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1940 Confirmation
Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing in a grassy outdoor area close by some trees. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys who are mostly only able to seen from the neck up, stand directly behind them. In the background a steeple with a cross on the top is visible.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1940 Confirmation
Black and white photograph of the 1940 confirmation class of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys in suits stand directly behind them on the steps of the church building. Two windows are visible behind them.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1945 Confirmation
Black and white photograph of the 1945 confirmation class of [Danevang Lutheran Church] standing inside their church. They are posed in front of an intricate altar that has four spires and that appears to have a religious image at its center. The group, comprised of three girls and eight boys, is flanked by two windows and the ceiling above the group is concave. The girls wear white dresses and corsages pinned to their clothing and the boys wear suits with boutonnières pinned to their lapels. Directly situated before the group is a white stand. To the right of the group is a flower arrangement and in the foreground the blurry shape of pews are visible.
Date:
1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1945 Storm
Copy negative of hurricane damage after a storm in Danevange, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the image, a building is knocked over on it's side against the telephone office. The other two buildings pictured are missing roof shingles and boards.
Date:
August 28, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1946 Confirmation]
Black and white photo of a confirmation class, composed of six boys and one girl, all of whom are formally dressed and have a flower pinned to their chest. They are accompanied by an older man on the left who is identified as Pastor Vaghn Duus. Behind them is a building whose doors are partly visible.
Date:
1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1949 Confirmation
Black and white photo of the 1949 confirmation class, composed of four girls and four boys. The girls are each wearing a white dress and the boys are each wearing suits. Each individual has a flower pinned to their chests. They stand in two rows in front of an altar that features a figure of Jesus Christ.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1949 Confirmation Class of Danevang Lutheran Church]
Black and white copy print of a confirmation class standing behind a banister in the Danevang Lutheran Church chapel. The class is comprised of four boys and four girls; they are arranged in a line alternating between girls and boys. The girls are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing suits and ties; all of them have a floral boutonniere attached to their clothes. Facing them is a robed clergy member, identified as Pastor John Pedersen. He is holding a book with a cross on its cover. The chapel windows are visible in the background.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
78th U.S. Congress, Second Session, Senate Bill 2048
Bill introduced to the United States Senate and House of Representatives to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, or ancestry.
Date:
1944
Creator:
United States. Congress (78th, 2nd session : 1944)
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas
Abstract of title to part of block 4 of the "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, including the General Warranty Deeds, Assignment of V/T & D/T, Agreement, Right-of-Way Deed, Quit-Claim Deed, Release of Interest, Release of V/T, Release of V/L, Assignment of M/L, Release of M/L for the property area.
Date:
July 20, 1944
Creator:
Texas Abstract Company Incorporated
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Address on behalf of C. V. Buster Kern for Sheriff of Harris County, Tex.
Text of the campaign speech given by John J. Herrera on behalf of C. V. "Buster" Kern, who is running for Sheriff of Harris County.
Date:
August 25, 1948
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement of a baseball game between Prison All Stars and Southern Select]
Advertisement for a baseball game between the Prison All stars (a team selected from the best players of the Texas Prison system) and Southern Select (All Mexican team of Houston) at the Prison Stadium in Huntsville, Texas on Sunday, August 9, 1942. Entertainment by Prison Military Band. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. General admission is 25 cents (federal tax included). At head of poster, "Double-Header".
Date:
August 9, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Support from Manuel Urbina]
Affidavit submitted by Manuel Urbina, and witnessed by Alfonso Pena, in Webb County, Texas. The affidavit states that Urbina is able to support his wife, Irene Salce de Urbina, and their children, and he would like them to live with him in the United States, as they are currently residing in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Date:
March 13, 1946
Creator:
Urbina, Manuel
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit signed by Ernesto Herrera - 1948-12-07]
Notarized affidavit regarding two tracts of land owned by Ernesto Jimenez Herrera. One lot is in the Houston Suburban Estates subdivision and the other two lots are in the City Gardens subdivision. Herrera does not claim any of these properties as his homestead. Instead he is leasing his business property at 124 Preston Avenue.
