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Historical view of the house Carl Bertelsmann was born in (constructed in 1791) Business card recommending the lithographer Carl Bertelsmann, 1824 The new publishing company's first signet made reference to Psalm 24 Kirchstraße 3 in Gütersloh, Carl Bertelsmann's residence and place of business since 1829 Group portrait without gentlemen: The female staff members of C. Bertelsmann Verlag on a picture taken during the anniversary year 1935 The gentlemen of the C. Bertelsmann Verlag staff with Johannes Mohn in their midst, 1935 Portrait of Heinrich Mohn, ca. 1940 Packaging for Bertelsmann's Feldpost editions (1939-1944) Ad for sending Feldpost booklets Poster advertising Bertelsmann's Feld editions, ca. 1940 Tales of camaraderie and calls for intellectual military training are increasingly a part of the publishing program, poster from 1936 Poster advertising the book "Narvik - Vom Heldenkampf deutscher Zerstörer" (Narvik - The Heroic Battle of German Destroyers) Poster with a short synopsis of the novel "Narvik" The Evangelisch Stiftisches Gymnasium after its inauguration in 1851. The school was established with a view to producing "pious and dutiful leaders of the people". Portrait of Pastor Johann Heinrich Volkening, one of the founders of the Minden-Ravensberg Awakening movement, at whose service his friend Carl Bertelsmann also put himself and his publishing company (painting from 1870) Rules for caring for the poor and needy of the City of Gütersloh "Großer Gott wir loben Dich" (Great God, we praise you)! From the 1869 songbook "Geistliche liebliche Lieder" (Lovely Spiritual Songs) Historical photograph of Alter Kirchplatz in Gütersloh Heinrich Bertelsmann, son of the publishing company's founder Guillotine (paper cutter) with giant flywheel The original site of the publishing company on Kirchplatz in Gütersloh. It burned down completely in 1934. The "Kleine Missionsharfe" (Small Mission Harp), the company's first bestseller - it sold nearly two million copies "Geistliche liebliche Lieder" (Lovely Spiritual Songs), published by Carl Bertelsmann in 1869 The new printing and publishing company on Gütersloher Bahnhofstraße (later Eickhoffstraße) Workshop operations at the printing plant, around 1906 A look at the composing room in the early 20th century. Lead type in typecases dominate the picture. The new printing plant on Bahnhofstrasse in 1868 Workshop operations in the bindery with large transmission belts and shaft, around 1906 An 1870 edition of "Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums" (Best Legends of Classical Antiquity) by Gustav Schwab, a classic of YA literature "Die deutschen Heldensagen" (German Heroic Legends) retold by Gotthold Klee, with vibrant, expressive illustrations by FA Joerdens and Julius Schnorr Illustration in an 1887 edition of "Kinder und Hausmärchen" (Children's and Household Tales) by the Brothers Grimm Johannes Mohn, ca. 1906 Friedericke Mohn, née Bertelsmann, ca. 1906 Johannes Mohn in his office, ca. 1906 Employees in accounting, ca. 1906 The working world at C. Bertelsmann - the bookbindery, ca. 1906 Johannes Mohn was a welcome guest at the Gütersloh Children's School Three generations of a publishing family - Johannes Mohn (l.) with son Heinrich and grandson Hans-Heinrich Heinrich Mohn, 1906 Agnes Mohn (née Seippel), 1920s Wedding paper for Heinrich and Agnes Mohn, née Seippel, who got married in 1912 Agnes and Heinrich Mohn's children: Ursula, Sigbert, Gerd, Hans Heinrich, Reinhard and Annegret (ca. 1928, from left to right) The elegant "Efeuhaus" (Ivy House) on Eickhoffstrasse was home to the Heinrich Mohn family for many years "Unseren lieben Alten" (Our Dear Elderly) was a series with uplifting, contemplative content. Emergency currency in Gütersloh during the inflation year of 1923 Fritz Wixforth, Head of Sales, 1937 Office environment in the 1930s The "Comptoir" in 1935. Gerhard Steinsiek and Fritz Wixforth at the lecterns on the left; opposite them Miss Christöphler and Otto Oeltze, Heinrich Mohn's brother-in-law The "Comptoir," 1935 The expansion of the publishing program began in 1928 with these four novels, priced between 3.50 and 7.50 Reichsmark