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1. Poor little Mo!

Poor little Mo!
Description:
Sheet music cover for "Poor little Mo," words by W. Daly; music by E. Solis, published London: C. Sheard.

2. [L'affre ti la Compagnie ti Gaz…]

[L'affre ti la Compagnie ti Gaz…]
Description:
Caricature by Gustave Frison depicting a Jewish stockbroker haggling over the terms of a trade outside the Paris Stock Exchange. He is portrayed as speaking French with a Yiddish accent.

3. Bon homme, tout ce qui reluit n'est pas or

Bon homme, tout ce qui reluit n'est pas or
Description:
Hand-colored lithographed caricature depicting a Jewish peddler with his wares. The caption, which translates to "All is not gold that glitters," implies that his wares might not be as valuable as they seem. Lithograph by Pierre Langlumé. Published Paris: Noël et Dauty.

4. Eil-Reise zum Schabes

Eil-Reise zum Schabes
Description:
Black-and-white engraving entitled depicting "express travel" to the Sabbath. One man whips a horse, urging it to go faster, while another holds up a timepiece.

5. Kriegsspiel

Kriegsspiel
Description:
Color print reproduction of an illustration by Fritz Schönpflug entitled "war game."

6. [Mai - höre, Memmelchen!...]

[Mai - höre, Memmelchen!...]
Description:
Caricature. In German, the text reads : --"Mai - höre, Memmelchen! Hab' ich doch gemacht alle Papierche zu baarem Gold und wollt' es wegschicken, weil es nicht mehr sicher ist hier - aber sie lassens nicht mehr hinaus, und wenn sie uns hier todtschlagen kriegen se unser Geld ach noch - das bringt mich um." In English, the text reads : "Dear mother, isten to me! I had all of the paper money turned into bars of gold and wanted to send it away, because it isn't safe here anymore - but they are not letting any more out, and if they kill us here, they will get our money also - that kills me."

7. [Gott - Schmul - bist de aach gelade zum reichen Salomon…]

[Gott - Schmul - bist de aach gelade zum reichen Salomon…]
Description:
Caricature. In German, the text reads : --"Gott - Schmul - bist de aach gelade zum reichen Salomon - und hast nich emal e reines Hemd an?" --"Du ja auch nich - !" --"Weßt De was, zieh Du mein Hemd an - und ich Dains, so haben wir doch Baide die Wäsche gewechselt!" In English, the text reads : --"Oh, God - Schmul - you're also invited to rich Salomon's -- and don't even have a clean shirt on?" --"You don't either - !" --"You know what, you put my shirt on - and I'll put on yours, that way it'll look like we both just mixed up the laundry!"

8. Donnerstag

Donnerstag
Description:
Donnerstag (Thursday). In German, the text reads : "Der Tag an den mann wird gemahnt / Die Schulden zu bezahlen, / Kommt oft so schnell herbeigerant / Das mann erschrickt zumalen; / Wenn mann Just nicht bei Gelde ist, / Ach! da macht einem Jud und Christ. Wahrhaftig Donnerstäge." In English, the text reads : "The day on which one is reminded / To pay the debts, / It often sneaks up on one so quickly, / That one becomes the picture of shock. / When one doesn't have access to the money, / Oh! As does a Jew and a Christian."

9. [Rus. Kossaken]

[Rus. Kossaken]
Description:
Lithograph depicting Jewish peddlers showing their wares to a group of Cossacks on horseback. Lithograph by J. G. Küstner after Johann Adam Klein.