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Geburts und Taufschein – Historic Reproduction

Geburts und Taufschein, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Geburts und Taufschein, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A German-language certificate titled *Geburts und Taufschein* (birth and baptism certificate) records a family event in a form typical of church and household life among German speakers. Such certificates were often printed or hand-decorated and given to a child after baptism, a custom that German-speaking immigrants brought to Pennsylvania and other parts of America. The shelflist card links the item to a name, A. Köllner, but it gives no date, so the maker and the exact origin remain unconfirmed.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Köllner, A.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,213 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-119870

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