Invitation to Mr. & Mrs. B. I. Potsdamer's Ceremony, June 14, 1865

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.

Associated People/Businesses

• LEESER, ISAAC / Potsdamer, B.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Lithography
• 19th century

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 5