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Brian & Elizabeth Wind in Church Attire

Description: Photograph of a woman and a man standing side by side each other in front of a structure with horizontal siding and one visible window. The woman has been identified as Elizabeth Wind. She is to the left of Brian Wind. According to accompanying information, they are at a Sunday church service. Both have a corsage pinned to their chests. Elizabeth wears a hat, a light-colored dress cinched at the waist, pearls, and is carrying a dark purse. Brian wears a two-piece suit and a striped tie.
Date: [1920..1940]

[A Brother and a Sister Standing Outdoors]

Description: Black and white photograph of a teenage brother and sister standing outdoors in a lawn of tall grass. They are identified as Olaf Olson and Louise Petersen. Olaf is standing to the left of his sister. He is wearing knickerbockers, tall socks, and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. His hands are in his pockets. To his right is Louise, who is wearing a dress and a cape. Behind the pair is a tree and a partially visible automobile.
Date: July 23, 1922

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

Carl Thyssen Family & Auto

Description: Copy negative of Carl and Ida Thyssen with their four children and family dog. The family is sitting next to their car in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. From left to right, the family members pictured are Carl, Magdalene, Gerda, Ingeborg, Alfred and Ida Thyssen.
Date: 1929

Carl Thyssen Girls & Wagon

Description: Copy negative of three of the Thyssen family children standing outside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Gerda Thyssen, the youngest child, is standing inside a wagon. Ingeborg Thyssen is standing next to the wagon, to the left of Gerda, and Magdalene Thyssen is pulling the wagon.
Date: 1927

Carl Thyssen Home

Description: Copy negative of Carl Thyssen's family home in Danevang, Texas, located in Wharton County. There is a windmill on the left side of the image, and other houses are visible to the left of the family home.
Date: 1927

Children Feeding Chickens

Description: Copy print of three young children feeding several chickens in front of a two-story house. From left to right, they have been identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, A. E. Christensen, and Emma Christensen. A line of thinly distributed, slender trees line the perimeter of the house. The house itself has intersecting gable roofs on the top floor covered by dark-colored shingles. The first floor projects outwardly and has a second roof structure that creates an overhang in the back right corner… more
Date: 1925

Children on Windmill

Description: Photograph of two young boys standing barefoot on the wooden planks of a windmill. They are both wearing overalls over long-sleeve shirts. They have been identified as Christian and Peter Brodsgaard, but accompanying information has not matched their names to their individual positions. One of the blades of the windmill can be partially seen in the top leftmost part of the image.
Date: 1920/1940

Christen Petersen Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Christen Petersen. The photograph was taken behind a wire fence and a row of trees, which are a few feet away from the home. The house has intersecting gable roofs, white siding, and four double hung windows; two on the first floor and two on the second.
Date: 1925/1975

Cleaning Fish

Description: Copy negative of two women cleaning fish at the East Bay in Palacios, Texas. There is a little boy wearing a hat in the photograph, and there are several people walking along the bay in the background. The women are wearing dresses, aprons, and hats.
Date: 1920/1925

[Confirmation Class of 1920, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of adolescents gathered outside of the Danevang Lutheran Church, of which the exterior side and pointed arch windows are visible. This group makes up the Confirmation class of 1920. Each individual is wearing formal attire. The girls, who are mostly seated on the front row, are wearing white dresses, some of which have pins attached to them. The boys are wearing suits and ties; a few of them are also wearing pins. Their pastor, the only adult pictured,… more
Date: 1920

[Confirmation Class of 1925, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of teenagers who make up the 1925 Confirmation class of Danevang Lutheran Church. There are 6 girls and 8 boys arranged in three rows on the steps of the church building. Their clergyman, Pastor Khyl, is also standing with them. Behind the group is a door with an arched window above it. On the window are the words "ANSGAR KIRKE." A couple of pointed arch windows are visible on either side of the group.
Date: 1925
Creator: The Fox Company

[Confirmation Class of 1927]

Description: Copy print of a portrait of the confirmation class of 1927 in front of a church in Danevang, Texas. There are ten confirmands and their pastor, H. O. Jensen. The names of those in the photograph are listed on the back. According to accompanying information, there were two additional confirmands not seen here, Clifford Fritz Lykke and Nadine A. Neisig. The three young ladies are wearing white dresses, and the boys are wearing suits and ties.
Date: 1927

[Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Building]

Description: Postcard of a single-story building surrounded by a dirt road and farmlands. On the entrance, over double sided doors and a set of windows on either side, there is a large sign that reads "Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Inc.". On the right side of the building, towards the back, there are two parked cars. There are two men standing in between them. The man on the right is looking towards the direction where the photograph was taken.
Date: 1925/1935

Danevang School

Description: Copy negative of the school children of Danevange School, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. The children are pictured on the font steps of the school. From left to right, top to bottom, the students pictured are: Row 1 (top): Christian Michaelsen, Gensler (unknown first name), Leo Jensen, Laura Petersen, Emma Brodsgaard, Lillie Jensen, Karen Petersen, Ingeborg Agnes Berndt, Marianna Berndt, Kathryn Nielsen, Anna Michaelsen, Myrtle Hansen, Myrtle Nielsen, Edna Lykke, Hans Michae… more
Date: February 8, 1927

[Danevang School Class in Front of School Building]

Description: Photograph of a large group of students taken just outside of the front entrance of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. They are gathered roughly into five rows. The set of double-doors behind them is open within a small overhang. On the front-facing wall, three double-hung windows are visible. They appear to have been organized from oldest to youngest top to bottom. There is faint hand-written text on the front bottom margin that reads, "Danevang School 1922-23."
Date: 1922/1923

[Danevang School Class of 1923]

Description: Photograph of the Danevang School class of 1923 standing before, presumably, the school building's entrance. There is an open window to the right side of the photograph, and behind the doorway, a light is seen. From left to right, the front row has been identified as unknown, Bertha Thyssen, unknown, Ida Nielsen, unknown, Jean Petersen Michaelsen, Dorothy Berkman, Alts Petersen, Ellen Nelsen, and unknown. Names have been provided for the second and third row but it cannot be stated with certain… more
Date: 1923

[Danevang School Class of 1927]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of students posed for a portrait in front of their school. They are arranged in six rows, with the last row standing within the enclave of the porch. A few boys are standing within the open window frames that are on either side of the porch. Two children sitting at the center of the front row are holding a chalkboard that has written on it the class information and date.
Date: February 8, 1927
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
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