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[Mads Andersen in Uniform]
Photograph of Mads Andersen wearing a Danish Army uniform, in which he served. Afterwards, he traveled to America in 1880 and arrived in Danevang, Texas in 1894. Mads Andersen was born July 24th, 1857 in Fyn, Denmark. He died October 11, 1938 and was buried at Danevang Lutheran Cemetery.
[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.
[Lief B. Huilholt Wedding]
Photograph of a man in military uniform offering his arm to a woman in a white dress and veil. The man is the son of Valderman Huilholt and Bjornhild Paulsen.
[N. C. and Tommy Berndt Working on Cotton Picker]
Photograph of two young boys climbing on top of and repairing a mechanical cotton picker.
[Meeting at the Church]
Photograph of a group of mainly men dressed in their Sunday best walking out of the Danevang Lutheran Church.
[Danevang Cubs Baseball Team]
Photograph of a group of young men wearing baseball uniforms with the word "Cubs" written on the chest, walking out of the dugout and onto the field.
[Danevang Meeting Hall Gathering]
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered in front of the Danevang Meeting Hall. Cars are also parked around the crowd.
[Food at Ladies Aid Meeting]
Photograph of four older women filling their plates at a banquet table full of food. Their names are Mary Andersen, Mrs. Jimmy Jensen, Mrs. Otto Hansen, and Anna Lykke.
[Portrait of Kristine Berndt Claussen]
Photograph of a woman with ribbons in her hair wearing a fine dress. This woman is Kristine Berndt Claussen, H. J. Berndt's sister.
[Cotton Gin with Mules and Wagon]
Photograph of a white farming structure with two wagons full of cotton pulled by mules.
[Mads Anderson Family]
Photograph of seven women, ten men, a boy, a young woman, and four young children. This large family is the Andersen family, including Mads Andersen.
[Portrait of Jens Berndt]
Photograph of the portrait of a young man wearing a suit with short blonde hair.
[Danish Ladies Aid in 1910]
Photograph of three rows of young women in front of a second story houses. The names of those in the first row are Mrs. Hans Johnson, Mrs. Fritz Hansen, Pouline Andersen, and Mrs. Mads. Skow. Those in the second row are Mrs. A. Catharine Longwood, Mrs. Peter Thompsen, Mrs. N. C. Krag, Mrs. Laurits Lykke, Mrs. Nick Hansen, Mrs. S. H. Madsen, Mrs. H. P. Jensen, Mrs. Rasmus Peteresen, and Mrs. H. P. Johanna Hermansen. The last ten standing are Mrs. Sam Larsen, Mrs. Sam Knudsen, Mrs. A. Catharine Longwood, Mrs. A. P. Lauritsen, Mrs. Jesper Juhl, Pastor S. H. Madsen, Mrs. Marcus Nelsen, Dagmar Evers, Laura Jepnsen, and Mrs. Iver Wind.
[Cotton Bales Lined in a Row]
Photograph of hundreds of stacked in a row along a white gravel path.
[Danevang Band]
Photograph of a group of men wearing white suits walking down the street with a crowd watching.
[Nielsen Family]
Photograph of a group of people gathered around an older woman who sits in a wicker chair. Their names from left to right are Jim Nielsen, Chris Nielsen, Mrs. Jim Nielsen, Edward Nielsen, Bestemor Petersen, Louise Nielsen, Sigurd Nielsen, and Richard Nielsen. Bestemor Petersen is the mother of Jens P. Petersen and Mrs. Jim Nielsen.
[Hermansen Family Photo]
Photograph of two rows of men and women of mixed ages standing in front of a white two story house.
[Danish Ladies Aid]
Photograph of a large group of women with the eldest sitting in the first row. Some of their names are Astrid Westerholm, Agnes Jensen, Agnes Hansen, Elizabeth Juhl, Abelone Wind, Marie Thaysen, Dora Wind, Gerda Frost, Sine Nygaard, Bine Andersen, and Ida N. Thyssen.
[Fifth Weather Observer in Danevang]
Photograph of Johanna Harton Allenson, the first female weather observer in Danevang by succeeding her father, Peter Harton. She also served the longest period of time, from 1950 to 1980, later aided by her husband Leo in the latter years as she battled cancer.
[Last Living Directors for WCEC]
Photograph of the two last living members of the Board of Directors for WCEC, Andrew Berndt and Helvig Madsen.
[Kermit Westerholm in Front of Air Force Plane]
Photograph of a man in uniform standing in front of a large Air Force plane.
[Nygaard]
Photograph of a woman standing in the front lawn of a house.
[Freedom For All Forever Cart and Family]
Photograph of three girls, three women, a man in a suit and two smaller children in a cart pulled by a goat. The cart has the words "Freedom for all forever" painted on the side.
[Preparing Fish]
Photograph of seven people of mixed gender sitting in a grassy field with fish and a porcelain water basin. A small one story house can be seen in the distance.
