Alfred Holzman, a German immigrant, arrived in America in 1881, bringing with him entrepreneurial spirit and a keen eye for business opportunities. Nearly two decades later, in 1900, Holzman established his postcard publishing company in Chicago. The Alfred Holzman Company quickly gained recognition for its high-quality...

Harry Hershfield brainchild of "Abie the Agent," debuted in 1914 and featured a Jewish car salesman named Abie Kabibble. The strip was one of the first in American comics to prominently feature a Jewish character and to explore themes relevant to the Jewish-American experience. These were known as Kabibble Cards. The...

Harry Hershfield's Jewish heritage played a significant role in his work and personal identity. Born in 1885 to Jewish immigrant parents in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Hershfield grew up in a culturally Jewish environment that influenced his humor and artistic expressions. This background influenced his understanding of Jewish...

Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. was a prominent publisher and printer of linen view cards in the United States. It was situated on Newbury Street with a factory at 76a Atherton Street. From 1938 to 1969, the company was based in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to linen view cards, they expanded their...

The Arnold Hotel of Miami Beach, Florida was situated by the ocean at 86th Street. Most exclusive in the North Beach section of Miami Beach, also with a private beach, but more importantly, only Gentile Clientele. Harry A. Brown was the owner of the hotel and in November 1942 agreed to rent the entire hotel to the army....

The Tichnor Brothers Inc. was a Boston-based firm known for its postcards. It was an American graphic arts and printing company that operated from 1908 to 1987. They were based in 251 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts. They published approximately 25,000 office proofs of color postcards with often with a linen...

Falmouth Associates, The Moors, Falmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts A Carefully Restricted Community With golf, tennis, boating and bathing. The Moors was an exclusive community that prohibited the sale of property to Jewish individuals. It consisted of 60 homes located in and around Elm Road in Falmouth. The community...

Founded in 1922, it originally operated as Midwest Map Co., producing maps and postcards. However, map production ceased in the 1950s. The company then became MWM Color Press. In the 1980s, they acquired Dexter Press from Pearl River, New York, leading to the name change to MWM Dexter. Dexter Press is credited with creating...

Postcard with a printed image of a two people speaking with a seeming Yiddish accent. It seems that one person confesses on his death bed that he swindled the other and the other obviously knew because he is the one who poisoned him.Stereotype of betrayal and untrustworthiness Artist: Stanley Herbert, S.H. Publisher:...

Stanley Herbert was a British illustratorBorn: 27 June 1905, Oldham, Lancashire, England Died: 1 January 1967 (aged 61) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Image license: CC BY-SA 4.0 Check these postcards from this artist: I've been poisoned ...

Hutson Brothers Limited, a firm specializing in printing and publishing, was established at 146 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, Great Bitain. In 1904, Percy Hutson began his journey with the Pictorial Postcard Company as a sales agent while residing in Cornwall. The company's liquidation in 1908 prompted Percy and his...

Postcard with a printed image of three clothed pigs seated on a bench. They have stereotypical Jewish features, including curled payot and protruding noses. In Jewish religious texts, pigs symbolize filth and abomination, and Judaism forbids the consumption of pork. The portrayal of the Jewish men as pigs was...

Eduard Buettner & Company a German postcard publisher based in Berlin. The company was active from 1880 until they closed their postcard publishing in 1906. Here are some key details about the company: Inception: The company was established 1880 Dissolution: Closed their postcard business by mid 1906 and announced...

The Adolph Selige Publishing Company was an American postcard publisher based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was active in the early 20th century and is known for its wide range of postcards. Here are some key details about the company: Inception: The company was established on May 23, 1905. Dissolution: It...

Hotel Kölner Hof printed a series of cards. It prided itself on being a hotel without Jews. Read about it here. This postcard depicts the arrival of a Jewish caravan from the desert. The text says: Moses You acted badly when God gave you power. You mistreated the great people for 40 years at Sinai. Without shelter,...

Postcards from the early 20th century often reflected the prevailing attitudes and stereotypes of the time, including those related to ethnicity and religion. Unfortunately, anti-Semitic sentiments were not uncommon during this period, and derogatory depictions of Jews were sometimes used for humor or to perpetuate...

The Emil Pinkau Lithographic Art Institute was established on October 1, 1873, at 19 Brüderstraße, Leipzig. Initially focused on business printed materials, the company later expanded to include reproductions of old masters for art books and portfolios. By the late 1870s, the company had also begun specializing in postcards,...

Emil Köhn, a master of the printing craft, made his mark in Munich, Germany, in the waning years of the 19th century and the dawn of the 20th. His legacy, though not richly detailed in historical records, is anchored in the exceptional quality of his print work, with postcards being his notable forte. His company was...

The postcard is a part of the “Gruss aus” or “Greetings from” type of postcard design which was widespread around 1894-95. In this case it depicts three Jews with very distorted bodies, their hooked noses very prminent in the image as well. Marienbad was a luxury spa town in Czechoslovakia, catering to upper middle...

The publisher was born on August 7th, 1857 in Schwäbisch Gmünd,a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and died on November 27th, 1924 in Munich after a busy life. Zieher opened his first company, a "paper and envelope shop", in 1880 in Munich, Damenstiftstrasse 6. This was followed by a stationery shop and a factory for...