Date:
July 12, 1948
Creator:
Herrera, Ernesto Jimenez
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alice Hansen, I. E. Hansen, and Michael Brodsgaard on Automobile]
Photograph of a child, identified as I. Elva Hansen (Babe), a woman, identified as Alice Hansen, and a man, identified as Michael Brodsgaard, on an automobile. The man and the woman are seated in the front seats, while the child is standing on the protruding part of the car's right fender. There are a couple of houses far away in the distance. Hand-written text in ink on the back of the photograph reads, "Babe and Alice Hansen 1948 Michael Brodsgaard on fender."
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Amendment to LULAC Charter - 1940-04-15]
Copy of an Amendment to League of United Latin American Citizens Charter dated April 15, 1940. The amendment extends the territorial limits of the corporation from "The State of Texas" to "United States of America".
Date:
April 15, 1940
Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Animal Experiment Progress Report by Meyer Bodansky - February 1941]
Experiment report by Dr. Meyer Bodansky discussing the use of certain chemicals and compounds in an experiment on rats. Dr. Bodansky notes the health and activity level of the rats and any interesting occurrences in the rat population. He notes that the rats seem healthy and none have died. Dr. Bodansky tells of his interest in the possibility of future experiments involving sodium sulfoacetate.
Date:
February 15, 1941
Creator:
Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60 dance]
An announcement on LULAC Council No. 60 letterhead for their dance to be held on Sunday, December 9, 1945 with honored guest Macario Garcia, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other special invited guests included the Mexican Consul,the Chairman of the Good Neighbor Commission, the mayor of Houston, Sgt. Cleto Rodriguez (another Congressional Medal of Honor winner), and other LULAC delegations from San Antonio and Laredo.
Date:
December 6, 1945
Creator:
The League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 60
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Application for War Ration Book by Frank Latlip]
War Ration Book Application card completed by Frank Latlip, Senior. It was mailed from El Paso, Texas on May 29, 1943. It is stamped: "No. 888908 CW"
Date:
May 12, 1943
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article about the Death of Meyer Bodansky]
Article about the death of Dr. Meyer Bodansky, reprinted from Surgery Magazine out of St. Louis, Missouri, describing Dr. Bodansky's life and successes.
Date:
[1941-09..]
Creator:
Singleton, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Mexican Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. The note on the back identifies the building and dates the photograph to May 1941. The church is a two-story building with stone around the bottom. There are power lines in front.
Date:
May 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Babe Hansen & Michael Brodsgaard in Car
Photograph of a young boy and man in a car with the top down. According to accompanying information and a hand-written notation on the back of the photograph, they are at Danevang Filling Station. Additionally, the names Babe Hansen and Michael Brodsgaard have also been supplied. Babe is the man in the driver's side seat and Michael is the young boy climbing the car from the back door. They both wear plaid shirts and light-colored pants.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Balance statement for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez. from L. M. Inkley Company - 1945-10-06]
Card from L. M. Inkley Company printed with a statement balance as of September 30, 1945, for Porfirio and Fransisca Vasquez.
Date:
October 6, 1945
Creator:
L. M. Inkley Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Beverly Waldman
Portrait of Beverly Elaine Waldman wearing what appears to be a corduroy dress over a light-colored blouse with lace trim. The sleeves on the dress have been tucked and pleated creating a flounce effect. The photograph was framed with a thick card stock material. Printed text on the bottom reads, "Chadwick Studio Houston, Tex." The framed image was then pasted in a fold-out card.
Date:
1944/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Services Rendered for John J. Herrera by John H. Barron - April 14, 1947]
Onionskin carbon copy of an itemized bill sent to John J. Herrera for services rendered by John Barron, Consulting Radio Engineers of Washington, D.C. Services rendered between March 5 through April 11, 1947 and totaled $906.05.
Date:
April 14, 1947
Creator:
Barron, John H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History