Meeting minutes volume kept by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Board of Trustees, 1897-1909. The entries in this volume concern all discussions regarding synagogue business, finances, memberships, the "Ottolengui Fund," the management of several real estate assets, the installation of electric lights in the synagogue, and the decision to discuss a reverend's conduct with him.
A report from the mayor, city council and various governmental departments of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1890. The Year Book opens with an address from Mayor Bryan followed by reports from various departments.
Alex writes about the children and encloses a flyer from R.M. Marshall (Broad St. brokers) encouraging investors to build homes for rent at Sheffield, Alabama
Plat contains land on the Santee River; acreage unknown. No structures are included. Names associated with this plat are S.G. Staney, A.M. Rickenbacher, and Fred J. Smith. Notable geographic locations include the Santee River.
Currency in the form of an anklet in high relief. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Ekonda people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
A photograph of a Plains Native American man and woman. They are standing in front of a teepee with other teepees being constructed in the background. In front of the couple is a dog attached to a travois, a harness used to pull objects. The woman and man are both wearing traditional outfits. The caption below the photo reads "Bull's Head Indian, Squaw and Dog in Harness." The accompanying article details Canada's relationship with Native American tribes.
Three photographs on page. Top: Man stands by tree on the grounds of a plantation, likely in Georgetown; plantation structures or dwellings in background. Bottom left: Boy after hunting, holding his rifle in one hand and a dead bird in the other; plantation structures or dwellings in background. Bottom right: Boy seated on a mule in front a plantation dwelling.
Three photographs on page. Top: Slave cabins along an allée on the grounds of a plantation likely in Georgetown. Bottom left: View of the Georgetown Lighthouse and dwelling. Bottom right: Woman and two men standing on the boardwalk in front of the dwelling adjacent to the Georgetown Lighthouse.
Three photographs on page. Top left and top right: Rice cultivation scenes, likely at a Georgetown plantation. White man looks on at African-American field workers threshing rice. Winnowing house at right in both photos; mill building at left in the top right photo. Bottom: Three men relaxing under a tent.
An envelope and enclosed four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton [Jr.?]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son about traveling on a "big boat" (presumably across the Atlantic Ocean to the U.S.) and that he had become ill while aboard ship.
A four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Grimke-Drayton [Jr.]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son that he is "far away" on a "very big boat." He also describes some of the animals he has seen while traveling.
An envelope and enclosed four-page letter from Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton to his son, Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton [Jr.?]. Grimke-Drayton tells his son that he may bring "terrapins" with him when he returns home to England. Grimke-Drayton tells his son to try to be good for his mother's sake.
Three photographs on page. Top: View across a river. Bottom left: View of All Saints Episcopal Church; gravestone in foreground. Bottom right: View of a rice canal; portion of a rice trunk in foreground.
Three photographs on page. Top: Man and woman in a horse and buggy. Bottom left: Two men and two women riding on a horse and buggy; woman in the backseat is likely Sabina Elliott Wells (artist, designer, Newcomb potter). Bottom right: Two women standing on a lawn with children and a mule-drawn cart in background; woman on left is likely Sabina Elliott Wells.
Three photographs on page. Top left: Allee on the grounds of plantation likely in Georgetown. Top right: Barn, carriages, and a mule on a Georgetown plantation. Bottom: Woman holding an infant in front of a dwelling on a Georgetown Plantation.
Three photographs on page. Top left: Four women and a man on a sand dune at an unidentified beach. Top right: Three men stand on the steamboat Emma A. Twiggs on the Pee Dee River. Bottom: View across the Pee Dee River.
Three photographs on page. Top left: View of bluff on a river, likely the Pee Dee River. Top right: Bluff and dwelling on Pee Dee River. Bottom: Boardwalk on unidentified beach.
Three photographs on page. Top left and bottom: View from the Cooper River of the piers and boats on the Charleston waterfront behind the U.S. Customhouse. The Customhouse can be seen in the background as well as Market Street buildings. Top right: Unidentified beach scene, possibly Isle of Palms.
Three photographs on page. Top left: Five African-American hucksters with baskets of goods balanced on their heads standing under a balcony; the dresses of the three women standing above them on the balcony are also in view. Top right: Men in a mule-drawn cart riding by farm buildings on a Georgetown plantation. Bottom: Group of people and a dog picnicking on the rocks by a river, possibly at Flat Rock, N.C.
Two photographs on page. Top: View of Screven Street in Georgetown, South Carolina. The Georgetown County Courthouse is at left. Bottom: Interior room of unidentified house, featuring china hutch and other furnishings.
Souvenir booklet for guests of the Charleston Hotel, produced after the hotel's renovation and when it was under the new management of Francis G. Cart and W. Irving Davids. Includes a description of the hotel and its remodeling, along with a brief history of Charleston and photographs of points of interest. [16] p., ill., 11x15 cm. (Note: The Charleston Hotel was located on the 200 block of the east side of Meeting Street. It was demolished in 1960.)
