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Pioneer House

Photograph of the Danevange Lutheran Church taken from a car window. The structure is behind a paved road in the middle of a few sparse trees. It has a single gable roof and windows on both the first and second floors. There is a red sign on the corner of the street which seems to read,"Danevang Lutheran Church." An American and Danish flag can be seen off to the right hanging high on two separate poles.

Date: 1999

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Al Jensen -- Museum Construction

Photograph of an older man sitting in a red chair inside a construction project. The man, identified as Al Jensen, is seated facing the right side looking up. He wears a plaid shirt, denim jeans, and black rubber boots. Accompanying information states the location under construction is the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society (see Note field). Behind the wooden posts serving as the building's framework are two buildings and a couple of parked cars. The two structures in the b… more

Date: 1999

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Museum Construction

Photograph of a construction project in Danevang, Texas; the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society. Taken a short distance away, the photograph captures at least four men working on various parts of the building's exterior wooden framework. The beginning of a gambrel roof and tall ceilings can be seen.

Date: 2000

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Museum Construction

Photograph of a construction project in Danevang, Texas. It is the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society. The photograph was taken inside the building, and captures a group of construction workers on various parts of the building's first and second floors. A man on the right is pointing at something to another man standing on a scaffold. Various objects - bags, trash, bricks, etc - are strewn about on the cement foundation.

Date: 2000

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Museum Construction

Photograph of a construction project in Danevang, Texas; the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society. Taken from a close angle, the photo captures the top of the beginning part of a gambrel roof. At its apex, a male construction worker in a black tank top is precariously balanced on top. He has put his weight on a projecting plank of wood and positioned his legs in between two vertical wooden beams to prevent himself from falling. A second man can be seen inside, almost hidden f… more

Date: 2000

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Museum Construction

Photograph of a construction project in Danevang, Texas; the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society. A large plot of land has been leveled, long horizontal beams of wood aligned on the dirt to make a rectangle, and a cement foundation appears to have been poured. There is a man in the foreground, identified as Al Jensen, handling a slender object, looking down. He wears blue denim jeans, a plaid short-sleeve shirt, and a hat. A second man is seen in the distance with a hose in … more

Date: 2000

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Museum Construction

Photograph of a construction project in Danevang, Texas; the future site of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society. The foundation and the wooden framework can be seen on the right side. To the left, the dirt has been piled high from large tire tracks, presumably belonging to the red crane a short distance away from where the photograph was taken. Behind it, there is a yellow tractor, on which a man sits. Two other unidentified men can be seen behind the wooden beams.

Date: 2000

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Cotton Gin

Copy print postcard of a cotton processing plant in Danevang, Texas. The property has a broad expanse of territory. The main buildings seem to be concentrated on the right, and additional farming equipment and tools are to the left, which also include carriages and cotton bales. Hand-written text on the back of the postcard was photocopied. Most of the text cannot be read with certainty.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

H. J. Berndt Home

Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Helvig Jensen Berndt. The main property is next to a tilled plot of land. It is a tall two-story structure with intersecting, shingled gable roofs and a front porch patio covered by a sloping roof overhang. To the right, there are two outbuildings, one near the house and the other lying just a few feet away. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph reads, "H. J. Berndt Home Built in early 1920's Now new home built in 1973 Elvin B… more

Date: 1920/1925

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Family Photo

Photograph of a group of older man and women standing in front of a small stage and closed red curtains. They are all dressed in formal attire. The men wear suits and the woman wear knee-length dresses of various colors and cuts. Although names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the positions of the individuals pictured. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph repeats names.

Date: November 1977

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mads Andersen Home

Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Mads Andersen. Across a narrow body of water in the foreground, various plants and bushes surround the main property off to the left in the back. It is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and a balcony on the second floor bordered by post railings. This same balcony creates an overhang for a first floor entrance. A thick blanket of snow covers the property.

Date: August 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

L. P. Larsen Home

Postcard of a family home belonging to L. P. Larsen. The photograph was shot from behind a chicken wire fence, and captures a group of people standing on the front porch patio of their two-story home. The house has intersecting gable roofs and an overhang on the first floor supported by slender columns. The first and second floor both have many windows.

