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Lena Haber with Ida and Morris Weissbach

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: circa 1916; 1911 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 7.1 x 10.9 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Ben Haber Identifier: aql:22314 scc-haber-000006 scc-haber-000006.tif

Description: Ben Haber's mother Lena's family - From left to right, Ida Weissbach and her husband Morris Weissbach with Ida's sister, Lena Klein. Lena is about sixteen years old in this photo taken shortly after her immigration to the United States and would soon marry into the Haber family. This photo was likely taken in a lower Manhattan photo studio where Lena worked for many years in the garment industry.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:33774; aql:22325

Creator : Ben Haber

Date : circa 1916; 1911

Summary/Description : Ben Haber's mother Lena's family - From left to right, Ida Weissbach and her husband Morris Weissbach with Ida's sister, Lena Klein. Lena is about sixteen years old in this photo taken shortly after her immigration to the United States and would soon marry into the Haber family. This photo was likely taken in a lower Manhattan photo studio where Lena worked for many years in the garment industry.

Subject : Portraits; Immigrant families; Haber, Lena; Weissbach, Ida; Weissbach, Morris

Rights : Produced by John White with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Manhattan, NY Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 7.1 x 10.9 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:22314 scc-haber-000006 scc-haber-000006.tif

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Subject:
Portraits; Immigrant families; Haber, Lena; Weissbach, Ida; Weissbach, Morris
Rights Notice
Produced by John White with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. www.storycorps.org; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.


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