Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas. Discolored yellow and white wood siding covers the exterior, and brown shingles cover an intersecting gableed roof. A chimney is on top of the roof near one of the hips. Several objects have been strewn about the front lawn, including a gas tank and a small metal basin. In the back, off to the left, there is a red pick-up truck and an outbuilding. Several leafless trees are behind the home.
Photograph of the front view of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Jim and Jennifer Harton. The house has an intersecting gable and hip roof. The gable extends over the front entrance creating an overhang supported by four equally separated white columns. The front door is flanked on each side by two double-hung windows. Additionally, there is a small fifth window on the left side of the house. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing an empty front lawn and a couple of utility poles in the distance.
Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Jim and Jennifer Harton. The house has an intersecting gable and hip roof. The gable extends over the front entrance creating an overhang supported by four equally separated white columns. A large bush is planted directly in front of the two left columns, at the corner of a paved walkway leading to the front door. Two double-hung windows flank the right and left sides of the door. A utility pole is visible in the background.
Photograph of a single-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Julius and Stephanie Swendsen. There are trees on all sides of the house and small bushes planted around the edge of the walls. The house itself has intersecting gable roofs with dark shingles, white horizontal siding, and several double-hung windows on the first floor.
Photograph of a single-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Lars Wind. The photograph was taken from the front, capturing the front facade of a house with intersecting gable roofs with brown shingles, white siding, and several double-hung windows on the first floor. There is an air conditioning unit hanging out of the fifth window from the left. Two large trees are in the front lawn, and the trunk of a third one - which has been cut down - can be seen near the three rightmost windows of the house.
Photograph of a single-story, yellow brick home belonging to Lawrence and Gloria Petersen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph seems to have been taken from the road, capturing a wide paved walkway perpendicular to the house leading up to a flat wall with a window. A few large trees lie on the left side of the walkway. On the right, there is a small, slender tree. Most of the windows and exterior designs have been covered by the trees, but the front door, a few windows, and some of the small plants along the edge of the house are visible.
Photograph of a single-story red brick home in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states property belonged to Leo Allenson before it was sold to Keith Bram. The house has a hip roof and several small windows running the length of the house. In the leftmost side of the photograph, a parked car is visible next to a second structure.
Photograph of single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Leo and Doris Allenson. Photograph was taken from a distance, and the foreground is of a tilled land that is separated from the very well-kept front lawn of the Allenson's home. Plants and bushes of various sizes line the edge of the house. The house itself is made of light-colored brick and its roof is composed of gray shingles. A neighboring home is off to the right. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph states home was built in 1983.
Photograph of a single-story home belonging to Leonard Lauritsen in Danevang, Texas. There are yellow flowers lining the edge of the house as well as other small bushes. White siding and dark-color shingles have been used for construction materials, and underneath a gable roof, there are two double-hung windows. Tall trees tower all around the house. Pink flowers grow from one behind the house.
Photograph of a single-story, brick home belonging to Leroy and Ann Strarup, located in Danevang, Texas. The grass around the house has been cut short. The trees around the house have been bordered off by a small mound of dirt, and some of them have small bushes flanking their sides. Yellow flowers are around the edge of the house, as well as other bushes and small grasses.
Photograph of the A. Longwood farmstead property in Danevang, Texas. A dirt path in the foreground leads up to the main structure, a two-story house with white siding, intersecting gable roofs with light gray shingles, and double-hung windows on the first and second floors. A parked car is to the left underneath a tree. To the right, there is a red mechanical plow, and behind it, what appears to be an outbuilding. A white sticker placed on the front of the photograph indicates that it is "now Fred Swendsen rent house."
Photograph of a group of elderly women belonging to the Lutheran Church Women Organization inside Danevang Community Hall. They are all wearing glasses and wear conservative attire. The back row stands and the front row is seated. Names have been provided, but it seems that one name was left out from each row, so their identities cannot be stated with certainty. A hand-written notation on the back of the photograph gives the years 1986-1989 as the tenure of Pastor Voges, who is seated somewhere in the front row.
Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Mads Andersen. Across a narrow body of water in the foreground, various plants and bushes surround the main property off to the left in the back. It is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and a balcony on the second floor bordered by post railings. This same balcony creates an overhang for a first floor entrance. A thick blanket of snow covers the property.
