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[Church Interior During Service]

Photograph of the interior of St. James Catholic Church during a service. The audience is standing in the pews, and two lines are leading up to the altar. Writing on the back of the photograph identifies the service as the first Holy Communion Class, in 1941.
Date: 1941
Creator: Trost Studio
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Boy Scouts in Front of Log Cabin]

Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America seated on a bench in front of a log cabin. An open window and doorway is seen behind them. Two adults wearing neckerchiefs, presumably Scout leaders, flank the right and left side of the bench. The children wear shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, neckerchiefs, and all but two also wear caps. From left to right, they have been identified as Bob Hansen, Lawrence Petersen, Carl Hansen, Jack Hansen, Gunnar Thyssen, Kenneth Andersen, Kermit Harton, Donald Lykke, Irvin Wind, and Harold Wind.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scouts in Uniform

Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America and adults standing before a school bus, a car, and a series of buildings to the left. The children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms - neckerchiefs, caps, and shirts with button-flap pockets - with the exception of one on the rightmost side of the picture who is wearing overalls. From left to the right, the children have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Carl Hansen, Irvin Wind, Leroy Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Lawrence Harton, Ray Allenson, Donald Lykke, Lester Wind, Floyd Wind, Kenneth Strarup, and Holger Thyssen. In the back, the adults have been identified, from left to right, as Gertrude Hansen, Mike Hansen, Andrew Hansen, Mamie Hansen, and Jack Hansen. There is a man standing in the very back, barely visible closest to the school bus, who has not been identified.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Boy Scouts in Front of Log Cabin]

Photograph of Boy Scouts standing before a log cabin with one, open visible window and a bench on the left side of the picture. The child on the leftmost side is wearing light-colored, belted trousers and a tucked-in shirt. The rest of the children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms: pleated shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, and neckerchiefs. They have been identified, from left to right, as Gunnar Thyssen, Donald Lykke, Carl Hansen, and Lawrence Petersen.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Scouts Field Day in El Campo, Texas]

Black and white photograph of a large group of boys that make up a chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the title written on the photograph, they are all cub scouts from Wharton County and they are posing for a portrait to commemorate a summer field day. Positioned in front of the side of a wooden cabin, they are arranged in four rows with the first row seated with their legs crossed and the second row seated on a bench. Four adult scout leaders are present; one is sitting on the first row with the boys, one is standing to the left of the group, and two are on the right.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1941 Confirmation

Black and white photograph of the confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Seven girls and six boys stand arranged in three rows in front of the church building. They are accompanied by an older man, identified as Pastor A.E. Frost on the left. Behind the group, the church doors and two windows are visible. Above the building's doors is the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE." On the back of the photograph is a note written in Danish.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danish Ladies Aid 40th Anniversary

Photograph of a large group of women standing in rows in front of a house celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Danish Ladies Aid organization of Danevang, Texas. The front row is seated in wooden chairs. They are mostly elderly women, with the exception of a few in the top rows. Although some names have been supplied, they have not been matched properly to specific people in the photograph. They are dressed in conservative apparel.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Mrs. Mamie Lee Davis, January 31, 1941] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Mrs. Mamie Lee Davis, January 31, 1941]

Funeral program for Mrs. Mamie Lee Davis, died in January 1941. The funeral was held January 31, 1941 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert Mosby.
Date: January 31, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Earl Young Ricardson, July 20, 1941] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Earl Young Ricardson, July 20, 1941]

Funeral program for Earl Young Ricardson. The funeral was held Sunday, July 20, 1941 at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was buried in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: July 20, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confirmation Class in Front of Old Church]

Photograph of a group of children in front of an old church in Danevang, Texas. There is a large tree off to the right of the photograph. The children are dressed in formal attire; the girls wear light-colored dresses and the boys wear suits. Accompanying information has provided names, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings] (open access)

[Scrapbook Fragment with Clippings]

Partial scrapbook page with clippings entitled "Council reverses license rejection," "Taxi driver chooses law; so does son," and "Seventy taking bar exams here." Also includes an invoice from Dwyer's Drug Store and a money. order.
Date: September 1, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of the Mail Bag, Houston Press - 1941-06-09] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of the Mail Bag, Houston Press - 1941-06-09]

