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Cartes-de-visite - Synagogue, Cor. Broadway & 6th Street, Louisville, Kentucky, Circa 1865
This carte-de-visite features an engraving titled "Synagogue, Cor. Broadway & 6th Street," depicting the early Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom building in Louisville, Kentucky. The ornate synagogue, built in an Orientalist style with twin towers topped by tall domes and a Torah Ark with a horseshoe arch, is shown amidst trees. People are depicted walking on sidewalks, and a horse-drawn carriage and a man pushing a cart are visible in the street. This pictorial image is a mid-19th century engraving mounted on a period card. 3.
Associated People/Businesses
- Lewis Dembitz
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Synagogues
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Jewish history
- Reform Judaism
- 19th Century
- Architecture
- Cartes-de-visite
- Street scenes
- Religious institutions
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 7