This assortment of luggage and barrels were typical for immigrants of the 1800's. Most ships required that the passengers bring with them all the food that they would need for the journey which is why there are barrels. Additionally, they would store…
A copy of a lithograph humorously explaining tavern etiquette to Germanic immigrants. This sign, created in New York, would have been posted in many tavern and biergartens throughout the nation.
This painting depicts what a biergarten would have resembled in the 1800's in Davenport, Iowa. Biergartens, or beer gardens, are characterized by open spaces, big tables, and large crowds during Sunday afternoons.
This is an excerpt from First album of the city of Davenport, Iowa that details the newspaper Der Demokrat. This paper promoted the continued use of the German language and culture.
This is a banking book made for the German American Savings Bank in Davenport, Iowa by The Exline Company of Cleveland, Ohio. This book was written in both English and German to accommodate the bi-lingual people of Davenport, Iowa. At one point in…