Camp Hulen Main Chapel

Copy negative of the Danevang Lutheran Church in Danevang, Texas. There is a road visible in the foreground, as well a tall flagpole with an American flag positioned in front of the chapel.
Date: December 14, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Class of 1949 Confirmation Dinner

Copy negative of a group portrait at the Danevang Community Hall in 1949. The group of people are celebrating with a dinner confirmation. There are large tables with chairs, dinner ware on the tables, and flowers decorating the hall. Standing in top row is Eddie Petersen, Lars L. Wind, Smike Skow, Cecelia Hansen, Donald Nielsen, Darleen Juhl, Ellis (Pee Wee) Wind, Elenora Hansen, Mrs. John Pedersen, Pastor John Pedersen, Dagmar Thyssen, Virgil Harton, Norma Lee Skow, Erling Thaysen, Peter Westerholm, Walter Nielsen, B. D. Krag, and Johannes Hansen. The second row consists of H. J. Berndt, Einer Wind, Mrs. H. O. Jensen, Olga Andersen, Margaret Juhl, Emilie Nielsen, Marilyn Skov, Dora Wind, Carl Thyssen, Ida Thyssen, Agnes Hansen, Ramona Harton, Marie Thaysen, Marie Swendsen, Mrs. E. H. Jensen, Dora Krag (holding daughter Sharon), Karen Berdnt, Hans J. Nelsen. Standing in the third row is Carl Thaysen, Arnold Juhl, Niels Carlesen, Bill Harton, Mrs. Anker Jensen, Mrs. Eddie Petersen, Wanda Swendsen, Marilyn Thaysen, Mrs. Carl Harton, Gerda Thyssen Rhodes, Esther Harton, Anna Petersen, Anges Juhl Jensen, Hazel Nielsen, Mrs. Walter Nielsen, and Martin Nielsen. The people sitting in the bottom row are Viggo Juhl, P. J. A. Petersen, Carl Harton, Mrs. …
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confirmation Class]

Copy negative of four unidentified young ladies, and three unidentified young men standing in front of the alter inside Danevang Church, located in Wharton County. The young men and women are dressed up in suits and white dresses, and they are facing the pastor of the church. Pastor John Pedersen is standing in front of the confirmation students, wearing long robes and holding a bible.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Flood

Copy negative of Arnold Juhl's house after a rainstorm. The whitewashed house is surrounded with floodwater, trees, and shrubs.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam and Kristine Brodsgaard

Copy negative of Sam and Kristine Brodsgaard, a Danish family in Wharton County, Texas. In the image, Mr. and Mrs. Brodsgaard are standing outside their home, and there is a tractor parked in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[50th Anniversary of Danish Ladies Aid]

Photograph of the 50th anniversary jubilee for the Danish Ladies Aid. The group of primarily women hold a chalkboard at the center of the group.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Article About Danish Ladies Aid]

Photograph of four women holding a chalkboard in front of a house. The article written around it is titled "Greetings from Danevang, Texas."
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Brodsgaard Farm

Copy negative of an aerial view of the Brodsgaard family farm in Wharton County, Texas. In the image, a large field is pictured, and in the center of the field, there is a two-story home as well as several other one-story buildings. According to sources, the farm belonged to Soren Brodsgaard, and was later given to his son, Chris Brodsgaard.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang Cub Scouts]

Photograph of a row of young boys wearing mostly white shirts and jeans in the woods.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Wedding Anniversary Party]

Copy negative of friends and family celebrating the golden anniversary of Andreas and Inger Lauritsen, seated at the center front.
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1953 Confirmation Class

Copy negative of the 1953 Confirmation class at Danevang Lutheran Church, which is located in Wharton County. In the picture, four young boys and two young girls are standing outside the church. They are wearing suits and dresses. From left to right, the members pictured are Alfred Gann, unknown boy, Jeanne Swendsen, Anna Marie Smith, Howard Ledwig and Allen Lauritsen.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Combing Rice

Copy negative of Otto Bram combing and harvesting rice on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting in a large tractor in the middle of his rice field.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Loading Rice onto Truck

Copy negative of Otto Bram loading harvested rice onto a truck on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting on a tractor to the left of the truck. There is a car parked in the field on the left side of the image.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rice Water Well

Copy negative of Otto Bram on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. In the photograph, Bram and an unknown man are standing next to a rice irrigation well.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Danevang Co-op

Copy negative of an aerial view of the Danevange Farmers Cooperative Society, as noted on the front of the photograph. The co-op is located in Danevange, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berndt Homes]

Photograph of two houses near a well-plowed field with two sheds and a car parked beside the smallest shed. The second story near the upper part of the photograph belongs to Andreas Hansen Berndt, and the one story belongs to Niels Christian Berndt.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[N. C. and Tommy Berndt Working on Cotton Picker]

Photograph of two young boys climbing on top of and repairing a mechanical cotton picker.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cub Scout Group]

Photograph of a group of young boys in Boy Scout uniform standing in front of two women and a man in the front yard of a house.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cub Scouts at Buster Schaer's Home]

Photograph of a row of uniformed Cub Scouts in front of a white house.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang Service Station

Copy negative of Leon Dippel and Andrew J. Hansen sitting inside the Danevang Service Station in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1956~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang School

Copy negative of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Granma and Grampa Lauritsen]

Photograph of an older man smoking a pipe next to an older woman holding a black purse, in front of a parked car.
Date: August 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confirmation Class - 1958

Copy negative of the 1958 confirmation class of Danevang Lutheran Church, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. In the photograph, eight confirmation students are dressed in suits and dresses, and they are standing at the altar of the church with their pastor. From left to right, top to bottom, the individuals pictured are Harold Smith, Ronnie Wind, David Hiltpold, Lilburn Schultz, and Pastor Ronald Jespersen in the top row, and Neva Ray Bram, Marilyn Thaysen, Beverly Waldman, and Mike Brodsgaard in the bottom row.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

4-H Girls in Danish Costumes

Copy negative of a group of 4-H girls dressed in Danish costumes, dancing around a Christmas tree in the Danevang Community Hall, located in Wharton County. Eight young girls are wearing dresses and hats, and they are holding hands with each other.
Date: December 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History