Setting Up Shop in the Old West: Mercantile Interests The Southwest Jewish Archives collections contain photographs offering the look and feel of "Main Streets" throughout the Southwest. These images show different general stores established in cities and towns in New Mexico and Arizona by Jewish businessmen and their families. In addition, we have added related items, such as advertisements or images of a store's interior. [41K] [19K] Left, the Jacobs block in Tucson; right, The Bibo Store, c. 1903: Joseph Bibo (bow tie) and his wife in front of his store at Bernalillo, New Mexico. Boy with the dog - James Bibo (their oldest son) deceased; next to him Milton Bibo (2nd son); girl in wagon Reina Bibo (Stolaroff) (their daughter) From the notes on the back of the Archives photograph written by Arthur Bibo, and dated 3/4/61. "Photo 1903, [ notes by Arthur Bibo, dated 3/4/1961] Simon Bibo sold his interest with Joseph Bibo in this store in 1892. Then my father Emil Bibo was in business with Joseph Bibo until 1899. Building no longer stands." [39K] [32K] [43K] Spiegelberg Block Illustration, New Mexico; Spiegelberg advertisement from the 1882 Business Directory and Gazeteer of New Mexico; Newspaper advertisement for the I. E. Solomon store [20K] [39K] A typed note, entitled "Another Civil War Story," accompanies this 50 centavos script distributed by the Spiegelberg bank. It was prepared by Mrs. Willi (Flora) Spiegelberg and can be found in the Museum of New Mexico in Sante Fe; I. E. Solomon, Dealer in General Merchandise [34K] [59K] A & B Schuster Company early 1920's store in Holbrook, Arizona; Interior of the Schuster's Holbrook store, circa 1890. At far left, Max Schuster and at far right Adolph Schuster