Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society
A postcard from 1916
A rare artifact — a photographic postcard showing all members of the Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society (Filadelfijas latviešu baptistu jauniešu biedrība) in 1916 — provides a gateway to creating a portrait of the immigrant religious community.
The society was affiliated with the First Lettish Baptist Church of Philadelphia — the largest congregation in the early 20th century Latvian community in the United States.
The photographic postcard, found in the Buschman Family Papers in the Immigration History Research Center Archives at the University of Minnesota, features 71 members of the youth society in 1916, as well as the Rev. Peter Buschmann (Pēteris Bušmanis).
Row 1
- Katherine Lukewitz
- Frederick Lukewitz
- Tillie Mauring
- Fred Ofgandt
- Tillie Consul
- William Consul
- Oscar Kupler
- Anna Zirs
Row 2
- Lena Lagsdon
- Harry M. Lagdson
- Emma Mauring
- Ferdinand Liecke
- Theodore G. Demberg
- Olga Demberg
- E. Demberg
- Martha Demberg
Row 3
- Alma H. Demberg
- Karl N. Demberg
- Elsie Brakman
- Peter Brakman
- Clara Schaltjar
- John Timberg
- Matilda Timberg
- Louis Ferdinand Timberg
Row 4
- E. Plazen
- Emilija Buschmann
- Theodor Apsche
- John Alden
- Martin Treyan
- Wilhelmina Schaltzar
- Christopher Iberg
- Amalie Iberg
Row 5
Row 6
Row 7
Row 8
- E. Gedart
- Christopher G. Roos
- Edward Schultner
- Anna Buhka
- Robert Westberg
- Dorothy Tehson
- A. Azberg
- Karl Breedis
Row 9
Row 10
Not every individual has been further identified other than first initial and surname. Visitors to this website with more information are invited to email andris.straumanis@gmail.com.