Portrait of Carl Harton

Copy negative of an elderly Carl Harton of Danevang, Texas. The photograph is taken from the chest up, and features Carl gesturing with his hands. He is wearing a long-sleeved sweater over a buttoned shirt, glasses and a short cropped haircut. Carl is facing toward the camera, however is not making eye contact.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Carl Harton and second wife Louise

Copy negative of Carl and Louise Harton outside of their farm. Louise, who is wearing a light-colored collared dress and sandals, is standing in front of a vehicle. Carl is standing to the right of Louise, and is wearing overalls and closed-toe shoes. A farm building is visible in the background with a tractor parked in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ted Jensen Ready for School

Copy negative of young Theodore Jensen standing by his bicycle in front of cotton bales at H.P Jensen's farm. Theodore is wearing a pin-striped buttoned jacket, short trousers, hat, and a cross-body bag. He is carrying a tin lunch pail in his hand. A hand-written note reads "Ted Jensen Ready for School."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ted Jensen Duck Hunt

Copy negative of Theodore Jensen showing off game after a duck hunt. Theodore is leaning on an automobile with several dead ducks strung around his belt and on the front of the automobile. A one-story wood frame house stands in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans P. Jensen's Home

Copy negative of Hans P. Jensen's home, restored by the Danish Historical Preservation Society. The two-story wood frame house features rectangular windows on both stories and a triangular roof. The property is surrounded by a wire fence, trees, and shrubs. A girl stands to the right of the house.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carl on Motorcycle

Copy negative of Carl Rasmussen leaning on his motorcycle outside of H. J. Rasmussen's farm. Carl is wearing a buttoned shirt and fitted trousers with a utility belt, lace-up boots, goggles and a rag on his head. An agricultural building is visible in the background of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Family Group

Copy negative of several Danish families from Danevange, Texas standing in front of H. J. Rasmussen's home. The men are standing towards the back of the group, wearing buttoned shirts, slacks, and brimmed hats. The women in the group are centered around the left side of the image, wearing pleated dresses. The children in the photograph are kneeling in the center of the group, dressed similarly to the adults.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. P. and Sophie Olson's Silver Wedding Anniversary

Copy negative of a dance performed at the silver wedding anniversary of J.P. and Sophie Olson. The group of children and adults are holding hands in a circle. In the background, a farm building and several automobiles are visible, as well as other people not involved in the dance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Olson Silver Wedding Anniversary

Copy negative of a dance performed at the silver wedding anniversary of J.P. and Sophie Olson. The group of children and adults are holding hands in a circle. In the background, a farm building and several automobiles can be seen, as well as other people not involved in the dance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gymnastics at Danish Summer School

Copy negative of students practicing gymnastics at a Danish Summer School outside of the Danevang Community Hall. The children are standing in four rows with outstretched arms.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Young People at Arthur Andersen's Home

Copy negative of a group of children playing at Arthur Andersen's farm. Some of the children are standing on top of and in front of stacked wood. Two children are on bicycles, and one child is holding an umbrella. The girls are wearing plaid smocks and dresses, and the boys are wearing collared shirts and pants. Some of the girls are wearing bows in their hair and decorative pins.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gymnastics at Danish Summer School

Copy negative of children practicing gymnastics at the Danish Summer School, outside of the Danevange Community Hall. The students are lined up on opposite sides of a bench. Each child is placing one hand on the bench, while the other hand is arched to clasp the hand of the child's hand opposite of their own.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Helvig Berndt with Youngsters

Copy negative of Helvig Berndt getting the mail with some of his children. Helvig stands in the drive of his home holding the daily mail while two girls and a boy surround him. Helvig's two-story wooden home, barn, and automobile are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang Central School by Air

Copy negative of the Danevang School from an aerial point of view. The school is a square building surrounded by farmland, houses, and other buildings. A fence circles the school building, which is also surrounded by automobiles.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang School

