Pencil sketches and occasional watercolors by Charleston-born architect William Martin Aiken. Primarily landscapes and sketches of architectural elements in Boston, Mass.; Newport, R.I.; Brookline, Mass.; White Mountains, N.Y.; Chateaugay, N.Y.; and Quebec, Canada.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the former 34th Street location of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in New York. Published in the June 16, 1866, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
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 lithographed portrait of Aaron the high priest. With Hebrew text excerpted from Exodus 28:4 : "And they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest's office." Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1872 by Hyam Sakolski, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
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 offset print reproduction depicting Jewish refugees from Morocco during the Spanish-Moroccan War. Published in the January 21, 1860, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Hand-colored lithograph depicting a crowd outside of the Stock Exchange. The caption reads : "The warning sign is no better here than in the vineyard." The sign reads "Verbotener Weg" (entry forbidden).
Black and white portrait of Albert Moses Luria, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "Mother from Albert." Lieutenant in Company I, 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America and son of Major Raphael J. Moses. He changed his name from Albert Luria Moses to Albert Moses Luria.
An album of carte de visites from the 1860s. Photos picture relatives of the Hyams, Cohen, and Pearlstine families along with several unidentified portraits.
Color offset print reproduction depicting a Jewish marriage ceremony at the Great Synagogue in London at Duke's Place, officiated by Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler. Published in the April 15, 1876, edition of The Illustrated London News.