Photograph of a woman in a wheelchair, identified as Mary Andersen, at her 100th birthday celebration with her four daughters standing behind her. Mary Andersen is holding a heart-shaped box that reads, "Mary H. Andersen 100 centennial". She is wearing a pink floral dress and a pearl necklace. From left to right, her daughters have been identified as Rena Howard, June Andersen Gann, Ruth Brodsgaard, and Christine Ingvardeen Michaelsen. Behind them, there is an unidentified man. A series of long tables have been arranged for the festivities. In the very back, frames of different sizes and designs have been put on a gridded fence. Photograph was taken at Plainview Hall.
Color photograph of a woman and a man, posing indoors together. The woman is Mary Bell, a retired teacher who taught wood carving to the man on her right, Carl Larsen. According to a typed note on the card that is attached to the photograph, Mary was in ill health and located Carl Larson to present him with a wood carving that he had made while in school. Mary is wearing a blue shirt and glasses; Carl is wearing a brown shirt and a jacket. Behind them, the light-colored wood paneling of the building is visible. A small doorknob is discernible to the right of Carl.
Photograph of Mary Jane and Eddie Wood, standing in the parking lot of Danevang Lutheran Church at its 90th anniversary celebration, visible from the waist up. Eddie has is holding a book against his body and has a cigarette between two fingers. Several cars are parked behind them.
Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Meta and Ira (Red) Penninger. The home has horizontal light-colored siding and a shingled, closed gable roof with missing shingles near the top. There are different bushes along the edge of the house. Several double-hung windows are on the front wall. There is a second single-story structure visible in the background on the rightmost side of the image.
Photograph of a trailer park home in Danevang, Texas. There are two large trees to the right of it. A dirt road is past the trees and rounds the corner of the home in the back. There are at least three visible windows, and the trailer is painted a beige color. Accompanying information states home once belonged to Michael and Shelly Nielsen, but they now live on the Walter Nielsen homestead.
Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas. It has blue siding, several windows, and is surrounded by large trees. There is a series of wooden and metal posts lined alongside a dirt walkway that lead up to two parked automobiles on the far right. They appear to be in front of an open, outdoor garage. Accompanying information states that the home originally belonged to Neils Berndt, before it was destroyed by a fire in 1990. Ownership of the home transferred to George and Robbie Stall, but it does not state if this happened before or after the fire.
Photograph of two young men identified as Martin (left) and Anton Strarup (right) on the front steps of a two-story home belonging to Nels Strarup. The men are dressed identical to each other in dark-colored trousers and a shirt and tie combination. A brick base and column support an overhang that covers the front porch of the house. Above it, on the second floor, a gable roof and three double-hung windows are visible. A few potted plants have been set on the front steps. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph of a leaping fox with the accompanying text, "Fox Tone Print Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas".
Photograph of a two-story brick house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Olaf Olsen. The photograph was taken from a trimmed front lawn, capturing two large trees that tower over the house and cover it in shadows. The house has gray shingles and intersecting gable roofs. The front door is covered by an overhang with a domed opening made from the brick. A wooden fence can be seen in the back on the right part of the house.
Photograph of a swamp and grassy area that is identified by a white sticker on the front as the "Danevang Picnic Grounds." Accompanying information, as well as the sign in the image, also names the location as "Old Dane's Campground." A rusted white fence is on the left next to the sign. There is a repeating pink stamp on the back of the photograph of the same leaping fox and the accompanying text, "This paper manufactured by Kodak May 85 - Hou."
Color photograph of two women sitting at an upright piano that is partially visible. On the left is the church organist Patty Jensen, who is wearing a floral print dress with a wide, white collar. On her right is Pastor Deana Voges who is wearing glasses, a white robe, and a necklace with a Lutheran cross pendant on it. She is holding onto a T-handled cane. The stained glass of a patterned window is visible on the wall beside them. According to accompanying information, they are at a welcoming celebration in honor of the Danish Rebild Society, an organization that provides support and preservation services to Danish-Americans.
Photograph of a single-story brick house behind an average-size tree. There are small, pink flowers surrounding the perimeter of the house. Accompanying information states home belongs to Otto and Henrietta Bram. The top of two trees are visible behind the house.
Color photograph of husband and wife Ronald P. Jespersen and Delores Jespersen. Ronald is a pastor of the church for which this 90th anniversary celebration is being held; the couple is pictured indoors at the church. A large floral arrangement sits to the right of the couple and a stained glass window is visible behind them.
