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Wedding of Elna Petersen and Michael Mikkelsen
Black and white postcard of a wedding party posed for a portrait in front of a building. The bride and the groom are standing just left of the group's center. The bride, Elna Petersen, is cradling a bouquet of white flowers, and wearing a veil with a white dress. Several women that may be her bridesmaids are standing in the front row are also wearing white dresses and holding bouquets. The groom, Michael Mikkelsen, is standing to the right of Elna. Seated in front of the standing adults is a group of children. Two large bushes frame the group on either side.
Date:
April 24, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lutheran Church Women]
Photograph of several women gathered for a group picture in front of a red curtain. They are part of a Lutheran church in Danevang, Texas. They wear formal attire and over half wear glasses. From left to right, they have been identified as: Top row: Martha Graff, Margaret Moller, Louise Petersen, Helena Lauritsen, Edna Olson, Julia Knudsen, Ella Hansen, Myrtle Waldman, and Dora Wind. Second row: Essie White, Joyce Nielsen, Gertrude Hansen, Bertha Jensen, Marie Swendsen, Gudrun Jensen, Heneritta Bram, Elsie Christensen, Anita Schulz, Alice Hansen, and Myrtle Lauritsen. Bottom row: Margaret Juhl, Delpha Carlsen, Lillian Roberts, Emma Berndt, Ester Hutson, Lillian Hansen, Ruth Brodsgaard, and Pastor Erik Moller.
Date:
April 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wilhelm Harton - 3 Months Old
Photograph of Wilhelm Harton, three months old, wearing a long, child's gown with a crochet trim sewn to the neckline. He sits on what appears to be a wicker chair. Text on the front of the mat on which the picture is pasted to reads "Luck's East 6th Studio, Austin, TX." Hand-written text on the back of the mat reads, "Wilhelm Harton. Apr. 1, 04. 3 months old. Born: 1/1/04 Died : 1/23/72 Son of Peter Harton Stephanie Reif Harton (sic)"
Date:
April 1, 1904
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abelone Wind in Her Confirmation Dress]
Postcard featuring a black and white portrait of a young woman, identified as Abelone Wind, standing on top of a couple of intricate rugs. Behind her is a painted backdrop. She is wearing a white Confirmation dress, a white bow in her hair, and black shoes. Her right arm is resting on a elaborately woven wicker chair.
Date:
April 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patty at Piano in Church
Photograph of a woman, identified as Patty Jensen, seated on a wooden bench in front of an organ inside Danevang Lutheran Church. She wears glasses, a white pearl necklace, and a white dress. Several bell-shaped plants have been set on top of the organ. To the right, there are various religious implements: a white basin, a wooden podium, and candlestick on top of a table. Accompanying information states: "Patty played the piano and organ for Danevang Lutheran Church from 1967 thru 2010."
Date:
April 19, 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Martin & Lizzie Christiansen Golden Wedding (?)
Photograph of a group of people standing close together on the front steps of Danevang Community Hall. According to accompanying information, they are at the wedding of Martin and Lizzie Christiansen, who possibly could be the two individuals pictured in the center with the large bouquet of flowers. Other names have been provided, but they have not been matched to any one individual. The community hall behind them is a large two-story structure with horizontal siding and several windows. An open entryway can be seen far left.
Date:
April 25, 1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Emma Nielsen Hansen and John Allenson
Black and white photograph of a man and a woman, identified as John Allenson and Emma Nielsen Hansen, standing outdoors next to other unidentified individuals that are mingling with their backs to their camera. Emma, who is wearing a vest and a dress with flocked sleeves, has her arms crossed and is smiling at the camera. To her right, John is standing and fixing his tie. He is wearing a three-piece suit and a hat. Behind them, the side of a house is visible. A child's head is partially in view at the bottom of the foreground.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Emmas
Black and white photograph of two women, a mother and a daughter, who share the same name; they are posed outdoors in front of a set of windows on a house located in Danevang. On the left is Emma Nielsen Hansen and on the right is her daughter, Emma Hansen Berndt. They are both wearing dark dresses with long sleeves. The younger Emma is wearing glasses. In the windows behind them, lace curtains are visible.
