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[Photograph of the Palo Alto School]

Description: Photograph of the Palo Alto school in 1907. The photograph centers on the fenced-in school yard where many children are playing. A few trees are scattered in the yard. The two school buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Robert Striegler's House]

Description: Photograph of Robert Striegler's house on the main street in Fredericksburg, Texas. The view is of the front of the house. The building is two stories, made of stones, and the porch and balcony have railings. On the back is written: "Jabberwocky Antiques, 310 East Main St., Robt. Striegler House 1905."
Date: 1905
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Freda's Gift Shop]

Description: Photograph of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has two entrances. The items in the store windows appear to be an assortment of items with curtains behind them. On the back of the photograph is the name and address of the building.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Freda's Gift Shop]

Description: Photograph of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has two entrances. The items in the store windows appear to be an assortment of items with curtains behind them. On the back of the photograph is the name and address of the building.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Businesses in Fredericksburg, TX]

Description: Photograph of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The photograph was taken from across the street. Two real estate businesses and an antique shop are beside the gift shop. On the back are the names of the businesses and their addresses.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the August Itz Building]

Description: Photograph of the August Itz building in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has a balcony. In the windows on the first floor, images can be seen on display. To the right of the building is a stone fence. In the background are trees. On the back of the photograph is the name of the building, its address, and the words "Beckendorf Gallery."
Date: 1908
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Businesses in Fredericksburg, Texas]

Description: Negative of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The photograph was taken from across the street. Two real estate businesses and an antique shop are beside the gift shop. On the back are the names of the businesses and their addresses.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Freda's Gift Shop]

Description: Negative of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has two entrances. The items in the store windows appear to be an assortment of items with curtains behind them.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Freda's Gift Shop]

Description: Negative of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has two entrances. The items in the store windows appear to be an assortment of items with curtains behind them. Beside the gift shop are two other stores.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Freda's Gift Shop]

Description: Negative of Freda's gift shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has two entrances. The items in the store windows appear to be an assortment of items with curtains behind them.
Date: 1907
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the August Itz Building]

Description: Photograph of the August Itz building in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building is two stories and has a balcony. In the windows on the first floor, images can be seen on display. To the right of the building is a stone fence. In the background are trees. The family lived upstairs, and the business was downstairs. On the back of the photograph is the name of the building, its address, and the words "Beckendorf Gallery."
Date: 1908
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Threshing on Paul Acheson's Rice Plantation

Description: Photograph of Paul Acheson's rice plantation in El Campo, Texas during a threshing session. A large mound of what appears to be grass and dirt is in the background. In front of it, a threshing machine is surrounded by a large group of people who are all facing forward and looking at the camera. On both the right and left sides of the image, horse-drawn wagons are visible. Two other unharnessed horses are farthest right in front of a what may be a second thresher. The photograph has been placed … more
Date: 1903
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Helvig Berndt Home

Description: Photograph of Helvig Berndt's home in Danevang, Texas. The photograph was taken a distance away from the actual home, which can be seen in the back center-left. It is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows. A barn with a wide gable roof can be seen to the right. Two men are in the foreground on the leftmost part of the image. A horse-drawn wagon joins them. The two men have been identified as Anders H. and Helvig J. Berndt. The photograph has been … more
Date: 1902
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Farming Photo with C. M. Nissen on Far Right

Description: Photograph of a group of men standing outdoors on a large mechanical plow. Two of the men are on top of it, near the driver's seat. Another two are on the ground near the largest wheel. The one on the far right has been identified as C. M. Nissen. A fifth man is supporting himself with a lever towards the left, and a child farther left is sitting down barefoot on a wheel that has been turned to its side. The photograph has been placed on a dark mat with an embossed linear border that frames t… more
Date: 1908~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Jensen Children]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph professionally taken in 1906 of Hans Peter Jensen's five children. They are posed in front of a textured background and on top of a rug that looks like it is made of animal fur. The three older children stand behind the two youngest children, who are seated and dressed in a similar fashion. The sole girl wears a white dress, stockings, and shoes and is placing her hand on the chair upon which her younger sibling sits. The eldest boy stands in th… more
Date: 1906
Creator: Melcher Studio
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Alter and Baptismal Font of Ansgar Church of Danevang]

Description: Photograph of an alter and baptismal font inside the Ansgar Church of Danevang, Texas. The shaft of the baptismal front has been ornamented with rounded bands and supports a rounded basin. Behind it, a wooden step leads up to an alter flanked by wooden furniture. The alter is composed of a wooden table covered by a tablecloth with an ornamented design trim. Two floral arrangements and two candle-holders are on each side of the tabletoo. A seven-branched candelabrum has been placed directly on … more
Date: 1908/1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class of 1908, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church's Confirmation class of 1908, posed for a group picture outside of an unidentified building. Five young women are seated on a wooden bench in front of a row of eight young men who are accompanied by their Pastor, Soren Hamburg Madsen. Each individual is wearing a hat. Most of the girls' hats have floral embellishments on them. Everyone is dressed formally. The young women are wearing white, high-neck dresses that reach to the floor… more
Date: 1908
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Danevang Citizens at Danevang Community Hall]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang community gathered for a portrait at the Danevang Community Hall, which was evidently also used as the town school. The younger citizens are pictured mostly in the front of the group, sitting or kneeling; older children and adults are sitting or standing behind them, arranged in rows just outside the exterior west wall of the building. There are five windows on the building that are visible; three of them are open, with a couple suited men sitting or… more
Date: 1906
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[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.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Road Grading in Front of the Berndt Farm]

Description: Black and white photograph of a few individuals accompanied by a team of mules that are attached to wooden vehicles; they are working in front of H. J. Berndt's farm. Their task is to grade the road, or to smooth and level it. A two-story house and a barn are partially visible behind the workers and beyond a line of trees.
Date: 1902
Creator: Lund, Frans T.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Citizens at the Danevang Community Hall]

Description: Black and white photograph of a large group of Danevang citizens gathered in front of the Danevang Community Hall, a white wooden building with a single door in front. A pair of Danish flags are hanging on the building on either side of the open door. Numerous citizens are sitting and standing in and around the bleachers.
Date: 1906
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
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

C. J. Christensen Wedding

Description: Copy print of a newlywed couple posing for the camera inside an empty room. The man, identified as Christian Jepsen Christensen, is seated in an elaborately designed wicker chair and wearing a suit and bow tie. The woman, identified as Marie Magdalene Jensen, is standing next to him on the right with her right hand resting on the chair's back. She is wearing a long-sleeved wedding dress and veil that has been adorned at the top with small flowers.
Date: 1908
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Child in Baby Carriage

Description: Copy print of a baby, identified as Ester Knudsen Hutson, in a baby carriage. She is wearing a long, light-colored gown with a decorative crochet trim running across the bottom of the garment. She is also wearing a large bonnet tied around her neck. The carriage seems to have been placed on a wooden patio, perhaps the front porch of a home.
Date: 1908
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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