Copy negative of a third and fourth grade class portrait taken at the Danevang School. Sitting in the front row is Carl Larsen, Benedict Krag, Leo Westerholm, Viggo Thyssen, Otto Thyssen, Oscar Christensen, and Ernest Ingvardsen. Standing in the back row is Bertha Nelson, Agneta Hermansen, Johanna Larsen, Helena Berndt, Merle Longwood, Doris Anderson, Magdalene Thyssen, Ingeborg Thyssen, Alice Petersen and Dagny Thyssen. The teacher, Alice Petersen is also pictured with the class.
Date: 1932/1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Hulen Main Chapel

Copy negative of the Danevang Lutheran Church in Danevang, Texas. There is a road visible in the foreground, as well a tall flagpole with an American flag positioned in front of the chapel.
Date: December 14, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Class of 1949 Confirmation Dinner

Copy negative of a group portrait at the Danevang Community Hall in 1949. The group of people are celebrating with a dinner confirmation. There are large tables with chairs, dinner ware on the tables, and flowers decorating the hall. Standing in top row is Eddie Petersen, Lars L. Wind, Smike Skow, Cecelia Hansen, Donald Nielsen, Darleen Juhl, Ellis (Pee Wee) Wind, Elenora Hansen, Mrs. John Pedersen, Pastor John Pedersen, Dagmar Thyssen, Virgil Harton, Norma Lee Skow, Erling Thaysen, Peter Westerholm, Walter Nielsen, B. D. Krag, and Johannes Hansen. The second row consists of H. J. Berndt, Einer Wind, Mrs. H. O. Jensen, Olga Andersen, Margaret Juhl, Emilie Nielsen, Marilyn Skov, Dora Wind, Carl Thyssen, Ida Thyssen, Agnes Hansen, Ramona Harton, Marie Thaysen, Marie Swendsen, Mrs. E. H. Jensen, Dora Krag (holding daughter Sharon), Karen Berdnt, Hans J. Nelsen. Standing in the third row is Carl Thaysen, Arnold Juhl, Niels Carlesen, Bill Harton, Mrs. Anker Jensen, Mrs. Eddie Petersen, Wanda Swendsen, Marilyn Thaysen, Mrs. Carl Harton, Gerda Thyssen Rhodes, Esther Harton, Anna Petersen, Anges Juhl Jensen, Hazel Nielsen, Mrs. Walter Nielsen, and Martin Nielsen. The people sitting in the bottom row are Viggo Juhl, P. J. A. Petersen, Carl Harton, Mrs. …
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Juhl Residence

Copy negative of a house with a front porch in southwest Danevang, Texas. The two-story house belongs to Jasper and Marie Smith Juhl. There is brush and long grass in front of the house, and there is a barn and a windmill to the side of the house.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mary and Twins Brodsgaard

Copy negative of a group portrait taken in west Danevang, Texas. From left to right, the children pictured are Agnes Brodsgaard, Emma Brodsgaard, and Marie Brodsgaard. Agnes and Emma, who are twins, are wearing white dresses and are sitting in chairs. Marie is wearing a dress and has a bow in her hair.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flood

Copy negative of Arnold Juhl's house after a rainstorm. The whitewashed house is surrounded with floodwater, trees, and shrubs.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arnold Juhl in Baseball Uniform

Copy negative of Arnold Juhl dressed in a baseball uniform. He is sitting in an automobile with his knees up and looking to the side.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arnold & Margaret Juhl Golden Wedding

Copy negative of a group portrait taken for Arnold and Margaret Juhl's Golden Wedding celebration at the Danevang Community Hall. On the top row is Anna Michaelsen Skalisky, Rudolph Skalisky, Edythe Michaelsen, Hans Michaelsen, Vavie Michaelsen Skalisky, and Frank Skalisky. On the second row is Frank Witcher, Charles Corley, Christian Michaelsen, Arnold Juhl, Sophus Michaelsen, George Michaelsen, and Carl Michaelsen. Seated at the front of the group is Clara Michaelsen Witcher, Helena Michaelsen Corley, Clara Michaelsen, Margaret Michaelsen Juhl, Metha Starup Michaelsen, Helena Schaer Michaelsen, and Hilda Smith Michaelsen.
Date: January 25, 1971
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

White Leghorns

Copy negative of longhorns feeding next to a barn at the Arnold Juhl Farmstead.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Dredge

Copy negative of drainage equipment at the Jasper Juhl Farm in Danevang, Texas.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History