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The Family History of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen

Description: Family genealogy tracing the descendants of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen who immigrated from Denmark and settled in Danevang, Texas around 1904. The table of contents lists: Tusind Tak, History, Register Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, Kinship Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, and an index (starting on page 37). Documentation also includes immigration records for family members with a photocopy of the original manifest, and photographs from several generations.
Date: February 5, 2005
Creator: Ingvardsen, Gary Allen & Flagg, Irene Hansen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang School Students]

Description: Copy print of school students and two of their teachers standing on the front steps of a school in Danevang, Texas. Behind them, there is an open double-door entryway. They have been lined up into three rows. From left to right, the first row has been identified as Lawrence Harton, Gunnar Thyssen, Vernon Swendsen, Barbara Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Leroy Strarup, and Julian Christiansen. The second row, from left to right, has been identified as Martin Strarup, Alton Nielsen, Preston Hicks, Li… more
Date: 1943/1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1940 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1940 confirmation class of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys in suits stand directly behind them on the steps of the church building. Two windows are visible behind them.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

First Auto in Danevang

Description: Black and white photograph of a family of 9 sitting in an early model automobile, which was the first automobile in Danevang according to accompanying information. The parents are situated in the front seat; the mother, who wears a long dress, holds an infant on her lap while the father, who wears a shirt, tie and a hat, holds the steering wheel with one hand and smiles at the camera. Six of the children are settled in the back compartment of the car. The eldest child holds a younger sibling… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[First and Second Grade Classes of 1943, Danevang School]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a group of children posing on the steps of their school for a class portrait. There are nine girls and three boys arranged in two rows; altogether, they make up the first and second grade. Their teacher, Frances Strarup, stands to their left with her hands behind her back. The doors to the school building are visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[First, Second and Third Grade Classes of 1944, Danevang School]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a group of young children arranged in two rows on the steps of their school for a class portrait. The group, which represents the first, second and third grade, is made up of both girls and boys. Their teachers, Mrs. Hale and Liberty Chomout, stand on either side of the group. The doors of the school building are visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Louise Olsen

Description: Bust portrait photograph of a young woman, identified as Louise Olsen, in front of a dark-colored backdrop. There is prominent side lighting coming from the left. She wears a dark-colored fur vest over what appears to be a thick jacket and plaid, button-up shirt.
Date: 1925/1935
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Group at Railroad Depot

Description: Photograph of a group of people at a railroad depot. The group consists of four men, five women, an infant child, and a young boy. They are dressed casually and standing just outside of an overhang visible on the leftmost top part of the image. Behind the group, there are a series of buildings serving various business purposes. Only one of them can be identified specifically, however; a building in the background that has a sign in the front indicating it is a dairy company. The sign also indic… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Flood

Description: Copy negative of Arnold Juhl's house after a rainstorm. The whitewashed house is surrounded with floodwater, trees, and shrubs.
Date: 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Anna Hansen

Description: Copy negative of Anna Hansen, photographed at the home of Hans Hansen. Anna is seated, holding a feathered fan in her hand and wearing a loose-fitting round-neck dress with front pleating and sleeves trimmed in ribbon. She wears a pearl necklace and her hair is pinned up. A curtained window with a view of foliage is visible in background. According to an original source, Anna married Julius Swensen on November 13th, 1926, and died on February 4th, 1929.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Marie and Gudrun in Chicago

Description: Copy negative of Marie Berndt on the left and an unknown woman on the right holding up a young woman named Gudrun in Chicago, Illinois. The women are wearing overcoats over suit jackets and long skirts, heeled shoes, and hats. They are standing in front of a window of a brick building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Anna Nygaard

Description: Photograph of Anna Nygaard standing outside holding a baby in her right hand. Her head is turned towards the baby as she leans slightly to the left. She is wearing a patterned, lightweight dress that goes below her knees. A rocking chair is behind her and behind that, an out-of-focus tree in direct sunlight, outside of the cast shadow that covers Anna and the chair. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph states "Anna Nygaard".
Date: 1910/1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerholm (Astrid)

