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[Unveiling of Sign]

Description: Photograph of two young men unveiling a sign in front of what appears to be a two-story structure with white siding and sloping roofs. The two men have been identified as Brian and Carl Jensen, but the names have not been matched to either individual. Two navy flags are on either side of them. The sign is painted white. In Old English type, it reads "Danevang". Below this, an American and Texas flag flank the silhouette of the Texas state, which has been filled with the Danish flag. Below these… more
Date: May 6, 1990
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. V. Christensen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to O.V. (Mickey) and Elsie Christensen. Photograph was taken a few feet away from a dirt road, capturing the front lawn on which a few slender trees have been planted. One door and several windows are seen on the house. Next to an air-conditioning system on the left wall, there appears to be a rosebush and other small shrubs planted along the edge of the wall.
Date: 1950/2010
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Vacation Bible School

Description: Photograph of a group of children and an adult female standing outside of a building to the right of the image identified as the Vacation Bible School. They are standing roughly into 4 rows, with the front row of girls wearing knee-length dresses and the boys dressed in different styles of dungarees. Only two of the girls are wearing shoes. There are two large trees in the distance. Black hand-written text on the back of the photograph is in a Germanic language, possibly Dutch, while a succeedi… more
Date: June 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Verner and Laverne Harton Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Laverne and Verner Harton. The house has an intersecting hip roof and a well-kept front lawn. There are no visible trees except for a small bush on the edge of the wall that projects outwardly in the center. A couple of air vents and a wire antenna are seen on the top of the roof.
Date: 1985
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Verner and Louise Petersen Home

Description: Photograph of a home in Danevang, Texas, owned by Verner and Louise Petersen. The house has gray shingles, white siding, and red brick along the bottom part of the exterior walls. Behind a flowering tree, a double-hung window is visible. There are different types of bushes lining the edge of the house, and a tall pine tree on the rightmost side of the picture. In the background there are more trees towering over the house.
Date: 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Verner Harton Home]

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Verner Harton. The house has a couple of intersecting gable roofs, one of which projects outwardly to the front patio creating an overhang supported by two slender columns on the right and left corners. There are six double-hung windows visible throughout the house, as well as small air vents and a front door flanked by patio chairs. A parked car is facing the home on the right side of the image. A windmill is in the background … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Verner Thyssen in His Military Uniform]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young man, identified as Verner Thyssen, in a military uniform. The uniform consists of a button-front jacket, a belt, a hat and pants. Verner is standing on the porch of a house with wood-siding; he has his hand on a support post. Part of two screened windows and a sliver of a door are visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Vertical View of Danevang Lutheran Church Chapel During Remodeling]

Description: Black and white photograph of the altar inside the chapel of Danevang Lutheran Church, which was undergoing remodeling at the time. According to accompanying information, architect Paul Wahlberg of Houston designed the remodel. A few planks of wood are the floor in the middle-ground. The altar alcove is hexagonal in shape and has a robed figure of what is presumably Jesus Christ at its center.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View of a Building on a Street Lined with Palm Trees]

Description: Black and white photograph of a paved street and a three-story brick building that has numerous windows on either of its two visible facades. It is surrounded by palm trees, which line the paved street on which the building is located. A few automobiles are parked outside the building. A telephone pole is visible in the center of the picture; its connected telephone wires span to the left and the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View of a General Motors Building]

Description: Black and white photograph of a tall building at the top of which are the letters "GM". The lower portion of the building is much wider than its vertical skyscraper. Another building to the right is surrounded by evenly-dispersed flagpoles. Directly to the left of the tower is an unidentified object.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View of Altar in the Chapel of Danevang Lutheran Church Before Remodeling]

Description: Black and white photograph of the altar inside the chapel of Danevang Lutheran Church before remodeling. Rows of wooden pews lead up the altar, which is separated from the rest of the chapel by two banisters. At the center of a hexagonal alcove is a robed figure, presumably an effigy of some religious figure. The altar table, covered in a tablecloth, has a set of candlesticks, a candelabra and some floral arrangements on its' surface.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View of Danevang Lutheran Church from Cemetery]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church which is a white building that features at its front a bell tower with a pointed roof. The vantage point of the photograph is from the cemetery grounds, as evidenced by the tombstones that are in the foreground. An additional church building is to the right of the main chapel building. Freshly dug ground is visible on the left of the middleground.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View Through a Scaffold of Danevang Lutheran Church Chapel During Remodeling]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church chapel under construction, as seen through a scaffold partially visible in the foreground of the picture. Another scaffold is placed against the altar wall in the background, which has been stripped down to drywall dotted with paint. A unidentified man who is not facing the camera is working at a saw horse on the right.
Date: 1968
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Viggo Juhl's Barn

Description: Copy negative of of Viggo Juhl's flooded barn after a storm. The barn is located one mile west of the Danevange Church in Danevange, Texas. A fence and a windmill are visible at the front of the barn.
Date: 1924
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Vigoo Andersen Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Viggo Andersen. The house has horizontal light-colored siding and short hip roofs that extend slightly outwards form the walls. A gable roof in the first floor appears to create an overhang for the front entrance, but that part of the house is mostly hidden from view by the presence of a large bush on the left part of the image. Identical, rectangular windows cover both the first and second floors.
Date: 1900/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Viola's Birthday

Description: Photograph of a group of women standing outdoors in front of a car. Behind the car, there is a single-story structure with a shingled roof and light-colored siding. From left to right, the group has been identified as Olga Andersen, Emma Hansen Berndt, Marie Thaysen, Marie Brodsgaard, Martha Madsen, Myrtle Waldman, And Agnes Brodsgaard Sones. The photograph was taken during Viola Christensen's birhtday party.
Date: 1920/1940
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

W. H. Petersen Obituary

Description: Obituary for W. H. "Speedy" Petersen of Danevang, Texas. He was born on February 17, 1913 in Illinois and died on October 4, 1997 at the age of eighty-four. Petersen was a World War II veteran and the retired owner of the Petersen Electric Company in Fort Worth. He and his wife, Nancy, were married for fifty-seven years.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

W. S. Harton 1923 Model T Ford

Description: Copy negative of Carl and Esther Smith Harton sitting on the front bumper of their 1923 Model T Ford. Esther is sitting and facing Carl on the right. She is wearing a thick overcoat trimmed with fur along the neck and cuffs. Carl is facing the camera, wearing a suit jacket, vest, striped tie and plaid collared shirt. His hands rest in his lap.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. W. Schaer

Description: Copy negative of the home of O.W. Schaer, purchased from Matt Skov in 1918. The two story house lies two miles east of Danevang, Texas. A girl and boy stand in front of the house, which has a wire fence around the property.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. W. Schaer Home

Description: Copy negative of O. W. Schaer displaying the results of a duck hunt. He stands on a columned porch, holding several dead ducks in his right hand and a shot gun in his left. He is wearing rubber boots, an ammunition belt, and a cap.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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