European immigrants arriving, New York Harbor, ca.
1880 St. Paul from Dayton's bluff looking westward, ca. As a banker's son, Otto Bremer was exposed to the banking profession at an early age. When he arrived in America, it was only natural for him to pursue a career in banking. After only six months in this country, he had settled into banking for good. Beginning as a bookkeeper, he rose over the next 13 years to chief clerk and a major stockholder in a St. Paul bank.