Explore 8 items related to Fort Wayne.
Two-part shipping tag and envelope from Weil Brothers & Co., located at 324-340 East Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tag is designed for shipping raw furs. Dated circa 1894. The material notes Indiana Jews.
A broadside advertisement from Weil Bros. & Co., located at 92.98 East Columbia Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The broadside features a lithograph of a polar bear and the store front, along with a price list. Circa 1885.
A six-piece broadside advertising the services of Weil Bros. & Co., raw fur buyers in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The broadside includes a price list with illustrations, a shipping tag, a circular detailing the company's net worth and honesty, and a return envelope. Published in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November 21, 1894.
Collection of three envelopes related to Weil Bros. & Co., a fur trading business. Two envelopes are undated and addressed to the postmaster in Mattawamkeag, Maine, requesting forwarding to trappers. One envelope is dated 1894 and addressed to the postmaster in Silvers Mills, Maine, also for forwarding to trappers. All envelopes are addressed from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The envelopes contain advertising for Weil Bros. & Co.
A one-page letter written by J. Lanfirtz from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Isaac Leeser on November 23, 1865. The letter discusses the Reform Movement in Judaism, noting the bitterness and potential for lasting conflict between factions.
A letter dated July 2, 1862, from M. Eppstein to Isaac Leeser concerning a rabbi position at Congregation Achduth Vesholom in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The letter includes an advertisement for the position, specifying a salary of $400 plus $200 in benefits, with no expenses paid to applicants during a trial period.
A one-page letter, approximately 7-7/8" x 9-3/4", written in German and English, from Isaac Wolf in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Jacobs, Mayers & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 29, 1847. The letter discusses business matters, mentions other Jewish individuals, and includes a Fort Wayne, Indiana cds postmark. A small area of paper loss is present on the address panel.
Printed letter on pink stock, addressed to shippers, explaining the reliability of Weil Bros. & Co. for shipping furs. The broadside was issued in Fort Wayne, Indiana on November, 1894.