old country
TitleThe old country
Call number947.004924/0024
Object number02477
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Year of publication
1974
Physical descriptionx, 210p.
MaterialBook
ISBN0684140179
NotesMajority of photos were previously published in the supplement of The Jewish Daily Forward, the world's largest daily Yiddish newspaper
Description
A collection of photographs taken between 1860 and 1920 which depict life in the East European shtetl, or Jewish village. The pictures provide a nostalgic view of a world that is no more.