Subject: Pittsburgh History

Autograph letter signed by L. Hirschfeld to Jacobs, Meyer & Co., dated July 24, 1847. The letter, primarily in German with some English, discusses a draft for three hundred dollars and orders textiles. Postmarked Pittsburgh and docketed July 19, 1847, by the recipient. One of the earliest extant letters from a Jew in Pittsburgh.

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated December 18, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This billhead is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides documenting the evolution of this influential Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded as Klee & Kaufman in 1851 by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865 with the addition of Moses Oppenheimer as a partner. In late 1879, Simon Kaufman withdrew, and the firm became M. Oppenheimer & Co. The firm's 1879 profile in *Industries of Pittsburgh* reported approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and 150 employees. Both Oppenheimer and Kaufman were active in Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.

A sketch book created by the boys and girls of Pittsburg, featuring illustrations of great inventors. The back cover displays a large color illustration of Kaufmann's department store. Published circa 1910.

A letter written by Samuel Pettigrew of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Caleb Taylor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1817, concerning an order for drugs. The letter provides insights into the business of medicine in early 19th-century America.

Molded glass soda bottle for Seeters Vichy and Carbonated Beverages, manufactured by L. Cohen & Son in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1885. The bottle features an embossed design of a lion and the company name.

A molded glass whiskey bottle featuring a patriotic motif. Manufactured by William Frank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1860. The bottle is blown glass and is an example of glassmaking by a known Jewish glass maker in Pittsburgh.