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[Antomine Andersen Christensen and Spinning Wheel]

Description: Copy print of an older woman, identified as Antomine Andersen Christensen, seated in a chair behind a spinning wheel. She wears a long-sleeve dress and glasses. She is outdoors, and in the distance, several trees can be seen. Accompanying information indicates that she was 90 years old at the time the picture was taken. Her daughter, Marie Christensen, married Chris Christensen and moved to Danevang, Texas.
Date: 1900/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Berndt Family Farm Property]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Berndt family farm property, comprised of a white two-story house, two barns in back, and a windmill. A crop field of an unidentified variety is visible in the foreground. A few members of the Berndt family are standing in various areas of the yard.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Farmstead

Description: Copy print of a farmstead in Danevang, Texas. The photograph appears to have been taken a short distance away from a fence that runs the length of the property. Past the fence and a few small bushes, a group of people have seated themselves on chairs, presumably posing for the picture. Several horses, carriages, and men are to the left of these people; some of them have also stopped and turned towards the direction where the photograph was taken. In the distance, there is a two-story house with… more
Date: 1900/1960
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Fish Fry on Matagorda Bay

Description: Postcard of a group of men tending to a meal being prepared on the ground. Three of the men are actively engaged with various cooking utensils, while the two in the back look on. They appear to be standing in a barren landscape. There are no distinguishing landscape elements. Two names are listed on the back of the postcard, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.
Date: 1900/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hans P. Jensen Home]

Description: Copy negative print of a two-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Peter Jensen. The property is surrounded by a chicken wire fence with large trees planted just inside it. The house has a steep gable roof with shingles and horizontal siding. There are several double-hung windows on the first and second floor. A young boy stands outside looking at the camera, but he has not been identified.
Date: 1900/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Life Saving Station at Lake]

Description: Photograph of a life guard station at Sabine Lake. The station has a sign on the front that reads, "U.S. Life Saving Station." A small building is near the station and a dock on the right. There are two poles with many different flags flying on them. There is a handwritten note on the back that identifies the station and dates it at about 1900.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Marie Olson Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a young woman, identified as Marie Olson, in a photography studio with side-lighting hitting her face prominently on the left side. Her body is turned slightly to the left, but she faces the camera directly. She wears glasses, a necklace, and a sailor-collar top with a light-colored ribbon trim. A stiff paper frame with an oval cut-out covers the photograph. Together, they have been placed inside a folder with an ornate pattern embossing on the front cover.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: Smith Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Photo of Carl Jensen's Home

Description: Copy negative print of the Jensen family residence in Danevang, Texas. Taken some distance away from the house, the photograph captures the Jensen family behind a cluster of chickens. Two children are riding mules. Presumably, Carl Jensen is the man on the right wearing a dark-colored suit. The house itself has sloping, steep roofs with light-colored shingles. There are two patios on the first floor. They each have an overhang and slender columns acting as support. A brick chimney can be seen a… more
Date: 1900/1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Photograph of August and Theresa Furchner, 1900]

Description: Photograph of August and Theresa Furchner posing for a portrait. August Furchner is sitting in a wicker chair to the left, wearing a suit and hat. His wife Theresa is standing to the right with a hand on her husband's shoulder. She is wearing a floral embroidered dress with a striped collar and a floral hat.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Portrait of Marie Olson in Nursing Uniform]

Description: Photograph of a young woman, identified as Marie Olson, in front of a studio backdrop in a well-lit space. She wears small oval glasses and a nursing uniform with a contrasting ribbon pinned to her chest. The photograph was printed with an oval cut-out framing Marie. It has been placed in a folder that folds from the left and right sides. Accompanying information states Marie was Olaf Olson's sister.
Date: [1900..]
Creator: Drow studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of the Frank S. Schreck Family]

Description: Photograph of a family in an interior room. The room has a large rug, a piano, and multiple paintings. The group is facing the camera, with the exception of the woman in the center who seems to be playing the piano. The four boys on the right side of the photograph are each holding instruments, as well as the man standing next to them. There is an elderly man on the left side of the photograph, who is seated next to two small girls. There is a card on the back of the photograph that reads, "The… more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Pressing Hay in Pierce, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a typical agricultural scene wherein a few farmers are pressing hay with the help of some unidentified farm equipment and horse-drawn vehicles. There are about 13 individuals pictured. A growing pile of hay is stacked in the center of the background where the harvesters are standing and sitting.
Date: 1900
Creator: Lund, F. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Soldiers in Front of Barracks

Description: Postcard of three male soldiers in front of a wooden barrack. There is one double-hung window behind them with a small overhang on top. The men are all wearing identical uniforms which consist of button-up jackets with multiple button-flap pockets, hats, and bulging pants that are tucked inside tall boots. A hand-written notation on the back of the postcard identifies the man on the right as John Petersen.
Date: 1900/1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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