Berlin Bakery, Davenport, IA, c. 1900

Rev. Paul Dobberstein, a native of Rosenfeld, Germany, at work on the Grotto of Redemption ca. 1912.

"Agent" page of Iowa, Die Heimath für Einwanderer, revised 1873 edition. A handbook for immigrants.

Title page of Iowa, Die Heimath für Einwanderer (Iowa, the Home for Immigrants), 1870. A handbook for immigrants.

A photo of Ruth Carter, a staff member at the Scattergood Hostel

The Deutsch family reading a book together. From left to Right: Rosie, Michael, Emil, and Hannah Deutsch

Refugee children playing with the hostel's dinner bell.

Four of the children at Scattergood posing on the steps with the hostel's pet cat