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[Photograph of A. P. Lauritsen Home]

Description: Photograph of a farm home in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states home belongs to A. P. Lauritsen, and was built after a model by Leonard Lauritsen. The photograph appears to have been taken during the winter season, as snow has piled up on the front lawn, roofs, and bushes. Two steps lead up to the single-story part of the house. The adjacent left side of the house is two stories. There is a single-story structure in the background, also covered by snow.
Date: June 28, 2007
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danish Culture Newspaper Article]

Description: Newspaper article titled "Danish culture cherished" discussing the grand opening of the new Danish Cultural Center in in 2001 in Danevang, Texas, known as "The Danish Capitol of Texas." The names of the people in the middle and bottom photographs are listed. The article appeared in the El Campo Leader in June 6, 2001.
Date: June 6, 2001
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]

Description: An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Angelita
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]

Description: An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Cottonwood tree in road near Wharton Texas

Description: Photograph of a cow standing in front of a tall cottonwood tree that is growing in the middle of a dirt road in a rural farming community near Wharton Texas. A few small wood houses are in the background. Signs hang on the tree trunk; one sign reads "HUB Dry Good Co. for the Best Dry Goods".
Date: June 30, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

Separator.

Description: Patent for a separator for separating hulls from kernels of seeds.
Date: June 27, 1911
Creator: Richmond, George E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Metal Chair.

Description: Patent for a cheap metal chair that can be disassembled and reassembled easily.
Date: June 2, 1917
Creator: Wendell, Peter P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-50

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the commissioners' court to use funds in the "General Fund Hospital Reserve Account" to construct an addition to Wharton County Nightingale Hospital.
Date: June 10, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Lauritsen Family Deer]

Description: Photograph of the Lauritsen family deer wearing a collar. His head is turned to the right, looking in that direction. Accompanying information indicates the deer's name is Buck, he was born in 1967, and pictured at the A. P. Lauritsen farm home. There are three small cats behind the deer. In the back, off to the left, there is a single-story structure, possibly a shed, surrounded by a few trees.
Date: June 28, 2007
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Lock.

Description: Patent for "a lock of novel construction wherein the keyholes at opposite sites of the door are placed out of alignment for preventing children, servants, and curious persons from looking or listening through the keyhole." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: Oleson, Andrew J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Hans & Anna Andersen Family Reunion

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women at the Danevang Community Hall in Danevang, Texas. The women are seated on what appears to be the stage of a small auditorium that has been closed-shut by a red curtain. Two men stand on each side. From left to right, the group has been identified as Kenneth Mads Andersen, Doris Andersen Gray, Loraine A. McCarty, Virginia A. Hall, and Roger L. Andersen. Large, block lettering on a banner in the back indicates that the photograph was taken at the Andersen F… more
Date: June 2002
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans & Anna Andersen Family Reunion

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women seated outdoors on a bench. They are dressed in casual attire smiling at the camera. From left to right, they have been identified as Kenneth Mads Andersen, Loraine A. McCarty, Virginia A. Hall, Doris Andersen Gray, and Roger L. Andersen. Behind them, there are two unidentified men looking down at the metal grill in front of them. A second grill is just to the right of the first. A fence and some trees are farther in the distance. Accompanying information … more
Date: June 2002
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans & Anna Andersen Family Reunion

Description: Photograph of a group of adult men and women standing before an auditorium with closed curtains. From left to right, they have been identified as Kenneth Mads Andersen, Karyl Andersen, Loraine A. McCarty, John McCarty, Doris A. Gray, Harry Hall, Virginia A. Hall, Betty Andersen, and Roger Andersen. Accompanying information, as well as the large block lettering behind them on the banner, indicates that the photograph was taken during the Hans and Anna Andersen Family Reunion.
Date: June 2002
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Vacation Bible School

Description: Photograph of a group of children and an adult female standing outside of a building to the right of the image identified as the Vacation Bible School. They are standing roughly into 4 rows, with the front row of girls wearing knee-length dresses and the boys dressed in different styles of dungarees. Only two of the girls are wearing shoes. There are two large trees in the distance. Black hand-written text on the back of the photograph is in a Germanic language, possibly Dutch, while a succeedi… more
Date: June 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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