This album consists of photographs taken at Pinehurst Tea Plantation located in Summerville, SC and owned by Professor Charles Upham Shepard Senior. The photographs depict the property, multiple tea gardens, tea processing, schools and other buildings located on the property, and tea plantation workers (including the African-American students who attended Pinehurst School).
This album consists of photographs on the subject of tea cultivation and life in Japan. The photographs in this album are hand-tinted color, albumen prints mounted on paper. All captions are from the album.
Anti-war comic entitled, "Vietnam," providing arguments against the Vietnam War with an emphasis on the injustices with regard to African American enlisted soldiers.
This is a photo album documenting a trip taken by a few members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina on September 13-14, 1950 to North Carolina to consider whether coastal South Carolina could capitalize on the grape and wine industry as NC had so successfully done. The group visits an experiment station, inspects different vineyards, observes a harvest, and learns about varieties of muscadine grapes.
This photograph album documents a trip taken by members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina from February 13, 1950 to February 18, 1950. The group visits ranches, reservations and an experiment station to observe Florida's growing beef-cattle industry.
This collection consists of select photographs from the 'Charleston County Pasture Tour, 1951' photograph album. The photographs depict walks through pastures, cattle, demonstrations, group photos and a shared meal.
Based on the inscription and date, it is likely that this sketchbook was the joint work of two brothers, Alexander Fraser (1750-1798) and Charles Fraser (1782-1860). Highlights of this sketchbook include some of Charles Fraser's earliest Lowcountry landscape scenes, and several theatrical views, some of which may be the work of his brother, Alexander.
Photograph album of Laura M. Bragg, 1881-1978. Bragg was the founder and first librarian of the Charleston Free Library in 1931 and was the director of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts from 1932-1939. Includes Citadel and Virginia Military Institute commencement invitations, postcards and photographs of Miss Bragg with Chinese cadets.
Scrapbook pages made of pink construction paper with a decorative vine theme, leaves made of green construction paper. Media types include photographs, newspaper clippings, typescript pages, correspondence, and invitations. All dated material generated in the 1970s.
This memorial photograph album documents the funeral of Moshe Yidel Gelbart. Gelbart died of appendicitis on February 25, 1935, in Mogielnica, Poland. The album, made of fabric and paper, contains black and white photographs that chronicle Gelbart's funeral procession, his casket, mourners, and gravesite, including an image of Gelbart with his wife and son eight days before his death. The cover of this book pictures a broken candle and a broken tree, symbolic of a life cut short. Each page includes decorative labels in Hebrew. This album was given to one of his two brothers, George Goldberg or Israel Geldbart, in South Carolina.
This 1941 false identification was used by Anna Philine Nathans-Paerl, mother of Vera Nathans. Anna used this identification during the war until it was discovered that she was Jewish and then she was sent to Bergen-Belsen.
"Mementoes of Days in Service" details Lawrence Layden's service in World War II from his induction in June 1941, six months before Pearl Harbor, until his formal discharge in December, 1945. Part of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Layden's squadron provided aerial reconnaissance for Operation Overlord and the assault on Nazi Germany. Through photos and text, Layden's scrapbook follows him from his initial assignment in Louisville, Kentucky to bases in England and continental Europe. The album contains reconnaissance photos used in the assault on Europe, photographs of Layden at various bases throughout the war and several photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, visited by Layden six days after its liberation.
See Samuel Lord Hyde Photographs,This pamphlet, consisting entirely of illustrations, depicts the buildings, exhibits and statuary of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition. In addition to the Exposition snapshots, several images of contemporary Charleston are also included. The publisher is unknown. 1902. 43p.
An album of carte de visites from the 1860s. Photos picture relatives of the Hyams, Cohen, and Pearlstine families along with several unidentified portraits.
This scrapbook is comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and other documents related to the Walterboro Chapter of Future Farmers of America.
A booklet published by the Southern Railway System advertising winter vacations in Summerville, S.C., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga, including illustrations and descriptions of resorts and tourist sights. The pamphlet also contains maps and schedules for the Southern Railway System.
1909 booklet advertising the Pine Forest Inn, a Summerville, S.C. resort which opened in 1891. The description emphasizes the Inn's luxury accomodations, and the beneficial climate and health benefits of wintering in Summerville
1893 booklet advertising the Pine Forest Inn, a Summerville, S.C. resort which opened in 1891. Includes several images of the Inn and its grounds, and describes the Inn's accomodations and the health benefits of Summerville
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris. From Paris à travers les siècles : Histoire nationale de Paris et des Parisiens depuis la fondation de Lutèce jusq'à nos jours, Volume 5, by Henri Gourdon de Genouillac.
Black-and-white lithograph of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, above, and the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam, below. From Geschiedkundige beschrijving der stad Amsterdam, Volume 1, by Cornelis van der Vijver.
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, desselfs eerste oorspronk uyt den Huyse der Heeren van Aemstel en Aemstellant by Casparus Commelin.
Hand-colored engraving of the exterior of the Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, desselfs eerste oorspronk uyt den Huyse der Heeren van Aemstel en Aemstellant by Casparus Commelin.
Print reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. Original drawing by Ludwig Willem Reymer Wenckebach.
