Oversize Rosh Hashanah greeting cards, circa 1900
Scope and Contents
Contains large, three-dimensional fold-out, pop-up Rosh Hashanah cards, elaborately decorated with detailed scenes and multiple pieces. The cards bear New Year's greetings in English and Hebrew and commonly feature the following motifs: ships, floral decoration, birds (most frequently doves and swans), the blessing of children, sweet foods traditionally eaten to celebrate the new year, life cycle events, religious rituals (blowing the shofar, reading the Torah, tashlikh, havdalah), scenes of Tel Aviv, and various modes of transportation, such as cars and trains. Some cards are pasted to sheets of black paper.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900
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
College of Charleston Libraries
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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