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4-H Girls in Danish Costumes

Description: Copy negative of members of the Danevang girl's 4-H club. The girls are wearing traditional Danish Costumes. Pictured from left to right, the top row includes Jane Kladstrup, Geneva Bram, Peggy Bram, Sharon Krag, and Annette Waldman. The bottom row includes Carolyn Lauritsen, Sharon Roberts, Beverly Waldman, and Eleanor Berndt.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Olson Silver Wedding Anniversary

Description: Copy negative of a dance performed at the silver wedding anniversary of J.P. and Sophie Olson. The group of children and adults are holding hands in a circle. In the background, a farm building and several automobiles can be seen, as well as other people not involved in the dance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Class of 1949 Confirmation Dinner

Description: Copy negative of a group portrait at the Danevang Community Hall in 1949. The group of people are celebrating with a dinner confirmation. There are large tables with chairs, dinner ware on the tables, and flowers decorating the hall. Standing in top row is Eddie Petersen, Lars L. Wind, Smike Skow, Cecelia Hansen, Donald Nielsen, Darleen Juhl, Ellis (Pee Wee) Wind, Elenora Hansen, Mrs. John Pedersen, Pastor John Pedersen, Dagmar Thyssen, Virgil Harton, Norma Lee Skow, Erling Thaysen, Peter Weste… more
Date: 1949
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School Children

Description: Copy negative of students of the Danevang School celebrating Fastelavn, a Danish Carnival. Many of the children are wearing costumes, including a dinosaur, wizard, chicken, cat, and a dog.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1994 Community Celebration

Description: Copy negative of a community celebration of the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the Danevang Lutheran Cemetery, located in Wharton County. In the image, Walter Bram is sitting in a wheelchair, and his daughter, Peggy, is standing directly behind him. There are four American flags staked into the ground, and there are many people standing in the shade, behind the family.
Date: 1994
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

May Fete Dance

Description: Copy negative of the May Fete celebration at the Danevang Community Hall in Wharton County. In the photo, many young girls and boys are holding ribbons and circling around a maypole in the center of the hall.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

4-H Girls in Danish Costumes

Description: Copy negative of a group of 4-H girls dressed in Danish costumes, dancing around a Christmas tree in the Danevang Community Hall, located in Wharton County. Eight young girls are wearing dresses and hats, and they are holding hands with each other.
Date: December 1958
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Nelsen Family Celebration

Description: Copy negative of a member of the Nelsen family serving a Kransekage cake during a Nelsen family celebration, at the home of Hans Nelsen, located in Wharton County. In the photograph, there are cookies and other desserts on top of a long serving table.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang People at Meeting House

Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Tug of War

Description: Copy negative of fourteen Danish children playing tug of war in a field in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1919~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Maren Jensen

Description: Copy negative of Maren Jensen on her 81st birthday in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the photograph, Maren is sitting in a yard next to a large, three-tiered birthday cake. She is wearing a long dress with a floral pattern.
Date: June 15, 1940
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[May Fete Celebration]

Description: Photograph of the May Fete celebration in Danevang, Texas. A large group of well-dressed young people stand on a mossy stage with two placed in the center. The King of May Fete is Irvin Wind, and the Queen is Elaine Hansen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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