Civil War-era trade token issued by the Felix Kosher Dining Saloon located at 256 Broadway in New York City. The token's obverse depicts an Indian head and the year 1863; the reverse displays the name "Felix Kosher" (in Hebrew) and the saloon's address. Issued during the Civil War when metallic coins were scarce, such tokens served as a temporary medium of exchange. The token's significance lies in its historical context, reflecting the economic realities of wartime and the business practices of Marx and Ederheimer, who owned several restaurants in the area between 1861 and 1873. An act of Congress in 1864 prohibited private issuance of money, leading to the eventual demise of these tokens.
Subject: Jews--New York (N.Y.)
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Half-page illustration and accompanying article from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, depicting "The Old Clo' Traffic on the Lower East Side" of New York City. Published in New York, New York on December 11, 1886.
Issue of The New York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette newspaper published in New York, New York on September 26, 1829. This issue contains a steel engraving of the Elm Street Synagogue and a three-inch article about its construction and use by German and Polish Jews beginning in the summer of 1826. This may be the earliest known image of the second congregation in New York City.