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Certificate of Progress

Description: Certificate of progress document given to Jillie Jensen from a Danevang public school. There is a decorative border surrounding the paper. Beneath an illustration of a hand holding a quill pen, the text reads: "This Certifies that Lillie Jensen has done good work in Penmanship in the third grade of Danevang Public Schools and has made notable progress in keeping correct position, using proper movement and doing legible writing in all written work." The name of the school, teacher, and princip… more
Date: May 19, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1939 Inventory

Description: Inventory sheet from 1939 after the Danevang Famer's Co-operative bought out a local grocery store. The document lists all of the supplies in the store, with prices on the far right and a total price at the bottom, which has been crossed out with pencil. The actual price appears to have been written on the bottom left corner.
Date: January 1, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School Bus

Description: Copy negative of a Danevang School bus in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There are four people sitting inside the bus, and one person identified as Dorothy Andersen Westergaard is standing next to the bus. From top to bottom, the individuals sitting in the bus are Albert Westergaard, Andrew J. Hensen, Adell Westergaard (daughter of Dorothy Anderson Westergaard), Lavern (Dutch) Hansen and his puppy. According to sources, Andrew Hansen was the bus driver for the communities … more
Date: 1939~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. J. Hansen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Olaf J. Hansen. The photograph was taken a short distance away from the road, capturing the front lawn and the paved walkway leading up to the front doorstep. Five windows of identical dimensions and design run throughout the house. Horizontal siding covers the exterior walls and a shingle darker than the siding covers a pair of intersecting gable roofs. A chimney is at the top on one of the roof's hips.
Date: 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Westerholm (Astrid)

Description: Bust portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Mrs. Astrid Westerholm, and her husband Peter Westerholm. They are in front of a blank backdrop. Mrs. Westerholm wears glasses and a jacket with embroidery detail on her lapel. Mr. Westerholm also wears glasses, as well as a suit jacket and polka-dot tie. Accompanying information states that, "Mrs. Astrid Westerholm was the organist in Danevang Lutheran Church in 1939-1942. She played on alternationg[sic] Sundays with Emil Svensson and Mrs. Vig… more
Date: 1939/1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of Jeanette Olson]

Description: Studio photograph of a young girl, identified as Jeanette Olson, in front of a light-colored backdrop. She wears a pleated jumper with a ruffled neckline over a dark top with bulging sleeves. She also wears light-colored shoes and a bow on her head. A rectangular frame has been placed over the photograph. Both have been placed inside a folder.
Date: January 27, 1938
Creator: Heller - Gadeke Photography
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1938 Confirmation]

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1938 confirmation class standing in front of the open doors of [Danevang Lutheran Church]. The group is comprised of three young boys standing in the front, two young girls in the row behind them, and an older man to the girls' left, who is identified as Pastor A.E. Frost. Two of the boys' suits are double breasted and the other boy wears a single-breasted suit. The girls wear white dresses and white shoes. Pastor Frost wears a dark three-piece suit. The d… more
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Confirmation 1938

Description: Black and white photograph of the confirmation class of the Danevang Lutheran Church. The class is standing on the steps in front of the church and are accompanied by a man in the back row identified as Pastor A.E. Frost. The group is comprised of eight girls, all wearing white dresses, and three boys, all wearing a suit and tie. A window is distinguishable behind them.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group Portrait of Danish Families in Danevang]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white portrait of three Danish families posing outdoors on a lawn. The group is comprised of men, women, and children. The adults are standing while the children, except for two infants, are sitting on the grass in front of them. Behind the families are a couple of trees. To the right of them, the wooden exterior of a house is slightly visible.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait at Andrew Berndt's Home]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Hansen family posed for a group portrait in front of the home of Andrew Berndt, who is not pictured. They are all standing on the lawn, with the exterior of the house visible directly behind them. There are a few young children and a baby, who is held in someone's arms, as well as several adults. Every family member is dressed formally.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[The Jensen Family in Front of H. P. Jensen's Home]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Jensen family en masse, posing for a picture on the lawn outside of Hans Peter Jensen's home, which is the building visible in the background. The group is a mixture of men, women, and children. To the right of the family is the partially visible tail end of an automobile.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Christian and Katrine Nissen

Description: A postcard and photograph of the Nissen family and their home, respectively, held together by a sticker which reads, "Chv. Nissen (Both)." Christian and Katrine Nissen, husband and wife, are presumably pictured in the postcard, but names, although provided, were not matched to individuals. There are several women, men, and children on the postcard. They are in front of a single-story structure with intersecting gable roofs, on a dirt ground with no visible trees or plants. In the photograph, a … more
Date: August 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Vacation Bible School

