Moise Waldhorn, an immigrant from Alsace, France, established a pawnshop, the People’s Loan Office, on the corner of Royal and Conti Streets in 1881. Waldhorn began to take in furniture and jewelry from families that were still suffering in the wake of the Civil War, and eventually his pawnshop became one of the earliest antiques stores in the city. Waldhorn’s Antiques operated in the same spot for over 130 years.
![Antiques: A Rare Collection from Old Creole Families (88-495-RL)](https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/virtual-exhib/88-495-RL_000_covers_web.jpg)
Antiques: A Rare Collection from Old Creole Families
New Orleans: Boudousquie Print, between 1905 and 1910
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 88-495-RL
![M. Waldhorn trade card (56-12-L)](https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/virtual-exhib/56-12-L_verso_web.jpg)
M. Waldhorn trade card
ca. 1895
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 56-12-L
![M. Waldhorn trade card (recto; 56-12-L)](https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/virtual-exhib/56-12-L_recto_web.jpg)
M. Waldhorn trade card (recto)
ca. 1895
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 56-12-L
![Waldhorn’s, Royal and Conti Streets (1970.15.6)](https://www.hnoc.org/sites/default/files/virtual-exhib/1970.15.6_web.jpg)
Waldhorn’s, Royal and Conti Streets
between 1880 and 1910; platinum print
by Morgan Whitney
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1970.15.6