[Horseback Riding]
Photograph of three young women and a young man riding horses, including Frederick Madsen, Ella Hansen, Gertrude Strarup, and Gerda Cecilie Thyssen Stuart. Gerda was born September 8th, 1924 in Danevang, Texas. She is approximately between the age of 14 and 20 in this photograph.
[Lillie Mauk Hiltpold and Ruth Mauk Nickelson]
Photograph of two young women with white blouses and pinned up hair.
[Portrait of Lars Wind]
Photograph of a young man with combed dark hair wearing a suit and tie. Lars Wind was born in 1896, this picture taken when he was 17 years old.
[Buster and Doyle Schaer]
Photograph of a man and a young boy in a Boy Scout uniform.
[O. V. Christensen Recording Rainfall]
Photograph of O. V. Christensen recording rainfall as it has been collected in a device in his yard.
[Baseball Pirates]
Photograph of thirteen young men in baseball uniforms with the word "Pirates" emblazoned on the front.
[Edgar Jensen in Uniform]
Photograph of a young man in a Naval uniform. Edgar Jensen is was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jensen, entered the Navy at 1936, trained in San Diego, California, and was awarded GC, Victory Medals, AT Ribbon and Bronze Arrowhead.
[Portrait of Dora Harton Wind]
Photograph of a young woman with short, bobbed hair wearing a dark sailor suit. She was born January 27th, 1901.
[Paul H. Anderson]
Photograph of an older man wearing a military uniform and hat. Paul H. Anderson served in the second World War.
Charter of the Danish Mutual Insurance Company
Photograph of a document detailing the duties and powers entrusted to the Danish Mutual Insurance Company by the state of Texas.
[Danevang School 2]
Photograph of four rows of children and adults in front of a forest.
[Pastor's Son by Danevang Sign]
Photograph of the sign marking the city limits of Danevang with a young boy leaning on it. This boy was Pastor H. P. Hald's son.
[Photograph of Mrs. Laruits Harton]
Photograph of Abelona Harton celebrating her 92nd birthday. She was born in Iowa, February 8th, 1894. She came to Danevang in 1896 and raised four children.
[Danish Ladies Aid in 1915]
Photograph of a group of people of mixed sex and age gathered in front of a two story house that belongs to P. J. Petersen. One of the men in the crowd is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. A white dog can also be seen walking in front of the crowd.
[Portrait of Paul L. Jensen]
Photograph of Paul L. Jensen, visible from the chest up. He is wearing a suit with a polka-dot tie and a light-colored shirt.
[Sam Ingvardsen and Iver "Babe" Hansen]
Photograph of two men wearing white aprons with one foot placed on the back of a car. Their names are Sam Ingvardsen and Iver "Babe" Hansen.
[Hermansen Men]
Photograph of five young men standing on the porch of a house, wearing white shirts and ties. One of the men is Ejler "Tights" Hermansen.
Danevang Telephone Company
Document describing the telecommunications development in Danevang, Texas.
[Danevang Cub Scouts]
Photograph of a row of young boys wearing mostly white shirts and jeans in the woods.
[Class Photo 1946]
Photograph of a young woman sitting behind a desk with three young children sitting on either side. The note in the lower left corner reading "6 years" means this is most likely a Kindergarten class. Their names are Alfred Gann, Gene Wilbert Hansen, unknown girl, Mrs. Bell, Billy Allen Hermansen, Norman Thaysen, and unknown boy.
[Danish Record of Baptism]
Photograph of a record written in Danish that reads, "Danevang, Texas Lars Larsen Vind son of Iver Ebbesen Vind and Hansigare Kristine Larsen born March 12 1896, baptized April 5 1896 in Danevang Meeting House by Pastor L. Henningsen."
[Portrait of Hans Berndt]
Photograph of a man wearing a dark suit as he stands near a bench made of sticks. His name is Hans Berndt.
[Danevang Co-op Machine Shop]
Photograph of three buildings, one with a sign that reads "Co Op," with several cars and trucks parked in the front. Walter Bram was the mechanic at the Co-Op.
[Confirmation Class]
Photograph of a row of women in white dresses standing in front of four men in front of an altar.
[Scouts]
Photograph of a row of young men holding halves of watermelon outside a white building with no windows. Their names are Kenneth Strarup, Irvin Wind, Carl Hansen, Holger Thyssen, Gunnar Thyssen, Floyd "Meatball" Wind, Lawrence Petersen, Alfred Wind, Carl Lester Wind, Mrs. C. M. Hansen, Leroy Strarup, Lawrence Harton, and Carl Marius Hansen, Sr.
[Building Committee for First Danevang Lutheran Church]
Photograph of the Building Committee for the First Danevang Lutheran Church - Mads Andersen, H. P. Hermansen, and L. P. Larsen. The Congregation met on February 4th, 1906 and voted to start building a church one year later, January 6th 1907.
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