Copy of a letter to the editor written by John J. Herrera regarding the discrimination faced by Latin-Americans in Texas and the United States. Herrera believes that if the United States provides opportunities and equal treatment for all races and nationalities, it will influence other countries to do the same and foster good working relationships with foreign countries, namely those in Latin-America.
Date: June 9, 1941
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1940] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1940]

1940 Harris County poll tax receipt number 79417 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1941
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Eddie Williams, February 18, 1941] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Eddie Williams, February 18, 1941]

Funeral program for Eddie Williams. The funeral was held February 18, 1941 at Second Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements were made through Frank E. Lewis, and he was buried in the National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 18, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Eustacio Alderete]

Photograph of Eustacio "Tatcho" Alderete.
Date: November 9, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Mass service at the Old City Auditorium]

Photograph of a Mass celebrating the Feast for Christ the King at the Old City Auditorium. The audience is comprised of Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gathering of parishoners at Leon]

Photograph of the parishoners' procession in front of the Church at Leon. Spectators standing by.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Group of Women

Photograph of a group of women standing in a line in front of what appears to be a two-story wooden house. The land around them is flat and empty, except for a few leafless bushes on the rightmost side of the image. The women have been identified from left to right as Kathyrn Nielsen, Mamie Hansen, Mary Hansen Andersen, Dorothy Andersen Westergaard, Christine Andersen Ingvardsen, and Meta Ingvardsen. They wear dark shoes and knee-length dresses of varying colors, prints, and tailoring.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Memorial Resolution from the Galveston Club to Dr. Meyer Bodansky's Family - July 9, 1941] (open access)

[Letter of Memorial Resolution from the Galveston Club to Dr. Meyer Bodansky's Family - July 9, 1941]

A short letter from the secretary of the Galveston Club Rotary International, informing Mrs. Meyer Bodansky that a copy of the resolution of the Galveston Club Rotary International board is enclosed. Also included is a letter from the Rotary International Galveston Club in Galveston, Texas, to the members of Dr. Meyer Bodansky's family, expressing their condolences and offering a Memorial Resolution for his recent passing on June 14th, 1941.
Date: 1941-07-09/1941-09-29
Creator: Galveston Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telephone Conversation between Dr. Spies and Dr. Brindley, July 30, 1941 (open access)

Telephone Conversation between Dr. Spies and Dr. Brindley, July 30, 1941

Manuscript of a telephone conversation between Dr. Brindley and Dr. Spies on the autopsy conducted on Dr. Meyer Bodansky's body and Dr. Brindley's findings.
Date: July 30, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice of Sale for "Fetal-Maternal Interdependence: Nutritional and Metabolic Factors" by Dr. Bodansky from The Ovid Bell Press for the University of Texas - October 7, 1941] (open access)

[Invoice of Sale for "Fetal-Maternal Interdependence: Nutritional and Metabolic Factors" by Dr. Bodansky from The Ovid Bell Press for the University of Texas - October 7, 1941]

Invoice for $12.63 from The Ovid Bell Press for the University of Texas for up to 100 reprints of "Fetal-Maternal Interdependence: Nutritional and Metabolic Factors" by Dr. Bodansky.
Date: October 7, 1941
Creator: The Ovid Bell Press
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and James E. Stowers - January 1941] (open access)

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and James E. Stowers - January 1941]

Letter from both Dr. Meyer Bodansky and the Chairman of the Committee on Scientific Work at the Missouri State Medical Association, James E. Stowers. The first letter is from Dr. Bodansky accepting an invitation to appear as a guest speaker at the 1941 Missouri State Medical Association Annual Session. The second letter, which is from James E. Stowers, is the invitation to the Annual Session.
Date: January 6, 1941
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Stowers, James E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to C. W. Cook - January 23, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to C. W. Cook - January 23, 1941]

Letter from, the Director of Laboratories at the University of Texas Dr. Meyer Bodansky to C. W. Cook, who is from the American General Insurance Company in Houston, Texas. The letter concerns Cook's daughter's admission to the Medical Program at the university. There is a handwritten note at the top of the letter addressed to Mr. Cook.
Date: January 23, 1941
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History