Amana Society

: Amana school house; Amana Schoolhouse, Description: Picture showing the two buildings of the Amana School. The building on the left is currently part of the Amana Heritage Museum. The image is 3 1/4 square and is mounted on a gray embossed card that is 5.5 square. No date or markings (other that my own identification on back), but likely 1890s., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Baker unloading large loaves of bread from a bake oven; Description: Glossy 8 X 10 print from an original, damaged, negative, of a baker unloading large loaves of bread from a bake oven, presumably the one in main Amana. The image is very clear, but with some unfortunate surface damage to the original negative in the area of the man's head and just behind him. Original image probably dates to around 1915, although, as noted, this is a modern print., ... [description clipped]

: Ballot from the Amana Society Reorganization Vote in 1932; Are you in agreement with the plan for reorganization as it has been presented: yes, or no?, Date from title: 1932, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle, Original digital object name: yhm-spe-ama-eph-010

: Blank postcard from Amana Society Homestead Store; Printed date: 194_, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle, Original digital object name: yhm-spe-ama-eph-001

: Bringing food from communal kitchen in Middle Amana; Photo by CH Hermann of his mother bringing food home from a communal Kitchen in Middle Amana c.1907, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Call card, Amana Society; Printed date: 193_, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle, Original digital object name: yhm-spe-ama-eph-002

: Caspar Grimm portrait on post card stock of a Main Amana resident seated on wooden chair with brick wall in background, ca. 1915; Casper Grimm, Description: Portrait of Caspar Grimm (died 1925) a resident of the village of Amana and member of the Amana Society. Photo was probably taken circa 1915., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Cattle herd located in pasture west of the village, just north of the Lily Lake, ca. 1900; Description: Cattle grazing a field north of the Amana Lily Lake, between the villages of Amana and Middle Amana. Taken around 1900. Image is 4 X 7 3/8 and mounted on card stock. Location is identified by the hillside in the background., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Cattle on Homestead Farm; Cattle on Homestead Farm, Description: Shows cattle under some trees in a pasture with six farm workers, at least two of whom have mustaches and were hired laborers., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Check payable to the Amana Society; Printed date: 194_, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle, Original digital object name: yhm-spe-ama-eph-003

: Check payable to the Amana Society; Printed date: 194_, Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle, Original digital object name: yhm-spe-ama-eph-011

: Children planting onion, Amana, c. 1915; Children planting onions-Amana c. 1915, Description: Postcard (real image) of children working in an onion field by Main Amana with the school pine grove (Schulwald) in the background. Circa 1915, possibly photographed by F. William Miller., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Christian Metz House, Amana; Oesterle Home, Amana IA, Church background, Selzer, Description: Very clear sepia image of Christian Metz home in Amana. This view was taken from the General Store. The entire west side of the Metz house is visible, including the attached kitchen house wing. In the far left of the photograph one can see the Amana Church. Fences, out buildings, even wash on the line are clearly visible. Back o... [description clipped]

: Church in Amana, Iowa; Description: This card dates to the 1950s or 1960s and shows women leaving the women's side of the Amana Church (Meeting House) built in 1864. Some scuff marks on image, but card was never mailed., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Colony kitchen, Homestead, Iowa; Description: Later day copy print of a circa 1905 post card image of a woman in the kitchen of the Homestead Hotel. Legend on the side of the image reads "A Colony Kitchen, Homestead, Iowa." The image is 6 1/4 X 8 1/4. I know from other prints that this was actually the kitchen of the Homestead Hotel, not a kitchen house for the members. This is now Zuber's Hotel in Homestead. For years room ... [description clipped]

: Conrad Baust; Conrad Baust, Description: Portrait of Conrad Baust. Baust is pictured standing behind a snowball bush with a vine covered brick Amana building in the background. Given the unusual 12 pane lower window sash, visible in this photo, the image was probably made in front of the Amana Pharmacy building and taken by F. William Miller (1876-1952), the pharmacist., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehn... [description clipped]

: Conrad Baust - portrait of man in frock coat and cane standing in front of ivy covered building, taken August 1927; Conrad Baust, Aug. 1927, Description: Konrad Baust (died 1934). Portrait of man in frock coat and cane standing in front of ivy covered building, taken August 1927. Baust was a resident of the village of Amana and a member of the Amana Society., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Conrad Schadt (died 1915), Amana Pharmacist, portrait, ca. 1900; Conrad Schadt, Description: This is a later print of a photograph of Conrad Schadt (died 1915), with mortar and pestle, inside the Amana Pharmacy. The image is attributed to Bertha M. H. Shambaugh. This print is 4 _ X 3 7/8., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Dickel Kitchen House Fire, 1898; Dickel's Kuche Amana., Description: View of the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the Dickel kitchen house and severely damaged the attached residence. A very clear photograph. Both the kitchen and the residence were rebuilt and restored. House is still standing., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

: Dr. Wm Moershel home in Homestead; Dr. Moershel house, Dr. Moershel, Description: A very sharp picture, likely taken in the 1890s. Shows brick house, trellis, rabbatt (planter around base of foundation and unusual porch and a group of women and children (presumably members of the family). Photograph mounted on a card, 4 _ X 6.5., Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.

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