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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles Keyes Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/29/1913 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Box #3, Keyes Family Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1913-07-29; Mount Vernon, Iowa; Linn County; Berlin, Germany; Seattle, Washington; New York 1913 Berlin, Germany Bourgeoisie Charles Keyes Education Family Life German Americans in Germany Imperial Germany New York Ocean Travel Washington https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/ec122937b3ce0b4c68dd98186d1da619.JPG c4a5e12c93ac7ee0bebfe5880faf170a https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/de88a7dc42e426d013f074593af33e5b.JPG 3e8e48d2efa7d5aa2486f5595fa9ada6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation Rehder – Company Founded 1886 Westerland-Sylt The Largest Shoe Shop Here Main Shop: Maybachstrasse Shop: Strandstrasse Mr. Theodor Rehder 6 July 1910 BERLIN (Iowa.) Dear cousin! Pardon me for not sending any pictures, but I have not yet finished them all. The photos of the Indians turned out really well, only a few are a bit hazy since they did not stand still. The photos of Florenz & Theodor Jr. are also quite good as well as those of the bank and the dance hall of Berlin. I will send you all the photos next week. It has been almost 4 weeks since I left New York for Hamburg, nearly 6 weeks since we were in Chicago together, how time flies, but I still think about the past days quite a lot. It surely has to be very warm where you are and fruits like cherries and plums will soon be ripe. We are also having the most beautiful weather here every day und more foreigners are coming to Westerland every day. We sell several white shoes every day. The spa orchestra that plays music at the beach every day has also arrived on the June 1. 35 men this summer, now we have the most beautiful concerts here every day. I will open our second store on June 15, right now I am still in the main store. I wish you were here, you would surely see some great things. Mr. Höpner from Trier wants to visit me in July, when he returns he will tell you about my homeland. He is in Lübeck at the moment, I received a postcard yesterday. I was very pleased to meet him, I only regret that I did not visit him in Trier. When I left you, you asked me to send you a diamond ring. A couple of days ago, I had a good opportunity and bought 3. The stones are all very clear. One ring has 3 stones (similar to mine), but two stones are a little bit smaller. I can offer you this ring for 65 dollars. The second ring only has one stone, but it is a beautiful one, this ring can also be worn by a man. The price is 75 dollars (if you were to buy it in America it would cost you 100-105 dollars). The third ring is for men, but can also be worn by women. This one has a big stone, very nicely set and shining like fire. This one would cost at least 170-180 dollars in America, I can offer you this ring for 120 dollars. The professional, who looked over the stones after I had handed them in for inspection, said that the stones are all very clear and good ones. If you would like to have one of the 3 stones, just write me and I will send them to you, well packed, as I told Tami, and no one will suspect a thing. Louis also said that he would like to have one, maybe you could tell him, too. I hope you can read the German, for this reason I am writing on the typewriter. Just write me the American size in the boot size, then I will send you the corresponding size in German boots. It is now 9:30 p.m. here and I will go out for a walk on the beach and enjoy a bit of sea air. I hope you will receive this letter in good health, I am feeling never very well and the climate here suits me better than the one in America. With sincere greetings to you, Martha and the children. I remain yours, Max H. Rehder Daddy and Mommy send their regards to you. Please send my love to all the uncles, aunts, all family and acquaintances. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; Migration; Culture; Business Description An account of the resource Letter to Thedor Rehder from his German relative Max Rehder from Sylt in 1910. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rehder, Max Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/6/1910 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource German Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1910-06-06; Lubeck, Germany; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Westerland, Germany; Sylt, Germany; Schleswig-Holstein 1910 Business German Relatives Lubeck, Germany Migration Personal Correspondence Rehder, Max Schleswig-Holstein Sylt, Germany Westerland, Germany https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/c405510761d962a4e1647b03b523b093.jpeg 0e001b808d0d1fd8df333f7ce01e7751 https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/files/original/bd94fcd32d8bbc61341f403769a2d270.jpeg c74b26d8107b9d209ad3b91211c875b6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation Max Rehder ____________ Nordseebad Westerland – Sylt, 21 Sept. 1914 Bank Account: Husumer Bank in Husum ____________ phone No. 94. Dear Theodor and family! I have only received your lovely letter today and I am delighted. You will have to pardon me for not sending you any letters in such a long time, but we are going through some very hard times here at the moment and I do not feel like writing any letters. As you may know, Germany is at war with France, England, Russia and Japan and the main battle field now is in front of Paris and in Russia. Thank God, we have triumphed up until now, the French are getting a beating every day, by now they do not even know where to go to. We Germans are doing really well, even the Austrians are winning on a daily basis and at the moment we are having the great battle of Lemberg, where mainly Austrians are fighting against the Russians. But the Germans are also on their way. The British have also sent soldiers to France for help but they are