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Drei Oberpfälzer, die in den USA Karriere machten

Viele Menschen verließen im 19. Jahrhundert Deutschland - oft weil sie hier keine Perspektive sahen. Einigen Oberpfälzern gelang in den Vereinigten Staaten eine steile Karriere.

Viele Menschen wanderten im 19. Jahrhundert in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika aus, darunter auch Oberpfälzer. Oft kamen sie in New York an. Bild: Andrea Warnecke
Viele Menschen wanderten im 19. Jahrhundert in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika aus, darunter auch Oberpfälzer. Oft kamen sie in New York an.

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Die Erbauer der Abteikirche St. Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Die Abtei hat der Oberpfälzer Bonifaz Wimmer gegründet, die Kirche wurde 1905 fertiggestellt. Bild: Erzabtei Latrobe
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Das Sterbebild von Kardinal Aloysius Muench. Repro: Liane Preininger
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Liane Preininger (rechts) in der Rolle der Pinzer-Bäck-Resl. Bild: jzk
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Die Ehrengäste des Kemnather Katholikentages 1950 mit Bischof Aloysius Muench (vorn sitzend: Dritter von rechts). Repro: bjp
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