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[Two Women and Man Fishing]

Description: Photograph of two women and one man sitting on a pier eating and fishing. The man and the woman behind him are holding up their drinks and smiling; they are both wearing hats. The other woman is wearing a white bonnet and dotted blouse. More people are visible further down the pier in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Independence Day Group Picnic]

Description: Photograph of a group of Hispanic people gathered around a long piece of cloth that lies on the grassy ground. The cloth, which is light in color, has loaves of bread and many other food items spread on top of it. Several small groupings of women are gathered around different sections of the picnic. There is an automobile facing forward in the background of the image. Behind the car there is also another tractor-like automobile cut of on the far right-hand side of the image. Several men are sca… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Parking Lot of an Independence Day Group Picnic]

Description: Photograph of a large clearing being used as a parking lot for a group picnic. The parking lot, which is in the background of the image, is shaded by large trees scattered throughout the area. In the foreground, there is a large group of men, women, and children gathered and visiting around a long cloth on the ground that has picnic food on top of it. The people are are either standing or sitting on the grass or sitting on small wooden chairs that are placed around the picnic cloth. There is a … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Women and Children Seated Outside on Benches and Chairs]

Description: Photograph of a group of women and young children sitting on chairs and benches in the shade of several large, bushy trees. There are four women and two children sitting together on a long bench on the right-hand side of the image, and seven young children sitting in a row of chairs perpendicular to the bench on the left-hand side. There are blankets covering the grassy ground in front of the group. Three cars are parked facing different directions in the background. The group is surrounded by … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The people are gathered in the middle of a clearing. Automobiles are parked in a circle around the area. On the left are wooden benches and lawn chairs. Trees surround the area. This gathering is described as a meeting in commemoration of old camp meetings.
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The people are gathered in the center of a clearing. Automobiles are parked in a circle around the area. On the left are wooden benches, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are playing in the foreground. Trees surround the area.
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campgrounds]

Description: Photograph of people outdoors in a clearing of a wooded area. In the foreground, men, women, and a child are sitting on wooden benches and in lawn chairs. In the background, a group of people are standing. Trees surround the area. The people are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River.
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of a group of people at Pecan Groves Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Most are sitting on wooden benches and in lawn chairs. Some are standing. A blue truck is parked behind the group. Trees surround the area. Beyond the trees, a building is visible in the background. The caption on the slide reads "Well, why not just take it easy? It's a holliday [sic], is it not?"
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of a group of people at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Most are sitting on a wooden bench. Others are standing behind the bench. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "A contended group."
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Men with Cookies]

Description: Photograph of one man offering another a cookie. The cookies have green icing and are in a basket. The man on the left is holding a bottle of soda. In the background, people are gathered on blankets and in front of parked automobiles. The people are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The caption on the slide reads "Have one!"
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Picnic at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of a group of people having a picnic at Pecan Groves Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Blankets and food are spread out on the ground with people sitting or standing on either side. Trees surround the area. The caption of the slide reads "Is everybody happy?"
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Picnic at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of a group of people having a picnic at Pecan Grove Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Blankets and food are spread on the ground with people either sitting or standing around them. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "Picnic dinner."
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of Boys at Picnic at Pecan Grove Campgrounds]

Description: Photograph of a group of boys at a picnic at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. Blankets and food are spread on the ground. The boys are sitting in the foreground. Behind them, other children and adults are eating as well. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "Boys enjoy it too."
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Photograph of People at Pecan Grove Campground]

Description: Photograph of group of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. They are standing in a circle. In the middle, blankets are spread on the ground. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "At 'amen' of closing prayer."
Date: July 4, 1949
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Mother & Daughter

Description: Copy print of a mother and daughter inside a body of water. The child has been identified as Elsie Lee Christiansen and the woman, as Ester Knudsen Hutson. The woman is waist-deep in the water, wearing what appears to be a towel tied around her neck over a bathing suit. The girl stands next to her on the left, knee-deep in the water wearing a striped one-piece swimsuit. She cocks her head to the left and smiles at the camera. Accompanying information states they were at a family picnic.
Date: 1936
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Sunday Picnic at Old Danes Campground]

Description: A copy negative of a black and white photograph of two men at the Old Danes Campground attending to a steaming coffee pot that is resting in the ground between them. A wire fence to their left divides their camping area from the rest of the woods that surround them. Both men are wearing flat-brimmed hats, button-up shirts, pants, and shoes. The man on the left is standing, leaning over and holding a canister; a jug sits near his feet. The man on the right is crouched down and holding a rag. more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Old Danes Campground - Sunday Picnic

Description: Photograph of two, unidentified men outdoors at Old Danes Campground in Danevang, Texas. A wild, grassy area surrounds them, and in the background, a series of large, leafy trees can be seen. A disheveled wire fence runs from the foreground to the back behind them. According to accompanying information, the two men are at a Sunday picnic and brewing coffee.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Large Group of People at Tres Palacios Creek]

Description: Copy negative print of a large group of people posing for the photograph at Tres Palacios Creek in East Danevang, Texas. There is a small dog in the foreground to the left, and several children on the right in the bottom rows. Large trees tower over them casting shadows. There is a man in the very back row holding an American and Danish flag on each hand over his head. There is a second American flag to the right held by a man near a tree trunk.
Date: 1896/1900
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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