already wiped out. The fortress Maubeuge in France, where the British had a large ammunitions depot, surrendered a couple of days ago and gave Germany 40,000 captives and many cannons. Belgium is totally occupied by us, except for Antwerp, and the Belgian army is almost completely wiped out. I think Belgium has stopped existing and probably will join Germany, it is already under German administration anyway. As we are told here you do not learn anything true about this disastrous war over in America, your newspapers have only written about the great victories of England, France and Russia, when really all they got were beatings. Sylt is also a small camp, we are waiting for the damn British, but these cowards are nowhere to be seen. I am not a soldier yet, since I had not served in the army, but if I get drafted, come to Sylt and go to the guard station. What damage this miserable war has brought to Westerlandf, just think, until Aug 2 Westerland was full of guests, we have not had such a beautiful season in a long time. There was not enough room for all the guests, they had to sleep in schools and barns and then all of a sudden on Aug 2 (the day of the mobilization) Westerland was like a morgue. The guests were wild, everybody wanted to go home, the steam ships could not cope with the traffic. There is nothing going on here now, we still have most of our beach sandals in the warehouse, they can be salted now. Like I told you back then, this spring, we have built a big house that is in the very best location of Westerland, with 30 rooms for rent and now we have only been able to rent this big house out for 4 weeks. Just think such a large house costs a lot of money, approx. 120,000.00 and we could have made a lot of money with it, because it is in the best location, and now we have barely earned the interest. I will add a picture of it and a construction plan, so you can picture it. But when Germany wins the war, there will be a lot of money to be earned, the next season might not be as good. Everyone can make money after the war, because so many things have to be repaired. On Sylt, there will also be the possibility to make money and speculate with construction sites. If you have extra money, come over and we will make a deal! Mr. Wrage from Gladbrook wanted to come to Sylt, but decided not to because of the war, he now lives in Burg on the canal und I will definitely visit him there soon, so we can talk a lot about America. We are all fine here and as I can see from your letter you are also doing well and that is the main thing. Dad is still working in the bank and has a lot to do because many people come and want their money. My branch in the ,,Strandstraße“ has been closed since Aug 2. Henry Voss and his brother Richard were here for a visit right when the war started, he then received a telegraph and had to leave immediately, now he is 50 km away from Paris and beats up the French. We often receive postcards and until now he has always been able to escape, let us hope it stays that way. I could write you a lot more about the war in this letter, but we are not allowed to by law. It happens that the British seize the post ships in order to take all the German post, the bandits perform the most evil actions. Please, send me a card and tell me if you have received this letter, I am really curious! How is it in Berlin [now Lincoln, IA], is the city getting any larger? As I can see from the statement of the German Savings Bank you are still doing some great deals and that is the main thing. I will add a 1 mark note in the attachment, you can keep it to remember the great war in Germany, because Germany has now emitted these notes to finance the war, which costs 40 million daily. For every 10000.00 mark in gold that is given to the Reichsbank, 20000.00 mark will be issued in paper money, the new notes, just like the one I added, will be retracted after war. Now, I will end this letter and am sending my sincere greetings to all of you, Yours, Hans Rehder Please, send my regards to Henry Voss and to all of the relatives and acquaintances! This morning a zeppelin airship came flying over Westerland, it was a military air cruiser. It was flying far over the ? to see the enemy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1914 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; World War I; Business Description An account of the resource Letter from Max Rehder in early years of First World War to relatives in Iowa. Max is notably confident and strikes a cheery tone. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation Max Rehder Nordseebad Westerland-Sylt, 12 Feb 1920 _____________ Bank Account: Husumer Bank in Husum _____________ Phone No. 94. Dear Theodor & family, I do not know if you have received my letters of Sep 19 and Oct 29 of the last year, because of the inconstant postal traffic to America. It used to go through France and England back then; it often happened that the letters did not arrive. I have not heard from you except for your greetings for New Years! I once again want to tell you about my request concerning a small loan. You must think that we are having a hard time here in Germany, because he is so short of money, but that, dearest Theodor, is really not the case. I have earned quite a lot of money since leaving the army, because it is still possible to make enough money in Germany and even though we are going through hard times, there is still a lot of trading going on! Well, the thing is, the dollar rates are very high here, and if I could now borrow dollars from America, I could exchange them into German marks and I would get a huge amount of German money! The more cash money you have, the more deals can be made, and I could provide for myself a bit better so to speak! If you were to lend me some amount of money you would not have to do it without security! I am familiar with the handling of money and know that sponsors demand a security! But my father is willing to give you this security, by giving you first-ranked mortgage certificates and he will also grant a guarantee! Father