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Edith Baumhardt - Rochester
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Caption:
Edith’s parents, Karl and Gustl Motzkus, early in their marriage. Edith’s father worked as a police officer in Cologne, Germany.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Unknown
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Edith Baumhardt’s mother, Gustl Motzkus, date unknown.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Unknown
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Edith with her identical twin sister Gisela, circa 1926 while they lived in Cologne, Germany. Edith’s sister died in a truck accident when they were four years old.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Circa 1926
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Edith in the early 1930s. The family lived in Cologne at the time.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Early 1930's
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Edith when she was a young teenager. The family lived in Cologne at the time.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Circa 1938
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Karl Motzkus, Edith's father, in his police uniform in pre-World War II Germany.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Before 1939
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Edith Gustl in the happier days in pre-war Germany.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Before 1939
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
The Motzkus family during World War II.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Circa 1939-1945
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
The Cathedral Church of St. Peter in Cologne, Germany circa 1945, after it suffered major damage from the Allied bombing campaign.
Where:
Cologne, Germany
When:
Circa 1945
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo