The above image is a drawing by A. Berghaus, no doubt for a magazine because of the substantial page number listed near the engraver's name. The artist doesn't appear, upon inspection of the character of the drawing, to have a political bias concerning the overwhelming waves of immigrants shifting the cultural sands of the United States of America; describing what is seen at this Polish trading post suits his objective, and talents. Claimed by many to specifically describe the goings-on of Polish Jewish immigrants at this post, the artist determinedly portrays a diverse, lively crowd, seeming to brim with expectations and, as an undertone, hope; such a contrasting portrait of immigrants than what is often displayed in mainstream education, though the common myth of the country with streets paved with gold was expected, yet not existing. The sentimental, depressing story of haggard, despairing expatriates often appeals more in modern day when teaching fickle students the tempestuous history of our country; however, as the artist reminds, unbidden, the readers of his era, these immigrants led lives little different from the typical middle-class man, simply in a different economic setting. All Americans were bustling individuals, attempting to be productive in their own ways in the land which they inhabited. This lone message in the picture may not have produced much effect -- despite the fact that the date of the picture is unknown, it is possible to tell that this drawing is from the nineteenth century by the style and subject -- since it would be decades after the first waves of German immigrants in the 1830s (Worth 27) and Eastern European in the 1880s (Epstein 8) until any great social changed occurred to decrease the economic stress and discrimination present for them in America. However, this picture remains a testament to the knowledge that there were some who looked upon the Jewish immigrants with interest and reason, and sometimes tolerance and respect.