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Aboard the Steamship Pennsylvania

Brohmer Collection

Image of Passengers from the Steamship Pennsylvania

1905

Shipmates, friends and families from Germany are shown aboard the steamship Pennsylvania enroute to the United States.

  Listen to the the story:  

"He was born in Saxony, in Germany, but came over when he was five years old. And spoke perfect English with no accent; spoke perfect German with no English accent.

But he was so in love with America that he never said he ever even wanted to go back to Germany -- he just loved being here."

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