Date:
April 1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to T. W. "Buckshot" Lane - 1952-04-08]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support to Sheriff T. W. "Buckshot" Lane and apologizing for being unable to attend the start of Lane's campaign. Herrera mentions an out-of-work Able Cisneros, whom Herrera thinks could be a help to Lane's campaign, and Herrera asks if Lane can find anything to help Cisneros.
Date:
April 8, 1952
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lee Roy Moreno - 1953-04-29]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera the LULAC National President, to Lee Roy Moreno of El Campo, Texas, dated April 29, 1953. This letter discusses the candidates for LULAC National President at the upcoming convention, along with travel details for the trip to the convention in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date:
April 29, 1953
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T.W. Buckshot Lane to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-04]
Letter to John J. Herrera from T.W. Buckshot Lane. Lane addresses Herrera as his "Friend Johnny" and asks Herrera to once again join the race to run for the office of Harris County Representative. Lane expresses his confidence in being elected if his name is on the ballot to run for the position of Representative of Wharton County, which he confides in Herrera that he is considering. "If you have plans for another race then in the event the two of us are lucky I think there is no doubt about it, we can together gets things done, your legal training and brains, my guts and big mouth, we should do things."
Date:
April 4, 1954
Creator:
Lane, T.W. Buckshot
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: G. C. and Clara Mick Home]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the G. C. and Clara Mick Home, in Iago, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date:
April 19, 1965
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Shanghai Pierce Ranch House]
Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Shanghai Pierce Ranch House, in El Campo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative and photographs.
Date:
April 10, 1967
Creator:
Texas Historical Commission
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joseph Andrew Hamilton House Photograph #2]
Postcard of the Joseph Andrew Hamilton House in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
April 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joseph Andrew Hamilton House Photograph #1]
Postcard of the Joseph Andrew Hamilton House in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
April 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joseph Andrew Hamilton House Photograph #3]
Postcard of the Joseph Andrew Hamilton House in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
April 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joseph Andrew Hamilton House Photograph #4]
Postcard of the Joseph Andrew Hamilton House in Wharton, Texas.
Date:
April 1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Extermination
Patent for a device to exterminate boll-weevils on cotton. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 12, 1910
Creator:
Hebert, Paul E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sprayer.
Patent for improvements in insecticide sprayers by enabling the sprayer to "continuous stream of liquid and that it may be placed in a vehicle and operated by means of the running-gear or carried by hand." (Lines 18-21) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 15, 1902
Creator:
Chandler, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Detacher
Patent for a vehicle attachment that allows the driver to detach the vehicle from the horse, should the horse become difficult to control. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 6, 1909
Creator:
Barnett, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Danish Record of Baptism]
Photograph of a record written in Danish that reads, "Danevang, Texas Lars Larsen Vind son of Iver Ebbesen Vind and Hansigare Kristine Larsen born March 12 1896, baptized April 5 1896 in Danevang Meeting House by Pastor L. Henningsen."
Date:
April 9, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Danevang Telephone Company Stock
Photograph of a document that records $3,000 in capital stock in the Danevang Telephone Company, entrusted to the Danevang Lutheran Church.
Date:
April 2, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[1922 Confirmation Class]
Photograph of five young men, a pastor, and four young women posed in front of a white church. Their names are Herman Krag, Knud Strarup, Niels Petersen, Olaf Hansen, Oscar Smith, Asta Nygaard, Emma Sophia Hansen, Pastor Rodholm, Marie Harton, and Marie Magdalene Ingvardsen.
Date:
April 9, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Semi-weekly newspaper from Wharton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 24, 2013
Creator:
Wallace, Bill
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History