Description: Photograph of a group of children and an adult female standing outside of a building to the right of the image identified as the Vacation Bible School. They are standing roughly into 4 rows, with the front row of girls wearing knee-length dresses and the boys dressed in different styles of dungarees. Only two of the girls are wearing shoes. There are two large trees in the distance. Black hand-written text on the back of the photograph is in a Germanic language, possibly Dutch, while a succeedi… more
Date: June 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1937 Talco Ball Club of East Texas]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the 1937 Talco Ball Club in their uniforms, posed outdoors at an unnamed baseball field in East Texas. The man that is second from the left on the back row is Walter Harton, a mainstay on the pitching staff. Behind the team are wooden bleachers where a few spectators are sitting.
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class in Front of Old Danevang Church]

Description: Photograph of a group of adolescent boys and girls on the front steps of Old Danevang Church in Danevang, Texas. A set of double doors can be seen behind them as well as part of a domed window over it and two additional windows on each side of the entrance. Accompanying information states they are part of a confirmation class. They are all dressed in formal attire. From left to right, they have been identified as: front: Clara Brodsgaard, Gerda Thyssen, Alma Harton, Helga Christensen, Inge… more
Date: 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang School Class of 1937]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of students, varying in age, gathered for a class photograph in front of the Danevang School. There are five rows in all; the first row is comprised of the youngest children who are sitting cross-legged. The windows of the building behind them are visible and all of them are open.
Date: 1937
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

School Photo 1937-1938

Description: Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1937-1938. The class picture is composed of boys and girls as well as teachers on either side. They stand in front of a large building with four visible windows, with a fifth cropped out of the photograph on the leftmost side. Starting at the top row, from left to the right, excluding the three adult women (records show discrepancy in their names), the individuals are identified as Alfred Jensen, Carl Larsen, Viggo Thyssen, Helga Christensen, Agneta He… more
Date: 1937/1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1936 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. A mixture of boys and girls dressed in formal attire are arranged on the steps before the church building which has the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE" written on the arched window above its doors. Two other windows on either side of the doors are visible behind the group.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1936 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photo depicting the girls of the confirmation class of 1936 standing on the steps of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. The girls, who are all wearing white dresses, are arranged in two rows. They are accompanied by a man in a dark suit and tie identified as Pastor A.E. Frost. Behind the group, the church doors and a faint inscription above it as well as two windows are visible.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1936 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photo of the girls and boys of the 1936 confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. The girls stand front and center of the boys and Pastor Frost. The church doors and two windows are visible behind them.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1936 Confirmation Class of Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of an all-male confirmation class. The group of eleven boys are standing on the concrete steps in front of a white building, identified as Danevang Lutheran Church, featuring two windows and a set of doors with an arched window over it. They are all wearing suits and ties. Their pastor, Pastor A.E. Frost, stands directly behind them. The lawn surrounding the church is visible on either side of the class. A decorative, linear border frames the image.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1936 School Grades 8-9

Description: Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1936, consisting of adolescent boys and girls, in front of a building. Three windows are seen in the back. The seated front row, from left to right, has been identified as Jack Wind, Herolf Jensen, Viggo Hermansen, Leo Allenson, Dorothy Mae Krenek, Magdalene Thyssen, Dagmar Thyssen, Merle Longwood, and Ingeborg Thyssen. The second row, from left to right: Mr. Elvin Praytor, Fatty (Ernie) Invardsen, unknown, Pearl Juhl, and Johanna Larsen. Third row, fr… more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang School, Class of 1936, Grades 8-9]

Description: A copy negative of a black and white photograph depicting grades 8-9 of the Danevang School in 1936. There are four discernible rows of people; the arrangement is a mixture of males and females. The man on the very left of the second row, wearing a suit and tie, is Principal Laure Praytor. His wife, teacher Inez Praytor, stands on the right end of the third row. The girls all wear dresses while the boys are wearing button-up shirts and pants. The entire group is posed in front of a white b… more
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a family posed for a portrait in front of the house of their patriarch, Niels Hansen. There are 14 people in all; 7 are men, 5 are women, and 2 are a young boy and a young girl. They are arranged in several rows in front of a small, wire-fenced garden that is visible behind their legs. Two sets of windows are discernible directly behind them.
Date: 1936
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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