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Trailer Loaded with Cotton Bales

Copy print of a side view of an automobile's bed carrying cotton bales. Two of its wheels can be seen in the bottom part of the image. The smaller, thinner bales have been stacked next to each other. Eight larger bales, all with similar dimensions, have been positioned on top of the smaller ones. The car appears to be parked in an empty plot of land which is identified as belonging to C.J. Christensen.

Date: 1927

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Kristiane Sorensen Knudsen

Bust portrait copy print of an older woman identified as Kristiane Knudsen. She wears glasses and a dark-colored shirt. Two buttons are on each side of her lapel, and two more are seen running down the length of the fold of the shirt. Accompanying information states that she was the wife of Soren Knudsen. Her son, Sam Knudsen, died in World War II during the D-Day landing on 1944.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Soren Knudsen Home Place

Copy print of a three-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Soren Knudsen. A chimney can be seen on the hip of a gable roof. The pediment of the roof has one window. The second floor projects outwards, creating an overhang for the patio on the first floor, which has two doors and one double-hung window. The overhang is supported by four equally-spaced slender columns. In the center of the first two columns on the left is a young girl, who has been identified as Ragenhill Knudsen, born 19… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

C. J. Christensen Family - New Car

Copy print of a family group inside a car. The man in the driver's seat has been identified as C. J. Christensen. There at least four more people in the back. One of them, a young boy, looks towards the camera and is the most easily seen - everybody else is hidden from view by the cast shadow of the car's roof. Accompanying information states that they were leaving on a trip to Marquette, Nebraska, to see the family of Mrs. Marie Christensen, wife of C. J. Christensen, who is presumably somewhe… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

H. P. Jensen Family

Copy print of the Jensen family posing in front of a backdrop of a room interior. From left to the right, the individuals in the back have been identified as Jorgen Jensen, Jens Jensen, Lena Jensen, and Viggo Jensen. From left to right, the seated group has been identified as Harold Jensen, Hans Peter Jensen, Maren Jensen, Theodore Jensen, and Elizabeth Jensen. They are all dressed in formal attire.

Date: 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Mr. & Mrs. H. P. Jensen

Copy print of an oval picture frame with a photograph inside it of husband and wife Hans Peter Jensen and Maren Jensen. The frame has ornate floral motifs on the top, bottom, and sides, as well as beveled edges and a continuous pattern of decorative circle reliefs running near the edge of the frame glass. The man and the woman in the photograph are both dressed in formal attire. The man wears a blazer and a waistcoat. The woman wears a light-colored, tied neck-piece over a dark-colored top.

Date: [1890..1920]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Farmstead

Copy print of a farmstead in Danevang, Texas. The photograph appears to have been taken a short distance away from a fence that runs the length of the property. Past the fence and a few small bushes, a group of people have seated themselves on chairs, presumably posing for the picture. Several horses, carriages, and men are to the left of these people; some of them have also stopped and turned towards the direction where the photograph was taken. In the distance, there is a two-story house with… more

Date: 1900/1960

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Johannes (Jack) Hansen

Bust portrait copy print of a young man identified as Johannes Hansen. He is looking to the left and seated in front of a blank backdrop. Prominent side lighting hits the left part of his face. He wears a shirt, tie, and sports coat. Accompanying information indicates that he was a farmer.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Niels M. Hansen Home]

Copy print of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Niels M. Hansen. The photograph was taken some distance away, capturing a front lawn covered in snow, which also covers a large section of the roof structure. There are two chimneys on the hips of the intersecting gable roofs, four visible windows, and a parked car in front of the house. Several trees surround the house, as well as a series of posts acting as a fence.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Copy print portrait of the Hansen family in front of a blank backdrop. From left to right, the five individuals in the front row have been identified as Wilbert Hansen, Agnes Hansen, Johannes Hansen, Jack Hansen, and Louise Hansen. From left to right, those in the back row have been identified as Irene Hansen, Ellnora Hansen, and Cecelia Hansen. They are all dressed in formal attire.

Date: 1940/1970

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Silver Wedding

Copy print of the wedding party of Johannes Hansen and Agnes Ingvardsen Hansen. They are seated outside of what appears to be a single-story brick structure, identified in accompanying records as the Trinity Lutheran Church in El Campo, Texas. It merged with the Christ Lutheran church in 1997. Three longs rows make up the group, which comprises of several women, men, and children. They are all dressed in formal attire.

Date: July 1954

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Copy print of the Hansen family in front of a blank backdrop. The back row, from left to right, has been identified as Andrea Hansen and Thomasine Caroline Paulsen Hansen (seated; with the infant girl on her lap). The front row, from left to right, has been identified as Johannes (Jack) Hansen, Niels M. Hansen, Agnes Hansen, and Gudren Hansen. The women wear long-sleeved dresses and two of them, the girls in the middle, have ribbons on their head. The boy wears shorts and a matching peacoat jac… more

Date: 1930/1940

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Lutheran Church Congregration at Oil Well]

Copy print of the Danevang Lutheran Church congregation at the sight of the first oil well drilling at Clemville, Texas. They surround a pool of water surrounded by a plot of land that is mostly sediment and dirt. Some of the people carry umbrellas, and the majority wear formal attire. Included in the group are also children. On the far right, there appears to be a pipe blowing a black liquid unto the water.