Studio photograph of Pastor Erik and his wife, Margaret Moller, in a well-lit space with a blank backdrop. Margaret, on the left, wears a v-neck blouse with a brooch pinned to her left lapel, post earrings, and horn-rimmed glasses. Pastor Erik, on the right, wears a dark suit jacket and tie over a light-colored shirt. There is a folded handkerchief in his left pocket. He also wears horn-rimmed glasses. Hand-written text in pencil on the back of the photograph reads, "Margaret and Rev. Erik Moller, last Danish minister to serve Danevang - the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church."
Photograph of Pastor Joe O. Javang and his wife Pearl Javang. The pastor holds a small cracker on his right hand and has his other arm around Pearl's shoulder. He wears dark-framed glasses, a cross around his neck, and a black tie over a white short-sleeve shirt. Pearl wears round glasses, a green blouse, and beige bottom. Two candles, a teapot, and a floral arrangement can be seen on the surface of a table in front of them. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph indicates that Pastor Joe was the interim pastor at a church in Danevang, Texas, for six months between 1985 and 1986.
Photograph of a trailer park home in Danevang, Texas, originally home to Pastor Eric Moeller and Mrs. Moeller. The trailer has been painted yellow and red, and two large trees are on the left in front of the entrance to the home. Accompanying information states the couple retired here until Mrs. Moeller went to a rest home in 1982, after which, John Dippel took ownership and residence.
Photograph of an adult woman, identified as Patty Jensen, standing inside what appears to be a kitchen space. She smiles openly at the camera with her hands behind her back. She wears a blue denim, belted dress with gold leaf-like motif embellishments on her chest. Behind her on a wall with wooden siding, there is a framed picture of an aerial view of a farmstead. A wooden dining table can be seen in the adjoining room past the threshold on the right side of the image. Accompanying information states: "Patty Jacobs Jensen, daughter of Mr. & Mrs Henry Jacobs and the wife of Curtis Jensen was born in Speaks, Tx. Patty served Danevang Lutheran Church as organist from April 1967 thru May 2010 [sic]."
Color photograph of several small clusters of people standing outside and conversing at Danevang Lutheran Church for its 90th anniversary homecoming celebration. They are all wearing dressy but casual attire. The white church building is visible in the background.
Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states main home originally belonged to Peter Jensen. Ownership later transferred to Dennis Schulz and finally sold in 1985 to "Garcia." A few trees are on the left side of the photo. Behind them, the two-story home has been built with white siding, a shingled single sloping roof, and rectangular windows. To the right, there are a couple of outbuildings and a couple of small trees.
Color photograph of five elderly women, all of whom are wearing glasses, grouped together indoors. Together they make the planning crew for the 90th anniversary celebration of Danevang Lutheran Church. The room where they stand is wood-paneled and has two windows that are visible. A few potted plants sit in or by the window sill to the right of the women.
Studio portrait photograph of the Lauderdale family in front of a cloudy, brown backdrop. The man in the very back who stands above the rest is Pastor Dan Lauderdale. He wears a striped red shirt with white trim accents on his collar and sleeves. The older woman whose hair has been pulled back and pinned with flowers is Pastor Dan Lauderdale's mother, Dorothy Galbraith Lauderdale. Cindy Lauderdale is seated on the right and wears a red gingham dress. She is Pastor Dan's wife. Their two children are in the front, Rachel and Tabitha; however, these names have not been matched properly to their individual positions.
Photograph of Reverend Eric Moller and Pastor Dan Lauderdale at Pastor Dan's farewell party. They are standing in front of a table, on which a folded piece of paper has been opened. Two small Danish flags emerge from the bottom left corner. Reverend Eric is standing on the left smiling toothily. He wears a two-piece gray suit and striped tie. To the right is Pastor Dan Lauderdale, who holds his hands behind his back and restrains a smile. He wears a dark blue shirt and dark pants. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph indicates that the photograph was taken at "Com. Hall", perhaps an abbreviation for Community Hall.
Photograph of a group of people marching on a city street wearing various costumes. Some are in period-style colonial outfits while others are more casually dressed. A Danish flag is being carried by a woman on the rightmost part of the image. A hand-written note on the back of the photograph states that they are at a "parade for dedication of San Antonio library, representing 'The Emperor's New Clothes'." Al Jensen has been named, but his position in the photograph has not been supplied.
Studio portrait photograph of a young blond woman, identified as Shelley Schaer, in a well-lit space. She wears a purple, long-sleeve blouse and gold post earrings. She has her hands folded in front of her and smiles openly at the camera. Accompanying information states: "Shelley Schaer daughter of Doyle and Ann Schaer is 18 years of age and is a native of Danevang. Shelley is the first Pianist in Danevang Lutheran Church. She plays twice a month, alternating with the organ. The piano is a Kimball and was a gift to the Church [sic]."
