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[Confirmation Class of 1914, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Black and white photograph of the Danevang Lutheran Church Confirmation class of 1914 posed for a group picture outside of an unidentified building. Everyone is formally dressed; the young women are wearing long, white dresses while the young men are wearing suits and ties. A majority of the individuals have floral boutonnieres attached to their clothing. Vines wrapped around two posts on the porch of the building are visible behind the group.
Date: October 4, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brothers and Sisters

Copy negative of a black and white photograph of five children standing outdoors in front of a large bush. There are three boys and two girls; they are the children of Christ Petersen.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang People Hauling Cotton to El Camp

Copy negative of a group of men on top of a horse-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Although some names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the people pictured. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal frame. Near the back wheel of the wagon is a tightly-packed sack; presumably, one of the cotton bales.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History