Subject: Scrapbooks

A gilded trade card depicting a girl holding a scrapbook. The card features the phrase "Merry Xmas." The card is part of the Mandel Bros. collection and dates to circa 1885. It is found in Arc.MS.56, Volume 10, Page 15.

This scrapbook, compiled by Jacob da Silva Solis-Cohen, contains approximately 110 pages of personal materials dating from the 1850s. It includes 43 original drawings and paintings in various media (watercolor, ink, charcoal, and pencil), many by Solis-Cohen himself, as well as works by his friends, including Ellen Samuel and S.L. Samuel. The scrapbook also features numerous engravings from books and advertisements, bookplates, poetry, and writing, possibly collected during travels in Europe. A label from Williams Artist Emporium, 37 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, dates to the 1850s. The scrapbook measures approximately 12" x 16" x 2" and weighs over 8 pounds. The collection suggests a glimpse into Solis-Cohen's life before his medical career, spanning his time in high school and before medical school. A later cartoon from the 1870s appears to be out of place chronologically.

This scrapbook documents the wedding of Solomon Bloch and Belinda Mayer in Cleveland, Ohio in 1882. It contains the bride's photograph, congratulatory telegrams sent to the groom, and newspaper clippings related to the event. The scrapbook offers a glimpse into the social and personal lives of a Jewish couple in late 19th-century Cleveland.