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Brodsgaard raising flag

Description: Photograph of a man, identified as Chris Brodsgaard, raising an American flag at Danevang Lutheran Church cemetary. Three tombstones can be seen in the rightmost part of the photograph, as well as a few others beyond the paved sidewalk where Chris stands. The flag is at full-mast and blowing in the wind. Trees and a electrical poles are visible in the distance. A stamp on the back of the photograph indicates, "Danish Heritage Society P. O. BOX 386 Danevang, TX 77432".
Date: 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Brodsgaard raising flag

Description: Photograph of a man, identified as Chris Brodsgaard, raising an American flag at a cemetery belonging to the Danevang Lutheran Church. He stands somewhat in the middle ground of the photograph. The flag is about three quarters of the whole way there. On the right of the photograph, three tombstones can be seen. A paved walkway bisects the scene. A few other tombstones can be observed after the walkway, as well as a few trees and a series of electrical poles that extend into the far distance. H… more
Date: 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Community Hall

Description: Postcard of exterior of the Danevang community hall. Five cars are parked outside, within the confines of a small chicken wire fence. A small secondary, adjacent, single-story structure lies just to the right of the community hall. There are a series of three tombstones a few feet from each other in front of the building. On the back of the postcard, hand-written text in blue ink reads, " No 10 from Helga Thyssen for archives".
Date: 1894/1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[View of Danevang Lutheran Church from Cemetery]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church which is a white building that features at its front a bell tower with a pointed roof. The vantage point of the photograph is from the cemetery grounds, as evidenced by the tombstones that are in the foreground. An additional church building is to the right of the main chapel building. Freshly dug ground is visible on the left of the middleground.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Aerial View of Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of an aerial view of the Danevang Lutheran Church and the surrounding land, which includes a cemetery. A group of people are gathered outside of the front of the church. A system of dirt roads is visible going around the perimeter of the land. The plot of land just adjacent to the church's land is the cemetery; it has numerous tombstones planted on its surface.
Date: May 1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Church Exterior and Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of an unspecified church exterior surrounded by a cemetery. A number of tombstones of different designs have been dispersed all along the left side of the church complex. To the right, there is an adjacent building smaller in size that seems to be closest to the street. The church itself lies on a central axis. A tapering pyramidal structure incorporated to the entrance has a four-sided opening that reveals what appears to be an enclosure for a church bell. Gold text embossed on the … more
Date: March 1975
Creator: Wiginton, Patsy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Cemetery

Description: Copy negative of the Danevang Cemetery. The granite headstone of Iver Winds is visible in the middle of the image surrounded by foliage. The parsonage is visible in the background, along with two flagpoles, flying American and Danish flags.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1994 Community Celebration

Description: Copy negative of a community celebration of the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the Danevang Lutheran Cemetery, located in Wharton County. In the image, Walter Bram is sitting in a wheelchair, and his daughter, Peggy, is standing directly behind him. There are four American flags staked into the ground, and there are many people standing in the shade, behind the family.
Date: 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Two Women At the Unveiling a Historic Marker in the Danevang Cemetery]

Description: Black and white copy print of two elderly women standing next to a large tombstone in the Danevang Cemetery before the unveiling of a historical marker. Their names are Elsie Christensen and Helena Lauritsen. The woman standing to the left of the tombstone is pointing to the covered historical marker in the background. The other woman stands behind the tombstone, out of view except for her shoulders and up; her head is turned away from the camera and toward the historical marker. Their shad… more
Date: 1994
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Description: Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church and Community Hall. There is a cemetery in the foreground. It appears as if there's been a recent burial in the leftmost side of the picture, judging by the mound of dirt behind one of the tombstones. The church has been built on a central axis with light-colored siding and a gray roof. A large bell tower rises over the entrance, tapering into a point at the top. The silhouette of the bell is seen just underneath the shingled roof of the steeple. A pav… more
Date: July 24, 1986
Creator: Jensen, Patty
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.043015 -96.203880
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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