First Generation

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

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

Jacob or Frederick Beringer in the Beringer Winery Barrel Room

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

Portrait of (young) Jacob Beringer

Portrait of (older) Jacob Beringer

Portrait of Emile Berliner, ca. 1900-1910

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

Portrait of Emile Berliner in 1872.

Portrait of Emile Berliner, ca. 1875.

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

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

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