Alfred & Joyce Wind Home

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arnold Juhl Home now Manuel Barosh

Photograph of a single-story residence in Danevang, Texas, built by Arnold Juhl but later owned by Manuel Barosh. There is a wire fence in the foreground. The house has intersecting gable roofs with gray shingles, white horizontal siding, several double-hung windows, and a front patio with a small overhang. There are various toys in the front lawn near the brick steps of the front entrance. Among them, there appears to be a wagon and a bicycle for a small child.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brodsgaard raising flag

Photograph of a man, identified as Chris Brodsgaard, raising an American flag at Danevang Lutheran Church cemetary. Three tombstones can be seen in the rightmost part of the photograph, as well as a few others beyond the paved sidewalk where Chris stands. The flag is at full-mast and blowing in the wind. Trees and a electrical poles are visible in the distance. A stamp on the back of the photograph indicates, "Danish Heritage Society P. O. BOX 386 Danevang, TX 77432".
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brodsgaard raising flag

Photograph of a man, identified as Chris Brodsgaard, raising an American flag at a cemetery belonging to the Danevang Lutheran Church. He stands somewhat in the middle ground of the photograph. The flag is about three quarters of the whole way there. On the right of the photograph, three tombstones can be seen. A paved walkway bisects the scene. A few other tombstones can be observed after the walkway, as well as a few trees and a series of electrical poles that extend into the far distance. Hand-written text in black ink on the back of the photograph cannot be read with certainty, but it states that this is the location of a particular church. A diagonal text that succeeds it reads, "archives".
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church Parsonage

Photograph of a single-story building identified as a church parsonage. Taken a few yards from the entrance, the foreground shows well-trimmed short grasses and a few trees bordering the perimeter of the structure. Window and doors have been finished with a green trim. The garage door on the right side has been painted green as well. Underneath a shaded area in the rightmost side of the picture is a parked automobile.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dane's Country Store

Photograph of Dane's Country Store in Danevang, Texas. The store has a main door, two windows (one of which has a air conditioning system), and an old-western style sign on the second story which bears the store's name. The roof is supported by a wooden column. A red gas pump on the leftmost side of the picture has been partially cropped out. On the right, there is a parked car facing a single-story structure. A sticker placed on the front of the photograph states that the store was operated by Rick and Malynda Schulze, beginning in 1984.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang Lutheran Church and Cemetery

Photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church and Community Hall. There is a cemetery in the foreground. It appears as if there's been a recent burial in the leftmost side of the picture, judging by the mound of dirt behind one of the tombstones. The church has been built on a central axis with light-colored siding and a gray roof. A large bell tower rises over the entrance, tapering into a point at the top. The silhouette of the bell is seen just underneath the shingled roof of the steeple. A paved walkway leads to the community hall on the rightmost side of the picture. The community center has been built with similar exterior building materials as the church.
Date: July 24, 1986
Creator: Jensen, Patty
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dixie and Duane Kennedy]

Studio portrait photograph of Dixie and Duane Kennedy in front of a gray backdrop. Dixie wears a floral print blouse and large glasses. Duane, to the right of her, wears a light-colored suit jacket and a dark tie. Accompanying information states: "Dixie Kennedy, wife of Duane Kennedy, lives in El Campo and in Nov. 1986 commenced serving Danevang Lutheran Church as organist."
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emil & Myrtle Lauritsen Home

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 behind the house.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fredrick & Zella Hansen Home

Photograph of a single-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Fredrick and Zella Hansen. The house has intersecting gable roofs with gray shingles and white siding. There are several double-hung windows and an overhang covering the front entrance supported by a metal column. There is a tree to the right and left of the house, as well as behind it. A wire antenna can be seen on the hip of the roof.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Harold Hansen Home

Photograph of Harold and Ella Hansen's family home in Danevang, Texas. The house appears to be a single-story structure with horizontal white siding, a front entrance overhang with two supporting metal columns, and a shingled gable roof with three windowed projections. There are two large bushes on each side of the entrance. To the right of the image, there is a parked car underneath a garage structure.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henry Knudsen Later David Hutchinson Home

Photograph of a single-story, brick home belonging to David Hutchinson. Built by Henry Knudsen, accompanying information states Knudsen was also the original owner. A design has been made on the front facade of the house by gaps left in the brick layout, creating a series of four rows of small rectangles. To the right, the front door is visible underneath an overhang, as well as three windows and a potted plant set atop a white railing. Two large trees on the right and left side tower over the house. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing the front lawn.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. Bruce & Myrna Hansen Home

