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[Postcard from [Emil] to Mr. and Mrs. Gammenthaher, July 18, 1913]

Postcard from [Emil] to Mr. and Mrs. Gammenthaler. The front has a photograph of a man leaning against a tent in Battle Creek. The tent has a screen door and a frame beneath a layer of tarp. Behind the tent are trees and to the left of it is a small building. [Emil] wrote a brief correspondence to the Gammenthalers to tell them where he was headed and small updates.

Date: July 18, 1913

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the A. L. Patton Building in Fredericksburg, TX]

Photograph of the A. L. Patton building in Fredericksburg, Texas. The view of the building is from its side and is obscured partially by a tree. The building has two floors and the second has windows on the side and front. The words "A. L. Patton" can be read on the top of the building. To the left of it is a wind generator. On its right is a fence and part of another building can be seen.

Date: 1911

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Courthouse in Fredericksburg, TX]

Photograph of the courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas. The courthouse is two stories, made of stone, and has tall windows. Over the entrance is an overhang with columns holding it up. In front of it is a lift. One side of the building has tall scaffolding in front of it. By the scaffolding is a tree.

Date: 1911

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Family of August Kothmann]

Photograph of the family of August Kothmann. There are four children standing in front of a cistern and grape arbor. There are two women standing in the door of the cistern, and two men are standing near a fence in the background. The photograph is dated 1911, and "Family of August Kothmann" is written on the back.

Date: 1911

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Alfred Kirchoff in Uniform]

Photograph of Alfred Kirchoff standing outside in a military uniform and hat. He is standing in front of a group of trees. His name is written on the back, and the photograph is dated 1918.

Date: 1918

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Pastor John Ravn, Baby, and Woman]

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

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Threshing Rice on O. R. Johnson's Rice Farm

Photograph of a group of men outdoors threshing rice on a rice farm one mile east of El Campo (this information is repeated on the back of the photograph's mat in hand-written text). The farm belonged to O. R. Johnson. The actual thresher is on the far right of the image, a large machine with several wheels and a conical pipe on its leftmost side. To the left, there are horses, some being ridden, while others appear to be harnessed to various equipment. Several bales of rice surround them on … more

Date: 1912~

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Jens H. Berndt Farmstead]

Photograph of Jens H. Berndt and his farmstead half a mile west of Danevang, Texas, which was later sold to P. C. Petersen in 1921. Presumably, Jens is the man in the foreground on the small plow that is being pushed by two horses. Behind him on the left, there is a barn with a tall gable roof and a windmill. The main home is on the far right. It is a two-story house with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows, as well as two roof overhangs covering small patios. The photogra… more

Date: 1910~

Creator: Anderson, H. J.

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Jens H. Berndt Farmstead]

Photograph of Jens H. Berndt and his farmstead half a mile west of Danevang, Texas, which was later sold to P. C. Petersen in 1921. This information is also written on the back of the item in black ink. Presumably, Jens is the man in the foreground on the small plow that is being pushed by two horses. Behind him on the left, there is a barn with a tall gable roof and a windmill. The main home is on the far right. It is a two-story house with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung wind… more

Date: 1910~

Creator: Anderson, H. J.

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang People Hauling Cotton Seed to El Campo

Photograph of a group of men on top of a mule-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Second from right is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. Second from left is Marius Christensen, followed by Jens Berndt. The wagon and mules belong to Chris Petersen, who may or may not be in the picture. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal … more

Date: 1914~

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Isaacson Gin Company

Photograph of the Isaacson Gin Company, a cotton gin in El Campo, Texas, taken from a high angle and from a distance, capturing the entire structure and the surrounding homes that surround it. Several horse-drawn wagons are moving in a procession in an arc formation from the south-facing wall of the gin to the north-facing one. Groups of men can be seen directing them. Others are seen on the ground and on platforms near the cotton bales. The gin itself is a large two-story structure with gable… more

