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[A Grist Mill]

Description: Color photograph of a red grist mill, a special antique relic on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Knelt next to it is a man named Matt Pantalion, who is from Nacogdoches. He is watching the grist mill work, as the conveyer belt rotates and the corn kernels, though only a few are visible, are processed.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pressing Hay in Pierce, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a typical agricultural scene wherein a few farmers are pressing hay with the help of some unidentified farm equipment and horse-drawn vehicles. There are about 13 individuals pictured. A growing pile of hay is stacked in the center of the background where the harvesters are standing and sitting.
Date: 1900
Creator: Lund, F. P.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Poultry Farming Preparation]

Description: Black and white photograph of a few individuals tilling earth with heavy machines that feature caterpillar tracks. Two unidentified men are each standing at one of the machines with their hands resting on its' side. On the right of the machinery is a large palette holding bags of Elco brand laying mash; a man wearing tall socks is standing on top of the bags while a little boy on his right sits on them. The ground before the men has been tilled into somewhat discernible rows.
Date: unknown
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

Splitting Logs for Firewood

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of two unidentified men splitting logs for firewood using a large piece of machinery that is reminiscent of an automobile. One man is sitting in the vehicle while the other man is standing behind it. Beside the standing man is a tree of which only the trunk is visible. A pile of wood sits in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Man Working Around Large Machinery]

Description: Black and white negative of a man working in a yard surrounded by large machinery. He is wearing a white polo shirt and jeans and is standing with his leg against a metal pipe that is suspended above the ground. In his hands he is holding two unidentified tools. On the ground behind him is a ladder. Standing upright behind him is a large system of panels. To the right of the panels are massive parts of the same mechanism of which the panels are a part.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Three Men Pasuing for a Break By Farm Equipment]

Description: Black and white negative of three men taking a break in a covered area where the sides of a few grain elevators are visible behind them. The man on the left is standing with his arms crossed and looking at the others; he is wearing a cap, glasses, a plaid shirt, and jeans. The man in the center is seated on the tire of a mobile machine; he is wearing overalls and a hat and has a cigarette between his left-hand fingers. The man on the right is also holding a cigarette; he is standing on one f… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Harton Home Place

Description: Copy negative of Opal, Carl, and Blance Harton standing in front of a man unloading corn from a wagon at the Harton Home Place in Avoca, Texas. Blance is wearing a peacoat on top of a dark-colored dress. Carl stands behind her in a suit and hat, while Opal is just visible behind Carl. Other machinery is visible in the background, as is an agricultural building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Helvig Jensen Berndt Home]

Description: Copy print of a photograph of the home of Helvig Jensen Berndt in El Campo, Texas. Location was taken from another photograph in the collection. According to information on the back, it is now the home of Elvin Berndt. There are six buildings, including a house and barns, and they are surrounded by farmland. The house is a two-story white building. There is one car, three tractors, and several trailers in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Homes of Andrew Enemark Berndt and Helvig Jensen Berndt]

Description: Copy print of two photographs of the homes of Andrew Enemark Berndt and Helvig Jensen Berndt in El Campo, Texas. Andrew's home is in the forefront. It is a one-story white home, and there is barn to the right. Helvig's home is in the background and includes a house and five other buildings. The caption at the bottom says El Campo, Tex. '55.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Homes of Elvin Berndt and Eleanora Berndt Oldag]

Description: Copy print of an aerial photograph of the homes of Elvin Berndt and Eleanora Berndt Oldag in El Campo, Texas, taken in the mid-1980s. Elvin Berndt's home is in the forefront, along with three other buildings, tractors, and other farm equipment. According to the information on the back, this location was once the home of H. J. Berndt. Eleanora Oldag's home is in the background, and the two homes are surrounded by farmland.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Dragline East of Danevang

Description: Copy negative of three men and one woman standing inside of the end of a crane in a field east of Danevang. Two other men are standing on either side of the machine, and another person is sitting in the driver's seat.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[People Shelling Corn]

Description: Slide of people in an area of the Texas Folklife Festival that was sponsored by the Hondo 4-H Club. They are shelling ears of corn. There is a log structure in the background and three people in the foreground. There are two women stationed at a piece of machinery. On is leaned over and operating the machine and the other is facing a young boy.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Benedict Krag Standing By Grain Elevator Controls at the Danevang Farmers Co-op]

Description: Black and white photograph of a man, Benedict Krag, standing by a wall of electrical boxes that control the grain elevator at the Danevang Farmers Co-op. According to accompanying information, Benedict was the manager of the grain elevator at the time. He is dressed in a white short-sleeve button-up shirt, pants, and work boots. His right hand is holding a metal pipe that runs from the control boxes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Andersen, Jamie
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Horses Pulling Manure Spreader

Description: Photograph of two horses pulling a manure spreader in an empty plot of land. They are side side by side with each other, harnessed to the four-wheel spreader. Behind them, there are two single-story structures, possibly stables.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Horse-Drawn Cultivator

Description: Black and white copy print of a piece of farm equipment known as a cultivator. It was also named "The Weeder" by its inventor, Iver Wind and is meant to be horse-drawn. The contraption is sitting on ground that is mostly dirt with a few patches of grass. It features two wheels on either side of its structure. At its center, a barbed object is suspended just above the ground. Various long, stick-like objects protrude from its top. In the background of the picture are several buildings and … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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