The company was organized in 1852. Reading from left to right standing: George Gill, Adolf Burg, George Borkenhagen, John Borkenhagen, Mathew Goergen, William Borkenhagen, Henry Gitzen, Nicholas Wallig. Seated: Michael Link, Henry Goergen, Fred Stein, Christ Schend, Charles Linderman, John Fasbinder, Gust Meiser, Ernst Stein. On floor: Fred Meiser.