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Object Name |
Stand, Book |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Description |
Rectangular book stand which is raised on four spherical legs, one on each corner, and crafted from a gold colored metal. The bottom of the stand, attached to the four legs, is a rectangular perimeter of metal rods which measures three fourths of an inch tall by three fourths of an inch wide. Each of the legs screws onto the underside of the perimeter and they raise the metal frame up approximately one and a half inches. A metal piece runs vertically from the front of the rectangle to the reverse edge. It is hallow and attaches to the frame with two screws on each end. Four grooves are present on the metal piece to create a support location for the foot of the top section of the book stand. Two hinges are present on the back edge of the base and connect the rectangular perimeter to the top of the stand. The top section of the book stand is also rectangular in shape. It has four rectangular cutouts which form the outline of a cross in the remaining metal. On the bottom reverse edge of the top section there is a one inch metal lip which supports the books which are placed on the stand. A metal foot extends from the back of the top section of the book stand. It is triangular at the far end, which fits into the grooves on the vertical piece of the base. The foot can rotate one hundred and eighty degrees to lay flat against the top when the stand is closed. On the front side of the top piece is an engraving at the center of the rectangular cutouts. It reads, "PRESENTED/TO/OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN CHURCH/BY/Harold and Anna Hansen/A MEMORIAL TO THEIR PARENTS/Rev. Fritz and Camilla Andersen - Niels and Augusta Hansen/1943". |
Dimensions |
H-3.25 W-11.1 L-14 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Sioux City |
Owned By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Material |
Metal |
Associated People |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. Hansen, Harold Hansen, Anna Andersen, Fritz Andersen, Camilla Hansen, Niels Hansen, Agusta |
Search Terms |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. Sioux City Iowa church stand book stand Hansen, Harold Hansen, Anna Andersen, Fritz Andersen, Camilla Hansen, Niels Hansen, Agusta |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, UELC |
Provenance |
Metal book stand used at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. In the summer of 1890, young seminary graduate N.P. Gravengaard arrived from Denmark. On August 3, 1890, the first congregational meeting was held and they officially declared themselves the Danish Lutheran Church of Sioux City. In October of that year, the congregation decided to purchase its own building and two months later a lot at 115 12th Street was purchased for $1400. Soon after, the congregation also bought the Norwegian Lutheran Church building (located at 6th and Court) and moved it to their newly purchased lot on 12th Street where it still stands (as of 1990). In December 1892, Gravengaard was officially called to be the pastor of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, as it was now called. He remained for two years and then returned to Denmark. Several preachers came and went, and in 1899, Pastor Niels Damskov arrived from Denmark. In 1910, the congregation voted to have worship once a month in English, and in 1911, young men and women aged 18 were given the privilege to vote. On March 2, 1922, the congregation joined the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and on July 10, 1922, construction of the new church began and dedication services were held that December. In 1960, the congregation joined the merger of three former Synods and became affiliated with the American Lutheran Church. On Sept. 25, 1965, Our Savior's celebrated its 75th anniversary with a baptized membership of 312 and a confirmed membership of 217. The next year showed a decline in membership and attendance, but they regained strength in the next several years. |
Date Received by Museum |
05/05/2009 |
Images |
130\2009015006.JPG |
Accession number |
2009.015 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.015.006 |