  {"id":50108,"date":"2019-04-15T19:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=50108"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:27:18","slug":"important-images-linked-to-augsburgs-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2019\/04\/15\/important-images-linked-to-augsburgs-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Images Linked to Augsburg&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the month of April, we will be featuring images that are core to the history of Augsburg. These images are featured in\u00a0\u201cHold Fast to What is Good\u201d\u00a0by Professor Phillip Adamo \u2013 a book to commemorate Augsburg\u2019s Sesquicentennial looking back from 1869 to today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50109\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50109\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Augsburg Shovel\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This shovel is so important to Augsburg\u2019s history that it even has a name. Learn more in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50110\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"lectern\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This lectern is the oldest piece of furniture on Augsburg\u2019s campus, dating to at least 1916. Augsburg professors still lecture from this lectern, but they also teach in other ways. A deeper history of teaching at Augsburg can be found in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50111\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"newspaper ad\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This ad from a Norwegian newspaper enticed Augsburg\u2019s founders to come to America. It&#8217;s a fascinating story that can be found in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50112\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"bell\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/04\/HF-Social-Posts11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This bell was given to Augsburg at its founding in 1869, but now the bell resides at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. Did they steal it? The story behind this image can be found in &#8220;Hold Fast to What is Good.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to order \u201cHold Fast to What is Good\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>We are accepting preorders of\u00a0one or more hardcover, limited edition, boxed copies of this book through May 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Price: $162.04 (this price includes tax)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attendees at the\u00a0Sesquicentennial Gala\u00a0will be able to pick up their books that evening. Other orders will be delivered by mail in October 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the month of April, we will be featuring images that are core to the history of Augsburg. 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