Hans Berndt German Army

Copy negative of a portrait of Hans Berdnt, a military war veteran. He is wearing his military uniform and leaning on the arm of an antique chair.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

(Karen) Mrs. Hans Berndt

Copy negative of a portrait of Karen Berndt. She is wearing a dark, high-collar dress decorated with flowers pinned to the shoulder. Karen is facing toward the right side of the image with her arms resting on the top of an upholstered dining chair. There is a palm plant, a vase, and a carved wood fireplace visible in the background of the image. There is a banner at the bottom of the image that reads, "Olsen Hartford Portraits".
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sine and Hans Nygaard

Copy negative of Sine and Hans Nygaard of Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1894~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

Threshing Rice

Copy negative of Paul Acheson's rice plantation in El Campo, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. There is a large mound of rice in the background of the photograph, and there are many men working with machinery and horses in the foreground.
Date: 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jasper J. Juhl Family

Copy negative of a family portrait taken in west Danevange, Texas in Wharton County. From left to right in the top row is Marie Smith Juhl and Viggo Juhl. Sitting at the bottom of the photograph from left to right is Arnold Juhl, Jasper J. Juhl, Agnes Juhl, and Annie Juhl holding baby Hilda Juhl.
Date: 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hans Berndt Farm

Copy negative of the Hans Berndt farm and home, where according to sources lumber is delivered to.
Date: 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danevang People at Meeting House

Copy negative of community members gathered together outside of the Danevang Community Hall in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The community hall is a large, one-story wooden building with two flags hanging on the front of the building.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danish Home of Thomas Christian Christensen

Copy negative of Thomas and Magdalene Christensen's family home in Lokken, Denmark. The home has a thatched roof and an arbor covered with vines. There are two Danish flags flying on either side of the arbor.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

H. P. Jensen Family

Copy negative of Hans Peter Jensen and his family inside their home in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. From left to right, top to bottom, the family members pictured are Jorgen Jensen, Jens Jensen, Lena Jensen, and Viggo Jensen in the top row; Hans Peter Jensen, Maren Jensen and Elizabeth Jensen in the middle row; and Harold Jensen and Theodore Jensen in the bottom row.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bram Family Portrait

Copy negative of a framed portrait of the Bram family of Wharton County. Marius Bram and Jakobina Bram are sitting down in the portrait. Their children, from left to right, are Carl, Walter and Johanna (infant).
Date: 1909~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jens H. Berndt Home

Copy negative of the family home and farm of Jens H. Berndt, in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The two-story family home is pictured on the right side of the image. There is a barn and a windmill on the left side of the image. There is an unidentified man in the center of the photograph riding in a small carriage pulled by two donkeys.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mary and Twins Brodsgaard

Copy negative of a group portrait taken in west Danevang, Texas. From left to right, the children pictured are Agnes Brodsgaard, Emma Brodsgaard, and Marie Brodsgaard. Agnes and Emma, who are twins, are wearing white dresses and are sitting in chairs. Marie is wearing a dress and has a bow in her hair.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. Pouline Thompsen Kitchen

Copy negative of Pauline Marie Thomsen Berthelsen sitting inside her kitchen in Palacios Texas, which is in Matagorda County. Mrs. Berthelsen is sitting to the left of a large stove.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

August Schaer Family

Copy negative of the Schaer family, standing in three rows outside of their home. From left to right, Marie, Louis, Charlie, and Henry stand in the back row. Mr. and Mrs. Schaer stand in the middle row, and O.W. and Helena stand in the front row.
Date: [1916..1917]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Danish Folk School

Copy negative of groups of people in front of Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. The men and women pictured are all wearing traditional Danish folk costumes. The men are kneeling down, and the women are standing up. The men are holding the women's hands. There is one man, identified as Holger Koch, sitting with his legs crossed in front of the costumed group, holding a violin. Other unidentified people standing in the background.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Passport Pauline Berthelsen

Copy negative of the passport of Pauline Berthelsen of Wharton County, Texas. In the top left corner of the passport, there is a photograph of Pauline stapled to the document. There is a stamp at the bottom of the document that reads, "canceled."
Date: March 2, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Passport Pauline Berthelsen

Copy negative of the passport photograph of Pauline Berthelsen of Wharton County, Texas. The photograph is embossed with a United States Department of State seal, and Pauline's name is hand-written on the front of the photograph.
Date: March 2, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carl and Ida Thyssen

Copy negative of Carl and Ida Thyssen of Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County. Carl is wearing a suit and a hat, and Ida is wearing a long dress, a bonnet, and boots.
Date: 1918~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Henry Schaer WW1 Soldier

Copy negative of Henry Schaer, who was a World War One soldier from Wharton County, Texas. In the image, Henry is standing outside a wooden building. He is wearing his military uniform and holding a gun.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soldiers Coming Home 1918

Copy negative of a line of uniformed soldiers walking out of the main chapel of the Danevang Church in Danevang, Texas.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

WW1 Soldiers

Copy negative of three World War One soldiers suited in military uniforms. From left to right, Lauritz Harton, Carl Thyssen, and Walter Nielsen are pictured.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tug of War

Copy negative of fourteen Danish children playing tug of war in a field in Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charlie Schaer WW1 Soldier

Copy negative of Charlie Schaer, who was a World War One soldier from Wharton County, Texas. In the image, Charlie is standing outside a house that is covered with ivy. He is wearing his military uniform.
Date: March 8, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History