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A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the…

Postcard from Elsa Rehder to American relatives sent in 1915 with image of Ludendorff on front.

Postcard from Elsa Rehder to American relatives sent in 1910 with jovial beach image on front.

This letter is addressed to Herbert Metcalf from F.D. Babcock Jr. dated November 23, 1917. The letterhead is from the North-West Mutual Insurance Association of Ida Grove, Iowa. The letter states that Babcock

Photo album of German-Jewish Salzmann family 1930s vacations.

Photo album of German-Jewish Salzmann family vacations through the eastern United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s after their flight from Nazi Germany.

Worker in general store notes Germans saying they'll "talk German whenever they please."
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