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Life and history in the American Settlement.

Current

Aerial view of the American Settlement, with residential buildings among mature trees and the Rhine and Siebengebirge hills beyond.Aerial view of Bonn International School, showing its curved building wings and landscaped grounds.Snow-covered trees and lawn in front of a residential building in the American Settlement.Residential building with large windows behind snow-covered shrubs and an evergreen tree.Snow-covered trees and lawn in front of a residential building in the American Settlement.Residential building with large windows behind snow-covered shrubs and an evergreen tree.

American Embassy Club

Historic aerial view of the American Embassy Club on the Rhine, with the residential settlement behind it.Historic view of the low-rise American Embassy Club, with its glazed facade and tall stone chimney.Two-storey building with a covered entrance, bicycles and parked cars.Historic photograph of an outdoor swimming pool and sun loungers in front of the American Embassy Club’s tall glass facade.Empty indoor swimming pool with starting blocks, a diving platform and large windows along both sides.Entrance to a low-rise building, with a glazed facade, planters and a bed of red flowers.

American Life

Three young people in school jackets stand beside a telescope outside a building.Young people stand in a residential street beside a parked car.An American football game in progress, with helmeted players on a grass field.A baseball team in white uniforms walks in a line through the settlement.Baseball game with a batter, catcher and spectators behind a chain-link fence.Stimson Memorial Chapel noticeboard with an American flag and times for Protestant and Catholic services.

Historic

Black-and-white photograph of a multi-storey building under construction, surrounded by scaffolding, with piles of sand in front.Historic photograph of low-rise buildings with rows of windows and unfinished grounds.Historic bedroom with twin beds, small tables and a window with patterned curtains.Historic groundbreaking ceremony, with men in suits and hats holding spades in front of a group of onlookers.Historic photograph of a group of men standing in front of a military helicopter on a lawn.Long single-storey building with a pitched roof and rows of windows on unfinished grounds.

Church and Kindergarten

Stimson Memorial Chapel with its white-columned portico framed by trees with colourful foliage.Former kindergarten with tall windows, a flat roof and a shaded outdoor area.Front view of Stimson Memorial Chapel, showing its white columns, brick facade and tower behind bare branches.Slide and swing on a dry lawn in front of the former kindergarten building.Entrance and wings of the former kindergarten, surrounded by lawn and trees.Illuminated entrance to Stimson Memorial Chapel at night, with white columns and wall lanterns.

People

John F. Kennedy greets children and young people on Turmstraße. On the right, 13-year-old Clemens-Christian Makosch shakes his hand.John F. Kennedy and Konrad Adenauer stand in an open car outside a brick building.Historic black-and-white photograph of a US president at a lectern bearing the presidential seal, with guests standing and applauding behind him.Konrad Adenauer and John J. McCloy shake hands after signing the ECA agreement between the United States and West Germany.Bill Clinton waves beside a black vehicle, surrounded by accompanying officials and security personnel.General Dwight D. Eisenhower steps out of a car beside Konrad Adenauer in Bonn in May 1952, with accompanying officials in the background.

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