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Church 1945 Storm

Description: Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church after a hurricane. A paved step, a window and a door, which make up part of the front facade of the building, are still standing. The rest of the church has suffered considerable damage. Various construction materials - walls, siding, shingles, etc. - surround the standing structure. There is a small tree off to the left. Rough hand-written text in blue ink on the front of the photograph reads, "Danevang, Texas - After hurricane - 1945 church."
Date: 1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[St. Ansgar's Church After 1945 Storm]

Description: Photograph of the front facade of St. Ansgar's Church in Danevang, Texas. According to accompanying information, the photograph was taken shortly after a 1945 hurricane destroyed the church. Left standing is the main entry to the church. This structure is surrounded by different construction materials - roofing, large wooden poles, walls and siding - piled up in large heaps. A few small trees are scattered around the church. To the left of this destruction, in the foreground of the image, is a … more
Date: August 1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1945 Storm

Description: Copy negative of hurricane damage after a storm in Danevange, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. In the image, a building is knocked over on it's side against the telephone office. The other two buildings pictured are missing roof shingles and boards.
Date: August 28, 1945
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Festival Participants Drying Off]

Description: Photograph of chuck wagon cooks drying off in their food booth following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Tom Perini is on the left and Robert Williams is on the right. The gentlemen, wearing denim shirts, cowboy hats, and leather chaps, are standing with their arms around each other. A green tarp covers the food booth.
Date: September 7, 1973
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Festival Participants Walking Through the Mud]

Description: Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The people are holding on to each other as they walk, through the puddles and mud, back to their booth in Cattle Drive Corral. Tom Perini is pictured in the center. The gentlemen are wearing denim shirts and leather chaps, while the women are wearing colorful shirts and slacks.
Date: September 7, 1973
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Festival Participants Falling in the Mud]

Description: Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia on opening day of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several people, including chuck wagon cooks, Tom Perini (left) and Robert Williams, are falling into the puddles and mud, causing water to splash up. Festival booths are visible around them.
Date: September 7, 1973
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Red & White Grocery Store

Description: Copy negative of the Red & White Grocery store in Danevang, Texas. It is a large two-story structure with gable roofs and a tiered wall on the front facade that bears the name of the store as well as a much larger line of text that reads, "Farmers Co-operative Society, Inc." It would seem that the building served dual purposes. A group of men can be seen loitering near the front entrance, and a few others near a car on the left. The roof on a single-story structure in the rightmost part of the … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Church

Description: Copy negative of the remains of the Danevang Lutheran Church after a 1945 hurricane destroyed it. Nothing is left standing. Amidst short grasses, parts of the roof structure can be seen lopsided and wedged between different construction materials. A woman in a light-colored dress stands center left with her back to the camera on top of an incline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Church

Description: Copy negative of the remains of the Danevang Lutheran Church after a 1945 hurricane destroyed it. Several parts of the roof structure can be seen wedged between different construction materials from the walls and interior architecture. On the left part of the image, however, the front entrance appears to have remained untouched.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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