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[Isaacson Cotton Gin Company, El Campo, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a building known as the Isaacson Gin Company, where cotton is processed. The building is made of wood and has several different sections to it. The yard just outside the company is teeming with horse-drawn or animal-drawn wagons. Each wagon is filled with cotton; some of them are covered with a tarp. In the distance, several houses are visible, as are dirt roads that lead to and from the company yard.
Date: September 16, 1916
Creator: El Campo Studio Photo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

C. J. Christensen in Car

Description: Copy print of a man, identified as C. J. Christensen, in the driver's side seat of an automobile. The car has a two wheel wagon attachment on the back, carrying a large load of packages, which have been stacked on top of each other. Behind them, a two-story house can be seen amidst an empty plot of land. The house has intersecting gable roofs with a chimney on top and two visible balconies bordered by railing posts. The bay window on the right side of the house, according to accompanying inform… more
Date: 1918~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Picking Cotton

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Petersen family on their farm picking a ready cotton harvest. They each have a large bag with them and are standing together. Some cotton plants are visible in the foreground. Part of a covered wagon is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Dump Trucks Parked Outside of a Lummus Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of a group of dump trucks parked outside of a two-story Lummus cotton mill. Most of the trucks have trailers filled with cotton. A oval sign emblazoned with the name "LUMMUS" is affixed to a small, elevated shed that is attached to the larger part of the cotton mill. A man who is wearing a hat is visible in the bottom left corner.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Lummus Cotton Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of a building known as the Lummus Cotton Mill. On the right is a shed-like structure that is on stilts and is set apart from the main building; a small oval sign that reads, "Lummus" is visible on one of the structure's sides. A few cars are parked beside the building. A telephone pole and its connecting wires are visible on the left, with the wires running toward the foreground. Behind the telephone pole, a group of grain elevators are discernible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Front View of Lummus Cotton Mill]

Description: Black and white negative of the Lummus Cotton Mill, as viewed from its front side where its small oval sign printed with the company name is visible. A shed-like structure that is elevated on stilts is set apart from the main building which sits behind it. Below the elevated structure, a dump truck is parked. The two-story main building has several windows that are arranged in a horizontal row on each floor. A couple of cars are parked outside the building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang People Hauling Cotton to El Camp

Description: Copy negative of a group of men on top of a horse-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Although some names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the people pictured. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal frame. Near the back wheel of the wagon is a tightly-packed sack; presumably, one of the co… more
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Cotton Gin

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

U. S. Post Office at Danevang

Description: Copy negative print of a United States Postal Service branch in Danevang, Texas. Taken from a street running parallel to the store, the photograph captures the front and side view of a single-story structure with light-colored walls and an overhang over the front entrance. An American flag is blowing in the wind in the far right . The back of the building has a steep, inclined roof that is partially hidden from view by the tiered, rectangular wall that towers over the front facade. A white stic… more
Date: 1970~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Louis Schaer Cotton Delivery

Description: Copy negative of Louis Schaer delivering cotton to a salesman from Overland. The two men stand on the rail of Schaer's automobile in front of train boxcars. The automobile is pulling a trailer of cotton bales. One of the men is tipping his hat toward the camera.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mads Andersen Cotton Bales

Description: Copy negative of one hundred and one cotton bales from one-hundred acres of Mads Andersen's farm. The hay bales are grouped together in a wired-fence enclosing, which is surrounded by trees. A house and a vehicle is faintly visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Ted Jensen Ready for School

Description: Copy negative of young Theodore Jensen standing by his bicycle in front of cotton bales at H.P Jensen's farm. Theodore is wearing a pin-striped buttoned jacket, short trousers, hat, and a cross-body bag. He is carrying a tin lunch pail in his hand. A hand-written note reads "Ted Jensen Ready for School."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Senate Resolution Number Twenty-Eight - In Memory of Lawrence J. Petersen

Description: Resolution document composed by the Senate of the State of Texas that was created and sent to the Petersen family in condolences for the death of Lawrence J. Petersen. The first page of the document gives an account of Mr. Petersen's accomplishments both professionally and as a member of the community. The second page resolves to provide the surviving family - including siblings, wife, children, and grandchildren - a copy of the resolution expressing their sympathies. It is signed by the pres… more
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

El Campo Cotton Platform

Description: Photograph taken at El Campo Cotton Platform, which appears to be a kind of property used for the processing and harvesting of cotton. On the platform itself, there are various stacked piles of cotton and hay bales. A procession of horse-drawn wagons on the dirt road in front of the platform are moving forward. Helvig J. Berndt is in one of the wagons, but his actual location hasn't been specified. Additionally, two children can be seen joining the male driver in the front wagon. The photograp… more
Date: 1920/1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang People Hauling Cotton Seed to El Campo

Description: Photograph of a group of men on top of a mule-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Second from right is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. Second from left is Marius Christensen, followed by Jens Berndt. The wagon and mules belong to Chris Petersen, who may or may not be in the picture. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal … more
Date: 1914~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Picking Cotton

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Edith Rasmussen and her daughter, Helen Rasmussen, picking cotton in a cotton field. Edith is wearing a wide brimmed hat, a long-sleeved shirt, and dark pants. She has slung across her shoulder a long bag that extends so far past her frame that her daughter, who is barefoot, is sitting on it. A thick patch of grass is in the foreground and an expansive cotton field is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans J. Rasmussen on a Horse-Drawn Wagon

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Hans J. Rasmussen riding through a cornfield on a horse-drawn wagon. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a shirt and overalls. He is standing atop the moving wagon and is holding the two horses' reins in his hands.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Petersen Family Picking Cotton]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Petersen family harvesting and picking cotton in their cotton field. Two women who are wearing hats and dresses are working in the middle of the field while a few men on the left work on the edge of the field near the horse-drawn wagons. An automobile is parked in front of the furthest visible wagon. In the background are some farm buildings.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Soren Jensen/Peter Jensen Home

Description: Photograph of a farmstead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Soren and Peter Jensen. Photograph was taken at a distance from the buildings, capturing a large portion of the cotton plantation that accompanying information states was being cultivated. Past the cotton, on the left side, there is a two-story house with an intersecting gable roof. One double-hung window is visible on the top floor. In the middle, there appears to be a windmill, and past it, towards the right of the photograph, there a… more
Date: 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Cotton Gin

Description: Copy negative of Carl Harton sitting on top of a bale of cotton in front of Danevang's cotton gin. Carl is wearing a buttoned shirt, pants, and tall boots. Other cotton bales litter the yard in front of the gin.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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