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[Children on Library Lawn]

Description: Photograph of a group of children dressed as literary characters posing in front of a large palm tree on the library lawn in Port Arthur, Texas. The second girl from the left in the back row holds an American flag.
Date: 1927
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Danevang School Class of 1927]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of students posed for a portrait in front of their school. They are arranged in six rows, with the last row standing within the enclave of the porch. A few boys are standing within the open window frames that are on either side of the porch. Two children sitting at the center of the front row are holding a chalkboard that has written on it the class information and date.
Date: February 8, 1927
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School Class of 1927

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a group of young students posed for their school portrait. They are arranged in three rows; those on the first row are kneeling, those on the second row are seated, and those on the back row are standing. In the center of the first row, a student is holding a chalkboard that has their class information written on it. The Danevang School building is directly behind the group.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Carl Thyssen Girls & Wagon

Description: Copy negative of three of the Thyssen family children standing outside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Gerda Thyssen, the youngest child, is standing inside a wagon. Ingeborg Thyssen is standing next to the wagon, to the left of Gerda, and Magdalene Thyssen is pulling the wagon.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School

Description: Copy negative of the school children of Danevange School, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. The children are pictured on the font steps of the school. From left to right, top to bottom, the students pictured are: Row 1 (top): Christian Michaelsen, Gensler (unknown first name), Leo Jensen, Laura Petersen, Emma Brodsgaard, Lillie Jensen, Karen Petersen, Ingeborg Agnes Berndt, Marianna Berndt, Kathryn Nielsen, Anna Michaelsen, Myrtle Hansen, Myrtle Nielsen, Edna Lykke, Hans Michae… more
Date: February 8, 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class of 1927]

Description: Copy print of a portrait of the confirmation class of 1927 in front of a church in Danevang, Texas. There are ten confirmands and their pastor, H. O. Jensen. The names of those in the photograph are listed on the back. According to accompanying information, there were two additional confirmands not seen here, Clifford Fritz Lykke and Nadine A. Neisig. The three young ladies are wearing white dresses, and the boys are wearing suits and ties.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Fresno School students]

Description: Photograph of a group of students from Fresno School. They are pictured outdoors near the wall of a building, and are lined up in about seven rows. An accompanying note identifies most of the students' names and which rows they are in. Back row: Ora Lee Forbis (teacher), unidentified, Woodrow Byrd, Tom Harwell, J. Y. Pollard, Loyd Graham, Glenn Crawley, Ray Uselton, Ocie Scott, Lester Harwell, Ray Wood, Ernest Nunnelly, Ben W. Beaird (teacher), Jack Colson. Second row from back: first two unide… more
Date: 1927/1928
Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Marvin Stirman at Capitol Building, Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a young boy standing on a balcony with a large column and balustrade behind him. He leans on what looks like a large spot light on the ground, and is about half as tall as the balustrade. He wears light colored shirt and shorts. The edges of the snapshot have a decorative stripped border. A handwritten inscription on the back reads, "Marvin Stirman / Capitol Building / Austin, Tex. / Oct. 1927."
Date: October 1927
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Ready for Austin: The Stirmans, Daisy Emery Allen and Annie Emery Bright with car]

Description: Photograph of a group of people with a 1920s style car. One woman sit behind the steering wheel, one woman sits on the runner, a woman stands on the other side of the hood propping a small boy on the hood, and two men stand in front of the car. The women all wear round glasses and bucket hats. The men and boy also wear hats of different styles. A house and trees are visible behind them. The snapshot has a decorative stripped boarder around the edges, and the back has the following inscription, … more
Date: October 1927
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Fred and Marvin Stirman, Daisy Emery Allen, and Annie Emery Bright at tourist park in Austin, Texas]

Description: Photograph of four people sitting on either side of a white picnic table on white benches. A man and young boy sit on the left side with trees at their backs, and two women sit on the right side with a field at their backs. There are various dishes and items on the table, and white one-story buildings in the background. The women look at the camera while the man looks back at the boy who is looking down at the table in front of him. The snapshot has a decorative striped boarder, and the back ha… more
Date: October 1927
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Photograph of First and Second Grade Students]

Description: Photograph of the first and second grade students at an elementary school in Haslet, Texas. There are five rows of children in the picture and the teacher is standing behind them; the names of some of the students are written on the back of the picture along with the names of the teacher, janitor, and superintendent.
Date: 1927
Partner: Haslet Public Library
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[Item 6B: Family home movie footage]

Description: A home video of the Owsley Family shot by Alvin Mansfield Owsley and his wife Lucy Ball Owsley of their children playing outdoors. The children can be seen playing toss with a ball, riding a seesaw, sliding down a slide, and playing with one another. Lucy can be seen holding one of her children, likely Thomas. Alvin Clark Owsley is visible at the end of the video.
Date: [1927,1936]
Duration: 10 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Owsley, Alvin Mansfield
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The book is case-wrapped in a blue woven fabric and the text and decorative designs is in gold colored embossing. The spine of the book has a black painted stripe with white writing on it. The front cover illustration is of a black haired girl wearing a blue and pink pinafore over a white shirt standing barefoot in a grassy field. She is hugging two mountain goats in front of her house. In the background are some tree branches and a partly-cloudy sky. Th… more
Date: 1927
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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