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First Generation

John Jacob Astor, Full Portrait
Astor, John Jacob

John Jacob Astor. Engraving made from the drawing by Pierre Morand, November 12, 1842.

A Life of John Jacob Astor
Astor, John Jacob, A life of

Cover of a booklet created as an advertisement for Duke Brothers and Company, Durham, N.C., and packed in Duke's cigarettes.…

Barrel Room at Beringer Winery
Barrel Room at Beringer Winery

Jacob or Frederick Beringer in the Beringer Winery Barrel Room

Jacob and Frederick Beringer in cellar with large wine barrel
Beringer, Jacob and Frederick in cellar with large wine barrel

Jacob and Frederick in cellar with large wine barrel c. 1885

Portrait of Jacob Beringer
Beringer, Jacob Portrait

Portrait of (young) Jacob Beringer

Portrait of Jacob Beringer
Beringer, Jacob Portrait

Portrait of (older) Jacob Beringer

Emile Berliner, ca. 1900-1910
Berliner, Emile ca. 1900-1910

Portrait of Emile Berliner, ca. 1900-1910

Emile Berliner in later years
Berliner, Emile in later years

Portrait of Emile Berliner in later years, n.d.

Emile Berliner, 1872
Berliner, Emile, 1872

Portrait of Emile Berliner in 1872.

Emile Berliner, ca. 1875
Berliner, Emile, ca. 1875

Portrait of Emile Berliner, ca. 1875.

Portrait of Herman Cone, n.d.
Cone, Herman Portrait, n.d.

Herman Cone (1828-1897) was the father of Moses and Ceasar Cone. A first-generation immigrant, Herman Cone (born Kahn) left his…

Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. Letterhead
Heurich Brewing Co. Letterhead

Heurich company letterhead, ca 1910. This letterhead shows a different view of the Water Street brewery. It also shows some…

Kurt Wolff and Helen Wolff in the 1940s
Kurt Wolff and Helen Wolff in the 1940s

Portrait of Carl Laemmle
Laemmle, Carl Portrait

Waldorf, Germany
Waldorf, Germany

Waldorf, Germany, the village where John Jacob Astor was born (The Pall Mall Magazine, n.d., pg. 172)

Rudolph Wurlitzer
Wurlitzer, Rudolph

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