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[Antomine Andersen Christensen and Spinning Wheel]
Copy print of an older woman, identified as Antomine Andersen Christensen, seated in a chair behind a spinning wheel. She wears a long-sleeve dress and glasses. She is outdoors, and in the distance, several trees can be seen. Accompanying information indicates that she was 90 years old at the time the picture was taken. Her daughter, Marie Christensen, married Chris Christensen and moved to Danevang, Texas.
Date:
1900/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bay Prairie Irrigation Company system]
Photograph of irrigation equipment belonging to the Bay Prairie Irrigation Company. The equipment has multiple small doors that are arranged in rows on the wall and there is a strip of space in the center of the wall that is open. There are three white ladders leaned against the wall and there are pipes running in front of the wall. The image has been torn and the bottom edge is jagged. This room was possibly a part of a water pumping plant.
Date:
[1900..1930]
Creator:
Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Sr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Berndt Family Farm Property]
Black and white photograph of the Berndt family farm property, comprised of a white two-story house, two barns in back, and a windmill. A crop field of an unidentified variety is visible in the foreground. A few members of the Berndt family are standing in various areas of the yard.
Date:
1900
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Farmstead
Copy print of a farmstead in Danevang, Texas. The photograph appears to have been taken a short distance away from a fence that runs the length of the property. Past the fence and a few small bushes, a group of people have seated themselves on chairs, presumably posing for the picture. Several horses, carriages, and men are to the left of these people; some of them have also stopped and turned towards the direction where the photograph was taken. In the distance, there is a two-story house with a gable roof and several windows on the first floor. On the leftmost part of the image, a second structure can be seen next to a large tree.
Date:
1900/1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish Fry on Matagorda Bay
Postcard of a group of men tending to a meal being prepared on the ground. Three of the men are actively engaged with various cooking utensils, while the two in the back look on. They appear to be standing in a barren landscape. There are no distinguishing landscape elements. Two names are listed on the back of the postcard, but it cannot be stated with certainty to whom they apply.
Date:
1900/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hans P. Jensen Home]
Copy negative print of a two-story house in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Hans Peter Jensen. The property is surrounded by a chicken wire fence with large trees planted just inside it. The house has a steep gable roof with shingles and horizontal siding. There are several double-hung windows on the first and second floor. A young boy stands outside looking at the camera, but he has not been identified.
Date:
1900/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marie Olson Portrait]
Photograph of a young woman, identified as Marie Olson, in a photography studio with side-lighting hitting her face prominently on the left side. Her body is turned slightly to the left, but she faces the camera directly. She wears glasses, a necklace, and a sailor-collar top with a light-colored ribbon trim. A stiff paper frame with an oval cut-out covers the photograph. Together, they have been placed inside a folder with an ornate pattern embossing on the front cover.
Date:
[1900..]
Creator:
Smith Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Photo of Carl Jensen's Home
Copy negative print of the Jensen family residence in Danevang, Texas. Taken some distance away from the house, the photograph captures the Jensen family behind a cluster of chickens. Two children are riding mules. Presumably, Carl Jensen is the man on the right wearing a dark-colored suit. The house itself has sloping, steep roofs with light-colored shingles. There are two patios on the first floor. They each have an overhang and slender columns acting as support. A brick chimney can be seen at the very top.
Date:
1900/1970
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Marie Olson in Nursing Uniform]
Photograph of a young woman, identified as Marie Olson, in front of a studio backdrop in a well-lit space. She wears small oval glasses and a nursing uniform with a contrasting ribbon pinned to her chest. The photograph was printed with an oval cut-out framing Marie. It has been placed in a folder that folds from the left and right sides. Accompanying information states Marie was Olaf Olson's sister.
Date:
[1900..]
Creator:
Drow studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pressing Hay in Pierce, Texas]
Black and white photograph of a typical agricultural scene wherein a few farmers are pressing hay with the help of some unidentified farm equipment and horse-drawn vehicles. There are about 13 individuals pictured. A growing pile of hay is stacked in the center of the background where the harvesters are standing and sitting.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Lund, F. P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soldiers in Front of Barracks
Postcard of three male soldiers in front of a wooden barrack. There is one double-hung window behind them with a small overhang on top. The men are all wearing identical uniforms which consist of button-up jackets with multiple button-flap pockets, hats, and bulging pants that are tucked inside tall boots. A hand-written notation on the back of the postcard identifies the man on the right as John Petersen.
