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- Confirmation Dresses
- Copy negative of four girls standing together in the middle of the road. The four girls have their arms wrapped around each other, wearing white dresses with sashes, stockings, white shoes, and bows in their hair.
- [Confirmation Party at Danevang Community Hall]
- Copy print of a confirmation celebration being held at Danevang Community Hall. Long tables have been arranged for the festivities, with three tables running parallel to the right wall and a fourth table perpendicular to the first three. All of the tables are full, except for the one closest to the foreground, which is empty. The photograph appears to have been taken from a high angle, as some of the guests are looking upwards towards the direction where the photograph was taken . The majority of them, however, are actively engaged in conversation and their food.
- Construction of Church
- Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church in the early stages of construction. The major parts of the church's framework have been put in place, and a group of men are seen working on either side. There have been two large, flat wooden boards placed parallel to each other on an incline, acting, presumably, as a ramp for vehicles. There is a truck parked on the church's foundation, and a man is walking away from it to the right. A decorative border surrounds the photograph. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph indicates the photograph's donors.
- Cotton Bales
- Copy negative of two rows of cotton bales and a wagon at a farm.
- Cotton Gin
- Copy print postcard of a cotton processing plant in Danevang, Texas. The property has a broad expanse of territory. The main buildings seem to be concentrated on the right, and additional farming equipment and tools are to the left, which also include carriages and cotton bales. Hand-written text on the back of the postcard was photocopied. Most of the text cannot be read with certainty.
- Cotton Gin Danevang
- Copy negative of Carl J. Harton leaning on a cotton gin at the Danevang co-op. Carl wears a buttoned shirt, pants, and a belt with a square metal buckle.
- Couple on a Bicycle
- Copy negative of Martha and Frederick Madsen seated on a bicycle in front of a columned-house in Danevang. Martha, who is sitting in front of Frederick, is wearing a bow in her hair, a sleeveless jumper, and long-sleeved shirt underneath. Frederick is wearing a fedora, dark suits, and slacks.
- Cow & Man
- Copy print of a man, identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, holding the reins of a calf. He stands in a dirt road. Behind him, an automobile is parked next to a series of single-story, disorderly sheds. There are a few slender trees off to the left near where the man stands.
- Croquet at O. J. Hansen Home
- Copy negative of a group of people playing croquet at O. J. Hansen's home in Danevang, Texas. The house has two visible gable roofs and five double-hung windows. There are four women on the rightmost part of the image but they do not appear to be playing. The man in the center bending down with a croquet mallet has been identified as Andrew E. Berndt. There is a second individual with a croquet mallet on the rightmost part of the image, but has mostly been cropped out of the image. The cast shadow of a seventh person can be seen in the foreground, who presumably took the photograph.
- Curtis & Patty Jensen
- Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Curtis and Patty Jensen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken some distance away, capturing some wild plants in the foreground next to a yellow wheel and a deep basin. A few feet away, there is a gravel walkway that runs parallel to the house. Past this walkway, the house is surrounded by a few trees in the front lawn. The home has intersecting gable roofs, one of which projects outwards to the front entrance creating an overhang supported by four brick columns. Different species of bushes and shrubs are along the edge of the home bordered by what appears to a line of bricks.
- [Dagny and Andrew Jensen in Front of their Home]
- Photograph of husband and wife couple Andrew Jensen and Dagny Andersen Jensen at their home. Dagny is on the left wearing a floral print dress cinched at the waist, necklace, and round frame glasses. Andrew is next to her with his hand around her shoulder wearing a plaid shirt, belted pants, and banded hat. Behind them, an open door can be seen as well as a small window with a small cleaning brush hanging from it. Accompanying information states that they are the parents of Lillie Jensen Petersen.
- Dagny Andersen Jensen and Grandmother
- Copy negative of a portrait of Dagny Andersen Jensen on the left, and her grandmother Pauline Andersen, on the right. Dagny, age eight, wears a dark-colored dress with a wide collar embroidered with light-colored flowers and a large bow in her hair. Pauline wears a dark-colored dress with several pleats around the collar. Her hair is parted down the center and pulled tightly back into a bun.
- Dane's Country Store
- Photograph of Dane's Country Store in Danevang, Texas. The store has a main door, two windows (one of which has a air conditioning system), and an old-western style sign on the second story which bears the store's name. The roof is supported by a wooden column. A red gas pump on the leftmost side of the picture has been partially cropped out. On the right, there is a parked car facing a single-story structure. A sticker placed on the front of the photograph states that the store was operated by Rick and Malynda Schulze, beginning in 1984.
