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Title: Group at an Amana kitchen house preparing cabbage, ca. 1900
Notes: Description: Interesting view of 7 people (6 women and one man) with baskets and a pile of very large cabbage heads in front of a frame building.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-008
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Group of school boys in the apple orchard
Author: Shambaugh, Bertha M. H. (Bertha Maude Horack), 1871-1953
Date: 1895
Notes: Description: Group of school boys in the apple orchard, around 1895. This is a modern 8 X 10 print from an original image made by Bertha M.H. Shambaugh around 1895. Shambaugh mainly photographed in Amana between about 1892 and her marriage in 1897. This print was probably made in the 1970s and is of good quality. About 10 school age youths are in the picture, along with two older adults, one of whom (with white chin beard) is likely Engelhardt Hecker, one of the school teachers at the time. Included are several of the distinctive Amana willow baskets.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-042
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Group of three women and two children in Homestead timber, ca. 1915
Author: Eichacker, John L.
Notes: Description: Probably taken by John L. Eichacker (1882-1935), the father of the children and husband of one of the women. Identified on the back of the card as Mrs. Wm Moershel, Mrs. John [Caroline] Eichacker (1886-1946), Mrs. John Marz and Elizabeth [Lipman] (1908-1982) and John Eichacker (1910-1945). John H. Eichacker was later a student of Iowa artist Grant Wood, served as the Homestead post master and was a casualty of World War II.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos026
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Group photograph of women from Amana
Date: 1900-1906
Notes: Description: 16) Group photograph, ca. 1903 of women in front of the Trautmann (later Noe) kitchen house (not completely sure of location) Woman seated, center, is Lina Trautmann, girl seated on ground is Louise Wilhelmine Moershel Stuck (1894-1916) Four other Amana women are seated, or standing, with three visitors, all women in white, are also in the group. Image is 4 X 3 mounted on a gray card board which is 7 X 6. $75.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-029
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Group photograph on steps of a frame Amana dwelling
Date: 1910
Notes: Description: Trellis and plantings visible. Appear to be relatives here on a visit. This photograph probably dates from around 1910.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos032
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Henry Zimmermann Residence, Amana, late 1920s
Author: Stuck, Peter
Notes: Description: Original photograph by Peter Stuck (1890-1979). This image is 2 1/2 by 4 and shows a circa 1860 sandstone house in Amana (now part of the Guest Haus Motel)
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-031
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Homestead Baseball Team, ca. 1928
Author: Eichacker, John L.
Notes: Description: Printed on post card stock. Shows group of players and the teams two managers: Dr. Henry G. Moershel (1891-1971) and Louis C. Selzer (1889-1960) (in suits) in front of a shed. This photograph was made by John L. Eichacker (1882-1935).
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos014
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Homestead Gas Station
Date: 1933-05-21
Notes: Description: This image was made several months after the station, one of two that the Society built right after the reorganization, had opened. A car and the stations two employees, twins Herbert (1909-1993) and Albert (1909-1979) Fels are in front. The station was built using bricks that were salvaged from a demolished portion of the Amana Calico Mill. Printed on post card stock, photo is dated in pencil, "May 21 - 1933"
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos011
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Homestead School Children in Apple Orchard, ca. 1905
Notes: Description: Nice early post card image of 20 school children on a wagon and their teacher, Richard Seifert (1858-1927), in the Homestead apple orchard.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos031
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Homestead Schoolroom with 20 students and teacher, Richard Seifert, ca. 1910
Author: Eichacker, John L.
Notes: Description: This is a 1970s 8 X 10 copy of an original photograph by John L. Eichacker (1882-1935). Print has a crease in it. Teacher, Richard Seifert, Sr. (1858-1927) stands at right.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-038
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Homestead ice cutting scene - post card stock.
Author: Eichacker, John L.
Notes: Description: Group of 11 men with ice plow, horse and ice saws. Back is marked, in pen, "John Dietrich with horse August Dittrich [1886-1952) with plow." This was a Homestead ice crew. Photograph attributed to John L. Eichacker (1882-1935).
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos018
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Horse and sleigh in winter scene, printed on post card stock
Author: Selzer, Jacob F.
Notes: Description: Good condition, no marks, folds or tears. Sleigh in snow scene, probably near Homestead. Photograph attributed to Jacob F. Selzer (1888-1917).
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos019
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Horse-drawn wagon
Date: 1900
Notes: Description: Small image, not mounted, of a horse drawn wagon in front of the Amana General Store. The Lauer Saal (original 1856 meeting house, no longer extant) is visible in the background. The dozen women, men and children seated on the wagon are clearly excursionists who have arrived by train. A row of picnic baskets is visible on the wagon, and one of the women is shading herself with a large umbrella. Charming, ca. 1900 view of early Amana visitors. 3 3/4 X 3.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-056
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Horsebarn fire at Homestead
Author: Selzer, Jacob F.
Notes: Description: Photograph of aftermath of a horsebarn fire. Likely taken by Jacob F. Selzer (1888-1917).
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos001
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Inside carding and spinning building after 1923 Amana Woolen Mill fire
Author: Miller, F. William
Date: 1923
Notes: Description: 33) Very dramatic image of the inside of the carding and spinning building of the Amana Woolen Mill following the August 11, 1923 fire that destroyed ten buildings at the complex and seriously handicapped the financial health of the Amana Society. Collapsed drive shaft, collapsed interior frame and other equipment. Printed on post card stock. Photograph by F. William Miller (1876-1952) the Amana pharmacist. $30.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos048
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Interior of main building looking south
Author: Miller, F. William
Notes: Description: Image showing the inside of the spinning and carding building of the Amana Woolen Mill following the fire of 1923, looking south, towards the mill race. Twisted drive shafts and equipment, a view of total devastation. This building was rebuilt inside the original 1859 stone shell within a year. Photo by F. William Miller (1876-1952), the Amana pharmacist.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos047
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Interior of weaving building at the Amana Woolen Mill
Date: 1899
Notes: Description: Interior of the weaving building at the Amana Woolen Mill marked "Factory 1899" on reverse. Image is 3.5 X 4 3/4 mounted on an embossed card that is 5.5 X 6.5. Two young men are seen standing to the left of four power looms. The drive shafts are visible on the ceiling in this very unusual early interior view of the woolen mill.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-049
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Jacob Frey
Notes: Description: 21) Portrait of Jacob Frey. Early copy of an oval photograph of Jacob Frey of Main Amana. Image is 5 X 4, unmounted. Not the best print. $20.
Geography: Amana (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pho-024
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: Johanna Nemer, Lina Seifert (Tautenhahn girls)
Author: Kaiser, Louisa, Seifert, Lina
Date: 1910-1914
Notes: Description: Early 1910s portrait of two young women, Johanna Werner (1894-1978) and Lina Seifert (1895-1973), seated on a wooden bench in front of a frame house in Homestead. The women are identified on the reverse by name with the notation "Tautenhan girls". Post card sized image. Early 1910s.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos059
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

Title: John and Emma Beck
Date: 1900, 1996
Notes: Description: Marked in pencil and ink on reverse John (died 1990) and Emma (died 1996) Beck.
Geography: Homestead (Iowa), Iowa County (Iowa), Iowa
Identifier: yhm-spe-ama-pos003
Is part of: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies Collection, Amana Society Collection

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