1944 Confirmation

Black and white photograph of the 1944 confirmation class standing in front of the [Danevang Lutheran Church], whose doors are open. Six girls in white dresses with flowers pinned to their chests stand in the front row while six boys, also formally dressed, stand in the back. They are accompanied by a man on the right identified as Pastor Vaghn Duus. The photograph has a decorative border above which a handwritten note in Danish was penned.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anne Berndt in Her Military Uniform]

Black and white photograph of Anne Berndt in her Women's Army Corp uniform, which consists of a single-breasted jacket, a skirt, heeled shoes, and a garrison cap. A purse is hanging from her shoulder. She is standing outdoors on a lawn; various bushes and trees are visible behind her.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class portrait]

Copy negative of a class portrait from the Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. The students are all standing in rows, and the teacher is standing to the left on the top row. The school doors are visible in the background.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four young men posing at Hennessey Park]

Photograph of four men posing at Hennessey Park. Left to right: Joe Roy; Rudy Martinez; Eddie "Chuchu" Ramirez, and "Little Simon" Rodriguez.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johanna Petersen and Her Grandchildren]

Black and white photograph of a grandmother (identified as Johanna Petersen) and four of her grandchildren posed under a tree on the lawn of a white two-story building. Behind them, several windows are visible on the building's exterior. Johanna is wearing glasses and a patterned dress with a white collar. Her grandsons are all wearing shirts and pants except for the youngest one, who is wearing a jumpsuit and has his hands on his head. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says "Ralph Petersen's grandmother (Verner's mother) w/ Lawrence, Ralph, Vern and Esters boy about 1944."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Danevang School Children]

Photograph of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as well as their teacher. They stand on paved sidewalk in front of a series of large bushes, with one of the windows from a building visible in the very back. The girls wear patterned dresses and the boys wear trousers and shirts. From left to right, the front row has been identified as George Moers, Erling Thaysen, Grace Hicks, Frances Strarup, Darlene Juhl, and Miss Liberty Chomout, who wears a polka dot dress. From left to right, the back row has been identified as unknown, unknown, Cecelia Hansen, Betty Lykke, Jergen Gann, and Luella Andersen.
Date: 1944/1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys and Girls]

Photograph of adolescent boys and girls from the Danevang School's seventh and eighth grade class. They stand on paved sidewalk in front of a series of large bushes, with one of the windows from a building visible in the very back. From left to right, the back row has been identified as Donald Lykke, Gilbert Nelsen, Gunnar Thyssen, Norma Andersen, Mrs. Bell, and Louise Hansen. From left to right, the front row has been identified as Holger Thyssen, Kenneth Strarup, Donald Nielsen, Elaine Hansen, Ellnora Hansen, and Dagmar Thyssen.
Date: 1944/1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Zella Hansen with Daughters Joan and Jean]

Black and white photograph of a woman, Zella Hansen, and her young daughters, Joan and Jean Hansen, swimming in a body of water. Jean and Joan are both wearing only their diapers and are holding onto their mother's arms. Zella's gaze is toward the daughter on her right.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History