A page of G.M. Pollitzer's listing and detailing important dates: his engagement and marriage to Clara Guinzburg, the birth of Carrie Teller Pollitzer, Richard M. Pollitzer, Mabel Pollitzer, and Anita Lilly Pollitzer.
Policy (number 104465) from the "Germania Mutual Fire Insurance Co." for the organ, copper roof, and furniture/fixtures of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church for the amount of $4000.
Summons sent to Samuel Hart Sr. from Nathaniel Levin, secretary and treasurer of KKBE Board of Trustees, requesting Hart's presence at a meeting for the sale of synagogue seats.
Iron mortar and pestle from Lincolnville, South Carolina. According to Mrs. Gold, a local store owner grew the peanuts, shucked them, and made peanut butter with this mortar and pestle to sell in his store.
Hand painted pitcher used to store milk. According to Mrs. Gold, before refrigeration, many homes had cows that were milked daily to provide milk for the family. The milk had many purposes so the family would designate a pitcher to be used for milk that was to be consumed at mealtime.
Photographs of Charleston buildings, streets, and other sites. Includes brief history of Charleston. Presumably published by A. Wittemann (New York); printed by The Albertype Co. (New York). [2] p., [48] leaves of plates. Measures 13 x 19 cm.
Currency in the form of a heavy hemispherical bangle with beveled edges. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Bambole, Bayele, and Balengo people of the Mbole region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Black and white portrait of woman, possibly Rosalie Harby, 4x6 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "To my dear Aunt Octavia, from her niece Rosalie."
Black and white portrait of Caroline Moses, 2x4 inches. Back of portrait includes inscription reading, "Mother from Carrie," and notes photographer as Bogardus of New York, NY.
1890-1899, 1900-1909, 1880-1889, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, and 1910-1919
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Meeting minutes volume kept by the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, 1869-1915. The volume contains sporadic entries regarding all Society business, data on constitutions, finances, membership, aid given by the Society. The volume also includes resolutions on the deaths of members including that of Miss Sally Lopez, founder of the Society.
Diary kept by Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin entitled, "My Life's Tragi-Comedy." The diary is comprised of personal entries and correspondence bound together in order to create a chronological log of events during Jacob S. Raisin's life and Rabbinical career between the years of 1892-1905.
A scrapbook by Erastus W. Everson (1837-1897) documenting his time spent serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861- 1865); the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands during the American Reconstruction Period (1865-1877); as a librarian at the University of South Carolina and a newspaper editor.
Meeting minutes volume kept by the town of Moultrieville's city council (later the Town of Sullivan Island City Council). This volume covers topics such as the U.S. Government's land acquisition on Sullivan's Island, the institution of building codes and public health laws, the installation of electric lights on Sullivan's Island, and the state legislature's revocation of Moultrieville's town charter.
The Susan M.L. Wales Journal (1887-1895) is a series of letters written by Wales to her sister, Annie Stratton, over the course of multiple journeys throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa (1887-1888, 1891, 1893-1895). The letters describe the local sights and people, questions about goings-on at home, gossip about mutual acquaintances, and small drawings and watercolor paintings.
Page 190 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots located along Addison's Court, between Meeting Street and a lot owned by the South Carolina Rail Road. Plat 2 shows lots along Kennedy Street, near Line Street and a stretch of Marsh.
Page 170 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with four plats. Plat 1 shows lots located between King Street and Meeting Street, and between Romney Street and Grove Street. Plat 2 shows lots located between King Street and Meeting Street, and between Brigade Street and Mount Pleasant Street. Plat 4 shows lots located on Butler Street, near its intersection with Russell Street. Plat 5 features a lot labelled "Reservoir," located between Hanover Street and America Street.
Black and white portrait of the "Moses Brothers." Listed left to right as Emile Phillips Moses, Henry Phillips Moses, Vivian Mordaunt Moses, and Herbert A. Moses, 4.5x6 inches.
Black-and-white Rosh Hashanah postcard of the exterior of the Schmalzhoftempel, also known as the Synagoge Schmalzhofgasse (Schmalzhofgasse Synagogue), in Vienna.
Caricature by Eugene Zimmerman published in Judge. The text reads : 1 "Coom in, mein frendt, und dry on dis eleven-dollar suit. Id vill cost you noddings to do so." 2 "Dot suit vos made for you, mein frendt. Take id for nine dollars." 3 "Dere you are, my dear sir. Der Prindts of Wales couldn't be better suited." 4 "Donner and blitzen! Dot man's got a fit, und dot elegand suit vill be ruined." 5 "That was a happy thought. He won't bother me no more with his old clothes."
Black-and-white lithographed portrait of cantor and composer Salomon Sulzer. Drawn and lithographed by David Moses (1879-1902), called Mosé. Printed by Joh. Haupt, Vienna.
Color lithographic maps showing the dispersal of the descendants of Noah after the flood, and the twelve tribes of Israel, with additional biblical maps. From Cram's universal atlas : geographical, astronomical and historical by George F. Cram, published Chicago: George F. Cram.
Color lithographic map of Jerusalem. From Cram's universal atlas : geographical, astronomical and historical by George F. Cram, published Chicago: George F. Cram.
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