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[4-H Club]
Photograph of eleven children standing in two rows. Their names are Ruby Allenson, Dennis Andersen, Leroy Bram, Idel Bram, John Brodsgaard, Kenneth Christensen, Jane Klaustrup, Dorothy Waldman, and Annette Waldman.
Danevang Telephone Company
Document describing the telecommunications development in Danevang, Texas.
[1922 Confirmation Class]
Photograph of five young men, a pastor, and four young women posed in front of a white church. Their names are Herman Krag, Knud Strarup, Niels Petersen, Olaf Hansen, Oscar Smith, Asta Nygaard, Emma Sophia Hansen, Pastor Rodholm, Marie Harton, and Marie Magdalene Ingvardsen.
[1944 Confirmation Class]
Photograph of the graduating confirmation class at the Swedish Lutheran Church in El Campo. Their names from right to left are Norma Bard, Grace Mildred Bergstrom, Alvin Jensen, Lawrence Bergland, Harold Bergland, and Keith Andersen.
Danish Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Document about the history of the Danish Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Danevang.
O. W. Schaer Home
Copy negative of O. W. Schaer displaying the results of a duck hunt. He stands on a columned porch, holding several dead ducks in his right hand and a shot gun in his left. He is wearing rubber boots, an ammunition belt, and a cap.
1908 Gusher
Copy negative of an a 4,000 barrel oil geyser, six miles east of Bay City, Texas.
4-H Girls in Danish Costumes
Copy negative of members of the Danevang girl's 4-H club. The girls are wearing traditional Danish Costumes. Pictured from left to right, the top row includes Jane Kladstrup, Geneva Bram, Peggy Bram, Sharon Krag, and Annette Waldman. The bottom row includes Carolyn Lauritsen, Sharon Roberts, Beverly Waldman, and Eleanor Berndt.
Marius Bram's Mother Marlene Bram
Copy negative of a portrait of Marlene Bram, the mother of Marius Bram, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Marlene is wearing a striped dress that buttons to the neck, a bow pinned to her collar, and barrettes in her hair.
Camping at the Bay
Copy negative of three men plucking game birds while camping at Palacios Bay in Texas. Two men are standing; one is holding a pile of guns and the other is cooking. The third man is sitting. Tools and supplies are visible around the camp. Two mules are standing next to a covered wagon.
Mads Anderson and wife Maren Marie Knudsen
Copy negative of Mads Anderson and his wife Maren Marie Knudsen in Dakota City, Nebraska. Mads is sitting in a chair, and Maren is standing on his right side with her hand resting on his shoulder. Mads is wearing a vest and suit jacket, and Maren is wearing a dress with a bustle, ruffled sleeves, a buttoned bodice with striped trim, a floral pin, and a long necklace.
Mads Anderson Family Portrait
Copy negative of the Andersen family. The group consists of fourteen seated family members. The men are wearing suits and ties, and the women are wearing dresses. From left to right in the back row sit Harry, Hans, Elmer, Viggo, Arthur. In the second row, Visbeck, Emilie, Carl. In the third row, Mabel, Mads, Berthe, and Helga, and in the front sits Adolph, Marentze.
Harry Anderson World War One
Copy negative of Harry Andersen standing outside in front of foliage in his military uniform. The uniform features a long-sleeve buttoned jacket with four large pockets on the front, loose pleated pants that tighten around the knee and calf, laced shoes, and a hat.
Mads Andersen at Helvig Madsen home
Copy negative of a group gathering outside of the home of Helvig Madsen. Mads Andersen is sitting on a fence in the foreground wearing a shirt, trousers with suspenders, and round glasses. Behind him, a group of people including Chris Madsen, facing forward on the left, and Mrs. Peter Thyssen on the right, are conversing. The men in the background are wearing shirts with horizontally-striped ties, and Mrs. Peter Thyssen is wearing a floral-patterned dress.
Mad Andersen's Home
Copy negative of Mads Andersen's home in Danevang, Texas. The two-story whitewashed wood house has nine visible windows at the front and a chimney coming out of the roof. The property is surrounded by trees and foliage.
Mads Andersen and second wife Bertha Knudsen Andersen
Copy negative of Mads Andersen and his second wife, Bertha Knudsen Andersen, sitting outside of their home. The couple is turned toward the right, however their heads are turned to face the camera. Berthe is wearing a jacket over a pleated skirt, her hair is pulled back, and her hands are in her lap. Mads is wearing a light-colored shirt with suspenders, a tie, and plaid pants. A wood-slated house stands in the background behind the couple. Floral curtains are visible in the four windows at the front of the house. There are flower beds on either side of the columned porch.
