This collection’s scope covers the professional career and a large portion of the personal life of Max Bredig (1902-1977), a research chemist who immigrated to the United States to escape the effects of National Socialism in Germany. The contents include many photographs that document Max’s life in Germany prior to Nazi rule. This collection is an addendum to the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, also held by the Science History Institute, where personal correspondence from Max Bredig to friends and family members for the years 1933-1945 can be found. Select photographs from the Papers of Max Bredig have been digitized and may be found here.
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2 items
Grave of Rosa Bredig
- 1967-May
Color photograph showing the grave of Rosa née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had two children, Max…
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Max Bredig seated in office
- After 1937 – before 1949
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…
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Max Bredig and motorcycle
- After 1930 – before 1937
A black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) in a wooded area, leaning on his motorcycle with a sidecar. Max sold his motorcycle after he immigrated to the United States in 1937.
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2 items
Frau Ernestine Bredig
- After 1847 – before 1930
Seated black and white portrait of Frau Ernestine Bredig (1847-1930). Little is known about Bredig as an individual, except that she was the mother of physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944).
- Subject Bredig, Ernestine, 1847-1930, Portraits
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2 items
Watersports at lake St. Wolfgang
- 1967
A color photograph depicting six people in front of Lake St. Wolfgang in St. Gilgen, Austria. A group of five stands in front of a sign advertising "wasserskischule / elektroboote 2 stufig" or "water ski school /…
- Subject Vacations, Water skiing, Austria--Wolfgangsee
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Rosa and Georg Bredig
- 1931-Apr
Black and white photograph of husband and wife Georg (1868-1944) and Rosa (1877-1933) Bredig. The couple sits on a rock formation. Behind them, there is a large body of water and a distant peninsula.
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Rosa and Max Bredig
- After 1915 – before 1933
Photograph of Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) standing against an outdoor wall with her son Max Bredig (1902-1977).
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8 items
Gurs Concentration Camp
- After 1944
Small black and white photos showing graves, memorials, and barracks at Gurs concentration camp.
- Creator Of Work Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
- Subject Gurs (Concentration camp), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Internment camps, Memorials, World War (1939-1945)
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Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger
- After 1943
Photograph of the Bredig family standing in the mountains. Pictured from left to right, are Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), Marianne Homburger née Bredig (1903-1986), Lydia Bredig née Levy, and Max Bredig (1902-1977). The…
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Portrait of Rosa Bredig
- 1925-Jun-13
A sepia-toned seated carte de visite portrait of Rosa Bredig née Fraenkel (1877-1933). Though little is known about Bredig as an individual, in 1901 she was married to physical chemist Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and had…
- Photographer Suck, Oscar
- Subject Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Portraits, Carte de visite photographs
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41 items
Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
- 1927 – 1928
An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating.
Max and his sister, Marianne…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hiking, Sailing, Leisure
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2 items
Portraits of Max Albert Bredig
- After 1940
Two professional portraits of Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Bredig family, circa 1910
- Circa 1910
Undated Bredig family photograph. From left to right, back row, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), a relative identified as Frau Dombrowsky, and Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). Front row, Max Albert (1902-1977) and Marianne Bredig…
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Portrait of young Georg Bredig
- Circa 1872
A carte de visite of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) as a young child in what is today Głogów, Poland. From 1871 to 1919 the city was part of Germany.
Young Bredig is posed standing among ornate furniture with a tyrolean hat…
- Photographer Noack, H.
- Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Children
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
- Circa 1925 – 1927
An album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), the majority of which contains photographs of Max with his family and friends participating in leisure activities such as hiking and boating. Notably, there is a…
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39 items
Bredig Family Album
- Circa 1930
Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and family. The album includes images of chemistry laboratories and apparatus as well as images of Max and his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), amongst their…
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18 items
Bredig Family Album
- 1917 – 1918
Album belonging to the Bredig family. Includes photographs of Marianne Bredig (1903-1986) and Max Bredig (1902-1977) as children, as well as their parents, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and Rosa Bredig née Frankel…
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2 items
Max and Lydia Bredig with Marianne and Viktor Homburger in Colorado
- Circa 1943
Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977), third from left, with his wife, Lydia Bredig née Levy, to his right, and his sister and brother-and-law, Marianne and Viktor Homburger, on his left. The group of…
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Max Bredig's vacination card, 1903
- 1903-Oct-14
Max Albert Bredig's (1902-1977) vaccination card from 1903.
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Vaccines, Vaccination
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Max Bredig's vaccination card, 1915
- 1915-Apr-21
Max Albert Bredig's (1902-1977) vaccination certificate from 1915, which is signed by the the district physician for the Grand Duchy of Baden-Württemberg. The certificate indicates that he was successfully revaccinated…
- Subject Vaccination, Vaccines, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
