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Field name | Value |
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Title | Day Book. August Berndt |
Author | Berndt, August |
Date | 11 Nov 1849 - 1855 |
Document Type | Personal Account |
Reference | 3P120 |
Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
Description | Diary of Berndt, a tailor, written in German which documents his trip from Krakow, Poland, to Bremerhaven and his voyage to Texas aboard the Herschel with his friend Banofsky. It also describes his adventures while travelling in Texas as well as a trip to New Orleans and a tour with a minstrel show. |
Theme(s) | Journey Conditions; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
Country (from) | Poland |
Country (to) | United States of America |
Places | Krakow, Poland; Montgomery, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Ports | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany; Galveston, Texas, United States |
Nationality | German; European |
Ships | Herschel |
Keywords | coffee, race, racism, entertainment, immigration, emigration, journey conditions, port, travel, transportation, employment, leisure, dance, shipping, passenger |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
Language | German |
Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |