to the right of the elevators.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Man Presenting Woman with an Award]

Description: Black and white negative of a man and a woman standing at a table on top of which a portable podium, a stack of papers, and a water pitcher sit. The man, who is standing behind the podium, is wearing glasses and a suit. He is presenting a plaque to the woman on the left, who is wearing glasses and has short, curly hair. A microphone on a stand is set between them. Behind them a thick curtain is visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Trio of Grain Silos]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of three silos, one of which is shorter than the other two; they are situated in the middle of a grassy field. A building with small, horizontal windows is visible behind the silos to the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Lummus Cotton Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of a building known as the Lummus Cotton Mill. On the right is a shed-like structure that is on stilts and is set apart from the main building; a small oval sign that reads, "Lummus" is visible on one of the structure's sides. A few cars are parked beside the building. A telephone pole and its connecting wires are visible on the left, with the wires running toward the foreground. Behind the telephone pole, a group of grain elevators are discernible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Front View of Lummus Cotton Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of the Lummus Cotton Mill, as viewed from its front side where its small oval sign printed with the company name is visible. A shed-like structure that is elevated on stilts is set apart from the main building which sits behind it. Below the elevated structure, a dump truck is parked. The two-story main building has several windows that are arranged in a horizontal row on each floor. A couple of cars are parked outside the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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