Businesses -- Meat Distributors

Abstract GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 26 No. of Tapes: Name of Interviewee: Seymour Kashmann Date of Interview: March 22, 1972 Occupation: Meat Market Owner Date of Birth: circa 1880 Place of Birth: Hartford, CT Transcript (yes/no): yes No. of Pages: 23Abstract: Mr. Kashmann’s father came to the U.S. from Germany before 1875. He was married in Hartford and had two sons and three daughters. In Germany he dealt in...

Scope and Contents

All items are interior shots of Kashmann's Specialty Market on Mulberry Street, Hartford in the late 1920s to early 1930s. There are two different shots. One is only on the negative and has fewer people. In the other one which is on the smaller negative, the photos and the mounted print features Seymour Kashmann on the extreme right with a mustache.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, advertisements, and memorabilia documenting the activities of Jewish business people and Jewish professionals (physicians, attorneys, artists, musicians, etc.) throughout the Hartford area.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is strongest in recent materials; it contains relatively little early material. One very interesting component of this collection is the material relating to Sophie Tucker whose mother, Jennie Abusa, and friends in Hartford supported the Home and arranged for her to do benefit shows here. Another useful component is the photos and printed material that show the Home residents during the early 20th century, giving a sense of some of the religious observance that obtained...