- Danevag Community Hall
- Copy negative of community members standing in a crowd outside of the Danevang Meeting House in Danevang, Texas. The two-story meeting house features a three-story bell tower and arched windows that run across the length of the building.
- Danevang 4-H Club
- Photograph of members of the Danevang 4-H Club in front of a wooden wall. The girls wear dresses, and the boys wear jeans with short and long-sleeved shirts. Six girls are in the back, identified from left to right as Ruth Allenson, Glenda Christensen, Idel Bram, Jane Laustrup, Dorothy Waldman, and Beverly Elaine Waldman. In the front row, from left to the right, the boys have been identified as Timmy Nielsen, Johnny Brodsgaard, Vernon Bram, Kenneth Christensen, and Dennis Andersen. There is a Danish Heritage Society stamp on the back of the photograph which also lists their address.
- [Danevang Band at City-Garage]
- Photograph of a group of people standing in front of an establishment known as "City-Garage" at El Campo, Texas. The store itself seems to have served multiple purposes, as advertisements on its front facade give notice to welding, grocery, and gasoline products. There at least three automobiles in front of the store, with one car in the center right bearing various business names on its body. The group of people involved in the band have mostly concentrated on the right side, with a few others seen carrying instruments on the left side. These individuals wear musician hats; others are in full uniform. A line of children in the foreground can be seen on the left side. They are barefoot and the majority of the boys wear jumpsuits. A piece of paper on the top left corner lists some names, but they have not been matched to individual people.
- Danevang Baseball Team
- A black and white photograph of a baseball team in baseball uniforms, including baseball caps, at the Danevang baseball diamond. Four team members are seated while eight are standing behind them. One man who is not wearing a uniform stands slightly to the right of them.
- Danevang Baseball Team 1950
- Black and white photograph taken at the Danevang baseball diamond of a baseball team in uniforms. The team is accompanied by their managers, Fred "Densky" Hansen and J.O. Olson. One team member is laying down in front of the rest of the team members, who are either seated in the second row or standing in the back row.
- Danevang Cemetery
- Copy negative of the Danevang Cemetery. The granite headstone of Iver Winds is visible in the middle of the image surrounded by foliage. The parsonage is visible in the background, along with two flagpoles, flying American and Danish flags.
- Danevang Central School by Air
- Copy negative of the Danevang School from an aerial point of view. The school is a square building surrounded by farmland, houses, and other buildings. A fence circles the school building, which is also surrounded by automobiles.
- Danevang Church
- Copy negative of the remains of the Danevang Lutheran Church after a 1945 hurricane destroyed it. Nothing is left standing. Amidst short grasses, parts of the roof structure can be seen lopsided and wedged between different construction materials. A woman in a light-colored dress stands center left with her back to the camera on top of an incline.
- Danevang Church
- Copy negative of the remains of the Danevang Lutheran Church after a 1945 hurricane destroyed it. Several parts of the roof structure can be seen wedged between different construction materials from the walls and interior architecture. On the left part of the image, however, the front entrance appears to have remained untouched.
- Danevang Church Altar
- Copy negative of the altar at Danevang Lutheran Church. The alter features a large wooden panel divided into three sections, ornately carved and topped with a cross. The center panel is inset with a religious painting. Below the panel, the rectangular alter is covered in a white lace tablecloth. Two large candlesticks in metal holders, a cup, a bible, and other artifacts are sitting on the table.
- [Danevang Church Grounds]
- Photograph of church grounds in Danevang, Texas. The photograph appears to have been taken from the adjoining road. A broken-down fence stands along the perimeter of the church buildings, seen in the distance. There are at least three, with the middle one having the most typical church architecture; particularly the steeple tower at its right end. There are a number of small bushes and trees amongst these buildings. A decorative border surrounds the photograph.
- [Danevang Citizens at the Danevang Community Hall]
- Black and white photograph of a large group of Danevang citizens gathered in front of the Danevang Community Hall, a white wooden building with a single door in front. A pair of Danish flags are hanging on the building on either side of the open door. Numerous citizens are sitting and standing in and around the bleachers.
- Danevang Community Hall
- Copy negative of the Danevang Community Hall in Danevang, Texas. There is a fence and several automobiles in front of the building.
- [Danevang Community Hall After Hurricane in 1945]
- Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Danevang Community Hall after damages incurred during the hurricane that hit the town in 1945. Visible from two-point perspective, the building has a few missing shingles on its roof and some broken windowpanes, as evidenced by a woman who is sitting in one of the window frames and grasping a pane.
