Subject: Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated December 5, 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 history of this influential Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded in 1851 as Klee & Kaufman by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee in Allegheny City, the firm moved to Pittsburgh in 1860. Moses Oppenheimer joined as a partner in 1865 after Jacob Klee withdrew. In 1879, the firm became M. Oppenheimer & Co. after Simon Kaufman's withdrawal. The firm was noted in the *Industries of Pittsburgh* (1879) for its substantial revenue and large workforce. Both Oppenheimer and Kaufman were active members of Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dated November 8, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building. This item is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides documenting the evolution of this Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded as Klee & Kaufman in 1851 by Simon Kaufman and Jacob Klee, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865 with the addition of Moses Oppenheimer as a partner. In 1879, Simon Kaufman withdrew, leaving the firm as 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.

Billhead from October 13, 1894, for M. Oppenheimer & Co., located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The billhead lists Moses Oppenheimer, James K. Jacobs, and Laurence W. Frank as principals. It features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building. 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, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865, and later 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.

Billhead from October 23, 1899, for M. Oppenheimer & Co., located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building. M. Oppenheimer, James K. Jacobs, and A. M. Oppenheimer are listed as principals. 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. Simon Kaufman withdrew in late 1879, resulting in the firm's name change to M. Oppenheimer & Co. In 1879, the firm reported approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and employed 150 people. Both Moses Oppenheimer and Simon Kaufman were active members of Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue (Reform), established in 1856.

This letter, written in German and English, is from William Frank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Jewish firm of Jacobs & Meyer & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dated July 19, 1847, it concerns a three-hundred-dollar draft. The letter is significant as it's the earliest known correspondence from William Frank, a pioneer of Pittsburgh's Jewish community.

Receipt issued by M. Oppenheimer & Co. (successors to Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co.), manufacturers of clothing and jobbers of piece goods and tailor's trimmings, located at 233 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1882. The receipt is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. archive, which documents the evolution of this Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902.

Receipt issued by M. Oppenheimer & Co. on October 24, 1894. The receipt is from the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides documenting the evolution of this Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded in 1851 as Klee & Kaufman in Allegheny City by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee, the firm moved to Pittsburgh in 1860. Moses Oppenheimer joined as a partner in 1865 after Jacob Klee withdrew. In 1879, the firm became M. Oppenheimer & Co. after Simon Kaufman's departure. The firm was prominently featured in *Industries of Pittsburgh* (1879), reporting approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and employing 150 people in manufacturing. Both Kaufman and Oppenheimer were founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue (Reform) in Pittsburgh, organized in 1856. The receipt indicates the business address as 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.