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[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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[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

[Two Girls at a Costume Party]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of two girls at a Halloween costume party. They are wearing lady bug costumes that feature pointy hats and dresses patterned with giant polka dots. Behind them are a few wagons; one has a horse attached to it.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Pair of Women Dressed as Dominoes]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of two women, identified as Johanna Bram and Maren Gann, posed for a photograph at a costume party. According to accompanying information, they are also neighbors. They are both wearing white dresses with a domino pattern on them; their hats are also made to look like dominoes. Behind them a barn and several wagons are visible.
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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

[Jens H. Berndt Farmstead]

Description: Photograph of Jens H. Berndt and his farmstead half a mile west of Danevang, Texas, which was later sold to P. C. Petersen in 1921. Presumably, Jens is the man in the foreground on the small plow that is being pushed by two horses. Behind him on the left, there is a barn with a tall gable roof and a windmill. The main home is on the far right. It is a two-story house with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows, as well as two roof overhangs covering small patios. The photogra… more
Date: 1910~
Creator: Anderson, H. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Jens H. Berndt Farmstead]

Description: Photograph of Jens H. Berndt and his farmstead half a mile west of Danevang, Texas, which was later sold to P. C. Petersen in 1921. This information is also written on the back of the item in black ink. Presumably, Jens is the man in the foreground on the small plow that is being pushed by two horses. Behind him on the left, there is a barn with a tall gable roof and a windmill. The main home is on the far right. It is a two-story house with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung wind… more
Date: 1910~
Creator: Anderson, H. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Isaacson Gin Company

Description: Photograph of the Isaacson Gin Company, a cotton gin in El Campo, Texas, taken from a high angle and from a distance, capturing the entire structure and the surrounding homes that surround it. Several horse-drawn wagons are moving in a procession in an arc formation from the south-facing wall of the gin to the north-facing one. Groups of men can be seen directing them. Others are seen on the ground and on platforms near the cotton bales. The gin itself is a large two-story structure with gable… more
Date: September 16, 1916
Creator: El Campo Studio
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

Arnold Juhl Buggy

Description: Copy negative of a horse-drawn carriage in front of the family farm of Jasper Juhl. Arnold Juhl is standing in front of the carriage, and there is a windmill visible in the background of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[J. P. Olson Farmstead]

Description: Photograph of the J. P. Olson's farm and several of its residents. A narrow dirt road on the left leads up to the main house in the background, a large single-story house with a gable roof and small domed windows. The people are dispersed on the grassy plot of land that precedes it. Along with the group, there are also three horses and a plow on the rightmost part of the image. The photograph has been placed on a mat that is chipped, torn, and water-stained.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Madsen Family at their Homestead]

Description: Photograph of the Madsen family at their homestead. The man on the far left, identified as Christen Madsen, is behind four horses who are harnessed to a plow. The woman on the far right, identified as Kristen Madsen, is Christen's wife; she is wearing a striped dress and a hat. Her children are in the back near a hammock. They are, possibly, Alva and Frederick Madsen. Their home is on the right. It is a large two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows. A … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Community House 1895

Description: Photograph of a large group of people gathered together for a group picture. They are outdoors a short distance away from a tall single-story structure with a gable roof and five double-hung windows on the right wall. A Danish flag can be seen blowing in the wind high up on a pole on the far left side of the image. From left to right, the following have been identified: Top row: Chris Madsen, unknown, unknown, unknown, Peter Ravn, Andreas Berndt, unknown, Peter Hermansen, unknown, Hans Hanse… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Iver Ebbesen and Hansigne Larsen Wind's Pioneer Homes

Description: Composite photograph of three different Danevang homes belonging to Iver Ebbesen and his wife Hansigne Ebbeson, which span the length of several years. The first image is a single-story structure with a tiered gable roof and a front porch patio where the family has gathered for a group picture. Iver and Hansigne are presumably the man and the woman sitting next to each on the far left. They are joined by five children, none of whom have been identified. Accompanying text on the left reads: "… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Children Riding in Wagon

Description: Photograph of a group of people, children among them, riding inside a horse-drawn wagon. They appear to be in the middle of an empty, grassy terrain, as no identifiable structures or landmarks can be seen. The wagon is carrying at least four people, with a fifth person seen on the leftmost part of the image near the back wheel. The wagon is being pulled by four horses; two in the front and two in the back. The two in the front appear bigger and stronger. Those in the back, in fact, may be mules. more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Horses Pulling a Plow

Description: Photograph of a five horses pulling a mechanical plow. They are in the middle of a flat, grassy terrain. They are harnessed together; two are in the front and three are in the back. The plow is barely visible past them, although the wheel can be seen underneath the legs of the horse in the rightmost part of the image.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Horses Plowing Virgin Land

Description: Photograph of four horses plowing land. The ground has been exposed in mounds of dirt, and looks visibly tilled. The horses are harnessed to a small mechanical plow. Two are in the front and the other two are behind them.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Sam Brodsgaard in Wagon

Description: Photograph of a man, identified as Sam Brodsgaard, inside a wooden horse-drawn wagon in Danevang, Texas. The very top of two side wheels can be seen. Sam wears a round hat and light-colored shirt. Only the backs of the two horses can be seen, strapped to the wagon. There is hand-written text on the front of the photograph that reads, "Sam Brodsgaard."
Date: 1920/1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Sam Brodsgaard and Sons on Wagon]

Description: Photograph of a Sam Brodsgaard and his sons on a horse-drawn wagon. They are in a flat, empty plot of land which appears to be a farm. A single tree can be seen in the back off to the right. Sam is seated on the wagon's chair. To his left, his sons Johnny (left) and Chris (right) are holding the reins of the wagon. Behind them, the boy standing has been identified as Pete Brodsgaard and the kneeling boy in front of him has been identified as Carl Brodsgaard. They all wear overalls and hats. Acc… more
Date: 1920/1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Lunch in the Rice Field During Harvest

Description: Copy negative of a group of people standing around a horse-drawn loading bed. The horse has been mostly cropped out of the photograph, but his hind legs are visible on the rightmost part of the image. According to the accompanying information, this group of people is taking a break during a rice field harvest to have lunch. A few food items are visible in the bed.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Row Binder in Corn Field

Description: Copy negative of a man, identified as Henry Andersen, riding a row binder in a corn field. He wears overalls and a hat and looks head on at the camera. The binder is being pulled by a couple of horses. They are harnessed and are facing the right.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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