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Ingvard Andersen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Ingvard Andersen. Photograph was taken a short distance away from the front entrance, capturing a disheveled lawn with tall trees surrounding the perimeter of the home. There is a parked car facing a fence underneath an overhang that projects from the house. A pitched roof covers the front entrance and two double-hung windows can be seen on either side. Two stamps have been placed on the back of the photograph of the same leapin… more
Date: July 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

A. Heard Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Enor (Billy) Hermansen, previously owned by A. Heard. The house has a white exterior and intersecting dark-colored shingled gable roofs. A tall wire antenna is seen on the front lawn as well as several species of small bushes and plants. Across a walkway in front of the home, there is a parked trailer that blocks what appears to be a second structure on the rightmost side of the image. Two stamps have been placed on the back of … more
Date: July 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Verner and Laverne Harton Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Laverne and Verner Harton. The house has an intersecting hip roof and a well-kept front lawn. There are no visible trees except for a small bush on the edge of the wall that projects outwardly in the center. A couple of air vents and a wire antenna are seen on the top of the roof.
Date: 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Ted Longwood Homeplace

Description: Photograph of two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Alphonso Zepeda, although original ownership belonged to Theo Longwood. A shingled gable roof projects downwards to the front patio, creating a sloping overhang supported by four slender columns. On the front patio, several chairs have been placed on each side of the front door. Additionally, there is a swing chair that hangs down in front of the left window. Shutter windows are on the first and second floors, and different species o… more
Date: 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Kenneth & Anita Christensen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Kenneth and Anita Christensen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken a short distance away, capturing a dirt road that runs in front of the home and a lawn with short grass. There is a large tree near the left corner of the home. The house has a hip roof that projects downwards to the patio, creating a sloping overhang supported by slender columns. On the right wall, there appears to be an entryway. Three windows are also visible on this si… more
Date: 1970/2011
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Emil & Myrtle Lauritsen Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Emil and Myrtle Lauritsen. The house has green shingles and intersecting hip roofs, one of which projects outwards creating an overhang over the front entrance supported by two slender columns on each corner. There are different species of flowers and plants along the edge of the house. Photograph was taken a short distance away, capturing a well-kept front lawn with short grass. In the background, large trees are visible … more
Date: 1986
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Meta & Ira Penninger Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Meta and Ira (Red) Penninger. The home has horizontal light-colored siding and a shingled, closed gable roof with missing shingles near the top. There are different bushes along the edge of the house. Several double-hung windows are on the front wall. There is a second single-story structure visible in the background on the rightmost side of the image.
Date: 1986
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Alfred & Joyce Wind Home

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Alfred and Joyce Wind. The house has an intersecting gable roof with dark-colored shingles. The pediments created by the roofs have been covered with wooden siding; the rest of the walls are covered in alternating dark brick. Two small trees are on the front lawn, and a third much larger tree can be seen behind the house.
Date: 1986
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Curtis & Patty Jensen

Description: Photograph of a single-story brick home belonging to Curtis and Patty Jensen in Danevang, Texas. Photograph was taken some distance away, capturing some wild plants in the foreground next to a yellow wheel and a deep basin. A few feet away, there is a gravel walkway that runs parallel to the house. Past this walkway, the house is surrounded by a few trees in the front lawn. The home has intersecting gable roofs, one of which projects outwards to the front entrance creating an overhang supported… more
Date: 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

August Schaer Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to August Schaer. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing the homestead, which includes the land, a disheveled fence on the left, and two outbuildings to the left and right of the main home. An intersecting gable roof covers the second-story of the house. A hip roof covers the adjacent right side, which projects outwards to the patio creating an overhang supported by slender columns. A purple stamp has been placed on the back … more
Date: 1914
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Jergen Rasmussen Home

Description: Photograph of the front view of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Jergen Rasmussen. Photograph was taken a short distance away from the front entrance. A gable roof projects downwards creating a sloping overhang over the front patio. Two windows are on each side of the front door, which is flanked by small oval windows. The second floor has an intersecting gable roof that runs perpendicular to the main roof, and three windows are seen underneath the pediment created by the … more
Date: 1919/1950
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Verner Harton Home]

Description: Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Verner Harton. The house has a couple of intersecting gable roofs, one of which projects outwardly to the front patio creating an overhang supported by two slender columns on the right and left corners. There are six double-hung windows visible throughout the house, as well as small air vents and a front door flanked by patio chairs. A parked car is facing the home on the right side of the image. A windmill is in the background … more
Date: unknown
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
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
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Peter Jensen Later Dennis Schultz Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, originally belonging to Peter Jensen, although ownership later transferred to Dennis Schultz. The house has hip, gable, and slanting roofs; several windows lining both floors; and a patio on the left with a sloping overhang supported by four columns. On either side of the image, the branches from two large trees are visible. A dog stands looking at the camera on the center right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

J. S. Jensen Home now Allen Zieschang

Description: Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, originally belonging to J. S. Jensen. Ownership later transferred to Allen Zieschang. The photograph was taken from the street, capturing some gravel, the shoulder, and front lawn leading up to the house. The house has a gambrel roof, with one window lying directly in the center on the top floor. The projection of the roof creates a small overhang over the front entrance and is supported on the rightmost corner by one rectangular column. A dirt… more
Date: July 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Red and White Grocery Store

Description: Photograph of a two-story structure, identified as the Danevang Food Market, taken from the street. The walls of the building stagger upward creating a tiered facade. On the second floor, there are two double-hung windows. Four equally-spaced cables above them support the weight of an overhang that covers the front doors. Above the overhang, on each side of the sign that reads "Danevang Food Market", there are two round emblems bearing the Coca-Cola logo. A series of windows runs along the firs… more
Date: October 7, 1967
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Andrew & Dagny Jensen Marriage License

Description: Marriage license provided to Anders Jessen Jensen and Dagny Andersen from the Wharton County courthouse. There is a black and white illustration at the very top of the document of a bell composed entirely of small flowers, with a leafy vine emerging from the back of the bell and encircling it in an arc. This bell is inside a circular motif with decorative geometric elements around the edge, and is flanked on both sides by bold, Old English text that declares the document as a Marriage License. … more
Date: December 29, 1922
Creator: Kral, F. L.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School 1927

Description: Copy negative of ninth and tenth grade students at the Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. The students are grouped in three rows in front of the school house. Two boys in the center of the group hold a sign reading "Danevang High, Feb. 8 1927, Miss. Jones." All of the boys are wearing long-sleeve collared shirts. The girls are wearing dresses and have bobbed haircuts.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Peter Nielsen and Anna Christiansen Wedding

Description: Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Peter Nielsen and Anna Christiansen. Anna is wearing a floor-length white gown and veil. She is holding a bouquet of flowers. Peter wears a dark-colored suit and a boutonnière. The photograph was taken two miles west of Danevang Church in Danevang, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

O. W. Schaer

Description: Copy negative of the home of O.W. Schaer, purchased from Matt Skov in 1918. The two story house lies two miles east of Danevang, Texas. A girl and boy stand in front of the house, which has a wire fence around the property.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

August Schaer Family

Description: Copy negative of the Schaer family, standing in three rows outside of their home. From left to right, Marie, Louis, Charlie, and Henry stand in the back row. Mr. and Mrs. Schaer stand in the middle row, and O.W. and Helena stand in the front row.
Date: [1916..1917]
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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