Description: Bust portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Mrs. Astrid Westerholm, and her husband Peter Westerholm. They are in front of a blank backdrop. Mrs. Westerholm wears glasses and a jacket with embroidery detail on her lapel. Mr. Westerholm also wears glasses, as well as a suit jacket and polka-dot tie. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Astrid Westerholm was the organist in Danevang Lutheran Church in 1939-1942. She played on alternationg[sic] Sundays with Emil Svensson and Mrs. Vig… more
Date: 1939/1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Louise Petersen

Description: Bust portrait photograph of an elder woman identified as Louise Petersen. She wears cat-eye glasses, a pearl necklace and matching earring, and a lightweight, dark-colored jacket. Her hair is coiffed upwards and parted on the left. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Verner Petersen, nee Louise Olson, a native of Danevang, was the organist in Danevang Lutheran Church, continually [during] 1950-1964. Mrs. Petersen was instrumental in acquiring a teacher of organ music, Mr. Anthony Rahe o… more
Date: 1950/1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School 7th & 8th Grade

Description: Copy negative of the Danevang School 7th and 8th grade class and their teacher posing for a picture in front of their school building. A series of bushes can be seen behind them. The back row, from left to right, has been identified as Donald Lykke, Gilbert Nelsen, Gunnar Thyssen, Norma Andersen, Miss Mary Bell (their teacher), and Louise Hansen. The bottom row, from left to right, has been identified as Holger Thyssen, Kenneth Strarup, Donald Nielsen, Elaine Hansen, Elenora Hansen, and Dagmar … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group of Adolescents in a Yard, Posed for a Photograph]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of young relatives, ranging from adolescent to teenaged, standing on the lawn of a house that is visible in the background; there are four boys and four girls in total. They are members of the Hansen family. The girls are all wearing loose, light-colored dresses while all the boys are wearing white shirts and pants. One of the boys is Niels Hansen, although it is unclear as to which one is him. A large bush is directly behind the group.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Service Station

Description: Black and white copy print of a gas station otherwise known as the Danevang Service Station. A circular sign hanging from the building says "Texaco Gasoline"; a five-point star symbol is at its center. Underneath the sign are a couple of gas pumps that also display the star symbol. To the left of the gas pumps is a dirt road where an automobile is parked; a man wearing a hat is standing in front of it. There are tire tracks in the dirt road. Underneath the awning of the building and to the… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[A Bullfighting Ring in Mexico]

Description: Black and white photograph of a bullfight in a Mexican bullfight ring. Three individuals, dressed in traditional matador attire, are closing in on a bull. The matador closest to the bull is holding a sheet; the bull's head is in mid-thrust toward the sheet. The other two matadors stand close by. The stadium stands are filled with a crowd of spectators. Several advertisements in Spanish line the wall of the ring. The shadow of the opposite wall is cast on the ground.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danish School

Description: Photograph of students standing in front of a Danish schoolhouse in Danevang, Texas. The students are organized in four rows against the wooden schoolhouse.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Quarterly Occupation Tax Receipt Number 164

Description: Quarterly occupation tax receipt given to P. B. Bundick of Matagorda County in Texas for his occupation of Ferryman. Mr. Bundick paid a total of $2.62 in state and county taxes for this particular quarter. The transaction was confirmed by the comptroller of public accounts, Jno. D. McCall, whose signature can be seen on the bottom right corner.
Date: 1887-10/1888-07
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Pastor John Ravn, Baby, and Woman]

Description: Photograph of an adult man and woman and a baby, who is being held by the man, identified as Pastor John Ravn. They are standing outdoors next to a large bush, behind which there appears to be a house, as the top part of a roof can be seen behind the Pastor. The woman wears a long dress with three-quarter length sleeves and is looking away from the camera to the baby. Pastor John wears a hat, waistcoat, and slouchy pants. The sheet of paper where the photograph has been pasted to informs us tha… more
Date: 1913/1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Maren Jensen

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Maren Jensen (also known as Mrs. H.P. Jensen). She is sitting on the end of a leather couch on top of an intricate rug. Behind the couch is a draped window. Maren is wearing a long dress with a white collar and three buttons on the chest and glasses. In her hands she is holding an open, hardcover book. The portrait is framed by an floral border and has the photography studio's emblem at the bottom which reads, "Herzik."
Date: unknown
Creator: Herzik Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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