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Documents and objects

Dolf’s 1938 letter opened this archive. The rest of the records are here by kind.

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  1. Historic nighttime photograph of the Kaufhaus Reichenbach façade, with its tall illuminated upper windows, lit display windows and cobbled street

    Commercial objects

    Kaufhaus Reichenbach at Martiniplan 10 at night

    A family-held night photograph records the illuminated Martiniplan 10 façade and display windows.

  2. J. Reichenbach hanger — Herren- und Knaben-Moden

    Commercial objects

    A wooden hanger marked for J. Reichenbach men’s and boys’ fashions

    A surviving wooden hanger carries the J. Reichenbach men’s-and-boys’ clothing mark.

  3. Full-page Reichenbach advertisement in the Harzer Volksstimme, presenting spring clothing, dress fabrics, silks and linens in a tilted modern layout

    Commercial objects

    Reichenbach spring textiles and ready-made clothing advertisement

    The complete 1930 newspaper page advertises spring clothing, fabrics, silks and linens.

  4. Cropped 1964 Boston directory entry for Banner Sportswear Inc., naming Dolph Reichenbach as president

    Commercial objects

    A Boston directory names Dolph Reichenbach as Banner Sportswear’s president

    A 1964 Boston directory names Dolph Reichenbach as president of Banner Sportswear.

  5. Large J. Reichenbach newspaper advertisement headed 1500 Winter-Paletots and listing coats, winter jackets and men’s suits

    Commercial objects

    J. Reichenbach winter-clothing advertisement

    The 1902 advertisement presents 1,500 winter coats and the firm’s own workshops.

  6. Round J. Reichenbach Halberstadt advertising button naming the largest specialist house for men's and boys' fashions and low prices

    Commercial objects

    J. Reichenbach advertising button

    A small advertising button carried the J. Reichenbach name beyond the shop windows.

  7. Handwritten message side of a P. Reichenbach business postcard dated 27 September 1917

    Commercial objects

    Paul’s business ordered goods for J. Reichenbach in Wernigerode

    The message side of a 1917 business postcard asks that goods and an invoice go to J. Reichenbach in Wernigerode.

  8. Published Landesarchiv page showing Paul Reichenbach, Halberstadt, opposite Mennigen and Company in an official Aryanization list

    Commercial objects

    The state list naming Mennigen & Co. after Paul Reichenbach’s firm

    A Landesarchiv leaf names Mennigen & Co. K.-G. as the firm through which Paul Reichenbach’s business was Aryanized.

  9. AI-generated reconstruction of an architectural elevation headed Umbau J. Reichenbach Hoherweg Nr. 27, showing the remodeled department-store façade

    Commercial objects

    AI reconstruction of the 1913 J. Reichenbach façade drawing

    AI reconstruction based on the December 1913 façade document for J. Reichenbach at Hoher Weg 27; this is not a scan of the original.

  10. Museum display showing the 1913 J. Reichenbach façade elevation over a historical street map

    Commercial objects

    The Kaufhaus Reichenbach plan displayed in the museum

    A museum display identifies the drawing’s municipal building files and their November 1910 to December 1913 date range.

  11. Typed German notice conferring the War Aid Merit Cross on Paul Reichenbach

    Commercial objects

    The notice awarding Paul the Merit Cross for War Aid

    The Prussian award notification naming Paul Reichenbach and Hoheweg 27.

  12. Official gazette notice recording Jacob Reichenbach as owner of J. Reichenbach in Halberstadt firm register number 289

    Commercial objects

    Jacob Reichenbach registers J. Reichenbach in Halberstadt

    On 22 March 1866 the Prussian state gazette recorded merchant Jacob Reichenbach as the owner of J. Reichenbach in Halberstadt firm register no. 289. This is the first public register act yet found for Jacob’s firm. The business’s own advertisements continued to give 1843 as its founding year, so the notice registers an existing house rather than dating its beginning.