Marentze Andersen
Copy negative of Marentze Andersen, daughter of Mads and Berthe Andersen. Marentze's body is turned to the right, but her face is turned forward. She is wearing a dark-colored round-neck shirt and has a short hair cut.
Portrait of Berthe Kristine Knudsen Andersen
Copy negative of Berthe Kristine Knudsen Andersen before her marriage to Mads Andersen. Berthe is leaning on an upholstered rocking chair and is facing forward. She is wearing a dress with a center row of buttons and decorative lapels on the long-sleeve bodice. Her hair is pulled back in a bun and she is wearing earrings. The background comprises of an interior scene with a draped window and framed art on the wall directly behind Berthe.
Overland Car (First car in Danevang)
Copy negative of the first automobile in Danevang, Texas. The automobile was owned by Mads Andersen, who sits in the driver's seat holding the steering wheel. Mads wife, Berthe, and daughter, Marentze, are also sitting in the vehicle.
Wagons Hauling Cotton
Copy negative of men hauling cotton on wagons pulled by horses at Mads Andersen's farm in Wharton County, Texas. The five wagons are lined up single file on a road.
Mads Andersen Rumley Tractor
Copy negative of Mads Andersen on his farm with his Rumley Tractor. Arthur Andersen is driving the tractor and pulling a flat-bottomed plow behind him.
Andersen Boys on Danevang Baseball Team
Copy negative of the Danevang boys baseball team. The group of boys are standing together outside. Two men are mounted on horses to the left of the team, and three men in suits and hats are standing to the right of the team. Three of the players identified as Elmer, Arthur, and Hands Andersen are wearing baseball uniforms with the word "Danevang" written across the chest. The other team members are wearing various unmatched clothing.
Mads Andersen Cotton Bales
Copy negative of one hundred and one cotton bales from one-hundred acres of Mads Andersen's farm. The hay bales are grouped together in a wired-fence enclosing, which is surrounded by trees. A house and a vehicle is faintly visible in the background.
Hans Thorvald Andersen and Anna Kristine Thomsen
Copy negative of Hans Thorvald Andersen and his wife, Anne Kristine Andersen. Anne is standing slightly behind Hans, wearing a short-sleeved lace wedding gown, tulle veil, floral head piece, and holding a large floral bouquet. Hans is wearing a dark suit and necktie.
1920 Dodge Roadster
Copy negative of Hans Thorvald and Anna Andersen standing in front of their Dodge Roadster on their honeymoon in Parlier, California. Anna is wearing a loose long-sleeved shirt that gathers at both cuffs, a scarf tied around her neck, loose pants, and a hat with a gathered ribbon across the rim. Hans, who is standing beside Anna, is wearing a buttoned shirt, a tie, loose trousers, a tool belt, and is holding a hat in his hand. The couple had to change thirty-five flat tires on their honeymoon trip from California to Texas.
1920 Dodge Roadster
Copy negative of Hans Andersen changing a flat tire on his 1920 Dodge Roadster during his honeymoon trip to California with his wife, Anna. Hans is squatting by the front left tire with a tool in his hand. Hans had to change thirty-five tires during the trip.
Pitching a Tent
Copy negative of Anna Andersen on her honeymoon with her husband Hans Andersen. Anna is sitting in a tent at a camping ground, surrounded by various camping materials and their Dodge Roadster.
Flat Tires
Copy negative of Hans Andersen driving his 1920 Dodge Roadster across a river during his journey from Parlier, California to Danevang, Texas.
Doris Kristine and Virginia Hansine Andersen
Copy negative of Doris and Virginia Andersen, daughters of Hans and Anna Andersen. The two girls are standing in front of a wood-frame house, wearing light-colored dresses with ruffled sleeves. The girls are wearing white ankle socks and t-strap shoes.
Portrait of Loraine Ethel
Copy negative of Loraine Andersen standing in front of a wood frame house. She is wearing a gingham dress with two front pockets, a white blouse, a bow in her hair, and is holding a book in her hands.
Hans Andersen New Home
Copy negative of Hans Andersen playing with his two young daughters, Doris and Virginia, on the sidewalk of their newly constructed home. Hans is squatting in front of his sitting children. The family house and garage are visible in the background.
Aerial View of Mads Andersen Home
Copy negative of Mads Andersen's home from an aerial viewpoint. Outlying buildings, a church, trees and farmland surround the home.
R B Store - Post Office
Copy negative of the Harton family standing outside of the department store and post office they owned. The three men are wearing buttoned long-sleeve shirts, belts and slacks. One man holds a child in his arms. The woman is standing second from the right, wearing a patterned and collared shirt-dress and brogan shoes.
