Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, 1900

Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, originally from Bolsehle, Hannover, emigrated to the USA in 1894 to escape military conscription and inheritance laws. This photograph, taken in 1900 in Bremer County, captures them dressed in formal late 19th-century attire, reflecting their cultural background after relocating from Germany.

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Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, originally from Bolsehle, Hannover, emigrated to the USA in 1894 to escape military conscription and inheritance laws. This photograph, taken in 1900 in Bremer County, captures them dressed in formal late 19th-century attire, reflecting their cultural background after relocating from Germany.
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Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase were both born in Bolsehle, Hannover. They chose to come to the USA because of the military constriction and inheritance laws in Germany. They left from the port of embarkation, on the ALLER Number 360, and arrived in the United States at New York City on March 24th, 1894. They finally ended up in Tripoli, Iowa. This picture was taken in 1900 when they made it to Bremer County.
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Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, originally from Bolsehle, Hannover, emigrated to the USA in 1894 to escape military conscription and inheritance laws. This photograph, taken in 1900 in Bremer County, captures them dressed in formal late 19th-century attire, reflecting their cultural background after relocating from Germany.
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Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, 1900
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Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase, originally from Bolsehle, Hannover, emigrated to the USA in 1894 to escape military conscription and inheritance laws. This photograph, taken in 1900 in Bremer County, captures them dressed in formal late 19th-century attire, reflecting their cultural background after relocating from Germany.
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Hoffmeyer Brase
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immigration
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formal attire
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The image depicts a man seated on a chair and a woman standing beside him. Both are dressed in formal, historical clothing typical of the late 19th century.
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Source caption

Heinrich and Wilhelmine Hoffmeyer Brase were both born in Bolsehle, Hannover. They chose to come to the USA because of the military constriction and inheritance laws in Germany. They left from the port of embarkation, on the ALLER Number 360, and arrived in the United States at New York City on March 24th, 1894. They finally ended up in Tripoli, Iowa. This picture was taken in 1900 when they made it to Bremer County.