Federal Sugar Refining Company building, seen from Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, 2013Photograph of Federal Sugar Refining Company building, seen from Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, 2013
Female Entrepreneurship in the United StatesSuggested framework for a short unit consisting of four sessions in an upper-level undergraduate/ graduate course in German-American Studies, Gender Studies, German-American History, Business and Entrepreneurship Studies
Festivities at Cone Mills, ca. 1925In addition to building on-site recreational facilities for his employees and their families, Moses Cone organized numerous festivities and social…
Fey Draw Poker machines on the counter of a San Francisco saloonOne of Fey’s Draw Poker machines on the counter of a San Francisco saloon.
Fey, Charles and his Longtime Foreman Albert Quast on the Factory FloorCharles Fey (left) with his longtime foreman Albert Quast (right) on the factory floor.
Fey, Charles AugustOver the course of a successful career, Charles August Fey made significant contributions to the development of America’s gaming industry. He is remembered today as the creator of the modern slot machine and as the “Thomas Edison of slots.”
Fey, Charles August, patent for a coin-operated weighing scaleCharles August Fey, patent for a coin-operated weighing scale. Patented November 4, 1913
Fey, Charles surveys the damage at Chas. Fey & Co. after the earthquake and fire of 1906Charles Fey surveys the damage at Chas. Fey & Co., 406 Market Street, after the earthquake and fire of 1906.
Fey, Charles with his grandsonsCharles Fey with his grandsons (from left to right): Franklin (born 1929), Marshall (born 1928), and Edmund, Jr. (born 1926).
Fey, Charles with his staff at their temporary factory following the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1908Right after the earthquake and fire of 1906, Fey moved his operations to a shed at 395 Jessie Street. The…
Fifteen Largest Ancestries: 2000In the 2000 U.S. Census, German was the ethnic background most frequently listed by respondents. 42.8 million Americans considered themselves…
Fifty Golden Years: A History of the Hosiery Industry in Berks County, PennsylvaniaCreated By: Holton, James Publisher: Pottstown: Schuylkill River Greenway Association, 1993
Fighting the Sugar Trust: A Question of LibertyClaus Spreckels’ decision to erect the world’s largest sugar refinery in Philadelphia and to fight the Sugar Trust face-to-face is…
