Carl G. Iwonski was an artist who contributed greatly to our knowledge of the

appearance of the early settlement of New Braunfels, as well as its citizens.  This

is his portrait view of the infant city, drawn in 1857, showing the Sophienburg at right

and the German Protestant Church with its (onion tower) in the center.

This picture is the property of the Sophienburg Museum.  Please do not print or copy this material.

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