[Jens and Paul Berndt]

Photograph of two men in suits, one sitting and the other standing with a hand on the other's shoulder. Jens and Paul Berndt were bothers of Helvig Berndt. They first came to Wisner, Nebraska then moved to Danevang, Texas. Paul then moved to South Dakota.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[H. J. Berndt]

Photograph of a man wearing a dark coat. His brothers first came to Wisner, Nebraska in 1893 before coming to Danevang.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Jens Berndt]

Photograph of the portrait of a young man wearing a suit with short blonde hair.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Paul Berndt]

Photograph of Paul Berndt, H. J. Berndt's brother. Paul went to South Dakota while Jens and H. J. were pioneers of Danevang, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Danevang Lutheran Church]

Photograph of the church altar, set with white cloth, two candlesticks, and a religious painting.
Date: 1894~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monserretta Street El Campo]

Photograph of a large group of men standing in a row in front of several wooden buildings. The men are wearing suits and hats.
Date: 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cotton Statement

Photograph of a document that records the sale of three cotton bales from J. O. Olson to Webb Holloway & Co. for a total of $72.57.
Date: September 17, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Record of Baptism]

Photograph of a record written in Danish that reads, "Danevang, Texas Lars Larsen Vind son of Iver Ebbesen Vind and Hansigare Kristine Larsen born March 12 1896, baptized April 5 1896 in Danevang Meeting House by Pastor L. Henningsen."
Date: April 9, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School 1]

Photograph of four rows of children and adults in front of a forest.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School 2]

Photograph of four rows of children and adults in front of a forest.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School 3]

Photograph of four rows of children and adults in front of a forest.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School Classes 1]

Photograph of four rows of children in front of the school building with a teacher on either side.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang School Classes 2]

Photograph of four rows of children in front of the school building with a teacher on either side.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pete Rasmussen's Butcher Shop in El Campo]

Photograph of two men standing on the right of the photo, one wearing a butcher's apron while holding an animal carcass. A row of meat hangs on the left portion of the photo.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ansgar Lutheran Church]

Photograph of a crowd gathered at the Danevang Ansgar Lutheran Church, a white building with a bell tower.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J. P. Olsen Home]

Photograph of a two story house with a family gathered on horseback in the front. The family is made of Ella Olsen Hansen, Louise Olsen, Petersen Olsen, Ella Petersen,
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang Central School 1]

Photograph of three rows of young children outside of the schoolhouse.The fourth child from the left on the first row is A. E. Berndt. The sixth and eighth from the left on the second row are Verner Petersen and Fritz Swendsen respectively. The fifth, seventh, tenth, and fourteenth on the back row are Elna Petersen, Ester Petersen, Bill Andersen, and Carl Andersen.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang Central School 2]

Photograph of three rows of young children outside of the schoolhouse.The fourth child from the left on the first row is A. E. Berndt. The sixth and eighth from the left on the second row are Verner Petersen and Fritz Swendsen respectively. The fifth, seventh, tenth, and fourteenth on the back row are Elna Petersen, Ester Petersen, Bill Andersen, and Carl Andersen.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[West Danevang School]

Photograph of three rows of children in front of a school building. Danevang had three schools known as West, Central, and East. There was also a school for higher grades in the east wing of Danevang Community Meeting House. The children in the photo are, starting from the top row, Martin Strarup, and Willy Samon. The middle row is Teacher Perry Dora Mae Frazier, Sam Hansen, Anton Strarup, Art Braunholz, Ester Juhl, Clarence P. Lauritsen, and Sophia Michaelsen. The students in the front row are Art Braunholz, and Olaf Olson. The teachers at the school are Claudia Jones, Luella Smith, Toria Duncan, and Minnie Ludwigsen.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danish Ladies Aid in 1915]

Photograph of a group of people of mixed sex and age gathered in front of a two story house that belongs to P. J. Petersen. One of the men in the crowd is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. A white dog can also be seen walking in front of the crowd.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main School Around 1920]

Photograph of a one story white school house with a large group of students lined up outside.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rasmussen-Hansen-Bram House]

Photograph of a group of people standing at the corner of of a white two story house that was built by Pete Rasmussen, who then sold it to Hans Frederick Hansen. The people pictured are Mrs. Hansen's company for her birthday. This house now belongs to Walter Bram.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Pete Rasmussen
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1922 Confirmation Class]

Photograph of five young men, a pastor, and four young women posed in front of a white church. Their names are Herman Krag, Knud Strarup, Niels Petersen, Olaf Hansen, Oscar Smith, Asta Nygaard, Emma Sophia Hansen, Pastor Rodholm, Marie Harton, and Marie Magdalene Ingvardsen.
Date: April 9, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Harton Home]

Photograph of an older couple, a man in a suit named Carl Harton, and a woman with a bow on her wide brim hat, standing in front of a two story house.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History