Danevang School Bus

Copy negative of a Danevang School bus in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There are four people sitting inside the bus, and one person identified as Dorothy Andersen Westergaard is standing next to the bus. From top to bottom, the individuals sitting in the bus are Albert Westergaard, Andrew J. Hensen, Adell Westergaard (daughter of Dorothy Anderson Westergaard), Lavern (Dutch) Hansen and his puppy. According to sources, Andrew Hansen was the bus driver for the communities of Danevang, Liberty and Hurt.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gas Station at Co-op]

Photograph of a man standing by a gas pump and car.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

O. J. Hansen Home

Photograph of a single-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Olaf J. Hansen. The photograph was taken a short distance away from the road, capturing the front lawn and the paved walkway leading up to the front doorstep. Five windows of identical dimensions and design run throughout the house. Horizontal siding covers the exterior walls and a shingle darker than the siding covers a pair of intersecting gable roofs. A chimney is at the top on one of the roof's hips.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maren Jensen]

Photograph of a group of people who gathered to celebrate Mrs. H. P. Jensen's 80th birthday. Maren Jensen was born in Denmark on June 15, 1859 and died in Danevang June 19th, 1943.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Jeanette Olson]

Studio photograph of a young girl, identified as Jeanette Olson, in front of a light-colored backdrop. She wears a pleated jumper with a ruffled neckline over a dark top with bulging sleeves. She also wears light-colored shoes and a bow on her head. A rectangular frame has been placed over the photograph. Both have been placed inside a folder.
Date: January 27, 1938
Creator: Heller - Gadeke Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confirmation 1938

Black and white photograph of the confirmation class of the Danevang Lutheran Church. The class is standing on the steps in front of the church and are accompanied by a man in the back row identified as Pastor A.E. Frost. The group is comprised of eight girls, all wearing white dresses, and three boys, all wearing a suit and tie. A window is distinguishable behind them.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Ladies Aid in 1938]

Photograph of a large group of people of various sex and age at Parsonage. Most of the children are in the front row. The Pastor A. E. Frost is in the back row.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Portrait of Danish Families in Danevang]

Copy negative of a black and white portrait of three Danish families posing outdoors on a lawn. The group is comprised of men, women, and children. The adults are standing while the children, except for two infants, are sitting on the grass in front of them. Behind the families are a couple of trees. To the right of them, the wooden exterior of a house is slightly visible.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hansen Family Portrait at Andrew Berndt's Home]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Hansen family posed for a group portrait in front of the home of Andrew Berndt, who is not pictured. They are all standing on the lawn, with the exterior of the house visible directly behind them. There are a few young children and a baby, who is held in someone's arms, as well as several adults. Every family member is dressed formally.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Jensen Family in Front of H. P. Jensen's Home]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of the Jensen family en masse, posing for a picture on the lawn outside of Hans Peter Jensen's home, which is the building visible in the background. The group is a mixture of men, women, and children. To the right of the family is the partially visible tail end of an automobile.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang Meeting Hall Gathering]

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered in front of the Danevang Meeting Hall. Cars are also parked around the crowd.
Date: May 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confirmation Class of 1937]

Photograph of a man, four young men, and two women in white dresses. Their names are Ernest Aage Ingvardsen, Helena Berndt, Magdalene Thyssen, Viggo Thyssen, Otto Thyssen, Pastor A. E. Frost, and Harold Nielsen.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School Class of 1937]

Black and white photograph of a group of students, varying in age, gathered for a class photograph in front of the Danevang School. There are five rows in all; the first row is comprised of the youngest children who are sitting cross-legged. The windows of the building behind them are visible and all of them are open.
Date: 1937
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of J. C. Evers]

Photograph of J. C. Evers, the man mainly responsible for the founding of Danevang.
Date: 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang Telephone Company Stock

Photograph of a document that records $3,000 in capital stock in the Danevang Telephone Company, entrusted to the Danevang Lutheran Church.
Date: April 2, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

1936 Confirmation

Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. A mixture of boys and girls dressed in formal attire are arranged on the steps before the church building which has the inscription "ANS GAR KIRKE" written on the arched window above its doors. Two other windows on either side of the doors are visible behind the group.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

1936 Confirmation

Black and white photo depicting the girls of the confirmation class of 1936 standing on the steps of the [Danevang Lutheran Church]. The girls, who are all wearing white dresses, are arranged in two rows. They are accompanied by a man in a dark suit and tie identified as Pastor A.E. Frost. Behind the group, the church doors and a faint inscription above it as well as two windows are visible.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School, Class of 1936, Grades 8-9]

A copy negative of a black and white photograph depicting grades 8-9 of the Danevang School in 1936. There are four discernible rows of people; the arrangement is a mixture of males and females. The man on the very left of the second row, wearing a suit and tie, is Principal Laure Praytor. His wife, teacher Inez Praytor, stands on the right end of the third row. The girls all wear dresses while the boys are wearing button-up shirts and pants. The entire group is posed in front of a white building, identified as the Danevang School. The building's exterior facade and three windows are visible.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edgar Jensen in Uniform]

Photograph of a young man in a Naval uniform. Edgar Jensen is was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jensen, entered the Navy at 1936, trained in San Diego, California, and was awarded GC, Victory Medals, AT Ribbon and Bronze Arrowhead.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hansen Family Portrait]

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of a family posed for a portrait in front of the house of their patriarch, Niels Hansen. There are 14 people in all; 7 are men, 5 are women, and 2 are a young boy and a young girl. They are arranged in several rows in front of a small, wire-fenced garden that is visible behind their legs. Two sets of windows are discernible directly behind them.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mother & Daughter

Copy print of a mother and daughter inside a body of water. The child has been identified as Elsie Lee Christiansen and the woman, as Ester Knudsen Hutson. The woman is waist-deep in the water, wearing what appears to be a towel tied around her neck over a bathing suit. The girl stands next to her on the left, knee-deep in the water wearing a striped one-piece swimsuit. She cocks her head to the left and smiles at the camera. Accompanying information states they were at a family picnic.
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Hansen Family with the Allenson Boys]

Black and white photograph of a family standing together outdoors for a holiday portrait. They are all wearing formal attire. According to handwritten notes on the back of the photograph, the woman wearing the white dress and the man wearing the three piece suit that are standing on the right are Niels M. Hansen and Emma Nielsen Hansen, the patriarch and matriarch of the pictured family. Their son George, visible between them from the chest up, is standing behind them. Their youngest son Alfred and his wife Ima are standing on the left. Two young boys, identified as Leo and Clifford, are standing in the front on the left; they are part of the Allenson family.
Date: December 25, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Gin 1935]

Photograph of the Danevang Farmer's Co-op with an empty field, water tanks for the gin, hardware store, and gas storage.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cow & Man

Copy print of a man, identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, holding the reins of a calf. He stands in a dirt road. Behind him, an automobile is parked next to a series of single-story, disorderly sheds. There are a few slender trees off to the left near where the man stands.
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History