A sepia-toned cartes-de-visite portrait photograph depicting Rabbi Abraham Sutro (1784-1869). Rabbi Sutro is shown from the waist up, with a long white beard, wearing a dark cap and a coat. He is adorned with a medal, signifying his membership in the Order of the Red Eagle, fourth class, awarded by Prussian King Frederick William IV. The reverse of the photograph features the photographer's mark, "PHOTOGRAPHIE vom B. WOHLMUTH MÜNSTER CLEMENSSTR. 117", surrounded by decorative flourishes, typical of studio photography of the period. The card itself shows signs of age, including wear and tear around the edges.
Subject: German history
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A handwritten four-line poem signed by Francis Lieber, likely an autograph response, which reads: "Let Emperor never rule This land,/ Nor fitful Crowd, nor senseless pride;/ Our master is our self-made Law/ To him we bow, and none beside." The item also includes a newspaper obituary for Dr. Francis Lieber, dated October 3, 1872, detailing his life as a political philosopher, his military service, and his contributions to political science and international law, notably the "Lieber Code" during the American Civil War. The poem is written in a neat cursive hand on a folded sheet of paper. The obituary is a printed column of text, clipped from a newspaper. **3.