{"id":169,"date":"2023-06-26T11:22:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T16:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2024-10-04T01:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:12:44","slug":"photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Photo Gallery&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3E505C&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Berchtesgaden-Staff.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;soft-light&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3f5b73&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;24&#8243; menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;Abril Fatface||||||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; menu_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3f5b73&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3f5b73&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#1C2B5E&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Throughout the process of this research project, many different artifacts, documents, and photographs were found that each presented a unique aspect of this story. As you scroll down, you will find small bits of the story of Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees (LWF-SR) work in Germany and the lives of both the workers and the \u201cChurches in Exile.\u201d Appreciate each piece for what it is: one perspective out of many in this history.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d9d3c1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;ridge&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some tips on navigating this page:<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: medium;\">Above you can find a menu separating this page into different types of photos\/items. Click on each one to be directed to the section in which they belong. You are also welcome to simply scroll through each section of this page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: medium;\">Each photo can be enlarged by clicking on it and here you will also find a caption for each photo, giving a bit more context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/10\/Front-of-Lutheran-World-Federation-Photographic-Section-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugees 1947-1949 Photographic Section Front Cover, found in the Rare Books Room at St. Olaf College (LWF-PS)&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Front of Lutheran World Federation Photographic Section&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-c4f4b217-3d4e-4e0c-b6e7-c5bcec5efa27&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-c4f4b217-3d4e-4e0c-b6e7-c5bcec5efa27%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;inset&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Everyday Valuables<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhibiting life in Displaced Persons camps as well as the offices of Lutheran World Federation Service to Refugee workers, this section acts as a small glimpse into their everyday life. Art was created. Lamps were burned. Books were lovingly with photos. Bibles were put into hands. Each artifact holds a snippet of what this story actually, physically looked like to those that lived it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/06\/Hong_Lamp_Reduced.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Calcium carbide lamp used by Howard Hong in Germany to continue working when the electricity periodically went out (EH).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Calcium Carbide Lamp owned by Dr. Howard Hong (EH)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calcium Carbide Lamp owned by Dr. Howard Hong (left)<br \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used in Howard Hong\u2019s office, likely in Weinheim-Bergstra\u00dfe, this calcium carbide lamp lit the LWF-SR paperwork Hong completed as spiritual ministry director and senior representative in Germany. Carbide lamps like these are powered by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water (H2O). This reaction produces acetylene gas (C2H2), which burns a clean, white flame. In the end, they became a very cost-effective way to produce light into the long evening hours of LWF-SR work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lent to St. Olaf College German Department and allowed to be photographed by Erik Hong, son of Howard and Edna Hong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latvian Bible (B\u012bbele) (right)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This beautifully engraved Bible was printed entirely in Latvian in Helsinki, Finland in 1948. Its publisher, British and Foreign Bible Society, was known to print Bibles in many languages and for many people, including Latvian displaced Lutherans. They were also known to occasionally work with LWF-SR workers to print and distribute Bibles to displaced congregations or the \u201cChurches in Exile.\u201d A significant amount of the work of LWF-SR focused on providing materials and support for services and religious life in displaced persons camps and this meant putting translated Bibles in the hands of Lutherans in need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donated by John Plume to St. Olaf College.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory Album of Ventis Plume (below)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ventis Plume, Latvian displaced person who lived in displaced persons camp Insula, was initially given this \u201cwartime log\u201d as a gift from the YMCA in the late 40s. In this log, he placed many photographs of his life in Insula as well as many messages from friends and family there. This album provides an elaborate and personal glimpse into Plume\u2019s life in Germany as well as what life looked like for displaced families.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donated to St. Olaf College by Ventis\u2019 brother, John Plume, also a former resident of Insula.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Latvian-Bible.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Donated by John Plume, this Bible is completely in Latvian dating back to 1948. It was printed by the British and Foreign Bible Society and possibly distributed through the LWF-SR congregational care program (JP).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Latvian Bible (Bihbele) (JP)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-01-at-2.22.34-PM.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Gift to Ventils Plume by the YMCA, holding many memories of his time at Insula (JP).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Memory Album of Ventils Plume (JP)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-01-at-2.23.16-PM-e1690917880167.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Within the album, Plume added many pictures of life at Insula, including many cultural celebrations or activities (JP).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Inside of Memory Album of Ventils Plume (JP)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Insula-VL-1947-Watercolor-scaled-e1690398871868.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;This painting of Berchtesgaden, Germany was painted in 1947 by Valdis Lauva (1908, Lub\u0101na, Latvia-2000, Rochester, NY), former resident (JP).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Watercolor Painting of Berchtesgaden (JP)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0Watercolor Painting of Berchtesgaden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This painting of the region of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany, was painted in 1947 by Valdis Lauva (1908, Lub\u0101na, Latvia-2000, Rochester, NY), former resident of the displaced persons camp at Berchtesgaden called Insula. Insula and Berchtesgaden were a safe haven for Latvian displaced persons as well as many religious leaders who studied at the Lutheran Study Center set up by LWF-SR.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Painting donated to St. Olaf College by John Plume, also a former DP resident at Insula, and used with permission of Velta Zadins.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LWF-SR Worker Identification 1947\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donated to the Landeskirchliches Archiv in Hannover, Germany by James Anderson, this LWF-SR worker identification was worn by different area directors, resettlement workers, congregational care personnel (those delivering care packages), and many more. One badge allowed LWF-SR workers access to different camps, resettlement centers, and at times zones, all through which they had to often move through.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used with permission of Landeskirchliches Archiv and Lutheran World Federation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/lwf-refugee-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1702\/2023\/07\/Anderson_Badge_Lightened.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;This patch was a way of identifying LWF-SR workers who would have to move throughout different IRO zones or camps (LAH).&#8221; title_text=&#8221;LWF-SR Worker Identification 1947 (LAH)&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d9d3c1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_id=&#8221;who&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFF0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;15px|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;inset&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>People (LWF-SR Staff, Displaced Persons, and St. Olaf Connections)<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LWF-SR work required a lot of aid in a variety of different contexts and skill sets as well as an understanding of who they were aiding. Below one finds both the workers and those in need. However, quickly you will realize the line can be blurred between the two, as many displaced pastors took part in the organization of programs. One also will find the beauty of cultural heritage and the persistent presence of life in the lives of displaced people here. 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