Deed recording the transaction between Laurits J. Lykke and his wife Hanna with Carl Harton regarding the sell of 70 acres of land in Wharton County, which was sold to Carl for a total sum of $8,298.12. The document goes on to give specific payment schedules and other relevant information. The deed is held together with a second document, a smaller piece of paper that was signed by a notary of Wharton County authenticating the transaction.

Photograph of a young woman, identified as Ella Kristine Hansen Allenson, sitting on an upholstered chair in front of a dark background. Her hair is tied in the back, and she wears a long-sleeved dress cinched at the waist. There is lace trim on both her sleeves and neckline. The photograph has been placed inside a decorative envelope sleeve. When closed, the front flap has an embossed circular motif.

Photograph of a woman standing behind a seated man. The woman's name is Agnes Jacobsen. Both are dressed in dark clothes.

Photograph of a document that records the sale of three cotton bales from J. O. Olson to Webb Holloway & Co. for a total of $72.57.

Copy negative print of a large group of people posing for the photograph at Tres Palacios Creek in East Danevang, Texas. There is a small dog in the foreground to the left, and several children on the right in the bottom rows. Large trees tower over them casting shadows. There is a man in the very back row holding an American and Danish flag on each hand over his head. There is a second American flag to the right held by a man near a tree trunk.

Postcard of a composite image of four homes belonging to the Danevang family. They are all two-story structures but vary in architectural details, number of windows, construction materials, and landscape elements. The two on top look to be more suburban in setting, while the two on the bottom appear to be located in a rural environment. There is no addressee on the back of the postcard, but various notes have been written on it. Rough, black patches of paper remain from wherever it was torn out of.

Photograph of a man wearing a wool jacket and hat, standing behind two seated women. They are the siblings of Laura Lauritzen Berndt.

Black and white portrait of Hansigne Larsen Wind and her two children, Ebbe and Abelone. Hansigne is seated in a wooden chair and is dressed in a long, dark gown. The children are standing on either side of Hansigne, with their arms placed in her lap. The back of the mat has a handwritten note which says, "Leaving Iowa to visit mother's family taken in 1895. Mother Ebbe. Daddy left for Tex in 1894, Oct. We 3 joined him here in June 1895."

Photograph of three young boys, all the sons of Paul Claussen and Christine Berndt. Their names are Andreas, Edward, and Niels Claussen.

Postcard of exterior of the Danevang community hall. Five cars are parked outside, within the confines of a small chicken wire fence. A small secondary, adjacent, single-story structure lies just to the right of the community hall. There are a series of three tombstones a few feet from each other in front of the building. On the back of the postcard, hand-written text in blue ink reads, " No 10 from Helga Thyssen for archives".

Photograph of the church altar, set with white cloth, two candlesticks, and a religious painting.

Photograph of three young girls in a dark dress with white lace collars. These three girls, Marie, Magda, and Agnes Berndt are sisters to Andrea, Nissen, and Simon Berndt and children of Christin Nissen Berndt.

Photograph of a large group of men standing in a row in front of several wooden buildings. The men are wearing suits and hats.

Photograph of a woman with ribbons in her hair wearing a fine dress. This woman is Kristine Berndt Claussen, H. J. Berndt's sister.

Copy negative of Sine and Hans Nygaard of Danevang, Texas, which is located in Wharton County.

Photograph of a man wearing a dark coat. His brothers first came to Wisner, Nebraska in 1893 before coming to Danevang.

Photograph of the portrait of a young man wearing a suit with short blonde hair.

Photograph of Paul Berndt, H. J. Berndt's brother. Paul went to South Dakota while Jens and H. J. were pioneers of Danevang, Texas.

Photograph of Helvig J. Berndt, who served in the German army in Potsdam when Germany took over the Southern part of Denmark.

Photograph of a man in a dark military uniform with two white piping on the collar. His name is H. J. Berndt.

Copy photograph of a black and white photograph depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II walking by a line of his guards in Potsdam, Germany. Visible on the left, he and his officers are dressed in full military uniforms which include jackets, pants, boots, and sashes. Kaiser Wilhelm II is the most decorated man in the group; various medals are strewn across his chest. A long line of guards stand at attention on his right, one of whom is H.J. Berndt, denoted by an arrow that has been penned in on the photograph's surface. They are all standing near a large building whose exterior is in the classical style. On the left hand corner of the photograph, a handwritten note reads, "...on a visit by Kaiser Wilhelm II, in Potsdam, by Berlin, in 1892, by H.J. Berndt."

Photograph of a man in a German military uniform. This man is Christian Berndt.

Certificate from a confirmation ceremony in 1891 written in Danish. An illustrated image of Jesus Christ holding the Eucharist is at the very top of the document. Below this is both printed and written text listing Martin Skjoldborg Kristiansen's name, who was presumably the person in the confirmation. Pastor S. H. Madsen's signature is at the bottom of the document. Flanking the portion of the text on the right and left sides are illustrated images of two angels inside circular motifs that are emerging from foliage. The very bottom of the document has one final illustration: an open book accompanied by a cross and chalice, also inside a circular motif, and flanked on either side by foliage. Accompanying information indicates that Martin was a "brother to Anne Marie Christiansen who is Doyle Schaer's grandmother - married to Peter Blasuis Nielsen."

This short pamphlet contains the laws and bylaws of the German-American Mutual Fire Insurance Association for Travis and Neighboring Counties. The document describes the association's structure and rules for conducting business including: its purpose, titles and duties of officers, election of officers, intake of new members, types of insurance offered, procedures for investigating claims, and making changes to the laws and bylaws. The sitting president and secretary are named on the second to last page, and the last page contains a table of contents.