Date: September 16, 1916

Creator: El Campo Studio

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Arvid Bloom & Thora Nielsen

Studio photograph of a husband and wife couple posing for picture in their wedding garb. The woman, seated on the right, has been identified as Thora Nielsen. She wears a light-colored (presumably white) dress with stockings, single-strap shoes, and a veil that reaches down to her ankles. Additionally, she also wears pearls and holds a bouquet of flowers near her lap. Her husband, identified as Arvid Bloom, is standing to the right of her. He is wearing a two-piece tuxedo suit with a light-colo… more

Date: [1912..1925]

Creator: Lauritz

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Brian Wind in Military Uniform]

Photograph of a young adult, identified as Brian Wind, in a military uniform standing in the snow. His hands are placed firmly on his sides and he smiles at the camera. An extravagant two-story house is behind him. To his right, a pile of cannonballs have been stacked on the snow. Photograph most likely comes from World War I era.

Date: [1910..1925]

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

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Circus Coming Through Danevang]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a tusked elephant walking by a field whose wire fence is faintly visible. The elephant is followed from behind by a couple of horses. According to accompanying information, the elephant is part of the circus coming through Danevang.

Date: 1918

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Circus Coming Through Danevang

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a circus caravan making its way through a field in Danevang. The caravan consists of two horse-drawn wagons, two wagon drivers, and a bear that is riding cage-free on the back of one of the wagons.

Date: 1918

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1915 Danevang Baseball Team]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the 1915 Danevang baseball team in uniforms, posed outdoors at the Danevang baseball diamond. They are arranged in three rows; four men are seated and five men are kneeling. Standing behind the team is one man, identified as the manager, Axel Petersen; he is not in uniform.

Date: 1915

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Soren Jensen/Peter Jensen Home

Photograph of a farmstead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Soren and Peter Jensen. Photograph was taken at a distance from the buildings, capturing a large portion of the cotton plantation that accompanying information states was being cultivated. Past the cotton, on the left side, there is a two-story house with an intersecting gable roof. One double-hung window is visible on the top floor. In the middle, there appears to be a windmill, and past it, towards the right of the photograph, there a… more

Date: 1917

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

August Schaer Home

Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to August Schaer. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing the homestead, which includes the land, a disheveled fence on the left, and two outbuildings to the left and right of the main home. An intersecting gable roof covers the second-story of the house. A hip roof covers the adjacent right side, which projects outwards to the patio creating an overhang supported by slender columns. A purple stamp has been placed on the back … more

Date: 1914

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

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

August Schaer Family

Copy negative of the Schaer family, standing in three rows outside of their home. From left to right, Marie, Louis, Charlie, and Henry stand in the back row. Mr. and Mrs. Schaer stand in the middle row, and O.W. and Helena stand in the front row.

Date: [1916..1917]

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class of 1914, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church Confirmation class of 1914 posed for a group picture outside of an unidentified building. Everyone is formally dressed; the young women are wearing long, white dresses while the young men are wearing suits and ties. A majority of the individuals have floral boutonnieres attached to their clothing. Vines wrapped around two posts on the porch of the building are visible behind the group.

Date: October 4, 1914

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Isaacson Cotton Gin Company, El Campo, Texas]

Black and white photograph of a building known as the Isaacson Gin Company, where cotton is processed. The building is made of wood and has several different sections to it. The yard just outside the company is teeming with horse-drawn or animal-drawn wagons. Each wagon is filled with cotton; some of them are covered with a tarp. In the distance, several houses are visible, as are dirt roads that lead to and from the company yard.

Date: September 16, 1916

Creator: El Campo Studio Photo

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Soren Knudsen Family

Copy print of the Knudsen family posing for a picture in front of a nature backdrop. They are dressed in formal attire. From left to the right, they have been identified as Soren Knudsen, Henry Knudsen (on Henry's lap), Ester Knudsen, Sam Knudsen (standing), Ragenhill Knudsen, and Kristiane Knudsen.

Date: 1917

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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