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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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 1910. The photograph was taken some distance away from the house, capturing a front lawn with short grasses and tall trees flanking the house on the right side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 somewhere in the car.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 a gable roof and several windows on the first floor. On the leftmost part of the image, a second structure can be seen next to a large tree.
Date:
1900/1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 jacket. The man wears a waistcoat, blazer, and light-colored pants.
Date:
1930/1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Fredderick Ingvardsen, and Ernest Aage Ingvardsen.
Date:
1920/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 identified as Holger Thyssen, Norma Carlsen, Rodger Andersen, Elaine Hansen, Pastor Vaghn Duus, Jergen Gann, Louise Hansen, and Erling Smith.
Date:
1947
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 chest. Additionally, striped and arrowhead patches have been sewn unto the right sleeve. He also wears a cap slightly tilted to the left.
Date:
1930/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 Hansen, Lillie Jensen, Irvin Wind, Leroy Strarup, and Donald Lykke.
Date:
1930/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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, Lillie Jensen, Irene Hansen, Shirley Strarup, and A. R. Zieschang. The last row, from left to right, is comprised of Donald Hicks (teacher), Jack Hansen, Isabel Nielsen, Joyce Hansen, and Mrs. Hicks (teacher).
Date:
1943/1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 of them, however, are actively engaged in conversation and their food.
Date:
1945/1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pastor J. A. M. Rodholm]
Photograph of a man, identified as Pastor J. A. M. Rodholm, in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a small ruff collar around his neck, which appears to be over the collar of a shirt being worn underneath a button-up, dark-colored cloak. The photograph has been pasted inside a fold-out card with a circular cut-out, framing the photograph inside the oval design.
Date:
1920/1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History