Photograph of a single-story brick house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to J. Bruce and Myrna Hansen. The residence has a single hip roof with dark shingles, shutter windows, and boxwood shrubs along its walls. There are large bushes on either side. The front lawn has been cut short.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jim & Jennifer Harton Home

Photograph of the front view of a single-story brick home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Jim and Jennifer Harton. The house has an intersecting gable and hip roof. The gable extends over the front entrance creating an overhang supported by four equally separated white columns. The front door is flanked on each side by two double-hung windows. Additionally, there is a small fifth window on the left side of the house. Photograph was taken from a distance, capturing an empty front lawn and a couple of utility poles in the distance.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Julius & Stephanie Swendsen Home

Photograph of a single-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Julius and Stephanie Swendsen. There are trees on all sides of the house and small bushes planted around the edge of the walls. The house itself has intersecting gable roofs with dark shingles, white horizontal siding, and several double-hung windows on the first floor.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leo Allenson/Keith Bram Home

Photograph of a single-story red brick home in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states property belonged to Leo Allenson before it was sold to Keith Bram. The house has a hip roof and several small windows running the length of the house. In the leftmost side of the photograph, a parked car is visible next to a second structure.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Leonard Lauritsen Home

Photograph of a single-story home belonging to Leonard Lauritsen in Danevang, Texas. There are yellow flowers lining the edge of the house as well as other small bushes. White siding and dark-color shingles have been used for construction materials, and underneath a gable roof, there are two double-hung windows. Tall trees tower all around the house. Pink flowers grow from one behind the house.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mads Andersen Home

Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Mads Andersen. Across a narrow body of water in the foreground, various plants and bushes surround the main property off to the left in the back. It is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and a balcony on the second floor bordered by post railings. This same balcony creates an overhang for a first floor entrance. A thick blanket of snow covers the property.
Date: August 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Meta & Ira Penninger Home

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Neils Berndt Home

Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas. It has blue siding, several windows, and is surrounded by large trees. There is a series of wooden and metal posts lined alongside a dirt walkway that lead up to two parked automobiles on the far right. They appear to be in front of an open, outdoor garage. Accompanying information states that the home originally belonged to Neils Berndt, before it was destroyed by a fire in 1990. Ownership of the home transferred to George and Robbie Stall, but it does not state if this happened before or after the fire.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nel Strarup Home

Photograph of two young men identified as Martin (left) and Anton Strarup (right) on the front steps of a two-story home belonging to Nels Strarup. The men are dressed identical to each other in dark-colored trousers and a shirt and tie combination. A brick base and column support an overhang that covers the front porch of the house. Above it, on the second floor, a gable roof and three double-hung windows are visible. A few potted plants have been set on the front steps. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph of a leaping fox with the accompanying text, "Fox Tone Print Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas".
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pastor Erik and Margaret Moller

Studio photograph of Pastor Erik and his wife, Margaret Moller, in a well-lit space with a blank backdrop. Margaret, on the left, wears a v-neck blouse with a brooch pinned to her left lapel, post earrings, and horn-rimmed glasses. Pastor Erik, on the right, wears a dark suit jacket and tie over a light-colored shirt. There is a folded handkerchief in his left pocket. He also wears horn-rimmed glasses. Hand-written text in pencil on the back of the photograph reads, "Margaret and Rev. Erik Moller, last Danish minister to serve Danevang - the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church."
Date: August 25, 1986
Creator: Connie's Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Patty Jensen

Photograph of an adult woman, identified as Patty Jensen, standing inside what appears to be a kitchen space. She smiles openly at the camera with her hands behind her back. She wears a blue denim, belted dress with gold leaf-like motif embellishments on her chest. Behind her on a wall with wooden siding, there is a framed picture of an aerial view of a farmstead. A wooden dining table can be seen in the adjoining room past the threshold on the right side of the image. Accompanying information states: "Patty Jacobs Jensen, daughter of Mr. & Mrs Henry Jacobs and the wife of Curtis Jensen was born in Speaks, Tx. Patty served Danevang Lutheran Church as organist from April 1967 thru May 2010 [sic]."
Date: November 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Peter Jensen House

Photograph of a homestead in Danevang, Texas. Accompanying information states main home originally belonged to Peter Jensen. Ownership later transferred to Dennis Schulz and finally sold in 1985 to "Garcia." A few trees are on the left side of the photo. Behind them, the two-story home has been built with white siding, a shingled single sloping roof, and rectangular windows. To the right, there are a couple of outbuildings and a couple of small trees.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History