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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1983 Confirmation

Color photograph of a confirmation class standing outside of the [Danevang Lutheran Church] dressed in white religious robes with red flowers pinned to their chests. One man in front wears a red stole and a necklace with a cross pendant. The rest of the group is comprised of four girls and one boy. They each have a red flower pinned to their robe. The building's doors and exterior facade as well as a handrail are visible behind them.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1985 Confirmation

Color photograph of a confirmation class dressed in white standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church] whose door is open. Two girls are wearing white dresses and four boys are wearing white robes. An older man identified as Pastor Dan Lauderdale stands to the right of them and is wearing a red stole and a white robe embellished with red crosses. Each member of the class except for Pastor Lauderdale has a red flower pinned to their chest.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1988 Confirmation

Color photograph of a pair of youth standing indoors in front of an altar. The two individuals are posed on a red-carpeted floor; the girl wears a blue shirt, a denim skirt and white shoes while the boy wears a white t-shirt, black pants, sneakers, and sunglasses. The altar behind the pair features a cross at its center; a candlestick directly below the cross is visible between the individuals' heads. Two wooden banisters, a microphone, and two furled flags are also in the background.
Date: 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1987 Confirmation

Color photograph of an all-female confirmation class standing indoors posed against a wall in the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. Each girl is wearing a white dress. The individual in the center of the group, identified as Pastor Deana Voges, wears a stole and a necklace with a cross pendant and is supporting herself with crutches. In the foreground a book with red page edges is sitting open on a platform. Behind the girls is a table with a bowl and some candles on it; to the right of the girls is a wooden chair.
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1987 Confirmation [Donald Oldag]

Color portrait of Donald Oldag visible from the chest up, posed against a blue background. He has braces and wears a pastel-colored shirt. Donald Oldag was part of the 1987 confirmation class at [Danevang Lutheran Church]
Date: 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1980 Confirmation

A color photograph taken in 1980 of a group dressed in religious robes standing indoors and between two wooden banisters. The group is comprised of two girls and two boys, whose robes are red, and an older man, identified as Pastor Donald Kenning, who stands behind them dressed in white. In the background a bouquet of flowers sits on the left and a chair sits against a wall on the right.
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang Danish Singers

Photograph of a group of older men and women singing inside St. Phillips Hall in El Campo, Texas. The front row is composed of women in traditional Danish costumes: crochet-trim aprons tied at the waist over black dresses, black bonnets tied around the neck, and long-sleeved white shirts. They are singing from sheets of music that they hold near their chests. They have been identified, from left to right, as Marie Bram, Ingeborgh Berndt Atchetee, Helena Berndt Lauritsen, Gudrun Jensen, and Lillian Roberts. There are four men in the back. They too hold red pieces of paper. They have been identified, from left to right, as Fred Swendsen, Andrew Enemark Berndt, Pastor Eric Moller, and Otto Harton. The top of a Christmas tree is behind them, as well as a drop-down projection screen, a green wreath, and a clock off to the left.
Date: January 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ole Dane's Campground

Photograph of a swamp and grassy area that is identified by a white sticker on the front as the "Danevang Picnic Grounds." Accompanying information, as well as the sign in the image, also names the location as "Old Dane's Campground." A rusted white fence is on the left next to the sign. There is a repeating pink stamp on the back of the photograph of the same leaping fox and the accompanying text, "This paper manufactured by Kodak May 85 - Hou."
Date: May 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Theodore Andersen Home

Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Theodore Andersen. The home has white siding, intersecting gable roofs, and several sets of windows of similar dimensions on both the first and second floors. An air conditioning unit is hanging out of one of the windows on the first floor. The photograph was taken some distance away from the house, capturing a dirt road with a blue truck that runs parallel to it. Several large trees are on the property. There is hand-written text on the back of the photograph, but it cannot be read with certainty. Below that, there are two identical stamps of the same leaping fox and and the accompanying text, "Fox Photo. This paper manufactured by Kodak Jul 85 Hou."
Date: July 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans Hansen & Walter Bram Home

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Hansen and Walter Bram. The photograph was taken a long distance away, from a street inside a car, and the top part of a driver's side mirror can be seen in the foreground. A white sticker on the front of the photograph has typed text which reads, "Home built by Uncle Pete Rasmussen when he was ginner; later owned by Hans F. Hansen; then Walter Bram who had a repair garage and shop next door [sic]." The shop the text speaks of is presumably the metal structure on the far left, with rusted roofs and a large bush in front of it. To the right of this structure is the main house. It has dark shingles, intersecting gable roofs, and light-colored walls. On the back of the photograph, there is a repeating line of identical pink stamps of a leaping fox and the accompanying text, "This paper manufactured by Kodak Jul 85 Hou."
Date: July 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jeanne Swendsen Nielsen

Bust portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Jeanne Swendsen Nielsen, in front a light-blue backdrop. She has short blond hair and is wearing a light-blue knit sweater as well as gold earrings and a gold necklace. Accompanying information states that, "Jeanne Swendsen Nielsen, daughter of Julius and Stephanie Swendsen and wife of David V. Nielsen, is Danevang born. She was organist in Danevang Lutheran Church during the tenure of Mrs. Verner Etersen (1955-1957) when she graduated from El Campo High School."
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Evelyn Hansen Holland

Studio portrait photograph of an older woman identified as Evelyn Hansen Holland. She is in front of a gray backdrop looking directly at the camera. Her hands are resting on a table in front of her. She wears a white jacket with a brooch pinned near the neck, a brown geometric print blouse, gold necklace, and multiple rings. Accompanying information states: "Evelyn Hansen Holland daughter of Harold and Ella Hansen and wife of Robert Holland, was born and raised in Danevang. She served as organist, sometimes alternating with mrs Carmichael and Patty Jensen [sic]."
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shelley Schaer

Studio portrait photograph of a young blond woman, identified as Shelley Schaer, in a well-lit space. She wears a purple, long-sleeve blouse and gold post earrings. She has her hands folded in front of her and smiles openly at the camera. Accompanying information states: "Shelley Schaer daughter of Doyle and Ann Schaer is 18 years of age and is a native of Danevang. Shelley is the first Pianist in Danevang Lutheran Church. She plays twice a month, alternating with the organ. The piano is a Kimball and was a gift to the Church [sic]."
Date: 1980/1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

S. C. Swendsen Home

Photograph of a two-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to S. C. Swendsen. The house has intersecting gable roofs with gray shingles, horizontal white siding, and two overhangs on the first floor covered with the same gray shingles. They are each supported by slender columns. The photograph was taken a short distance away, capturing the front lawn and an outside garage that is to the right of the house. Additionally, there is a medium-sized tree on the front lawn.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

S. C. Swendsen Home

Photograph of the S. C. Swendsen homestead property in Danevang, Texas. The photograph was taken far away, capturing the main two-story residence in the center surrounded by a field of crops. There also a few trees on its outer perimeter. The house has intersecting gable roofs and white siding. There is an overhang over the front entrance supported by four slender columns. Double-hung windows can be seen on the first and second floors.
Date: July 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. Longwood Home

Photograph of the A. Longwood farmstead property in Danevang, Texas. A dirt path in the foreground leads up to the main structure, a two-story house with white siding, intersecting gable roofs with light gray shingles, and double-hung windows on the first and second floors. A parked car is to the left underneath a tree. To the right, there is a red mechanical plow, and behind it, what appears to be an outbuilding. A white sticker placed on the front of the photograph indicates that it is "now Fred Swendsen rent house."
Date: August 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History