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[Birthday card from Silvia and John Cisneros - 1970-04-12]

Description: Birthday card from Silvia and John Cisneros dated April 12, 1970. The front of the card is a floral design with red, pink, orange and yellow flowers with the text "From Both of Us on Your Birthday" written in gold leaf. The interior of the card contains printed text "We couldn't count the many things we wish for you, good health, good luck, and happiness are only just a few -- for you deserve the very best in all that brings you cheer, with birthdays growing happier with every passing year!" Th… more
Date: April 12, 1970
Creator: Cisneros, Silvia & Cisneros, John
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Crowd at March]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people at a march in Port Arthur. There are adults and children in the group. One person in the middle of the crowd is holding a sign that reads, "Let the mocking birds sing." There are residential houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Crowd Marching in Street]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people marching down a street in Port Arthur. Two men in white shirts are in the foreground. People in the middle of the crowd are carrying a large banner with red letters on it. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Danevang Historical Marker

Description: Photograph of a commemorative historical marker on a dirt plot of land that has been tilled. In the background, there appears to be a church, judging by the spire structure that sits on top of the roof, and the hollow space just beneath it that seems to hold a church bell. This structure is bordered by a small line of bushes. The text of the marker reads: "Danevang ('Danish Meadow') The first successful Danish community in Texas. Established in 1894 on a portion of 25,000 acres secured throug… more
Date: 1970
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Funeral Program for Alma P. Johnson, August 7, 1970]

Description: Funeral program for Mrs. Alma P. Johnson, born February 12, 1912. The funeral was held Friday, August 7, 1970 at West End Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. J. A. Kemple, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor Mortuary and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1970
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Hattie B.Jackson Fields, June 2, 1970]

Description: Funeral program for Mrs. Hattie B. Jackson Fields, born April 21, 1886 died May 26, 1970. The funeral was held June 2, 1970 at Zion Star Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend Jay Jefferson. The funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 2, 1970
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Henry Hines, March 10, 1970]

Description: Funeral program for Mr. Henry Hines. The funeral was held March 10, 1970 at East St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Albert S. Pitts. The funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary and he was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: March 10, 1970
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Leon V. Luckey, May 12, 1970]

Description: Funeral program for Mr. Leon V. Luckey, born December 9, 1920. The funeral was held Tuesday, May 12, 1970 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. H. James. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 12, 1970
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Group Marching]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching down a street in Port Arthur. The crowd is walking towards the left side of the photograph, and some people are holding up white posters. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Group Marching Across Intersection]

Description: Photograph of a group of people marching across an intersection in Port Arthur. A man in jeans and a blue-green shirt is at the front of the crowd. Another man near the front is holding a white flag, and people in the middle of the group are carrying a large white banner. There are houses in the background.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

H. J. Berndt Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story wooden structure and accompanying outbuildings in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Helvig Jensen Berndt. The main home has a shingled intersecting gable roof and an overhang supported by four columns. There also appears to be a second overhang in the back patio along with several strewn objects on the grass. Accompanying information states that across a time-span of 30 days, Helvig moved the home two and a half miles into a dug hole by wrapping a rope around a post and dr… more
Date: January 1970
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

IBM Deferred Vacation Record

Description: Small card is Kenith L. Ballard's copy of his Deferred Vacation Record spanning 1969-1971 noting vacation days earned and deferred as well as days to be taken in 1971.
Date: 1970
Creator: International Business Machines Corporation
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Kenneth & Anita Christensen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Kenneth and Anita Christensen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken a short distance away, capturing a dirt road that runs in front of the home and a lawn with short grass. There is a large tree near the left corner of the home. The house has a hip roof that projects downwards to the patio, creating a sloping overhang supported by slender columns. On the right wall, there appears to be an entryway. Three windows are also visible on this si… more
Date: 1970/2011
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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