Colorized halftone postcard showing a teeming street market scene in "The Ghetto" -- the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, historically the heart of the Jewish immigrant community. The overhead view captures a busy market day on what appears to be Hester or Orchard Street: pushcart vendors selling fruits and produce line both sides, while hundreds of men, women, and children crowd the unpaved street. An ice cream cart is visible at center; tenement buildings of 6-7 stories line the background. A flower vendor, delivery wagons, and horse-drawn carts complete the animated scene.

• Caption: "The Ghetto, New York City."
• Card no.: 174 / R-43971
• Publisher: The American Art Publishing Co., New York City
• Status: Unposted