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Photograph of Rehder family reunion from 1946. Theodore Rehder is third from right.

Transcription of German eulogy given over grave of six-year-old Florence Anna Rehder in 1910.

Portion of local electrical grid map for Pershing Park in Berlin, Iowa created in 1915. Notably, someone has scratched out "Lincoln" and penciled in "Berlin," demonstrating the pressures felt by German communities in the context of First-World-War…

Hertzberg Family in formal wear outside of Chicago home--many ages, three women, and six men.

Image of Hertzberg Bindery interior with artisans and management in front of finished product.

Photographic portrait of Ernst Hertzberg from 1868, German immigrant to Chicago and bookbinder.

Image of a workroom in the Hertzberg Bindery

A recent sketch of the history of Des Moines' Hertzberg Bindery, a book-binding business opened by the son of German immigrants.

Image of young Augustus Sinning in front of G. F. Eyrich's shoe store, where he worked. Accompanying article tells story of attempted robbery and Sinning's capture of thief.

Postcard image of Spangenberg, Germany, hometown of Augustus Sinning.