Photograph of two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Alphonso Zepeda, although original ownership belonged to Theo Longwood. A shingled gable roof projects downwards to the front patio, creating a sloping overhang supported by four slender columns. On the front patio, several chairs have been placed on each side of the front door. Additionally, there is a swing chair that hangs down in front of the left window. Shutter windows are on the first and second floors, and different species of plants and flowers surround the edge of the home. A wire antenna is on the top of the roof, and large trees can be seen in the background.
Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Theodore Andersen. The home has white siding, intersecting gable roofs, and several sets of windows of similar dimensions on both the first and second floors. An air conditioning unit is hanging out of one of the windows on the first floor. The photograph was taken some distance away from the house, capturing a dirt road with a blue truck that runs parallel to it. Several large trees are on the property. There is hand-written text on the back of the photograph, but it cannot be read with certainty. Below that, there are two identical stamps of the same leaping fox and and the accompanying text, "Fox Photo. This paper manufactured by Kodak Jul 85 Hou."
Three photographs of Pastor Deana Voges in various settings. In the top left image, she is standing behind a wide wooden pulpit, supporting herself with a crutch. She wears white robes and glasses and is looking slightly to the left. Behind her, there are chairs, desks, and various candle-holders. A second pulpit and microphone can be seen on the far left. A sticker on the photograph with printed text indicates that her father made the pulpit, and that she coined the phrase "have pulpit will travel." In the top right image, Pastor Voges is sitting down on an electric chair, looking down at the piano on the left, which is being played by an elderly woman. A third woman, identified as the Pastor's sister, is standing on the far right. She wears a pink dress and dark shoes. In the bottom photograph, Pastor Voges is outside of her clerical clothing and is dressed in a purple muumuu. She holds open the door of an automobile, and stands in front of the entryway to the driver's side seat. Behind her, tall, slender trees can be seen. The photographs have been taped on a white piece of paper, the back of which lists some biographical information about the Pastor, including the years she served as pastor at the Danevang Lutheran Church and her birth year.
Photograph of a two-story red brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Tom and Molly Madsen Kraysereck. There is a sloping overhang supported by two wooden columns covering a front porch, some windows, and the front door. The house has a green-tinted shingled gable roof and all windows have wooden shutters on each side. The front lawn does not appear to have any grass or plants, except for a cropped set of leaves on the top right corner of the picture which partially covers a second-story window.
Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Tony and Joyce Hansen. The house has several two mulled double-hung windows flanked by shutters, a hip roof covered by dark-colored shingles, and an overhang supported by a brick column. A small series of bushes line the edge of the house, which round the corner on the left to the back where it stops at a wooden fence. A road sign is visible on the rightmost part of the picture, as well as a parked car facing the house.
Color photograph of a couple of women, identified as Marie Bram and Jeanette Larsen, posing for a photograph together. They are visible from the waist up. They are part of the planning team responsible for the 90th anniversary homecoming event at Danevang Lutheran Church. The two women both have short, curly hair and are wearing glasses. Behind them is a framed piece of art, a screened window, and a duo of bulletin boards that have photographs on them.
Color photograph of two women, who are dressed nicely, posing for a photograph indoors at the 90th anniversary homecoming celebration of Danevang Lutheran Church. The woman on the left has short, curly gray hair and is wearing glasses; she is sporting a blue shirt and a striped skirt. The woman on the right has a dark pompadour and is wearing a red dress. Behind them are a few picnic tables covered in gingham tablecloths where a few people are seated. Potted plants hang from the ceiling in the background. A Danish flag and an American flag are on display far behind the women.
Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Laverne and Verner Harton. The house has an intersecting hip roof and a well-kept front lawn. There are no visible trees except for a small bush on the edge of the wall that projects outwardly in the center. A couple of air vents and a wire antenna are seen on the top of the roof.
Photograph of a home in Danevang, Texas, owned by Verner and Louise Petersen. The house has gray shingles, white siding, and red brick along the bottom part of the exterior walls. Behind a flowering tree, a double-hung window is visible. There are different types of bushes lining the edge of the house, and a tall pine tree on the rightmost side of the picture. In the background there are more trees towering over the house.
Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Wesley and Darlene Miksik in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken some distance away, capturing a large front yard and average-sized trees spaciously distributed. The house has shutter windows, a gable roof, and small plants along the edge of the brick walls. There is a dog standing near the garage door on the left side of the house.
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