(Karen) Mrs. Hans Berndt

Copy negative of a portrait of Karen Berndt. She is wearing a dark, high-collar dress decorated with flowers pinned to the shoulder. Karen is facing toward the right side of the image with her arms resting on the top of an upholstered dining chair. There is a palm plant, a vase, and a carved wood fireplace visible in the background of the image. There is a banner at the bottom of the image that reads, "Olsen Hartford Portraits".
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

Sine and Hans Nygaard

Copy negative of Sine and Hans Nygaard of Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
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

Three Berndt Brothers

Copy negative of three Berndt family brothers standing outside their home and farm in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There is a large, two-story home on the left side of the image, and there are several barns pictured on the right. There is a large cotton field in the foreground. From left to right, the brothers pictured are Helvig, Anders and Jens Berndt.
Date: 1900
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

Threshing Rice

Copy negative of Paul Acheson's rice plantation in El Campo, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There is a large mound of rice in the background of the photograph, and there are many men working with machinery and horses in the foreground.
Date: 1903
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

Jasper J. Juhl Family

Copy negative of a family portrait taken in west Danevange, Texas in Wharton County. From left to right in the top row is Marie Smith Juhl and Viggo Juhl. Sitting at the bottom of the photograph from left to right is Arnold Juhl, Jasper J. Juhl, Agnes Juhl, and Annie Juhl holding baby Hilda Juhl.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans Berndt Farm

Copy negative of the Hans Berndt farm and home, where according to sources lumber is delivered to.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang People at Meeting House

Copy negative of community members gathered together outside of the Danevang Community Hall in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The community hall is a large, one-story wooden building with two flags hanging on the front of the building.
Date: 1906
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

H. P. Jensen Family

Copy negative of Hans Peter Jensen and his family inside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. From left to right, top to bottom, the family members pictured are Jorgen Jensen, Jens Jensen, Lena Jensen, and Viggo Jensen in the top row; Hans Peter Jensen, Maren Jensen and Elizabeth Jensen in the middle row; and Harold Jensen and Theodore Jensen in the bottom row.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bram Family Portrait

Copy negative of a framed portrait of the Bram family of Wharton County. Marius Bram and Jakobina Bram are sitting down in the portrait. Their children, from left to right, are Carl, Walter and Johanna (infant).
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History