Black-and-white illustration of the interior of the Altschul (Old Shul), the oldest synagogue in Prague. The synagogue was torn down in 1867, and the Spanish Synagogue was built on the site in 1868. From Alterthümer der Prager Josefstadt : israelitischer Friedhof, Alt-Neu-Schule und andere Synagogen by Benedikt Foges and David J. Podiebrad.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the synagogue in Franzensbad (Františkovy Lázně). Published in the Europäische Wanderbilder, Curstadt Franzensbad in Böhmen, Volumes 195-197.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the synagogue in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary). Published in the Europäische Wanderbilder, Karlsbad, Volumes 186-188.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the former location of Congregation Beth Israel on Main Street in Hartford, formerly the home of the First Baptist Church. The congregation renamed the building Touro Hall. From Geer's Hartford City Directory.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the exterior of the Salvatorkirche in Passau. Engraving by Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel after a drawing by Conrad Wießner. Following the expulsion of the Jews from Passau in 1478, one or more buildings in the Jewish area of the Ilzstadt, including one housing a Schul, were demolished to make way for the church. Engraving from Das Königreich Bayern in seinen altertümlichen geschichtlichen, artistischen und malerischen Schönheiten by Maximilian Benno Peter von Chlingensperg.
Black-and-white steel engraving of the interior of the Salvatorkirche in Passau. Engraving by Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel after a drawing by Gustav Seeberger. Following the expulsion of the Jews from Passau in 1478, one or more buildings in the Jewish area of the Ilzstadt, including one housing a Schul, were demolished to make way for the church. Engraving from Das Königreich Bayern in seinen altertümlichen geschichtlichen, artistischen und malerischen Schönheiten by Maximilian Benno Peter von Chlingensperg.
Hand-colored steel engraving of the interior of the Salvatorkirche in Passau. Engraving by Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel after a drawing by Gustav Seeberger. Following the expulsion of the Jews from Passau in 1478, one or more buildings in the Jewish area of the Ilzstadt, including one housing a Schul, were demolished to make way for the church. Engraving from Das Königreich Bayern in seinen altertümlichen geschichtlichen, artistischen und malerischen Schönheiten by Maximilian Benno Peter von Chlingensperg.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the former location of Temple Emanu-El at 110 East 12th Street in New York. Published in the April 10, 1858, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Hand-colored lithograph of the interior of the New Synagogue in Berlin. The print is made to be viewed using a zograscope. Published Berlin: Winckelmann & Söhne.
Hand-colored engraving of the interior of a synagogue. Engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso. From Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni, Asia, Volume 5, by Giulio Ferrario.
Black-and-white engraving of the interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, during the celebration of Purim. Engraving by William Forrest after an engraving by Bernard Picart. From The faiths of the world : an account of all religions and religious sects, their doctrines, rites, ceremonies, and customs by James Gardner. Published London & Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co.
Black-and-white offset print reproductions of the exterior and interior of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris. Published in Tableau de Paris : ouvrage illustré de quinze gents gravures by Edmond Texier.
Hand-colored lithograph of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Geschiedkundige beschrijving der stad Amsterdam, Volume 1, by Cornelis van der Vijver.
Black-and-white engraving of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. From Le guide d'Amsterdam, ou description de ce qu'il y a de plus intéressant.
Print reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of the exteriors of the New Synagogue and Great Synagogue in Amsterdam. Original drawing by Ludwig Willem Reymer Wenckebach. From Oud-Amsterdam : 100 stadsgezichten.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the entrance to the former location of Temple Beth-El in New York. Original illustration by Harley DeWitt Nichols. From the article "The Jews in New York--II" by Richard Wheatley, published in the February 1892 edition of The Century Magazine.
Black-and-white engraving of the exterior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Maarssen. Engraving by Carel Frederik Bendorp after a drawing by Jan Bulthuis. From Vaderlandsche gezichten of afbeeldingen, behoorende tot den Tegenwoordigen staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden.
Color offset print reproduction of the exterior of the Mound Street Temple in Cincinnati. From lllustrated Cincinnati : a pictorial hand-book of the Queen city, comprising its architecture, manufacture, trade by Daniel J. Kenny.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Great Synagogue of Stockholm. Published in the October 2, 1870, edition of llustreret Tidende.
Black-and-white print of the exterior of the synagogue in Posen (Poznań). Frontispiece from Jüdisches aus der deutsch-polnischen Übergangszeit : Posen 1918-1920 by Max Kollenscher.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Grand Synagogue of Paris during the synagogue's inauguration. Published in the September 19, 1874, edition of Le Monde illustré.
Black-and-white wood engraving of six New York City landmarks, including the original location of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun on Elm Street. Engraving by William D. Smith after a drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis.
Black-and-white offset print reproductions of the exterior and interior of the Grand Synagogue of Paris. Published in the September 12, 1874, edition of L'Univers illustré.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the synagogue in Versailles, with scenes from its inauguration. Published in the October 2, 1886, edition of Le Monde illustré.
Black-and-white engraving of the original location of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun on Elm Street in New York. After a drawing by Alexander Jackson Davis.
Black-and-white print illustration of the exterior of the former location of Temple Beth-El in New York. Reproduced from an etching by Ernest D. Roth. From Description of the new buildings being erected at 65th Street and Fifth Avenue by Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York : consisting of Temple Emanu-El, Beth-El Chapel, Community House, published New York: Sherman & Lebair, Inc.
Black-and-white illustration of the exterior of the original location of Congregation Beth Israel at 34 South Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City. Heliotype Printing Co., Boston. Published in no. 361 of the American Architect and Building News on June 25, 1892.
Black-and-white photograph of a Jewish man from North Africa. The caption on the back of the photograph reads: "There are many Orthodox Jews in North Africa, descendants of ancestors who have probably lived there since Emperor Hadrian banished the Jews from Rome."
Black-and-white photograph of the interior of the chapel at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. The chapel was renovated prior to the college's centennial in 1975.