- Danevang Community Photo
- Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a large group of Danevang citizens arranged in several rows for a portrait in front of the Danevang Community Hall. The hall has several windows on its exterior facade; two are closed and three others are open. A few individuals are sitting within the open window frames or are directly in front of them.
- Danevang Cotton Gin
- Copy negative of Carl Harton sitting on top of a bale of cotton in front of Danevang's cotton gin. Carl is wearing a buttoned shirt, pants, and tall boots. Other cotton bales litter the yard in front of the gin.
- Danevang Danish Singers
- Photograph of a group of older men and women singing inside St. Phillips Hall in El Campo, Texas. The front row is composed of women in traditional Danish costumes: crochet-trim aprons tied at the waist over black dresses, black bonnets tied around the neck, and long-sleeved white shirts. They are singing from sheets of music that they hold near their chests. They have been identified, from left to right, as Marie Bram, Ingeborgh Berndt Atchetee, Helena Berndt Lauritsen, Gudrun Jensen, and Lillian Roberts. There are four men in the back. They too hold red pieces of paper. They have been identified, from left to right, as Fred Swendsen, Andrew Enemark Berndt, Pastor Eric Moller, and Otto Harton. The top of a Christmas tree is behind them, as well as a drop-down projection screen, a green wreath, and a clock off to the left.
- Danevang Farmers Co-op
- Card that has a printed black and white image pasted to its front. The image is of a brick building with a sign reading, "Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Inc." The front of the building has an open set of doors at its center; on either side of the doors are some windows. The side of the building is also visible, and features eight windows near the roof are vented open. Two automobiles are parked beside the building. In front of the building are two structure that look like gas pumps. An individual is standing next to the structure on the left.
- Danevang Farmer's Co-op Office
- Copy negative of the farmer's co-op office in Danevang, Texas. The building is small and has one front door and a window on each side. There is an automobile parked in front of the building.
- [Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Building]
- Postcard of a single-story building surrounded by a dirt road and farmlands. On the entrance, over double sided doors and a set of windows on either side, there is a large sign that reads "Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Inc.". On the right side of the building, towards the back, there are two parked cars. There are two men standing in between them. The man on the right is looking towards the direction where the photograph was taken.
- Danevang Farmers Coop
- Photograph of the Danevang Farmer's Co-operative building and corresponding structures taken from afar on a paved road. The company takes up a large expanse of territory. Its main structures appear to be concentrated in the middle, where complicated farming buildings and equipment lie, but seems to extend farther into the right where a single-story structure can be seen.
- Danevang Fire House
- Copy negative of the Danevang Fire Department, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. In the image, there is a large one-story building with three garage doors, and there is a white sign above the building that reads, "Danevang Vol. Fire Dept."
- Danevang Folks on Boat Ride
- Copy negative of citizens of Danevang taking a boat ride in Palacios Bay, Texas. The image was taken from the dock as the boat is taking off. People on the boat are leaning out the windows to look at the camera. One boy is sitting atop the roof of the vessel and clutching his hat in his hand. Several other children are leaning on the railing of the boat and dipping their toes in the water. The bank of the river and several buildings onshore can be seen behind the boat, as well as a bridge that extends past the picture plane.
- [Danevang Highway Construction Crew]
- Black and white photograph of a number of men resting outside of a brick building that has large open spaces in its wall, presumably for shipping or moving purposes. The men make up some of the construction crew that was responsible for the highway near Danevang. All of the men are wearing hats. Some of the men are wearing suits while the other men are wearing work clothes and boots. A large piece of machinery with a caterpillar tracks is parked on the right. A large pallet upon which bags and boxes are piled is on the left; two men are standing on it and two other men are sitting on it.
- Danevang Historical Marker
- 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 through option by Danish Folk Society from Texas Land and Cattle Company. Most immigrants came first to the northern United States, where other Danes had settled, and then to Texas, desiring to preserve their national culture, language, and religion. A Lutheran church was erected in 1895. Hardships included disease, insects, poorly drained land, and primitive transportation; but hard work, farming ability, and cooperation brought success. (1970)."
- [Danevang Hug-the-Coast Baseball League Members]
- Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Danevang Hug-the-Coast League members, all of whom are male, posed outdoors. Every member is wearing a baseball cap except for one man in a cowboy hat. There are two rows; four men are seated on the front row and nine men are standing on the back row.
- Danevang L.C.W.
