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[Gulf Refinery]

Photograph of a large refinery on the side of a road. There is one man on a bicycle and two men walking down the road. There are multiple smokestacks on the refinery and dark black smoke is billowing out of two of them. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Spindletop]

Photograph of a view of oil wells at Spindletop. Multiple oil wells can be seen that continue off into the distance. Writing on the back of the photograph, which is a postcard, reads, "Spindletop 1925."
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women Standing Outside Near Sidewalk]

Photograph of two women identified as Folmina and Elizabeth Vuylsteke. They are standing outdoors near a sidewalk and in front of a bush. Both are wearing long, dark dresses and smiling at the camera. There is a neighborhood street in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Confirmation Class of 1925, Danevang Lutheran Church]

Black and white photograph of a group of teenagers who make up the 1925 Confirmation class of Danevang Lutheran Church. There are 6 girls and 8 boys arranged in three rows on the steps of the church building. Their clergyman, Pastor Khyl, is also standing with them. Behind the group is a door with an arched window above it. On the window are the words "ANSGAR KIRKE." A couple of pointed arch windows are visible on either side of the group.
Date: 1925
Creator: The Fox Company
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Knudsen Farm

Copy print of four women and an infant girl in front of a chicken house. From left to the right, the women have been identified as Mrs. Kristiane Sorensen Knudsen, Mrs. Laura Helvig Berndt, Mrs. Christina Pete Jensen, and Ester Hutson. The child has been identified as Helena Berndt. They are all wearing long dresses and standing in a plot of land with few bushes and trees.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Children Feeding Chickens

Copy print of three young children feeding several chickens in front of a two-story house. From left to right, they have been identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, A. E. Christensen, and Emma Christensen. A line of thinly distributed, slender trees line the perimeter of the house. The house itself has intersecting gable roofs on the top floor covered by dark-colored shingles. The first floor projects outwardly and has a second roof structure that creates an overhang in the back right corner for a patio space.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1925 Confirmation

A black and white photograph of a confirmation class belonging to the {Danevang Lutheran Church]. The group, consisting of five boys and six girls, stand on the steps in front of the church doors. The boys are dressed in dark three piece suits while the girls are wearing white dresses. Two boys have hats; one holds his hat in front of his legs while the other holds his hat down by his side. A label has been affixed to the front of the photograph, listing in handwriting the names of those in the picture.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juhl Family Portrait]

Copy negative of a black and white portrait of the Juhl family, professionally shot in a photographer's studio. There are two rows of family members. In the first row, the eldest relatives are seated with the youngest, three children, standing in between them. The second row is made of seven more family members.
Date: 1925
Creator: El Campo Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Louise Olsen

Bust portrait photograph of a young woman, identified as Louise Olsen, in front of a dark-colored backdrop. There is prominent side lighting coming from the left. She wears a dark-colored fur vest over what appears to be a thick jacket and plaid, button-up shirt.
Date: 1925/1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Christen Petersen Home

Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Christen Petersen. The photograph was taken behind a wire fence and a row of trees, which are a few feet away from the home. The house has intersecting gable roofs, white siding, and four double hung windows; two on the first floor and two on the second.
Date: 1925/1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Andrew Jensen's Promissory Note to Danevang Farmer's Cooperative] (open access)

[Andrew Jensen's Promissory Note to Danevang Farmer's Cooperative]

Promissory note from Andrew J. Jensen to the Danevang Farmer's Cooperative Society over a sum of twenty five dollars. The note is signed on the bottom right corner by Andrew. A red stamp with the date has been placed on this corner as well.
Date: February 9, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Building]

Postcard of a single-story building surrounded by a dirt road and farmlands. On the entrance, over double sided doors and a set of windows on either side, there is a large sign that reads "Danevang Farmers Co-operative Society Inc.". On the right side of the building, towards the back, there are two parked cars. There are two men standing in between them. The man on the right is looking towards the direction where the photograph was taken.
Date: 1925/1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Snow Scene at P.J.A. Petersen Home

