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[Danevang Citizens at the Danevang Community Hall]
Black and white photograph of a large group of Danevang citizens gathered in front of the Danevang Community Hall, a white wooden building with a single door in front. A pair of Danish flags are hanging on the building on either side of the open door. Numerous citizens are sitting and standing in and around the bleachers.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Confirmation Class of 1920, Danevang Lutheran Church]
Black and white photograph of a group of adolescents gathered outside of the Danevang Lutheran Church, of which the exterior side and pointed arch windows are visible. This group makes up the Confirmation class of 1920. Each individual is wearing formal attire. The girls, who are mostly seated on the front row, are wearing white dresses, some of which have pins attached to them. The boys are wearing suits and ties; a few of them are also wearing pins. Their pastor, the only adult pictured, is standing in the center of the boys.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Armstrong Pumping Plant
Black and white photograph of the Armstrong Pumping Plant, a company located 2 1/2 miles west of Louise, Texas. Two tall structures made of long stalks of metal and wood, respectively, are visible in the center of the picture. An unidentified man is working underneath the apex of the spires and overseeing a machine that is gushing some liquid. A barn-like building is right behind him. An animal-drawn vehicle is parked in the distance on the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lund, F. P.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Portrait of Harold Hansen and Ella Olsen Hansen]
Black and white photograph of a newlywed couple posed for a portrait together. The groom, Harold A. Hansen is seated to the left and the bride, Ella Olsen Hansen, is seated to the right, although she is slightly more elevated than Harold. Harold is wearing a dark suit jacket; underneath, he is wearing a round-collared shirt and a white tie with a tiny pin attached to it. Ella is wearing a white blouse that may be part of a dress; the collar on it is made of lace and has a pin at its center. Their bodies from the torso down are not visible due to a deep vignetting at the bottom of the photograph.
Date:
December 11, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Scouts Field Day in El Campo, Texas]
Black and white photograph of a large group of boys that make up a chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. According to the title written on the photograph, they are all cub scouts from Wharton County and they are posing for a portrait to commemorate a summer field day. Positioned in front of the side of a wooden cabin, they are arranged in four rows with the first row seated with their legs crossed and the second row seated on a bench. Four adult scout leaders are present; one is sitting on the first row with the boys, one is standing to the left of the group, and two are on the right.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Danevang Highway Construction Crew]
Black and white photograph of a number of men resting outside of a brick building that has large open spaces in its wall, presumably for shipping or moving purposes. The men make up some of the construction crew that was responsible for the highway near Danevang. All of the men are wearing hats. Some of the men are wearing suits while the other men are wearing work clothes and boots. A large piece of machinery with a caterpillar tracks is parked on the right. A large pallet upon which bags and boxes are piled is on the left; two men are standing on it and two other men are sitting on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Isaacson Cotton Gin Company, El Campo, Texas]
Black and white photograph of a building known as the Isaacson Gin Company, where cotton is processed. The building is made of wood and has several different sections to it. The yard just outside the company is teeming with horse-drawn or animal-drawn wagons. Each wagon is filled with cotton; some of them are covered with a tarp. In the distance, several houses are visible, as are dirt roads that lead to and from the company yard.
Date:
September 16, 1916
Creator:
El Campo Studio Photo
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Danevang School Class of 1937]
Black and white photograph of a group of students, varying in age, gathered for a class photograph in front of the Danevang School. There are five rows in all; the first row is comprised of the youngest children who are sitting cross-legged. The windows of the building behind them are visible and all of them are open.
Date:
1937
Creator:
Dedrick's Studios
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Danevang Lutheran Church]
Black and white photograph of an aerial view of the Danevang Lutheran Church and the surrounding land, which includes a cemetery. A group of people are gathered outside of the front of the church. A system of dirt roads is visible going around the perimeter of the land. The plot of land just adjacent to the church's land is the cemetery; it has numerous tombstones planted on its surface.
Date:
May 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Danevang School Class of 1927]
Black and white photograph of a group of students posed for a portrait in front of their school. They are arranged in six rows, with the last row standing within the enclave of the porch. A few boys are standing within the open window frames that are on either side of the porch. Two children sitting at the center of the front row are holding a chalkboard that has written on it the class information and date.