- Photograph of a group of people seated in front of a red curtain. They are part of an organization, but accompanying information does not supply further details on the acronym "L.C.W." The group is mostly composed of women, with the exception of a man in a suit and bow tie in the right bottom corner. They are all dressed in formal attire. A piece of paper on the back of the photograph identifies them from left to right. The bottom row is composed of Margaret Juhl, Delphie Carlson, Lillian Roberts, Emma Berndt, Ester Hutson, Lillian Hansen, Ruth Brodsgaard, Reverend I. Pederson. The second row: Essie White, Joyce Nielsen, Gertrude Hansen, Bertha Jensen, Marie Swendsen, Henrietta Bram, Elsie Christensen, Anita Schultz, Alice Hansen, and Myrtle Lauritsen. The top row: Martha Graff, Joyce Petersen, unknown, Louise Petersen, Helena Lauritsen, Edna Olson, Julia Knudsen, Ella Hansen, Myrtle Waldman, and Dora Wind.
- Danevang Lutheran Church
- Copy negative of Danevang Lutheran Church in Danevang, Texas. Several groups of people are standing outside the church; some are sitting on the porch while others are standing near parked automobiles. Two flags, one American and one Texan, fly over the church, and a floral garland hangs over the front door.
- Danevang Lutheran Church Altar
- Photograph of the inside altar area of the Danevang Lutheran Church. Wooden benches are on either side of the area leading up to the alter and podium. Wooden railings separate the bench and altar area. A podium is visible just behind the right railing, where a microphone is in an upward position. A red carpet lines the floor. Past a couple of steps, there is an alcove built in the back wall bearing a large cross. Below it, an ornate wooden table has two candle-holders and a candelabra resting on top. There are two doors on the right and left side of the back wall; both are closed.
- Danevang Lutheran Church and Cemetery
- Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church and Community Hall. There is a cemetery in the foreground. It appears as if there's been a recent burial in the leftmost side of the picture, judging by the mound of dirt behind one of the tombstones. The church has been built on a central axis with light-colored siding and a gray roof. A large bell tower rises over the entrance, tapering into a point at the top. The silhouette of the bell is seen just underneath the shingled roof of the steeple. A paved walkway leads to the community hall on the rightmost side of the picture. The community center has been built with similar exterior building materials as the church.
- [Danevang Lutheran Church as Seen From Amongst Cornfield]
- A color photograph of a white building with a steeple, identified as [Danevang Lutheran Church] according to accompanying information and related photographs. There are two main sections of the church, one of which is partly covered by trees surrounding the building. Power lines that are situated in front of the church run from the left to the right of the picture plane. The fore ground and middle ground are dominated by what appears to be a cornfield.
- [Danevang Lutheran Church Congregration at Oil Well]
- Copy print of the Danevang Lutheran Church congregation at the sight of the first oil well drilling at Clemville, Texas. They surround a pool of water surrounded by a plot of land that is mostly sediment and dirt. Some of the people carry umbrellas, and the majority wear formal attire. Included in the group are also children. On the far right, there appears to be a pipe blowing a black liquid unto the water.
- [Danevang Lutheran Church Under Construction]
- Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church in the early stages of construction. Two major parts of the church's framework are standing. A group of men are on either side, all of whom appear to be in the process of lifting something. A truck is parked in the center, and a large metal, tower-like structure is projecting from it. The landscape that surrounds the church is barren, with a scarce amount of trees and bushes on either side of the photograph.
- [Danevang Lutheran Church Under Construction]
- Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church in the early stages of construction. Large parts of the church's framework have been built, and a group of men on either side appear to be in the process of affixing the foremost one to a large, horizontal beam. There is a construction truck parked in the center with a tower-like structure projecting from it. A tree is seen in the distance.
- Danevang Lutheran Church with Fence
- Copy negative of the Danevang Lutheran Church in Danevang, Texas. The church has a steeple and a bell tower, and is surrounded by a wire fence.
- Danevang People at Meeting House
- Copy negative of community members gathered together outside of the Danevang Community Hall in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The community hall is a large, one-story wooden building with two flags hanging on the front of the building.
- Danevang People Hauling Cotton Seed to El Campo
- Photograph of a group of men on top of a mule-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Second from right is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. Second from left is Marius Christensen, followed by Jens Berndt. The wagon and mules belong to Chris Petersen, who may or may not be in the picture. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal frame. Near the back wheel of the wagon is a tightly-packed sack; presumably, one of the cotton bales. A second mule-drawn wagon can be seen behind them on the far right.