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[1921 Confirmation Class]

Description: Photograph of adolescent boys and girls gathered for a group picture, which was taken during their confirmation ceremony in Danevang, Texas. They are just to the right of a church wall, which has five visible windows with pointed tops. They are all dressed in formal attire. The boys wear dark suits and the girls, all in the front row, wear light-colored dresses with cinched waists. Some names have been provided, but they have not been matched properly to individual positions in the image.
Date: 1921
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[1922 Confirmation Class]

Description: 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.
Date: April 9, 1922
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1924 Confirmation Class

Description: Photograph of the 1924 Danevang Ansgar Lutheran Church confirmation class, consisting of a group of adolescent boys and girls. They are standing on the front steps of the church, wearing formal attire and separated into rows by gender, with the girls in the front and the boys in the back. Additionally, there is an unidentified man behind the boys standing in front of a set of double doors. The girls, from left to right, have been identified as Marie Brodsgaard, Dagny M. Hansen, Ester Juhl, and … more
Date: May 25, 1924
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1924 Confirmation Class

Description: Photograph of the 1924 Danevang Ansgar Lutheran Church confirmation class, consisting of a group of adolescent boys and girls separated into two rows. The back row is composed of the boys, who wear similar dark three-piece suits. The front row consists of the girls, who wear light-colored dresses. Their hair has been styled in short bobs. Names have been provided, but have been matched properly in another photograph where they were in different positions (see note).
Date: May 25, 1924
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1925 Confirmation Class

Description: Photograph of an all-female confirmation class in Danevang, Texas. They are standing on a dirt road holding hands. They wear knee-length dresses with stockings and heeled strap shoes. They have been identified by their first name only, from left to right, as Agnes, Katherine, Annie, Ellen, Emma, Lila, and Myrtle. This information is hand-written in blue ink on the top. A geometric, decorative border surrounds the photograph.
Date: 1925
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Andrew & Dagny Jensen Marriage License

Description: Marriage license provided to Anders Jessen Jensen and Dagny Andersen from the Wharton County courthouse. There is a black and white illustration at the very top of the document of a bell composed entirely of small flowers, with a leafy vine emerging from the back of the bell and encircling it in an arc. This bell is inside a circular motif with decorative geometric elements around the edge, and is flanked on both sides by bold, Old English text that declares the document as a Marriage License. … more
Date: December 29, 1922
Creator: Kral, F. L.
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Andrew Jensen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Andrew Jensen. The photograph was taken from the street, capturing the gravel road and the front lawn, which has been cut short. The house is bordered by a series of bushes. It has white siding and intersecting shingled gable roofs. A chimney and antenna are on the top hip.
Date: 1920/1970
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[Berdnt Family at H.J Berdnt Farm]

Description: Photograph of the Berndt family standing on a dirt road. They are each holding long, slender sticks pointed to the ground, with the exception of the woman on the far right, who holds hers towards the sky. In the background, a series of leafless trees and tall grasses lead up to a farm-like structure in the distance. A decorative border surrounds the photograph. Some of the individuals have been identified. From left to right, they are: unknown, unknown, Emma Berndt (possibly), unknown, Anne Ber… more
Date: 1920
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Brian & Elizabeth Wind in Church Attire

Description: Photograph of a woman and a man standing side by side each other in front of a structure with horizontal siding and one visible window. The woman has been identified as Elizabeth Wind. She is to the left of Brian Wind. According to accompanying information, they are at a Sunday church service. Both have a corsage pinned to their chests. Elizabeth wears a hat, a light-colored dress cinched at the waist, pearls, and is carrying a dark purse. Brian wears a two-piece suit and a striped tie.
Date: [1920..1940]
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El Campo Cotton Platform

Description: Photograph taken at El Campo Cotton Platform, which appears to be a kind of property used for the processing and harvesting of cotton. On the platform itself, there are various stacked piles of cotton and hay bales. A procession of horse-drawn wagons on the dirt road in front of the platform are moving forward. Helvig J. Berndt is in one of the wagons, but his actual location hasn't been specified. Additionally, two children can be seen joining the male driver in the front wagon. The photograp… more
Date: 1920/1940
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Children on Windmill