Date:
1900/1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
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
Vigoo Andersen Home
Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Viggo Andersen. The house has horizontal light-colored siding and short hip roofs that extend slightly outwards form the walls. A gable roof in the first floor appears to create an overhang for the front entrance, but that part of the house is mostly hidden from view by the presence of a large bush on the left part of the image. Identical, rectangular windows cover both the first and second floors.
Date:
1900/1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wharton 1900 Sheet 1
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wharton in Wharton County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wharton 1900 Sheet 2
Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Wharton in Wharton County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date:
1900
Creator:
Sanborn Map Company
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill-Regulator
Patent for a new windmill attachment that will regulate the amount of water in the watering trough, Including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 31, 1900
Creator:
Schultz, Henry E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator
Patent for an improved automatic acetylene-gas generator which allows the carbid vessel to recharge with carbid without permitting the escape of gas, and also to simplify the construction of the generator.
Date:
March 19, 1901
Creator:
Elkins, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Articles of Incorporation of the Danish Mutual Insurance Company]
Legal document inaugurating the Danish Mutual Insurance Company's corporate membership, filed through the Secretary of State's office in Austin, Texas, and signed under a notary. The document specifies a twenty year lifetime minimum and the seven men of the first board of directors who will be in charge of insuring both Wharton and Matagorda counties. They are as follows : Neils Christian Jensen, Marcus Nielsen, Helvig Jensen Berndt, H. P. Hermansen, Jasper J. Juhl, Marcus Christensen, and Niels M. Hansen.
Date:
1901-05/1901-06
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Destroyer.
Patent for fumigation insect destroyer, in particular cotton boll weevils, but also for prairie dogs and other vermin.
Date:
July 30, 1901
Creator:
Koy, August & Kveton, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[H. P. Jensen Home]
Photograph of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to H. P. Jensen. A white sticker on the front of the photograph states that Jensen was the "first mail carrier. Carried mail from 1902-1914 as a rule with a little mule and cart. He also bould bring medicine [sic]." The house itself is past a narrow dirt road in the foreground. It has intersecting gable roofs and light-colored siding. Several windows are on the first and second floors. Round bushes line the outside of the house.
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Helvig Berndt Home
Photograph of Helvig Berndt's home in Danevang, Texas. The photograph was taken a distance away from the actual home, which can be seen in the back center-left. It is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs and several double-hung windows. A barn with a wide gable roof can be seen to the right. Two men are in the foreground on the leftmost part of the image. A horse-drawn wagon joins them. The two men have been identified as Anders H. and Helvig J. Berndt. The photograph has been placed on a stiff mat board which has chipped considerably on the bottom left corner.
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Large Group of People at Old Community House]
Photograph of a large group of men, women, and children gathered to take a group picture in front of Danevang Community Hall, also identified as the old Community House according to a line of text on the back of the photograph. Accompanying information also states that they are at a celebration, and that Iver Wind, his wife, and child are somewhere in the picture. The structure behind them has a gable roof with shingles, siding, and several windows. A few men are seated on the window ledges.
Date:
1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
P. J. Agerskov Petersen and Family
Copy negative print of the Petersen family insider their home. Only two have been properly identified: P. J. Agerskov Petersen is the man with the three piece suit on the left, and Verner Petersen is the young boy on his lap. The other names have not been properly matched. Behind them, on a wooden cabinet, there is a collection of family frames and flower vases on a lace tablecloth. Behind that, the walls bear two large framed bust portraits and other small family memorabilia.
Date:
1902/1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Road Grading in Front of the Berndt Farm]
Black and white photograph of a few individuals accompanied by a team of mules that are attached to wooden vehicles; they are working in front of H. J. Berndt's farm. Their task is to grade the road, or to smooth and level it. A two-story house and a barn are partially visible behind the workers and beyond a line of trees.
Date:
1902
Creator:
Lund, Frans T.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History