Masquerade Ball announcement, Des Moines Turner Hall, 1871
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball
The Turners regularly hosted masquerade balls for Mardi Gras in the late 19th century.
Conrad Beck
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Conrad Beck
18 February 1871
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Des Moines; Polk County
Continuation of letter to Peter Zimmermann, Nov. 13, 1918
domestic life during World War I; wartime correspondence
Louise Hermann, Peter Zimmermann's future wife, has run out of regular paper and continues her letter on stationery from the Knights of Columbus. She discusses news of Caroline Benzinger, Willie Foerstner, and Harry Young. She notes that Peter should be able to return home soon and send along a violet that Peter's mother brought her.
Louise Zimmermann, née Hermann
First portion of letter: <a href="https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2342">https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2342</a>
letter to Peter Zimmermann, Nov. 13, 1918
domestic life during World War I; wartime correspondence
Louise Hermann, Peter Zimmermann's future wife, discusses the weather, her eagerness to receive another letter from Peter, and the death of Rudolf Novak due to pneumonia.
Louise Zimmermann, née Hermann
November 13, 1918
Amana Heritage Museum
continuation of letter: <a href="https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2343">https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2343</a>
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German (Amana dialect)
letter
Amana Colonies; Iowa County
Title page of August P. Richter's <em>The History of Davenport and Scott County</em> (<em>Die Geschichte der Stadt Davenport und des County Scott</em>, 1917)
German-Iowan History
An overview of Davenport history, written by the editor of the <em>Der D</em><em>emokrat</em>, Davenport's leading German newspaper. To access the Table of Contents, together with digitized pages of the work, please visit the University of Iowa's DIYHistory site at <a href="https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4383/133984">https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4383/133984</a>.
August P. Richter
August P. Richter; Fred Klein Co. (printer)
1917
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German
Ad, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad
advertisement for land
Announcement of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad advertising land for sale, starting at $5 per acre
J.L. Drew
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
advertisement
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Iowa; 1873
Ad, Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Co.
advertisement for land
Announcement of the Burlington and Missouri River R.R. Co. advertising land for sale on credit, to be paid back at 6% interest over 10 years.
George S. Harris
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
advertisement
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1873; Iowa
Foreword to <em>Iowa, die Heimat für Einwanderer</em> (1873)
immigration handbook; Great Chicago Fire of 1871; print run of 1870 immigration handbook
image of the Foreword from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration.
M. J. Rohlfs
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
text
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Iowa; 1873; Keokuk; Lee County
Agents in Iowa and Abroad, <em>Iowa, die Heimat für Einwanderer</em> (1873)
immigration handbook; real estate
Image of the Agents page from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration. The state maintained agents in Hamburg, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and London.
M. J. Rohlfs
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
text
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Iowa; 1873; Copenhagen; London; Hamburg; Amsterdam; Davenport; Decorah; St. Ansgar; Pella; Chariton; Clarinda
Second Title Page of <em>Iowa, die Heimat für Einwanderer</em> (1873)
immigration handbook
Image of the inside title page of Chapter Seventeen from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration.
M. J. Rohlfs
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
text
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Iowa; 1873
Chapter Seventeen of <em>Iowa, die Heimat für Einwanderer</em> (1873)
immigration handbook; wages; transportation options and prices
Image of the first page of Chapter Seventeen from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration. The chapter gives prospective immigrants information on common wages for various professions and various means of travel to Iowa, including prices.
M. J. Rohlfs
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
text
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Iowa; 1873; Castle Garden