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[Danevang School Class of 1923]

Description: Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1923 standing before, presumably, the school building's entrance. There is an open window to the right side of the photograph, and behind the doorway, a light is seen. From left to right, the front row has been identified as unknown, Bertha Thyssen, unknown, Ida Nielsen, unknown, Jean Petersen Michaelsen, Dorothy Berkman, Alts Petersen, Ellen Nelsen, and unknown. Names have been provided for the second and third row but it cannot be stated with certain… more
Date: 1923
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Accordion Player

Description: Copy print of a young man, identified as Glen Hutson, standing on a wooden boardwalk leaning against a railing. Behind him, there is a disorderly woodland of different species of plants and trees. He wears a hat, pants and matching waistcoat, and small bow-tie. With both hands, he holds an accordion. Accompanying information states that Glen married Ester Knudsen and had one child, Elsie Laverne Hutson Christensen.
Date: 1927~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Baby With Chickens and Cat

Description: Copy print of a baby sitting in the middle of empty plot of land amidst a circle of chickens. The baby, identified as Johanna Larsen, holds an unidentified object in her hands while looking at a cat in front of her. In the very distance, a structure can be seen among some trees and a field of crops off to the left.
Date: 1921
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Knudsen Farm

Description: Copy print of four women and an infant girl in front of a chicken house. From left to the right, the women have been identified as Mrs. Kristiane Sorensen Knudsen, Mrs. Laura Helvig Berndt, Mrs. Christina Pete Jensen, and Ester Hutson. The child has been identified as Helena Berndt. They are all wearing long dresses and standing in a plot of land with few bushes and trees.
Date: 1925
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Children Feeding Chickens

Description: Copy print of three young children feeding several chickens in front of a two-story house. From left to right, they have been identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, A. E. Christensen, and Emma Christensen. A line of thinly distributed, slender trees line the perimeter of the house. The house itself has intersecting gable roofs on the top floor covered by dark-colored shingles. The first floor projects outwardly and has a second roof structure that creates an overhang in the back right corner… more
Date: 1925
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Christensen & Car

Description: Copy print of a man, identified as Hans Christensen, standing next to a car. The car is parked facing a wooden structure in the background with a large, wide door. The man wears a long coat and a hat. A dog stands in front of him looking up. Accompanying information indicates photograph was taken at C. J. Christensen farm.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Trailer Loaded with Cotton Bales

Description: Copy print of a side view of an automobile's bed carrying cotton bales. Two of its wheels can be seen in the bottom part of the image. The smaller, thinner bales have been stacked next to each other. Eight larger bales, all with similar dimensions, have been positioned on top of the smaller ones. The car appears to be parked in an empty plot of land which is identified as belonging to C.J. Christensen.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Old Danevang Farmers Coop Picture

Description: Photograph a cotton gin next to the Danevang Farmers Cooperative building in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states this was the first cotton gin built on the property. A cluster of buildings in the center is surrounded by different types of agricultural implements and machines. Behind the main Cooperative building on the right, a water tower is visible. The photograph was taken from a distance, capturing rows of cotton crops running diagonally to the main buildings.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Harold & Ella Olsen Hansen

Description: Photograph of a young man and woman standing in front of a landscape backdrop. The man, identified as Harold Hansen, wears a three-piece suit over a rounded-collar, button-up shirt and tie. The woman, identified as Ella Olsen Hansen, married to Harold Hansen, wears a long light-colored dress. It is ornately covered in floral embellishments and a large lace trim at the neckline. They stand on a low pile patterned carpet.
Date: 1922
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Marius & Gertrude Hansen

Description: Photograph of a man and woman dressed formally in front of a blank, dark-colored backdrop. The man, identified as Marius Hansen, wears a suit jacket with a flower pinned to his lapel over a shirt and bow tie. The woman to the right of him has been identified as Gertrude Hansen, his wife. She is wearing a bridal gown, pearl necklace, and a veil attached to the back of her hair by two rows of laurel wreath headbands. A large bouquet of flowers is in front of them in the foreground. This is presum… more
Date: 1923
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danish Ladies Aid at Parsonage]

Description: Photograph of the Danish Ladies Aid organization in front of their parsonage. They are joined by a couple of children and, according to accompanying information, Pastor Kyhl, who is presumably the man on the farthest right of the photograph. The women, the majority of them in late age, wear long, dark-colored dresses and have their hair pinned back. The two-story structure behind them has a shingled overhang supported by a row of columns that runs across the front. An early automobile model is … more
Date: 1926
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Carl Thyssen Home

Description: Copy negative of Carl Thyssen's family home in Danevang, Texas, located in Wharton County. There is a windmill on the left side of the image, and other houses are visible to the left of the family home.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Carl Thyssen Family & Auto

Description: Copy negative of Carl and Ida Thyssen with their four children and family dog. The family is sitting next to their car in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. From left to right, the family members pictured are Carl, Magdalene, Gerda, Ingeborg, Alfred and Ida Thyssen.
Date: 1929
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Carl Thyssen Girls & Wagon

Description: Copy negative of three of the Thyssen family children standing outside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Gerda Thyssen, the youngest child, is standing inside a wagon. Ingeborg Thyssen is standing next to the wagon, to the left of Gerda, and Magdalene Thyssen is pulling the wagon.
Date: 1927
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Going to School

Description: Copy negative of Gerda and Ingeborg Thyssen outside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The two girls are riding a horse on their way to school. They are both wearing straw hats.
Date: 1928
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Dorabel Hansen Dippel

Description: Copy negative of young Dorabel Hansen Dippel in a field in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Dorabel is holding a large garden hoe. She is wearing a large, straw hat. There is a cow visible in the background.
Date: 1925
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1921 Confirmation Class]

Description: Photograph of adolescent boys and girls gathered for a group picture, which was taken during their confirmation ceremony in Danevang, Texas. They are just to the right of a church wall, which has five visible windows with pointed tops. They are all dressed in formal attire. The boys wear dark suits and the girls, all in the front row, wear light-colored dresses with cinched waists. Some names have been provided, but they have not been matched properly to individual positions in the image.
Date: 1921
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Nygaards

Description: Photograph of a few members of the Nygaard family posing outside underneath a shaded area of a tree. The man wearing the military uniform, identified as Dan Nygaard, stands with both arms placed on his hips. The older man, standing next to him, has been identified as Uffe Nygaard, and wears a sport coat, shirt, and tie. The woman in front of them, identified as Grandmother Sine Nygaard, wears a floral-print, three-quarter length sleeve dress. She is seated in a wicker chair looking down at a sm… more
Date: 1920
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Berndt Children on Creek]

Description: Photograph of some of the Berndt children posing outside on a paved sidewalk at H.J. Berndt Farm, now called Elvin Berndt Farm. Leafless trees are seen in the background. Names on the back do not correspond well with the photograph, but the girl kneeling down may be Marie Berdnt, followed by Meta Berdnt in the striped top, and Helena Berdnt, picking at her eye. A decorative border surrounds the photograph. Additional hand-written text on the back cannot be read with certainty, but it may state,… more
Date: 1920
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Berdnt Family at H.J Berdnt Farm]

Description: Photograph of the Berndt family standing on a dirt road. They are each holding long, slender sticks pointed to the ground, with the exception of the woman on the far right, who holds hers towards the sky. In the background, a series of leafless trees and tall grasses lead up to a farm-like structure in the distance. A decorative border surrounds the photograph. Some of the individuals have been identified. From left to right, they are: unknown, unknown, Emma Berndt (possibly), unknown, Anne Ber… more
Date: 1920
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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