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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Frau Ernestine Bredig
Box 19- 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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Portrait of young Georg Bredig
Box 19- 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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Max Bredig's vacination card, 1903
Box 5, Folder 37- 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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Bredig family, circa 1910
Box 19- 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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1915 postcard of Schönwald, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1915
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Schönwald, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Schönwald, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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Rosa and Max Bredig
Box 19- 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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Postcard from Rosa Bredig to Max Bredig, February 27, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Feb-27
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from his mother, Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). The postcard features a painting titled "Militärtaube auf Erkundungsflug" by Hans Rudolf Schulze. The postcard was issued by the…
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Postcard from Rosa Bredig to Max Bredig, March 7, 1915
Box 20- 1915-Mar-07
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from his mother, Rosa Bredig (1877-1933). The postcard features a painting of a Zeppelin airship with the Iron Cross by Hans Rudolf Schulze. The postcard was issued by the…
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Max Bredig's vaccination card, 1915
Box 5, Folder 37- 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
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Postcard to Max Bredig, sent from Heidelberg, Germany, 1915
Box 20- 1915-May-25
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), sent from Werner. The postcard features an image of an airship attack on Antwerp and was issued by the “Deutscher Luftflotten-Verein” (German Air Fleet Association).
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Postcard to Max Bredig and Marianne Homburger, December 31, 1916
Box 20- 1916-Dec-31
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) and his sister Marianne Homburger (1903-1987) featuring a portrait of General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937).
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Bredig Family Album
Box 18, Folder 1- 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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April 1917 postcard to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1917-Apr
Postcard sent in 1917, featuring a photograph of two young boys at a table, sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from an unknown author.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany, Postcards, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Postcard to Max Bredig, June 19, 1917
Box 20- 1917-Jun-19
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) wishing him a happy 15th birthday. The front of the postcard features a portrait of the Grand Ducal Family of Baden, the last ruler, Friedrich II, his wife Hilda of Nassau,…
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Postcard to Max Bredig, June 19, 1917
Box 20- 1917-Jun-19
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring a portrait of General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937).
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1919 postcard of Oberkirch, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1918
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Oberkirch, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Oberkirch, Landscapes, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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Postcard from Rothenburg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1918
Postcard from an unknown sender to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features an image of the “Weisser Turm” a tower located in Rothenburg
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World War I-era German propaganda postcard
Box 20- Circa 1918
World War I-era German propaganda postcard featuring an illustration of a German U-9 U-Boat surfacing. In the waves feature the phrase "Zeichnet werbt". The image was likely created to encourage enlistment or support…
- Creator Of Work Walch, T
- Subject World War (1914-1918), Submarines (Ships), Propaganda, German, Postcards
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August, 1919 postcard of Lindau, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1919-Aug
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Lindau, Germany. The postcard, from an unknown author, features a train track next to a body of water with sailboats.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Germany--Lindau (Bavaria), Postcards
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1922 postcard of Heidelberg, Germany to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1922
Postcard sent to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Heidelberg, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Germany--Heidelberg, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Postcards
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1922 postcard of the Dreitorspitze Mountains to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1922
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) featuring the north east summit of the Dreitirspitze mountains.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mountains, Postcards
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Postcard from Rosa Bredig to Marianne and Max Bredig
Box 20- Circa 1923
Postcard from Wiesbaden, Germany, from Rosa Bredig née Fraenkel (1877-1933) to her children Marianne Homburger née Bredig (1903-1987) and Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The postcard features a photograph of the Russian…
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1924 postcard of Vöslau, Austria to Max Bredig
Box 20- 1924
Postcard to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sent from Vöslau, Austria.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Austria--Bad Vöslau, Postcards
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Photograph album belonging to Max Albert Bredig
Box 18- 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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Portrait of Rosa Bredig
Box 19- 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
