Jacob Goldsmith family, Memphis, circa 1929

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Source Collection

Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0462.014_006.001

Description

Portrait of Goldsmith's department store founder Jacob Goldsmith during a visit to Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1929. Sitting (l-r): Mrs. Isaac Ottenheimer (Baltimore), Mrs. Dora (Jacob) Goldsmith (1855-1934), Jacob Goldsmith (1850-1933), Miss Sophia Goldsmith (1876-1963); Standing: Elias Jacob Goldsmith (1882-1965), Mrs. A.C. Herzberg, Leo Goldsmith (1884-1954), Mrs. Sylvan Newman (Baltimore), Fred Goldsmith (1879-1942). Photographer: Ritz Studio, 627 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Sophia, Elias, Fred, and Leo were Jacob and Dora Goldsmith’s children.

Jacob Goldsmith's store in Memphis, Tennessee, was one of the major stores in the city during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Goldsmith's became part of the Macy's chain in 1988.

Date Created

2021

Date

circa 1929

Recommended Citation

"Jacob Goldsmith family, Memphis, circa 1929" (2021). Other images. 404.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/404