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[Confirmation Class of 1945, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Description: Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church Confirmation class of 1945. The class is composed of several young men and young women who are accompanied by their Reverend, Vaghn Duus, who is standing on the far left on the back row. They are all wearing formal wear; the girls are wearing white dresses and the boys are wearing suits. Each individual has a floral boutonniere pinned to their clothing. Behind the group is a set of open wooden doors.
Date: 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Boy Scouts Field Day in El Campo, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a large group of boys that make up a chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the title written on the photograph, they are all cub scouts from Wharton County and they are posing for a portrait to commemorate a summer field day. Positioned in front of the side of a wooden cabin, they are arranged in four rows with the first row seated with their legs crossed and the second row seated on a bench. Four adult scout leaders are present; one is sitting on t… more
Date: August 23, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1941 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Seven girls and six boys stand arranged in three rows in front of the church building. They are accompanied by an older man, identified as Pastor A.E. Frost on the left. Behind the group, the church doors and two windows are visible. Above the building's doors is the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE." On the back of the photograph is a note written in Danish.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1940 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing in a grassy outdoor area close by some trees. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys who are mostly only able to seen from the neck up, stand directly behind them. In the background a steeple with a cross on the top is visible.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1940 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1940 confirmation class of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Six girls in white dresses stand in the front row while five boys in suits stand directly behind them on the steps of the church building. Two windows are visible behind them.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1944 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1944 confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church], whose doors are open. Six girls in white dresses with flowers pinned to their chests stand in the front row while six boys, also formally dressed, stand in the back. They are accompanied by a man on the right identified as Pastor Vaghn Duus. The photograph has a decorative border above which a handwritten note in Danish was penned.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[1946 Confirmation]

Description: Black and white photo of a confirmation class, composed of six boys and one girl, all of whom are formally dressed and have a flower pinned to their chest. They are accompanied by an older man on the left who is identified as Pastor Vaghn Duus. Behind them is a building whose doors are partly visible.
Date: 1946
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1949 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photo of the 1949 confirmation class, composed of four girls and four boys. The girls are each wearing a white dress and the boys are each wearing suits. Each individual has a flower pinned to their chests. They stand in two rows in front of an altar that features a figure of Jesus Christ.
Date: 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

1945 Confirmation

Description: Black and white photograph of the 1945 confirmation class of [Danevang Lutheran Church] standing inside their church. They are posed in front of an intricate altar that has four spires and that appears to have a religious image at its center. The group, comprised of three girls and eight boys, is flanked by two windows and the ceiling above the group is concave. The girls wear white dresses and corsages pinned to their clothing and the boys wear suits with boutonnières pinned to their lapels… more
Date: 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Johanna Petersen and Her Grandchildren]

Description: Black and white photograph of a grandmother (identified as Johanna Petersen) and four of her grandchildren posed under a tree on the lawn of a white two-story building. Behind them, several windows are visible on the building's exterior. Johanna is wearing glasses and a patterned dress with a white collar. Her grandsons are all wearing shirts and pants except for the youngest one, who is wearing a jumpsuit and has his hands on his head. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says … more
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Parents and Their Daughter Standing on a Lawn]

Description: Black and white photograph of a father, a mother, and their daughter. The father and mother are identified as Harold Hansen and Dorothy Bender Hansen according to a handwritten note on the back of the photograph. The father is wearing a double-breasted suit and tie; the mother is wearing a button-up dress. Their daughter is wearing a frilly white dress. She is holding a stuffed animal in her right hand and a woven basket in her left hand.
Date: November 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Otto and Agnes Hansen]

Description: Black and white photograph of a husband and wife, identified as Otto and Agnes Jensen, standing on the lawn of a white two-story building that is partially visible behind them. Otto is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and tie with dark pants. Agnes is wearing glasses and a dark, patterned dress.
Date: September 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Mother and Young Daughter Standing on a Lawn Outside of a House]

Description: Black and white photograph of a mother, Margie Buss Hansen, and her daughter, Gloria Jean Hansen, standing on the lawn outside of a house with a covered porch that is visible behind them. Margie is wearing glasses and a dress with asymmetrical buttons descending down the bodice. She is touching Gloria Jean's hair. Gloria, who is wearing a white dress, is standing to her mother's right and is leaning on her.
Date: September 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Peter A. Petersen]

Description: Black and white photograph of a man wearing a three-piece suit, standing outside of a building near a bush. He is identified as Peter A. Petersen. The building's windows are partially visible behind him.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Wedding Party of Clara Juhl and Thiel Stephens]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a wedding party posed for a picture on the lawn of Viggo Juhl's house. Viggo's daughter Clara is the bride. She is wearing a white dress and a veil with a bouquet in her arms. On her right is the groom, Thiel Stephens, wearing a military jacket, surrounded by friends and family. The family dog is laying on the grass in front of the group. The house is visible in the background to the right.
Date: 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Niels and Emma Hansen

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a husband and a wife, identified as Niels and Emma Hansen, standing in front of their home. Niels is wearing a hat, a white shirt, a tie, and pants with suspenders; he has his hand to his hips as if to hold his pants up. To his right, Emma is standing and wearing a white dress and a hat. She is holding a purse up to her chest. The porch and door of their house are visible directly behind them.
Date: 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang Community Hall After Hurricane in 1945]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of Danevang Community Hall after damages incurred during the hurricane that hit the town in 1945. Visible from two-point perspective, the building has a few missing shingles on its roof and some broken windowpanes, as evidenced by a woman who is sitting in one of the window frames and grasping a pane.
Date: 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[A Game of Croquet at Andrew Berndt's Home]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of several people gathered on the lawn of Andrew Berndt's home for a game of croquet. The group is gathered under the shade of the house; some are seated and some are standing. Behind them, the wood-sided house is visible, as well as its screened-in porch. A few croquet balls are scattered on the lawn. A man wearing a hat is standing in the foreground with his back to the camera.
Date: 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[The Jensen Family]

Description: Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Hans Peter Jensen family standing on the lawn of Ted Jensen's home. They are lined up in front of an exterior side of the house, where two windows are visible. Standing on the left are two men identified as H.F. Jensen and George Jensen. They are wearing suits and ties. H.F. is holding a hat at his side. Toward the middle of the group are three women identified as Elizabeth Jensen Juhl, Maren Jensen, and Lena Jensen Lauritsen; they are a… more
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Class portrait]

Description: Copy negative of a class portrait from the Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. The students are all standing in rows, and the teacher is standing to the left on the top row. The school doors are visible in the background.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Church Construction]

Description: Copy negative of the Danevang Lutheran Church being reconstructed in Danevang, Texas. There are construction workers and a large truck with equipment visible, as well as trees and shrubs in the background.
Date: 1946/1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Anne Berndt in Her Military Uniform]

Description: Black and white photograph of Anne Berndt in her Women's Army Corp uniform, which consists of a single-breasted jacket, a skirt, heeled shoes, and a garrison cap. A purse is hanging from her shoulder. She is standing outdoors on a lawn; various bushes and trees are visible behind her.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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