Resource Type

Clyde H. Martin

Photograph of Clyde H. Martin wearing cowboy regalia and posing with a saddle embossed with the words "All Around Cowboy 1959" and "Texas A.M. Rodeo Intercollegiate."
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pastor Erik K. Moller and Wife Margaret Duus]

Photograph of an elderly couple standing in front of a red curtain. The man on the right, identified as Pastor Eric Moller, wears horn-rimmed glasses and a black two-piece suit with a flower attached to the right lapel. His wife, on the right, has been identified as Margaret Duus Moller. She wears a green dress and horn-rimmed glasses as well. A pink flower and ribbon decorates the top right part of her dress. The photograph has been pasted on a typed piece of paper that lists biographical information about the pastor. This information is listed on both the front and back of the paper.
Date: 1959/1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Joe Kaiser Playing Baseball]

Copy print of a photograph of Joe Kaiser playing baseball. He is wearing a baseball uniform and cap with the letters FW on it, and he is in the middle of pitching. There is another player standing in the background to the right. Joe's name and the year, ca. 1959, are written on the back.
Date: 1959~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men placing a crown on Our Lady of Guadalupe statue]

Photograph of two priests and two men trying to restore the crown on the Our Lady of Guadalupe statue in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. On top of the curtain in the background is a banner reading "Reina y Madre."
Date: September 27, 1958
Creator: Kodak
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church - 1958]

Photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 2405 Navigation Blvd, Houston, Texas.
Date: September 27, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church service in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]

Photograph of Church service in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe]

Photograph of the procession carrying the decorated photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Nuns, adults and children can be seen in the photograph.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a procession of children for Our Lady of Guadalupe]

Photograph of the procession carrying a huge decorated photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Girls dressed in white are in front. Men and women are following behind.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a religious procession]

Photograph of a religious procession.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: Kodak
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of altar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church]

Photograph of the altar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A priest is blessing the communion.
Date: September 6, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman With Texaco Products]

Photograph of a woman wearing a white shirt advertising Texaco products. She is standing behind a table that has multiple cans of different varieties of motor oil, capella oil, havoline, and other gasoline products.
Date: July 26, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maintenance men move desks in Bellaire]

Photograph of men carrying desks. The desks were for Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, Texas.
Date: May 2, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1958 Confirmation Class]

Photograph of the 1958 confirmation class and their pastor gathered for a group picture inside a church. Behind them, inside a small alcove is a statue of Jesus Christ with hands outspread in front of him looking down. They are all wearing formal attire. The boys wear two-piece suits and the girls are in light-colored dresses. They all have corsages pinned to their chests. From left to right, they have been identified as: Top row: Harold Smith, Ronnie Dippel, David Hildpold, Lilburn Shulty (possibly), and Pastor Jespersen. Bottom row: Gendra Bram (possibly), Marilyn Thaysen, Beverly Waldman, and "Mike" Brodsgaard. These names are also hand-written on the back of the photograph in black ink.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wanda Swendsen

Studio portrait photograph of a woman, identified as Wanda Swendsen, in a well-lit space. She has short brown hair and smiles at the camera openly. She wears gold earrings, gold necklace, and a thick, cable-knit sweater over a grid-pattern collar shirt. Accompanying information states: "Wanda Swendsen Plentl, daughter of Fred and Marie Swendsen of Danevang, was organist at Danevang Lutheran Church during the tenure of Mrs. Verner Petersen in 1957-1960. She graduated from El Campo High School in 1961. After four years of college, she returned for an extended period of time as organist -- era 1966-1985."
Date: 1957/1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of People Seated in a Room]

Photograph of a group of men and women seated in a large room looking up at the camera. On the right wall, there are four windows, a shelving system where hats have been placed, and a domed arbor with hanging vegetation. On the left wall, there is an entryway that has been uncovered by a pulled curtain. From right to left, excluding the cropped women on the right-most side, the individuals nearest the wall have been identified as Mona Harton Bendixon, Rudy Bendixon, Wilhelm Harton's wife and Wilhelm Harton himself next to her (possibly - both identities have not been confirmed), Peter Harton, Stephanie (no last name provided), Dagmar Harton Crosswait, Burton Crosswait, Stephanie Harton Swendsen, Julius Swendsen, and Jens Harton. On the opposite side of the table, starting right to left, these individuals have been identified as Laurits Harton, Abelona Harton, Louis Bonugli, Johanna Bonugli, Carl Harton, and Louise Harton. No other names have been provided. On the back of the photograph, there is a hand-written letter from Peter Harton, but its content or addressee cannot be read with certainty.
Date: December 15, 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ship at Grain Elevator]

Photograph of a large boat at a grain elevator. The elevator is connected to a building that is on the left side of the photograph. There is another boat in the background and a water tower in the distance. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: July 19, 1956
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Confirmation 1956

Black and white photograph of a confirmation class standing on the steps of [Danevang Lutheran Church] in formal attire. The group is composed of six girls in dresses, six boys in white shirts and ties, and one male in the back wearing a suit. On either side of the group, two hand rails and two windows are visible in the background.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dorothy Ingram at Teaching Desk]

Photograph of Dorothy Ingram seated at her teaching desk. She has short dark hair and is wearing a black blouse. She is holding a pen in her hand and looking towards the camera.
Date: 1956
Creator: Briscoe
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes Performing]

Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes performing under a string of balloons and in front of walls adorned with hand drawn artwork. There are four men in the foreground. The first and last are playing guitars and and two men in the middle are holding saxophones. In the background to the left is a man playing piano, while to the right is a man playing a drum set that has the band's name emblazoned on the bass drum.
Date: 1956~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of John & Gordon Pedersen

Christmas card bearing a printed color illustration of a lit candle in a candle holder. Across the top, there are two lines of text; one running horizontally that reads "1956" and the second running diagonally across the paper which reads "Greetings." When opened, on the right side of the card, there is a photograph of two men in front of a backdrop in a well-lit space. They are both wearing suit jackets and bow ties. The older man on the left has been identified as Pastor John Pedersen. To his right is Gordon Pedersen. Opposite the photograph is hand-written text in green ink that reads, "Dear Friends. We wish you a merry Christmas and a good and blessed New Year. Gordon + John Pedersen."
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History