One of the first and hottest-selling belletristic titles - "Heimat wider Heimat" (Homeland vs. Homeland) by Gustav Schröer Shop window promotion for narrative fiction by Gustav Schröer Publisher's ad for narrative fiction, ca. 1930 Publisher's ad for the inexpensive "Volk" editions, ca. 1930 Fritz Wixforth (l.) and Otto Oeltze on a sales trip in the 1930s Letter case with composing stick, tweezers and galley The manual composing room with frames in the 1930s "Das kleine Buch" - Presentation board for shop window displays, ca. 1933 Poster Bertelsmann Volksausgaben (People's Edition) - shop window decor "Das kleine Buch"- shop window decor An interesting proposition for traveling and publishing booksellers - "3 valuable book sets" Large parts of the publishing plant are destroyed in an air raid in March 1945 The Bertelsmann publishing company's warehouse and workshops after the air raid shortly before the end of the war The destroyed company buildings on Eickhoffstrasse The destroyed company buildings on Eickhoffstrasse Reconstruction of the publishing building The "Black Panther" was deployed on organizational trips in the time of need following the war The printing plant in 1946 Cornerstone ceremony after the war, 1947 An emblematic picture - Reinhard Mohn, still in his soldier's cloak, speaks to his employees at the topping-out ceremony in 1947 One of the first works meetings after the war on the occasion of the topping-out ceremony in 1947; Sales Director Fritz Wixforth at center Reconstruction of the publishing plant, ca. 1946 The foundations are laid for the new office building on Eickhoffstraße, 1946 The old print shop reconstructed in 1946, with MAN stop-cylinder presses Aerial view at the rebuild Bertelsmann headquarter in the 1950s Design for a special window promoting the inexpensive, popular Bertelsmann "Volksausgaben" edition. The stories are set in places like Vienna, "the city of love and music," and "give strength and comfort in all situations." As the people outside struggle, the ad declares: "Life is beautiful" - books as life coaches. The summer holidays, a great time to read - poster advertising Bertelsmann's new Volk editions Bertelsmann Lesering logo, 1950 From the mid-1950s, the advertising buses become a striking hallmark for the Lesering. Large Lesering buses with a "living-room atmosphere" are also used in the 1950s. In October 1953, Sales Director Rudolf Wendorff (standing) presents the first volume in the Big Bertelsmann Lexikon (Encyclopedia) Actor Karl Böhm, interested reader: ad for the Bertelsmann Lexikon, 1954 "The three clever guys" - Lexikothek ad in the Michaelis Week parade in Gütersloh, 1958 After 1964, Lesering members can shop at "Bücherstube" bookstores as well Large crowds at an autograph session with Franz Beckenbauer and Sepp Maier (l.); Picture taken in 1966 at the Munich Lesering branch Organizational diagram showing the restructuring of Bertelsmann's production and sales departments in 1959 High technical standard: In 1960, 1.42 million Lesering members are serviced by Verlagsgemeinschaft Rheda Modern Hollerith punched-card tabulator in the data processing department at Verlagsgemeinschaft Rheda, 1961 In 1958, an ultra-modern building complex is constructed along Friedrichsdorfer Strasse, today Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse The first generation of record presses for producing singles, 1958 The first high-bay warehouse at Kommissionshaus Buch und Ton, also known as the "book silo" Reinhard Mohn above the rooftops of New York, 1954 Modern office environments. In 1961, 270 Kommissionshaus Buch und Ton employees move into Germany's first open-plan offices The Kartographisches Institut at the 1960 Frankfurt Book Fair The increasing demands on lexical publications could only be met by establishing a separate institute A new map series requires numerous complicated processes In the technical department, the templates from the drafting department are carefully processed into printable final artwork The editorial team, supported by an extensive staff of research associates, regularly check all the details of the series and brings them up to date
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