A copy negative of a black and white photograph of P.J.A. Petersen's land and house during the rare snow of 1925. The foreground shows Petersen's land nearly completely covered in snow. His two-story house, visible in the background, is nestled amongst trees that are both deciduous and coniferous. The sky behind the house is a cloudy gray.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Theodore Jensen's Car

A copy negative of a black and white photograph of Theodore Jensen and an unidentified man standing in front of an automobile. The men are wearing suits, ties, and hats. The automobile is an antiquated, windowless model. The car is parked on the side of a dirt road; in the background behind it, a field and a thicket of trees are visible. A sparsely vegetated ground dominates the foreground.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans Nelsen Farmall Tractor

Copy negative of Hans J. Nelsen sitting on his tractor in Wharton County. The tractor is parked in a yard in front of a two-story house.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans Nelsen Feeding Chickens

Copy negative of Hans J. Nelsen on his family farm. In the image, Hans is sitting down and feeding his chickens. There is a chicken standing on top of his left shoulder.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dorabel Hansen Dippel

Copy negative of young Dorabel Hansen Dippel in a field in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Dorabel is holding a large garden hoe. She is wearing a large, straw hat. There is a cow visible in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Young Women Wearing Dressy Attire]

Black and white photograph of six girls standing outdoors on a lawn, wearing dresses for a special event. A few of the girls are holding hands; the girl on the far right has her hands clasps in front of her. Each girl is wearing a light-colored dress except for two girls on the right, who are wearing dresses made of dark, iridescent material. A small tree and the wooden support portion of a windmill are visible in the background. A building with a porch is to the right of the group; underneath the porch awning, there is a dog.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

1925 Confirmation Class

Photograph of an all-female confirmation class in Danevang, Texas. They are standing on a dirt road holding hands. They wear knee-length dresses with stockings and heeled strap shoes. They have been identified by their first name only, from left to right, as Agnes, Katherine, Annie, Ellen, Emma, Lila, and Myrtle. This information is hand-written in blue ink on the top. A geometric, decorative border surrounds the photograph.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnny & Chris Brodsgaard

Photograph of two young boys standing in an empty plot of land amidst tall grasses. The boy on the left stands inside what appears to be a small, shallow puddle. To his right is a boy standing on the ground, similarly dressed as the first child in shorts, hat, long-sleeve shirt and dark, slender tie. They have been identified as Johnny and Chris Brodsgaard, but accompanying information has not stated which boy is which. There is a purple stamp on the back of the photograph that bears an image of a leaping fox and the accompanying text, "This is a genuine Border Fox Tone picture made by Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas. Copyright 1925 by Carl O. Newton."
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Emma, Agnes and Marie Brodsgaard

Black and white photograph of three sisters standing outside of a two-story house that is visible to their left. They are all wearing light-colored drop waist dresses and are sporting short bobs with bangs. The bulk of a medium-sized tree is visible to their right. According to a note attached to the front of the image, they are named from left to right: Agnes, Marie, and Emma.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Woman in a Snowy Grove of Trees]

Black and white photograph of a young woman, identified as Christine Olson Walters. Christine, who has her hands clasped in front of her, is dressed in a short coat, a knitted hat, pants, and boots. The ground that she stands on is covered in a thick layer of snow. Numerous snow-covered trees surround her.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Bertrand to Meyer Bodansky - May 1925] (open access)

[Letter from J. Bertrand to Meyer Bodansky - May 1925]

Letter from Paul E. Howe requesting data from a recently written article by Dr. Meyer Bodansky. The letter details several issues in the article which Mr. Howe wishes to examine against the data.
Date: May 19, 1925
Creator: Howe, Paul E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul E. Howe to Meyer Bodansky - May 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Paul E. Howe to Meyer Bodansky - May 1925]

Letter from Paul E. Howe to Dr. Meyer Bodansky requesting information regarding several new procedures developed for determining chemical levels within domestic animals. The letter outlines several areas of concern regarding the equations used in developing the procedures.
Date: May 19, 1925
Creator: Howe, Paul E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History