is doing very well, Henry Voss's father from Itzehoe can confirm that! Father owns a debt-free estate und this estate is in the best location of Westerland! So, if you were to lend me an amount in dollars, you would not have to take any risks! I could make a lot of money with it now and after a couple of years, maybe after 6 years, when the exchange rate is better, I could repay you the amount in dollars including interest. So, dearest Theodor, think about it and tell me what you think! At the moment, we are living in the times of election and yesterday it took place in the first zone! Unfortunately, most of the people voted for Denmark, which means that parts of Schleswig – Holstein will now be Danish territory! We are living here in the second zone and the vote will be on March 7 of this year. But here people will mostly vote for Germany, because the sympathies here are with Germany. Apart from that we are all doing quite well and I hope you do, too! Winter has been harsher over the last couple of days, it was rather mild before! Today it is really stormy! Henry Voss now wants to visit us during spring, maybe you could join him! You can live cheaply here in Germany with your dollars, a trip here would cost you Americans almost nothing. The political situation is still pretty unclear and dark clouds are everywhere! The Entente is now demanding the extradition of our military leaders, so all the competent people are to be punished. But our administration is not going to submit to these shameful demands and the German people are all agreed on not letting the people be extradited. The German administration has agreed to everything and signed and is eager to follow the agreement, but this dishonorable demand cannot be accepted. These people have done nothing else for their Fatherland than doing their duty! And now they are to be punished for it, it just does not make any sense! I will end this letter now! I really hope to hear from you really soon, also how Martha and the children are doing and what you have been up to? My parents also send their sincere greetings. Yours, Hans Rehder Please send my regards to all the relatives and your mother! During the vote, first stamps have been issued! A sample is on the envelope! If you, Theodor are a stamp collector, I can get you a set! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; Financial Trouble; World War I; German Politics; Business Description An account of the resource Letter from Max Rehder to relatives in Iowa in 1920. He comments pessimisstically upon the post-war sitation and local business prospects. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transatlantic Connections Document Translation Translation Zurich 8, 5 Dec 1922 Dear Theodor and family, What is wrong with you, not one sign of life in almost one year and I am always waiting. I have been in beautiful Switzerland, in Zurich to be exact, for the last 3 weeks, the homeland of my wife! You know that I have been married since Pentecost, I sent you my engagement and wedding announcements. I am on vacation now and am dealing with my correspondence here! The season in Westerland was quite good, we were able to sell a lot! A lot of foreigners were there, mainly Czechs, Danes, Swiss and Swedes, but there were also Americans! But even though we sold a lot, money is getting scarce, mainly because with the constant devaluation of the Mark. One cannot save enough! But I am on holidays now and I am spending some great days in beautiful Zurich with my wife! Unfortunately, the good times will be over next week, because I must be back home by Christmas! My parents are also still doing fine, dad still is the director of the credit bank of Sylt, which is doing great! The banking business has improved in Germany, if I had the money I would have become a banker a long time ago! How are you all doing, I hope you are fine, especially health-wise! Now I hope that you will write to me soon, so that I can hear if you are all still alive! What is Henry Voss doing anyway, I have not heard from him in a long time, or is he not working in your bank anymore? It is getting more and more difficult to keep up sustenance here in our lovely fatherland! Everything is very expensive! Just think, 1 pair of men's boots 25.000 M, 1 suit 90-120000 M, 1 kilogram of butter 2000 M, 1 kilogram of flour 250 M. If it was not for my shop, I would not know how to get through this. There are already many businessmen in Germany who cannot afford to buy merchandise because of the devaluation of the Mark. When are you coming over to visit us? Come over in spring, you are always very welcome and my parents would be happy to see you, too! You can live here with us, we have a lot of room and enough to eat for everyone, so please come over. You are still able to travel to Germany for a small amount of money, despite the inflation. For now, dear Theodor, I send my regards to you and Martha, my wife also sends her regards, although you have not met. Please also send my regards to Louis, George, all of the relatives and also Henry Voss! Happy holidays and a happy new year! Your Hans Rehder Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1922 Subject The topic of the resource German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic Description An account of the resource Letter to Thedor Rehder from his German relative Max Rehder from Zurich in 1922. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rehder, Max Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived N/A Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/5/1922 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource N/A Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource N/A Relation A related resource N/A Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letter Language A language of the resource German Type The nature or genre of the resource TEXT Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1922-09-05; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Zurich, Switzerland 1922 German Relatives Rehder, Max Switzerland Weimar Republic