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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Loading an Ambulance

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Description: Medical personnel load a wounded Prussian into an ambulance. Captioned: "A wounded Prussian being loaded in my car for evacuation. He was shot just under h...
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Charles Pfeifer, Deutsche Apotheke (German Apothecary)

Date: 1888
Description: Charles Pfeifer stands on the entrance steps to the drugstore with his wife Emma Pfeifer, who holds a baby. Other children and adults pose with them.
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Panoramic Group Portrait, German Sängerfest

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic group portrait of German Sängerfest. A number of the seated figures have been identified in the margin beneath the image field. The identifiable...
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Members of Dutch Underground Arrest German Soldier

Date: 05 1945
Description: Members of Dutch Underground arresting a German soldier on the day of liberation in Amsterdam.
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Disarming of German Soldiers

Date: 05 1945
Description: Disarming of German soldiers after the war in Amsterdam.
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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Alma, Hans and Tessa

Date: 1973
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen, left, poses with her sister, Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt Reese, and brother-in-law Dr. Hans Reese on the shrub-bordered brick driv...
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Ernst in Heidelberg

Date: 03 14 1930
Description: Ernst Schmidt, second from left, on a tour of the ruins of Heidelberg Castle with his guide, left, and two unidentified persons. They are standing in the c...
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Louis P. Lochner and Nazi Soldiers

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Description: Louis P. Lochner, somewhere in Germany, stands next to a Nazi soldier seated in a piece of artillery. In the background are more soldiers. Lochner is weari...
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Prince Eitel's Trench

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A trench dedicated to Prince Eitel of Prussia who was the son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
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Elevated View of Slabtown/Flora Fountain

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Slabtown/Flora Fountain. The church in the lower right was built by the Latter Day Saints and later moved to Lancaster.
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Albert Kasper Druggist

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Description: View of two men standing on the steps in front of the entrance of a store on a corner. The sign painted on the window reads: "Albert F. Kasper Druggist," a...
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Roll of Slackers, Monroe

Date: 1917
Description: A sign outside a building reads "Slackers" and includes a list of names: David Englehardt of Browntown, and John Hoffmeister of Jords. The sign is credited...

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