Date: 1920/1950

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Parsonage

Photograph of a two-story yellow structure in Danevang, Texas, first occupied in May 1902 according to a white sticker placed on the front of the photograph. Additionally, the typed note indicates that the structure was a parsonage for Pastor S. H. Madsen. The structure has a gable roof, several double-hung windows, and a front porch covered by a sloping overhang supported by four slender white columns. An outdoor garage is off to the right.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[H. P. Jensen Home]

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to H. P. Jensen. A white sticker on the front of the photograph states that Jensen was the "first mail carrier. Carried mail from 1902-1914 as a rule with a little mule and cart. He also bould bring medicine [sic]." The house itself is past a narrow dirt road in the foreground. It has intersecting gable roofs and light-colored siding. Several windows are on the first and second floors. Round bushes line the outside of the house.

Date: 1902

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

H. P. Hermansen Home

Postcard of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to H. P. Jensen. A picket fence surrounds the house. Both H. P. Jensen and Mrs. H. P. Jensen stand in the front porch of their home, which is covered by a sloping roof projection creating an overhang. Additionally, there are intersecting hip roofs and a single chimney at the very top. There is a sign that hangs on the right side of the first floor that reads, "Danevang Post Office." A white sticker on the front of the photograph re… more

Date: 1920/1950

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

[J. P. Olson Home]

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to J. P. Olson. It has intersecting gable roofs and a front patio covered by a sloping roof projection acting as an overhang, which is supported by two slender columns. The front lawn and the roofs are covered in snow. The trees are leafless and small trees are concentrated on the right part of the image. The corners of the top of the photograph have been cut. On the back of the photograph, there is a purple stamp of a leaping ra… more

Date: 1920/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Chris Madsen Home]

Photograph of the Madsen family at their property in Danevang, Texas. The man on the right, identified as Chris Madsen, appears to be seated on a plow, which is being pulled by three horses. There are two children on the right, and an adult woman next to them, presumably their mother and wife of Chris Madsen. Behind them, there is a hammock hung on two trees, and beyond that, a two-story home. It has light-colored siding, intersecting gable roofs, several windows, and one bay window on the righ… more

Date: 1904

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

A. H. Andersen Home

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Andrew H. Andersen. It has intersecting roofs; a gable one at one end and two gambrel-like ones at the other. Several windows are visible on the first and second floor, but much of the house is hidden by the nearby species of plants, bushes, and trees surrounding it. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph lists two names, that of Arthur Andersen and Frank Ott.

Date: 1940/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Harold Hansen Home

Photograph of Harold and Ella Hansen's family home in Danevang, Texas. The house appears to be a single-story structure with horizontal white siding, a front entrance overhang with two supporting metal columns, and a shingled gable roof with three windowed projections. There are two large bushes on each side of the entrance. To the right of the image, there is a parked car underneath a garage structure.

Date: 1986

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Andrew Jensen Home

Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Andrew Jensen. The photograph was taken from the street, capturing the gravel road and the front lawn, which has been cut short. The house is bordered by a series of bushes. It has white siding and intersecting shingled gable roofs. A chimney and antenna are on the top hip.

Date: 1920/1970

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hans & Emilie Nelsen Home]

Two photographs held together by a piece of tape on the back. They are both images of the Nelsen family home, taken at disparate times. The top photograph, a Polaroid print, was taken from a side angle a short distance away from a disheveled fence. The house has white siding and hip roofs, as well as several windows of identical design and dimensions. A young boy is standing near an entrance off to the right in the shadows. The bottom photograph, taken much earlier than the first and from a far… more

Date: 1920/1970

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans T. Andersen Home

Photograph of a two-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Thorvald Andersen. The photograph was taken from some distance away, capturing a broad property with short grasses and large trees at either side of the house. There is a black dog standing in the foreground facing the camera. The house has a steep gambrel roof and light-colored siding as well as several windows on the first and second floors. A sticker with the typed text "Hans T. Andersen" has been placed on the front of th… more

Date: 1920/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Krag Home]

Photograph of a two-story structure belonging to the Krag family in Danevang, Texas. The photograph was taken some distance away behind a wire fence and a line of bushes, capturing the front view of the house. It has hip roofs on both the first and second floors. The first floor roof projects outwards creating an overhang supported by equally spaced columns. Six double-hung windows are seen on the second floor. A second structure is seen in the distance; presumably, a part of the Krag homestead… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

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