1900s

The sinking of the German gunship “Iltis” off the coast of China on July 24, 1896.

This painting by Willy Stoewer from 1897 shows German marines taking possession of the new German colony at Tsingtao, China in 1898. This small colony also became the base for Germany’s Far East Naval Squadron on November 14th, 1897.

This picture shows a “Dolmen”, a prehistoric grave site, in Barozza, Italy. According to local tradition, if a young woman about to be married sits in the shade of the stones and makes a wish about her future, it will be granted her.

This picture shows a float from the Carneval (Mardi Gras) celebration in Nice, France. This tradition is celebrated primarily in Catholic parts of Germany and represents a final celebration before the start of Lent, when fasting and prayer are the order of the day.

One of the factors that led to Germany’s rise in Europe in the late 19th century was its pre-eminence in many fields of science. This was true not only in the natural sciences, but also in the social sciences, where German scholars and explorers contributed to the creation of a new field: Anthropology. As German … Continue reading Die Sitten der Volker, Volume 3

Pictured here are masked ceremonial dancers of the Opaina tribe of Brazil in the region near the Apaporis River.

German immigration to the Americas increased in the 1880s and 1890s, due primarily to economic conditions. Most of the immigrants were carried to the new world on the steamships of the North German Lloyd Co., based in Bremen, or the Hamburg-America Line, based in Hamburg. This page shows some of the main steamship liners of … Continue reading Dampfer des Norddeutschen Lloyd

German immigration to the Americas increases in the 1880s and 1890s, due primarily to economic conditions. Most of the immigrants were carried to the new world by steamships of the North German Lloyd Co., based in Bremen, or the Hamburg-America Line, based in Hamburg. This page shows some of the main steamship liners of the … Continue reading Dampfer der Hamburg-Amerika-Linie

This booklet was prepared in 1904 for those emigrating from Germany and other Central European nations through the port of Hamburg. In addition to an outline of the facilities, there is also a chart listing the yearly number of persons traveling with the ships of this company between 1831 and 1903 as well as the … Continue reading Die AuswanderernHallen der Hamburg-America Linie in Hamburg