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Farmstead

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: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Copy print of the Hansen family in front of a blank backdrop. The back row, from left to right, has been identified as Andrea Hansen and Thomasine Caroline Paulsen Hansen (seated; with the infant girl on her lap). The front row, from left to right, has been identified as Johannes (Jack) Hansen, Niels M. Hansen, Agnes Hansen, and Gudren Hansen. The women wear long-sleeved dresses and two of them, the girls in the middle, have ribbons on their head. The boy wears shorts and a matching peacoat jac… more

Date: 1930/1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Lutheran Church Congregration at Oil Well]

Copy print of the Danevang Lutheran Church congregation at the sight of the first oil well drilling at Clemville, Texas. They surround a pool of water surrounded by a plot of land that is mostly sediment and dirt. Some of the people carry umbrellas, and the majority wear formal attire. Included in the group are also children. On the far right, there appears to be a pipe blowing a black liquid unto the water.

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Ernest and Ingvart Ingvardsen in Uniform]

Copy print of Ernest Aage Ingvardsen (left) and Ingvart Fredderick Ingvardsen (right) in their respective military uniform. Ernest is wearing a naval uniform that includes dark-colored pants and a shirt with downward-facing, arrowhead patches on both sleeves. A silk, tied neckerchief hangs around his neck. A light-colored cap on his head is slightly tilted to the left. Next to him, Ingvart wears a fitted button-up army jacket with multiple pockets and military crests adorning both sides of his … more

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class in Front of Doorway]

Copy print of a group of adolescent girls and boys standing in front of a large doorway belonging to the Danevang Lutheran Church. Behind the open door, a staircase can be seen leading to a second floor. The group is all dressed in formal attire, in similar cut dresses and suits. Additionally, they also have corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Pastor Vaghn Duus, Vernon Swendsen, Barbara Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Irene Hansen, Carl … more

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pitcher and Catcher

Copy negative of two baseball players identified as Gerhart Harton (the catcher) and Carl Jenson (the pitcher) in Danevang, Texas. They are standing side-by-side out-of-doors, wearing baseball uniforms including baseball hats and gloves.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hans Peter Jensen Sitting Outside His Home]

Black and white photograph of Hans Peter Jensen sitting on a wooden stump outside of his home. His feet rest on the sidewalk by his house and in his right hand he holds a cane that rests in the grass next to the sidewalk. He is wearing a shirt, a vest, and pants as well as a hat. The house's white exterior as well as some windows and a screen door are visible.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Maren Jensen]

Black and white photograph of Maren Jensen sitting on the sidewalk outside of her home, which is the building that is visible right behind her. The building has a screen door and screen windows and has wood board siding. Maren is wearing glasses and a long-sleeved patterned dress that goes down to her ankles. She is holding an open book while smiling at the camera. A decorative border frames the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Home of Andreas and Emma Berndt]

Copy photograph of a black and white photograph of the home of Andreas Berndt and Emma Berndt. The house is situated on the right corner of the vast expanse of farmland that is visible in the photograph. A line of trees separates the house from a wide cropfield. On the other side of the field is a small group of farm buildings. A dirt road creates a circular path just in front of the farm buildings.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Family Posing for a Photo with Their Automobile]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph in which a family is posed for a picture at the bay around their car. Two members of the family, one of whom is a child, are seated on the hood of the car; the other two individuals are standing next to them. They are all wearing pants, long-sleeved shirts, and hats, except for the child, who is barefoot and not wearing pants. An inscription underneath the image reads, "Good old days at the bay, lots and lots of fun."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Threshing Rice on the Rasmussen Farm]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of three individuals on the Rasmussen farm, working with the rice thresher. An animal on the right is yoked to a portion of the machine. The three men are all wearing hats; two of them are standing atop a nearby hill while the other is holding the reins of the animal. The wide body of the thresher is visible in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Marius and Thora Christensen on Their Farmstead]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of an elderly couple, Thora and Marius Christensen, standing outdoors at their farmstead. Their shadows are cast on the ground. Behind them is a flock of chickens. A house on the right is partially visible; its shadow is cast over some of the chickens.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Christine & Inger Olson

Postcard of two young women in front of a backdrop. The woman on the left stands with her hand placed on a wicker chair. She is wearing a long dress cinched at the waist with a thin belt and a ribbon bow on her hair. The woman next to her on the right is sitting on the wicker chair and holds the left hand of the woman next to her. She wears a similar dress, hairstyle, and ribbon bow. Accompanying information indicates that they Christine and Ingeborg Olsen, but their names have not been matched… more

Date: 1915/1930

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Madsen Home

Photograph of a young girl, identified as Martha Petersen Madsen, in front of the Madsen two-story family home in Danevang, Texas. Her dark-colored dress is blowing in the wind, and she is standing next to two calves feeding out of small buckets. The house has intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows. The front part of the house projects forward, and a projection of the roof on the first floor creates both a balcony for the second floor and an overhang for the front entrance. Fo… more

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Melvin Hansen on Horseback

Photograph of a young boy identified as Melvin Hansen, on horseback. He wears a hat, shirt, and dark shorts. With his right hand, he holds the reins of a medium-sized horse with a patched coat. Behind him, there is a house with horizontal siding and a patio with slender columns partially visible through leafy tree branches.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Children on Horseback

Photograph of two children riding horseback outdoors in an open field. The child in the back has been identified as Melvin Hansen, and he holds an unidentified younger child in front of him. They both wear hats and light-colored tops. Behind them in the distance, there is a single-story structure and a few trees.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hansen Children with Pets

Photograph of three Hansen children with their pets in Danevang, Texas. They are sitting in a grassy area, with what appears to be a fence gate in the background. The boy on the left, identified as Harold Hansen, holds the leg of a kneeling dog on his left side and cradles a cat on his lap with the other. The girl next to him, identified as Margaret Hansen, wears a plaid dress, and is seated next to Lillian Hansen on the right, who wears a gingham dress. They both have cats on theirs laps. Behi… more

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Childen at Otto Hansen Home]

Photograph of a family group in front of a two-story house belonging to Otto Hansen. On the far left, a woman kneels down and holds a rocking horse towards an unidentified infant that's looking away from the woman. A second child to the right, identified as Melvin Hansen, looks down at the baby and appears to be holding a small rifle in his hands. The rightmost child, wearing a dark-colored dress, hat, and dark boots, looks straight ahead at the camera. The house behind them has a gable roof, s… more

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

White Leghorns

Copy negative of longhorns feeding next to a barn at the Arnold Juhl Farmstead.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Marie and Gudrun in Chicago

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: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Leonard and Pearl

Copy negative of young Leonard Lauritsen pulling Pearl Juhl in a metal wagon. Leonard stands to the right of the wagon, holding the handle and wearing jean overalls and a striped shirt underneath. Pearl, who is wearing a light-colored dress, is holding her doll and smiling up at the camera. A house surrounded by a wire fence stands in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School Children

Copy negative of students of the Danevang School celebrating Fastelavn, a Danish Carnival. Many of the children are wearing costumes, including a dinosaur, wizard, chicken, cat, and a dog.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Nygaard

Copy negative of Hans Nygaard sitting inside his home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Hans is dressed in a suit, and he is reading a newspaper. He is missing his left leg, which according to original sources he lost in a wagon accident taking a load of cotton to a gin.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Nygaard

Copy negative of Hans Nygaard standing outside his home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Hans is standing with a walking cane, and he is smoking a tobacco pipe.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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