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[Boy Scouts in Front of Log Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America seated on a bench in front of a log cabin. An open window and doorway is seen behind them. Two adults wearing neckerchiefs, presumably Scout leaders, flank the right and left side of the bench. The children wear shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, neckerchiefs, and all but two also wear caps. From left to right, they have been identified as Bob Hansen, Lawrence Petersen, Carl Hansen, Jack Hansen, Gunnar Thyssen, Kenneth Andersen, Kermit Harton, Donal… more
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Scouts in Uniform

Description: Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America and adults standing before a school bus, a car, and a series of buildings to the left. The children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms - neckerchiefs, caps, and shirts with button-flap pockets - with the exception of one on the rightmost side of the picture who is wearing overalls. From left to the right, the children have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Carl Hansen, Irvin Wind, Leroy Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Lawrence Harton, Ray Allenson, D… more
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Four Boy Scouts in Front of Log Cabin]

Description: Photograph of Boy Scouts standing before a log cabin with one, open visible window and a bench on the left side of the picture. The child on the leftmost side is wearing light-colored, belted trousers and a tucked-in shirt. The rest of the children are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms: pleated shorts, shirts with button-flap pockets, and neckerchiefs. They have been identified, from left to right, as Gunnar Thyssen, Donald Lykke, Carl Hansen, and Lawrence Petersen.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danish Ladies Aid 40th Anniversary

Description: Photograph of a large group of women standing in rows in front of a house celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Danish Ladies Aid organization of Danevang, Texas. The front row is seated in wooden chairs. They are mostly elderly women, with the exception of a few in the top rows. Although some names have been supplied, they have not been matched properly to specific people in the photograph. They are dressed in conservative apparel.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class in Front of Old Church]

Description: Photograph of a group of children in front of an old church in Danevang, Texas. There is a large tree off to the right of the photograph. The children are dressed in formal attire; the girls wear light-colored dresses and the boys wear suits. Accompanying information has provided names, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Group of Women

Description: Photograph of a group of women standing in a line in front of what appears to be a two-story wooden house. The land around them is flat and empty, except for a few leafless bushes on the rightmost side of the image. The women have been identified from left to right as Kathyrn Nielsen, Mamie Hansen, Mary Hansen Andersen, Dorothy Andersen Westergaard, Christine Andersen Ingvardsen, and Meta Ingvardsen. They wear dark shoes and knee-length dresses of varying colors, prints, and tailoring.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School 5th Grade

Description: Copy negative of a group of 5th grade school children in front of their school in Danevang, Texas. The building has three visible windows and horizontal, light-colored siding. The children are dressed in casual apparel. Although names have been provided, they have not been properly matched, with the exception of the three girls on the farthest right. They have been identified from left to right as Irene Hansen, Barbara Strarup, and Quilva Buchanan.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Croquet at O. J. Hansen Home

Description: Copy negative of a group of people playing croquet at O. J. Hansen's home in Danevang, Texas. The house has two visible gable roofs and five double-hung windows. There are four women on the rightmost part of the image but they do not appear to be playing. The man in the center bending down with a croquet mallet has been identified as Andrew E. Berndt. There is a second individual with a croquet mallet on the rightmost part of the image, but has mostly been cropped out of the image. The cast sha… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Church Grounds]

Description: Photograph of church grounds in Danevang, Texas. The photograph appears to have been taken from the adjoining road. A broken-down fence stands along the perimeter of the church buildings, seen in the distance. There are at least three, with the middle one having the most typical church architecture; particularly the steeple tower at its right end. There are a number of small bushes and trees amongst these buildings. A decorative border surrounds the photograph.
Date: 1934/1941
Creator: Frost, A. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Postcard of Danevang Homes]

Description: Postcard of a composite image of four homes. They are all two-story structures but vary in architectural details, number of windows, construction materials, and landscape elements. The two on top look to be more suburban in setting, while the two on the bottom appear to be located in a rural environment. There is no addressee on the back of the postcard, but four names have been written on it, corresponding to each quadrant of the postcard, and read as follows from left to right, top to bottom:… more
Date: 1930/1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1941 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Seven girls and six boys stand arranged in three rows in front of the church building. They are accompanied by an older man, identified as Pastor A.E. Frost on the left. Behind the group, the church doors and two windows are visible. Above the building's doors is the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE." On the back of the photograph is a note written in Danish.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Frost

Description: Copy of a newspaper article about Pastor Arthur E. Frost titled "Danish Lutheran to Install New Minister Sunday." The article states that Pastor Frost will be installed at St. Ansgar Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church on Palm Sunday, and it gives some background on his career. The pastor has a wife, Emma, and two children, Evelyn and Herluf. The article about Pastor Frost is in English, but there is another article on the page that is in Danish. The article is glued to a black sheet of paper.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mrs. Viggo M. Andersen (Eda Hansen)

Description: Bust portrait photograph of an older woman, identified as Mrs. Viggo Andersen (Eda Hansen), in front of a blank, light-colored backdrop. She wears cat-eye glasses and a dark-colored jacket with a brooch pinned to her lapel. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Viggo Andersen, nee Eda Hansen, served Danevang Lutheran Church as organist during the tenure of Rev. A. E. Frost 1934-1941 and later alternating with Emil Svensson and Mrs. Astrid Westerholm."
Date: 1934/1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Boy Scouts Field Day in El Campo, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a large group of boys that make up a chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the title written on the photograph, they are all cub scouts from Wharton County and they are posing for a portrait to commemorate a summer field day. Positioned in front of the side of a wooden cabin, they are arranged in four rows with the first row seated with their legs crossed and the second row seated on a bench. Four adult scout leaders are present; one is sitting on t… more
Date: August 23, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans T. Rasmussen Family

Description: Copy negative of the Rasmussen Family, taken in a front of a white background. The thirteen family members are standing in a semi-circle around Hans Rasmussen and his wife, Anna Louise. The men are wearing collared, long-sleeved shirts with ties and slacks, while the women are wearing patterned, collared, and short-sleeved dresses with necklaces and curled hair.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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