Kropp Seminary students, 1897

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Photographs

Description

Black and white portrait of five students of Kropp Seminary, located the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Max Voelker is seated on the far right.

Notes

-- The photograph is affixed to an album page.

-- Rev. Max Voelker (1872-1945) was ordained in Germany on January 16, 1898. He served as a missionary pastor in New Jersey and Pennsylvania until 1910 when he moved to Ontario. He then served several churches in Ontario until moving back to New York City in 1925. He was the president of the Canada Synod from 1918 until 1920.

Inscriptions

Scrapbook caption, in ink : Knopps Student Body / April 1897 / M.L. Voelker sitting right side / Knopps Seminary is / in Schleswig Holstein / Germany / Others on photo unknown / N Antler

Date of Original

April 1897

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