Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait photograph of Abraham Hart (1810-1885), a prominent Philadelphia publisher and Hebrew leader. Inscribed and signed to his friend, fellow publisher J. B. Lippincott. The photograph was taken by Frederick Gutekunst in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, likely between 1860 and 1885. Hart co-founded the publishing firm Carey & Hart in 1829 and was a leader in Philadelphia's Jewish community.
Subject: Jewish community -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
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Invitation to a ceremony hosted by Mr. & Mrs. B. I. Potsdamer at Handel and Haydon Hall on Wednesday, June 14, 1865, at 4:00 PM. The invitation was sent to Isaac Leeser. Potsdamer & Co., a Jewish Philadelphia lithographic firm active from 1875-1885, is mentioned in the description. Established by Theodore Potsdamer and Alfred Jones as Jones & Potsdamer (321 Chestnut Street) around 1872, Jones left the partnership in 1875. Potsdamer continued operations as Potsdamer & Co. until 1885 (relocating to 243 South Third Street in 1882), when it was taken over by the Ketterlinus Company. The firm primarily produced chromolithographic trade cards and advertising ephemera, mostly for local Jewish benevolent organizations like the Society of the United Hebrew Charities of Philadelphia, Jewish Hospital Association of Philadelphia, and Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia.