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Letter from White Bear Lake, Minnesota to St. Paul, Minnesota, August 9, 1863

Letter from White Bear Lake, Minnesota to St. Paul, Minnesota, August 9, 1863

A letter written from White Bear Lake, Minnesota to St. Paul, Minnesota on August 9, 1863, detailing a gentile traveler's encounter with Mr. and Mrs. Weil of La Porte, Indiana. The writer describes the Weils as kind, agreeable, liberal, and recently converted to Judaism. The letter suggests that Mr. Weil was a banker and that the family was visiting a relative, Isaac Weil, in St. Paul.

Trade Card: S. Bergman, Dealer in Hides, Furs, Wool, Buffalo Robes, Ginseng, St. Paul, Minnesota

Trade Card: S. Bergman, Dealer in Hides, Furs, Wool, Buffalo Robes, Ginseng, St. Paul, Minnesota

This trade card advertises S. Bergman, a dealer in hides, furs, wool, buffalo robes, and ginseng. The front of the card (Image URL: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/6666a237-4428-4365-a9ba-3ffb5c96aa0c%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) features the business's name and a concise list of goods: "DEALER IN HIDES, FUR, WOOL, BUFFALO ROBES. GINSENG, &C." The address is clearly printed below: "NO. 61 JACKSON ST. BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH." The back of the card (Image URL: https://iiif-images.library.upenn.edu/iiif/2/bfa15578-5d68-4aad-8459-ed4f6d254d68%2Faccess/full/!600,600/0/default.jpg) includes a list of furs and lined spaces to note prices and quantities. [It is noted that S. Bergman was an active member of the Jewish community and this is one of the earliest known Jewish commercial items from St. Paul, Minnesota.].

Stereoscopic Photograph: Moses Hochstein's Secondhand Store, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Stereoscopic Photograph: Moses Hochstein's Secondhand Store, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Stereoscopic photograph depicting Moses Hochstein's secondhand store in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The image, part of the 'Genre and Comic' series by J.W. Ingersoll, shows crude signage with a backward 'S' letter, interpreted as an antisemitic joke. The photograph is sepia-toned. One sign reads "Gentiles Welcome". The image was also issued in color by another vendor. Date is undated, but estimated to be circa 1890.

Billhead - Guiterman Brothers, Saint Paul, Minnesota, February 14, 1888

Billhead - Guiterman Brothers, Saint Paul, Minnesota, February 14, 1888

Billhead from Guiterman Brothers, importers and jobbers of men's furnishing goods, located at 375 & 377 Sibley Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The billhead is dated February 14, 1888, and it appears to list a purchase of goods by a customer in Helena, Montana, for the sum of $400.4900. The billhead features an ornate Victorian-style design, with a large image of the business building and elaborate lettering. It lists the business's address and phone number, and it includes the business name within a decorative oval shape. The name Leo Guiterman is handwritten at the top.