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Metadata
Accession number |
2009.015 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.015.001d |
Object Name |
Base |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Description |
Flag pole base, Part of a display set for the United States flag (2009.015.001a-d) Three feet gold painted metal base. The three feet elevates the center up, creating a tripod. The base has a flower design that is identical on each of the three feet. Each foot has a small flower on the end (the part that is on the ground) and a larger one closer to the center (elevated). It has three metal screws attach to fasten the flagpole (2009.015.001c). The screws have an oval handles. In the center where the pole is fasten there is a plastic ring used to protect the flagpole. |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-3 L-5.6 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Sioux City |
Owned By |
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church |
Material |
metal/plastic |
Associated People |
Jensen, Irving |
Search Terms |
U.S. flag flag Iowa Sioux City Our Saviour's Lutheran Church base flagpole |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, UELC |
Provenance |
Part of a set (2009.015.001a-d). All items from Our Saviour'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 it's 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 privelage 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 baptised 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. |
Images |
131\2009015001d-1.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
05/05/2009 |