Date:
February 8, 1927
Creator:
Dedrick's Studios
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Poultry Farming Preparation]
Black and white photograph of a few individuals tilling earth with heavy machines that feature caterpillar tracks. Two unidentified men are each standing at one of the machines with their hands resting on its' side. On the right of the machinery is a large palette holding bags of Elco brand laying mash; a man wearing tall socks is standing on top of the bags while a little boy on his right sits on them. The ground before the men has been tilled into somewhat discernible rows.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kiesten Marie (?) Thyssen
Bust portrait photograph of a woman, possibly Kiesten Marie Thyssen. Her head is slightly turned to the right. She wears a dark, conservative button-up top, hanging earrings, and a tiara that sits on her hair, which pulls her hair tightly back. The photograph was printed on a stiff oval-like board. Its top and bottom edges are slightly bent upwards.
Date:
1850/1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Kiesten Marie (?) Thyssen
Bust portrait photograph of a woman, possibly Kiesten Marie Thyssen. Her head and gaze is shifted to the right. She wears a dark, conservative button-up top, hanging earrings, and a tiara that sits on her hair, which pulls her hair tightly back.
Date:
1850/1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Accordion Player
Copy print of a young man, identified as Glen Hutson, standing on a wooden boardwalk leaning against a railing. Behind him, there is a disorderly woodland of different species of plants and trees. He wears a hat, pants and matching waistcoat, and small bow-tie. With both hands, he holds an accordion. Accompanying information states that Glen married Ester Knudsen and had one child, Elsie Laverne Hutson Christensen.
Date:
1927~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baby With Chickens and Cat
Copy print of a baby sitting in the middle of empty plot of land amidst a circle of chickens. The baby, identified as Johanna Larsen, holds an unidentified object in her hands while looking at a cat in front of her. In the very distance, a structure can be seen among some trees and a field of crops off to the left.
Date:
1921
Creator:
unknown
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
Model A with Rumble Seat
Copy print of a woman and a man, identified as Larkin May Thedford and Jens Peter Christensen, respectively, in front of an automobile. A few trees are seen in the distance. The woman wears a hat tilted to the left, a light-colored skirt and jacket, and a printed top. The man wears a shirt and dark-colored pants.
Date:
1933
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cow & Man
Copy print of a man, identified as O. V. (Mickey) Christensen, holding the reins of a calf. He stands in a dirt road. Behind him, an automobile is parked next to a series of single-story, disorderly sheds. There are a few slender trees off to the left near where the man stands.
Date:
1935
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soren Knudsen Family
Copy print of the Knudsen family posing for a picture in front of a nature backdrop. They are dressed in formal attire. From left to the right, they have been identified as Soren Knudsen, Henry Knudsen (on Henry's lap), Ester Knudsen, Sam Knudsen (standing), Ragenhill Knudsen, and Kristiane Knudsen.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Christensen Home]
Copy print of a farmstead belonging to C. J. Christensen. The photograph was taken several feet away from the main house, which is off to the right behind a small fence and a line of stacked haystacks. The main house is a two-story structure with intersecting gable roofs, five windows along the first floor and two on the top one. Additionally, there are a couple of small outbuildings in the leftmost side of the image. The plot of land in the foreground has been used for an unidentified crop.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mother & Daughter
Copy print of a mother and daughter inside a body of water. The child has been identified as Elsie Lee Christiansen and the woman, as Ester Knudsen Hutson. The woman is waist-deep in the water, wearing what appears to be a towel tied around her neck over a bathing suit. The girl stands next to her on the left, knee-deep in the water wearing a striped one-piece swimsuit. She cocks her head to the left and smiles at the camera. Accompanying information states they were at a family picnic.
Date:
1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
C. J. Christensen Wedding
Copy print of a newlywed couple posing for the camera inside an empty room. The man, identified as Christian Jepsen Christensen, is seated in an elaborately designed wicker chair and wearing a suit and bow tie. The woman, identified as Marie Magdalene Jensen, is standing next to him on the right with her right hand resting on the chair's back. She is wearing a long-sleeved wedding dress and veil that has been adorned at the top with small flowers.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Child in Baby Carriage
Copy print of a baby, identified as Ester Knudsen Hutson, in a baby carriage. She is wearing a long, light-colored gown with a decorative crochet trim running across the bottom of the garment. She is also wearing a large bonnet tied around her neck. The carriage seems to have been placed on a wooden patio, perhaps the front porch of a home.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History