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Ingvardsen Family Portrait]

Copy print of the Ingvardsen family posing for a picture outdoors. Several trees and bushes are in the back as well as a single wooden post. The seated woman in the front row has been identified as Ane Sophia Jensen Ingvardsen. From left to right, those standing behind her have been identified as Doris Ingvardsen, Ingeborg Ingvardsen, Maren Jensine Ingvardsen, Agnes Katherine Ingvardsen, Marie Magdalene Ingvardsen, Elizabeth Ingvardsen, Soren Mathias Ingvardsen, Hans Peter Ingvardsen, Ingvart F… more

Date: 1920/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class]

Copy print of a group of adolescent boys and girls at their confirmation in front of the Danevang Lutheran Church. The structure behind them has two double-hung windows and horizontal siding. A concrete step can be seen on the leftmost part of the image where a young child stands holding to a railing. The girls and boys are dressed in formal attire in similar cut dresses and suits, respectively. In addition, they all have small corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been… more

Date: 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Ernest and Ingvart Ingvardsen in Uniform]

Copy print of Ernest Aage Ingvardsen (left) and Ingvart Fredderick Ingvardsen (right) in their respective military uniform. Ernest is wearing a naval uniform that includes dark-colored pants and a shirt with downward-facing, arrowhead patches on both sleeves. A silk, tied neckerchief hangs around his neck. A light-colored cap on his head is slightly tilted to the left. Next to him, Ingvart wears a fitted button-up army jacket with multiple pockets and military crests adorning both sides of his … more

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Class in Front of Doorway]

Copy print of a group of adolescent girls and boys standing in front of a large doorway belonging to the Danevang Lutheran Church. Behind the open door, a staircase can be seen leading to a second floor. The group is all dressed in formal attire, in similar cut dresses and suits. Additionally, they also have corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been identified as Gunnar Thyssen, Pastor Vaghn Duus, Vernon Swendsen, Barbara Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Irene Hansen, Carl … more

Date: 1930/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang School Students]

Copy print of school students and two of their teachers standing on the front steps of a school in Danevang, Texas. Behind them, there is an open double-door entryway. They have been lined up into three rows. From left to right, the first row has been identified as Lawrence Harton, Gunnar Thyssen, Vernon Swendsen, Barbara Strarup, Lawrence Petersen, Leroy Strarup, and Julian Christiansen. The second row, from left to right, has been identified as Martin Strarup, Alton Nielsen, Preston Hicks, Li… more

Date: 1943/1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Confirmation Party at Danevang Community Hall]

Copy print of a confirmation celebration being held at Danevang Community Hall. Long tables have been arranged for the festivities, with three tables running parallel to the right wall and a fourth table perpendicular to the first three. All of the tables are full, except for the one closest to the foreground, which is empty. The photograph appears to have been taken from a high angle, as some of the guests are looking upwards towards the direction where the photograph was taken . The majority … more

Date: 1945/1949

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Sam Brodsgaard and Andreas P. Lauritsen with Fish]

Copy print of Soren (Sam) Brodsgaard (left) and Andreas P. Laurtisen (right) standing on a boardwalk that looks unto a broad body of water. A large fish hangs from a small rod that they're both holding. The fish touches the floor and goes up all the way to their hips. The men both have on suspenders and hats, although Sam is holding his on his right hand.

Date: 1935/1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School Picture of Gene Hansen

Bust portrait photograph of a young boy, identified as Wilbert Gene Hansen, in front of a blank backdrop. The photograph was taken for a school picture. Printed text on the front reads, "School Days 1952-53 Danevang." Wilbert wears a print shirt. He is looking slightly to the right.

Date: 1952/1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Old Danevang Farmers Coop Picture

Photograph a cotton gin next to the Danevang Farmers Cooperative building in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states this was the first cotton gin built on the property. A cluster of buildings in the center is surrounded by different types of agricultural implements and machines. Behind the main Cooperative building on the right, a water tower is visible. The photograph was taken from a distance, capturing rows of cotton crops running diagonally to the main buildings.

Date: 1927

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Ella Kristine Hansen Allenson

Photograph of a young woman, identified as Ella Kristine Hansen Allenson, sitting on an upholstered chair in front of a dark background. Her hair is tied in the back, and she wears a long-sleeved dress cinched at the waist. There is lace trim on both her sleeves and neckline. The photograph has been placed inside a decorative envelope sleeve. When closed, the front flap has an embossed circular motif.

Date: 1899/1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Beverly Waldman

Portrait of Beverly Elaine Waldman wearing what appears to be a corduroy dress over a light-colored blouse with lace trim. The sleeves on the dress have been tucked and pleated creating a flounce effect. The photograph was framed with a thick card stock material. Printed text on the bottom reads, "Chadwick Studio Houston, Tex." The framed image was then pasted in a fold-out card.

Date: 1944/1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society