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Family Photo

Description: Photograph of a group of older man and women standing in front of a small stage and closed red curtains. They are all dressed in formal attire. The men wear suits and the woman wear knee-length dresses of various colors and cuts. Although names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the positions of the individuals pictured. Hand-written text on the back of the photograph repeats names.
Date: November 1977
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Church Exterior and Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of an unspecified church exterior surrounded by a cemetery. A number of tombstones of different designs have been dispersed all along the left side of the church complex. To the right, there is an adjacent building smaller in size that seems to be closest to the street. The church itself lies on a central axis. A tapering pyramidal structure incorporated to the entrance has a four-sided opening that reveals what appears to be an enclosure for a church bell. Gold text embossed on the … more
Date: March 1975
Creator: Wiginton, Patsy
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang Historical Marker

Description: Photograph of a commemorative historical marker on a dirt plot of land that has been tilled. In the background, there appears to be a church, judging by the spire structure that sits on top of the roof, and the hollow space just beneath it that seems to hold a church bell. This structure is bordered by a small line of bushes. The text of the marker reads: "Danevang ('Danish Meadow') The first successful Danish community in Texas. Established in 1894 on a portion of 25,000 acres secured throug… more
Date: 1970
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marius Hansen Anniversary Newspaper Photograph, March 20, 1973]

Description: Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marius Hansen, Sr. celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary on March 20, 1973. Mr. Hansen is wearing a dark suit and boutonniere, seated to the right of a table; Mrs. Hansen is wearing a light-colored dress with a corsage and is standing behind him to the left. There is a decorated, cone-shaped cake on the table topped with a heart containing the numeral "50." The caption below the photograph says "Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marius Hansen, Sr., are … more
Date: March 20, 1973
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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