| Title |
Stein, Rudolph |
| Date |
ca. 1823-1871 |
| Description |
Rudolph Stein, a prominent member of the Philadelphia Jewish community, born in Prussia ca. 1823, was a partner in the lithographic
establishment Stein & Jones. Stein arrived in the city ca. 1850 and began work as a printer. About 1859 Stein established
a lithographic and printing office with partner Alfred T. Jones, a prominent Jewish merchant, at 321 Chestnut Street. The
partnership, Stein & Jones, which specialized in trade cards, proved profitable and Stein paid tax on his income and assets
of a piano and gold watch during the Civil War. In addition, he employed a domestic servant by 1870. Stein was married to
Fannie (b. ca. 1833) with whom he had several children, including a son, Jacob (b. ca. 1853), who became a bookkeeper. Stein
assumed sole operation of Stein & Jones in 1869 and operated the business until his sudden death from apoplexy at his residence
on Marshall Street on January 11, 1871.
|
| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
|
Portrait from the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia. |
| References |
See Stein & Jones and Jones, Alfred. |
| Has format |
LCP-Stein-SpecimenAlbum-P-9349.jpg |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860 and 1870 |
|
Morais, The Jews of Philadelphia, 231 |
|
Philadelphia City and Business Directories 1851-1871 |
|
Sunday Dispatch, January 15, 1871 |
|
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment lists 1862-1865 |
| Image file |
LCP-Stein-SpecimenAlbum-P-9349 |
