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Kristiane Sorensen Knudsen

Bust portrait copy print of an older woman identified as Kristiane Knudsen. She wears glasses and a dark-colored shirt. Two buttons are on each side of her lapel, and two more are seen running down the length of the fold of the shirt. Accompanying information states that she was the wife of Soren Knudsen. Her son, Sam Knudsen, died in World War II during the D-Day landing on 1944.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Three Girls at the 1950 Mayfest Celebration]

Photograph of three young girls in front of rose bushes during the 1950 Mayfest Celebration held at Danevang Community Hall. They girls are wearing long dresses, pearl necklaces, and formal hairstyles. They have been identified, from left to right as: Ramona Harton, Jane Andersen, Darla Harton. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "May Fete 1950." It goes on to list their names.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Sam Brodsgaard in Car

Photograph of a man inside the driver's side seat of an automobile. He has been identified as Soren (Sam) Brodsgaard. He wears a hat and a light-colored long-sleeve shirt. Hand-written text in pencil on the back of the photograph lists his name plus an additional line of text that reads, "Grandpa B. 1950."

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

4-H Dancers

Photograph of a group of young girls posing for the camera in front of a curtain backdrop. They are wearing traditional Danish costumes, which consists of a pointed hat with ribbon attachments, a vest-like bodice tied across their bust, and a tied apron over a full skirt with horizontal stripes running across the bottom of the skirt. On the back row, from left to right, the girls have been identified as Jane Laustrup, Neva Bram, Peggy Bram, Sharon Krag, and Annette Waldman. On the front row, fr… more

Date: 1950/1959

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

4-H Dancers

Photograph of a group of young girls posing for the camera in front of a curtain backdrop. They are wearing traditional Danish costumes, which consists of a pointed hat with ribbon attachments, a vest-like bodice tied across their bust, and a tied apron over a full skirt with horizontal stripes running across the bottom of the skirt. On the back row, from left to right, the girls have been identified as Jane Laustrup, Neva Bram, Peggy Bram, Sharon Krag, and Annette Waldman. On the front row, fr… more

Date: 1950/1959

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Men and Women at May Fete Celebration at Danevang Community Hall]

Photograph of men, women, and children during May Fete celebration at Danevang Community Hall. They stand before a backdrop of trees and sky. Streamers hang from the ceiling. They are all finely dressed in formal dresses and suits, and the majority of the women hold floral arrangements. Names have been provided but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.

Date: 1940/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group of Women in Front of Building]

Postcard of a group of women outside of the Danevang Community Hall. A Red Cross flag has been hanged behind them partially covering a window and fully covering a door. Three more windows are seen on the same face of the building, and a fourth, of similar dimensions, can be seen on the left adjacent wall. Some of the women present are dressed in nursing uniforms, while others are more casually dressed in light-colored gowns. There are also a few children on the front row. Hand-written text on t… more

Date: 1940/1950

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Community Hall

Postcard of exterior of the Danevang community hall. Five cars are parked outside, within the confines of a small chicken wire fence. A small secondary, adjacent, single-story structure lies just to the right of the community hall. There are a series of three tombstones a few feet from each other in front of the building. On the back of the postcard, hand-written text in blue ink reads, " No 10 from Helga Thyssen for archives".

Date: 1894/1950

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[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.

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Beverly Waldman

Portrait of Beverly Elaine Waldman wearing what appears to be a corduroy dress over a light-colored blouse with lace trim. The sleeves on the dress have been tucked and pleated creating a flounce effect. The photograph was framed with a thick card stock material. Printed text on the bottom reads, "Chadwick Studio Houston, Tex." The framed image was then pasted in a fold-out card.

Date: 1944/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Elaine Hansen in Costume

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a young girl, Elaine Hansen, in a traditional Danish folk dance costume. She is posed for a picture outside of the home of O.J. Hansen. She is showing off her skirt, holding it out by the sides. Behind her, a few windows and a screened door are visible on the house.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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 Rober… more

Date: 1950/1970

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

H. P. Hermansen Home

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: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

A. H. Andersen Home

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Andrew H. Andersen. It has intersecting roofs; a gable one at one end and two gambrel-like ones at the other. Several windows are visible on the first and second floor, but much of the house is hidden by the nearby species of plants, bushes, and trees surrounding it. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph lists two names, that of Arthur Andersen and Frank Ott.

Date: 1940/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Melvin Hansen at Wholesale Candy Parking Lot]

Photograph of a man, identified as Melvin Hansen, at a Wholesale Candy parking lot. He stands in front of a series of parked automobiles, dressed sharply in a military style uniform. There is a duffel bag behind one of the cars off to the right. Although partly obstructed by Melvin's head, a water tower is visible behind the store.

Date: [1930..1950]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Melvin Hansen Outdoors in Front of Bush]

Photograph of a man, identified as Melvin Hansen, standing in front of a large bush. A flat, spacious landscape surrounds him. There appears to be a building very far away in the distance. Melvin wears a military style trench coat, trousers over a shirt and tie combination, and a tilted cap. His legs are slightly apart from one another.

Date: [1940..1950]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Photograph of Agnes, Otto L., and Melvin Hansen]

Photograph of a man, identified as Melvin Hansen, standing between his parents, Otto L. Hansen and Agnes Hansen. Melvin is dressed in a military-style uniform. His father, to his left, is wearing a three-piece suit and a hat. His mother, to his right, wears glasses and a thick, dark-colored coat. They are standing in front of an automobile, mostly obstructed but still visible. In the very back, there are a series of parked cars, a water tower in the distance, and a few nondescript buildings. Ha… more

Date: 1910/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Westerholm, Ralph & Marilyn Petersen, Michael Bram, Irvin Wind Home

Photograph of a red brick, single-story house. Photograph was taken from the street. Some asphalt is seen on the foreground. A dirt walkway leads to the front entrance, which is partially hidden by the palm trees that surround the front lawn of the house. On the back of the photograph, hand-written text explains that ownership of the house moved from Peter Westerholm, then to Ralph and Marilyn Petersen, and finally to Michael and Shannon Bram.

Date: 1950/1990

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. V. Christensen Home

Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to O.V. (Mickey) and Elsie Christensen. Photograph was taken a few feet away from a dirt road, capturing the front lawn on which a few slender trees have been planted. One door and several windows are seen on the house. Next to an air-conditioning system on the left wall, there appears to be a rosebush and other small shrubs planted along the edge of the wall.

Date: 1950/2010

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Leonard Lauritsen Home

Photograph of a single-story home belonging to Leonard Lauritsen in Danevang, Texas. House has several coupled double-hung windows and two doors. Dark-colored shingles cover an intersecting gabled roof. On the right, front corner, there is an automobile parked, facing away from the camera. Insignia on the trunk of the car appears to be of an early Chevrolet logo. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph indicates the house was remodeled in 1968. Additionally, two black stamps of a leapin… more

Date: 1950/1970

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Jergen Rasmussen Home

Photograph of the front view of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Jergen Rasmussen. Photograph was taken a short distance away from the front entrance. A gable roof projects downwards creating a sloping overhang over the front patio. Two windows are on each side of the front door, which is flanked by small oval windows. The second floor has an intersecting gable roof that runs perpendicular to the main roof, and three windows are seen underneath the pediment created by the … more

Date: 1919/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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