Blacksmith Shop in Denmark
Copy negative of workers standing outside of a blacksmith shop in Denmark. The men and women are grouped around a piece of machinery outside of the large brick building. The women, who are all dressed in formal attire, are standing to the right of the machinery. The men are dressed in work clothes. Carl Harton is identified in the photograph with a hand-written note.
Portrait of Carl Harton and second wife Louise
Copy negative of Carl and Louise Harton outside of their farm. Louise, who is wearing a light-colored collared dress and sandals, is standing in front of a vehicle. Carl is standing to the right of Louise, and is wearing overalls and closed-toe shoes. A farm building is visible in the background with a tractor parked in front.
Dorthea Rasmussen
Copy negative of Dorthea Rasmussen, Carl Harton's mother. Dorthea is sitting, facing the camera, wearing a dark dress and patterned scarf. Her hair is pulled back off her shoulders. An inscription on the photograph reads "Ernest Austin."
Ted Jensen Ready for School
Copy negative of young Theodore Jensen standing by his bicycle in front of cotton bales at H.P Jensen's farm. Theodore is wearing a pin-striped buttoned jacket, short trousers, hat, and a cross-body bag. He is carrying a tin lunch pail in his hand. A hand-written note reads "Ted Jensen Ready for School."
Hans P. Jensen's Home
Copy negative of Hans P. Jensen's home, restored by the Danish Historical Preservation Society. The two-story wood frame house features rectangular windows on both stories and a triangular roof. The property is surrounded by a wire fence, trees, and shrubs. A girl stands to the right of the house.
Family Group
Copy negative of several Danish families from Danevange, Texas standing in front of H. J. Rasmussen's home. The men are standing towards the back of the group, wearing buttoned shirts, slacks, and brimmed hats. The women in the group are centered around the left side of the image, wearing pleated dresses. The children in the photograph are kneeling in the center of the group, dressed similarly to the adults.
Danevang School 1927
Copy negative of ninth and tenth grade students at the Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. The students are grouped in three rows in front of the school house. Two boys in the center of the group hold a sign reading "Danevang High, Feb. 8 1927, Miss. Jones." All of the boys are wearing long-sleeve collared shirts. The girls are wearing dresses and have bobbed haircuts.
Hauling Cotton to Market
Copy negative of Hans Andersen hauling cotton to market in a horse-drawn wagon. Hans is sitting atop several hay bales and guiding the horses down a dirt road.
Roger Leroy & Kenneth Mads Andersen
Copy negative of brothers Roger and Kenneth Andersen standing in front of a tractor at Hans Andersen's farm. The younger brother, who is wearing overalls over a short-sleeved collared shirt and lace-up shoes, is standing slightly in front of the older brother, who is wearing coveralls.
New Overland Car
Copy negative of eighteen-month old Doris Andersen, daughter of Hans and Anna Andersen, sitting on the side rail of her parent's new Overland car. Doris is wearing a light-colored sleeveless dress with a scalloped hem, ankle socks, and t-strap shoes.
Hans and Anna Andersen New Home
Copy negative of Hans and Anna Andersen's new two-story wood frame home, which has a front porch and balcony. The image includes a list of the costs incurred while constructing the home, totaling $4,126.98.
R B Store - Post Office
Copy negative of the R.B. Department Store and post office in Danevang, Texas, owned by Otto Harton and Einer Harton.
Trying Tobacco
Copy negative of four men smoking tobacco. The four men are squatting or sitting in a semicircle. They are all wearing suits, ties, and hats. A tin box lies in front of them.
Neils Christian Jensen and Gunda Marie Jensen
Copy negative of Gunda and Neils Jensen sitting in chairs outside of their home, surrounded by foliage and flowers. Gundra has her hands folded in her lap, wearing a button shirt, skirt, belt, and hat. Neils is wearing a collared shirt and tie, with suspenders attached to his slacks, and glasses.
Neils Christian Jensen Family
Copy negative of Neils Christian Jensen's home. The one-story wood-frame home is surrounded by a picket fence. A laundry line is visible in the front yard, while a windmill and storage tank are visible behind the home. The roof of the home is dusted with snow.
1911 Holiday Automobile
Copy negative of a 1911 automobile parked outside of Andrew Neils Smith's home, with members of the Smith family sitting inside. The father and mother sit in the front seat, while six children sit in the back. The mother is wearing an apron over a patterned dress, her long sleeves are pushed to her elbows and her hair is parted and pulled back into a bun. The father is sitting slightly behind the woman, wearing a collared shirt, tie, and a brimmed hat.
Soldiers Homecoming
Copy negative of veterans arriving home after World War I. The twelve men, who are all wearing their uniforms, are walking across a field in rows of two.
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