Das Deutsche Haus in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, built between 1893 and 1898 for the Indianapolis Sociales TurnvereinToday known as the Athenaeum, Das Deutsche Haus was built in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, between 1893 and 1898 for the…
Dedication of the Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller statue in Como Park, St. Paul, MN, 1907Dedication of the Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller statue in Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 7, 1907. Ilma Scheffer…
Deutscher Club (German Club) at the northwest corner of 6th & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, NJ, ca. 1860sFounded in 1857, the Hoboken Deutscher Club was one of the city’s premier social organizations. Its members included Dr. Hans…
Drawing of German School House, Philadelphia, 1861“Drawing of German School House, Philadelphia, 1861,” in James E. Taylor, Sketchbook (also known as Views of Old Philadelphia) (Philadelphia:…
Festivities at Cone Mills, ca. 1925In addition to building on-site recreational facilities for his employees and their families, Moses Cone organized numerous festivities and social…
Griesedieck, Mathilda, as Sappho, 1895Joseph Grisedieck’s wife, Mathilda, portrayed the title role from Sappho as part of a tableaux at the Liederkranz Society Ball…
Guenther, C.H. at the mill grounds next to the San Antonio River, 1874The mill grounds next to the San Antonio River were a favorite place for picnics and Sängerfeste among San Antonio's…
Jacobs Pharmacy Company Barbeque at the Burns Club, 1919An avid reader of poetry, Joseph Jacobs founded a club in honor of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (1759-96). The…
Koehler, Oscar as President of the Saengerfest, 1898Within Davenport society, Oscar Koehler was perhaps best known as the president of the 1898 Saengerfest, which drew upwards of…
Old Lutheran Church, in Fifth Street Philadelphia“Old Lutheran Church, in Fifth Street Philadelphia,” drawn, engraved, and published by William Birch & son. From: The city of…
Postcard marking the 1909 Turnfest, held in Cincinnati and organized by Garry HerrmannPostcard marking the 1909 Turnfest, held in Cincinnati and organized by Garry Herrmann.
Souvenir card for the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, 1890Souvenir card for the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, held in Philadelphia on April…
St. Matthew’s German Lutheran Church, 8th & Hudson Sts., Hoboken, NJ, ca. 1877St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, a German church established in Hoboken in 1858, was an important German institution. Hermann and Bertha Esser were married there on September 30, 1869.
Turnhalle and Opera House, Davenport, Iowa, ca. 1890Among other affiliations, Oscar Koehler was a leading member of the Davenport Turner society, a gymnastics and physical education club…
