Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg entitled "in foreign garments," with a Yiddish poem : "The hand sews silently, gently / It is already empty and quiet in the streets / There will not be enough sleep tonight / By day it must fit."
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg entitled "in foreign garments," with a Yiddish poem : "The hand sews silently, gently / It is already empty and quiet in the streets / There will not be enough sleep tonight / By day it must fit."
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg from the series "Jewish Livelihoods" depicting a merchant. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "'Old galoshes, shoes, and coats!' I trade them all, I buy them all / Will a penny be made on them? / Here is a new door, a new little purchase / Perhaps God would give now a fair profit..."
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg from the series "Jewish Livelihoods" depicting a merchant. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Let us just consider the shmatte / First - two holes are present right now / Now, see, the lining - it is worn and torn / In short, how much will the deal cost you?"
Postcard by Hayyim Goldberg from the series "Jewish Livelihoods" depicting a merchant. The postcard includes a Yiddish poem : "Miss, take the price, and do not delay / If I trade, I want deals here / Believe me, I will give the creator his due / If I stay, it would be a tenner in profit..."
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in Judge. The text reads : 1 --Abraham: "Ha! Vats dot?" --Levy: "I tink I make dot a berminent sign. He can't get around dot." 2 --Abraham: "Let me tink." --Levy: "Dot sign is berminent, you bet." 3 --Abraham: "I gits square on dot Levy." --Levy: "Dot's nice, don't it?" 4 --Abraham: "!!!" --Levy: "---"
Caricature published in Judge depicting the merchandise of a store for four weather conditions : very dry and sultry; clear and warmer; cloudy and occasional showers; and cold wave with indications of snow.
Caricature by Charles Jay Taylor published in the August 8, 1888, edition of Puck. The text reads : --Ben and Levi: "You can haf dose clodings sheap, und we treat you mit a drink und a cigar! --Workingman: "Bah! You've been using those old togs for a sign for over twenty-five years. I'm going down to Cleveland's Free-Wool Emporium!"
