Print portfolio 46, 1493, circa 1861-1889, 1966-1981, undated
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous assortment of prints, posters, and records. Prints include images of historical events such as a charity fair held at the Hippodrome in New York for the benefit of Mount Sinai Hospital, the Grand Sanhedrin convened in France, and biblical scenes. Records include a confirmation certificate and multiple ketubot. Posters memorialize the Holocaust and promote the Yiddish language. Of note are pages from the Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493 by Hartmann Schedel, depicting the repeated destructions of Jerusalem in ancient times.
Dates
- Creation: 1493, circa 1861-1889, 1966-1981, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Rosenthall, William A. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
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