12. In the dining hall of Bremen's Emigration Depot, ca. 1900.
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13. An idealized presentation of prosperous farm life of German immigrants in Missouri. From a brochure promoting emigration from Germany, ca. 1875.
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14. "An Urgent Warning for Emigrating Young Women" Poster of the German National Committee for International Solidarity Against the White Slave Trade, ca. 1900.
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15. "A Letter from America." Letters from America were read with great interest and often encouraged others to follow to the New World. From Nieritz deutscher Volkskalender für 1856.
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16. Marriage certificate of Edward and Marie Bauer, nee Walz, Freeman, S.D., 1913.
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17. "Old German Script" in Witter's German-English Primer (1881), one of many beginners texts printed in America for parochial and public schools. A reading knowledge of script--taught until 1941--is a prerequisite for deciphering old immigrant letters, diaries, and church records [Reprint edition 1987 by Indiana German Heritage Society].