Description: Photograph of two young boys standing barefoot on the wooden planks of a windmill. They are both wearing overalls over long-sleeve shirts. They have been identified as Christian and Peter Brodsgaard, but accompanying information has not matched their names to their individual positions. One of the blades of the windmill can be partially seen in the top leftmost part of the image.
Date: 1920/1940
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[Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Building]

Description: 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.
Date: 1925/1935
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[Danevang School Class in Front of School Building]

Description: Photograph of a large group of students taken just outside of the front entrance of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. They are gathered roughly into five rows. The set of double-doors behind them is open within a small overhang. On the front-facing wall, three double-hung windows are visible. They appear to have been organized from oldest to youngest top to bottom. There is faint hand-written text on the front bottom margin that reads, "Danevang School 1922-23."
Date: 1922/1923
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[Danevang School Class of 1923]

Description: Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1923 standing before, presumably, the school building's entrance. There is an open window to the right side of the photograph, and behind the doorway, a light is seen. From left to right, the front row has been identified as unknown, Bertha Thyssen, unknown, Ida Nielsen, unknown, Jean Petersen Michaelsen, Dorothy Berkman, Alts Petersen, Ellen Nelsen, and unknown. Names have been provided for the second and third row but it cannot be stated with certain… more
Date: 1923
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[Danish Ladies Aid at Parsonage]

Description: Photograph of the Danish Ladies Aid organization in front of their parsonage. They are joined by a couple of children and, according to accompanying information, Pastor Kyhl, who is presumably the man on the farthest right of the photograph. The women, the majority of them in late age, wear long, dark-colored dresses and have their hair pinned back. The two-story structure behind them has a shingled overhang supported by a row of columns that runs across the front. An early automobile model is … more
Date: 1926
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Emma Brodsgaard with Friend

Description: Photograph of two young women lying down on a lawn in front of a single-story brick house. There are two double-hung windows on the house. The woman on the left has been identified as Emma Brodsgaard. Her friend has not been identified. They both wear light-colored tops and heels.
Date: 1920/1940
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George & Emma Adams

Description: Photograph of an adult woman and man standing next to a tall tree. Several more trees can be seen in the background. The woman, identified as Emma Brodsgaard, wears a fitted jacket, long skirt, hat, and dark heels. To her right is her husband, George Adams, who wears a dark three-piece suit, striped tie, and glasses. A hand-written note on the back of the photograph reads, "Pop doesn't look so spry on this picture but remember he is on his honeymoon."
Date: 1920/1940
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[Group of People in Front of an Airplane]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, women, and children standing in front of an early airplane model. Only two of the men pictured have been identified with certainty. The man on the far left is William Harton. The one on the far right is Jens Harton. On the back of the photograph, vertical, hand-written text reads, "At Camp Mabry, Austin, Tx. July 13, 1924". Horizontal, hand-written text reads, "Bill Harton, Mildred, Uncle Louis, Joyce, Viola, Uncle Jens, Sonny".
Date: July 13, 1924
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H. J. Berndt Home

Description: Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Helvig Jensen Berndt. The main property is next to a tilled plot of land. It is a tall two-story structure with intersecting, shingled gable roofs and a front porch patio covered by a sloping roof overhang. To the right, there are two outbuildings, one near the house and the other lying just a few feet away. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "H. J. Berndt Home Built in early 1920's Now new home built in 1973 Elvin B… more
Date: 1920/1925
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H. P. Hermansen Home

Description: Postcard of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to H. P. Jensen. A picket fence surrounds the house. Both H. P. Jensen and Mrs. H. P. Jensen stand in the front porch of their home, which is covered by a sloping roof projection creating an overhang. Additionally, there are intersecting hip roofs and a single chimney at the very top. There is a sign that hangs on the right side of the first floor that reads, "Danevang Post Office." A white sticker on the front of the photograph re… more
Date: 1920/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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