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Title: Amana school house
Date: 1890-1899
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-047
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Baker unloading large loaves of bread from a bake oven
Date: 1915
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-043
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Ballot from the Amana Society Reorganization Vote in 1932
Date: 1932
Notes: Date from title: 1932
Subjects: Amana Society -- Forms, Ballot
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-eph-010
Is part of: Amana Society Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Blank postcard from Amana Society Homestead Store
Date: 1940
Notes: Printed date: 194_
Geography: Homestead (Iowa)
Subjects: Amana Society -- Forms
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-eph-001
Is part of: Amana Society Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Bringing food from communal kitchen in Middle Amana
Author: Hermann, C. H.
Date: 1907
Notes: Provenance: Purchased from Peter Hoehnle.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-037
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Call card, Amana Society
Date: 1930
Notes: Printed date: 193_
Geography: Homestead (Iowa)
Subjects: Amana Society -- Forms
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-eph-002
Is part of: Amana Society Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Caspar Grimm portrait on post card stock of a Main Amana resident seated on wooden chair with brick wall in background, ca. 1915
Date: 1915
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos034
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Cattle herd located in pasture west of the village, just north of the Lily Lake, ca. 1900
Date: 1900
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-041
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Cattle on Homestead Farm
Notes: Description: Shows cattle under some trees in a pasture with six farm workers, at least two of whom have mustaches and were hired laborers.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos020
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Check payable to the Amana Society
Date: 1940
Notes: Printed date: 194_
Geography: Iowa
Subjects: Amana Society -- Forms
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-eph-003
Is part of: Amana Society Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Check payable to the Amana Society
Date: 1940
Notes: Printed date: 194_
Geography: Iowa
Subjects: Amana Society -- Forms
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-eph-011
Is part of: Amana Society Collection, Communal Societies Collection, Hamilton College Library Digital Collections

Title: Children planting onion, Amana, c. 1915
Date: 1912-1918
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos052
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Christian Metz House, Amana
Notes: 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 of the picture is marked "Oesterle Home Amana IA Church Background". The Oesterle family lived in the house from around the turn of the century to the present day. Image is 4 1/8 X 3 and is mounted on an embossed card that is 5 1/2 X 4 1/4. Christian Metz (1793-1867) was the leader and Werkzeug (prophet) of the Inspirationists from 1823 until his death in 1867.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-062
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Church in Amana, Iowa
Publisher: Hurley's Supply Co.
Date: 1950-1969
Place published: Des Moines (Iowa)
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos040
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Colony kitchen, Homestead, Iowa
Date: 1905
Notes: 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 was the main dining area of Zuber's restaurant. Lots of nice details in this picture, including a cat perched in the window.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-044
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Conrad Baust
Author: Miller, F. William
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos053
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Conrad Baust - portrait of man in frock coat and cane standing in front of ivy covered building, taken August 1927
Date: 1927-08
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos012
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Conrad Schadt (died 1915), Amana Pharmacist, portrait, ca. 1900
Author: Shambaugh, Bertha M. H. (Bertha Maude Horack), 1871-1953
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-001
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Dickel Kitchen House Fire, 1898
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-009
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Dr. Wm Moershel home in Homestead
Date: 1890-1899
Notes: 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.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-018
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

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