Largest sugar refinery in the world in Philadelphia, 1890Fighting the Sugar Trust: The largest sugar refinery in the world at Philadelphia, 1890. From: "Claus Spreckels and the Sugar…
Loading sugar in Maui, ca. mid-1890sLoading sugar in Maui, ca. mid-1890s. From: Lucien Young, The real Hawaii. Its history and present condition (New York, 1899)
Long Room, City TavernMiranda in Long Room, City Tavern. In the City Tavern Cookbook, Staib explains: “The Tavern staff is dressed exactly as…
Luckenbach Flour Mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, n.d.An example of a large, industrial-scale mill is the Luckenbach Flour Mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, n.d.
Ludwig, Christopher's carved wooden board for making pressed gingerbread cookiesChristopher Ludwig's (or Ludwick's) carved wooden board for making pressed gingerbread cookies. The obverse side of the mold includes an…
Magnolia was the brand name of one of the top-grade flours, called “patent” flours introduced C.H. GuentherMagnolia was the brand name of one of the top-grade flours, called “patent” flours, introduced in 1899 following the lawsuit…
Miller & Lux teams hauling grain to Salt Slough warehouse, 1890sMiller & Lux teams hauling grain to Salt Slough warehouse, 1890s.
Miss Betty’s, JamaicaMiss Betty’s, Jamaica: This is the location where Staib was taught the original Jamaican recipes that he still uses when…
Official letterhead used by the Klein Chocolate CompanyThe official letterhead used by the Klein Chocolate Company.
Pabst Hotel and Restaurant in New York City around 1900Picture of the Pabst Hotel and Restaurant in New York City around 1900. The building was located at Forty-Second Street…
Packing and shipping area in the Bevo building, mid-to-late 1930sPacking and shipping area in the Bevo building, mid-to-late 1930s. Bevo was a non-alcoholic brew designed to maintain an Anheuser-Busch…
Pioneer Flour Mills brand flour barrel bearing the image of C.H. GuentherIn 1899, the company incorporated and renamed many of its products in compliance with the terms of the legal settlement…
Pioneer Flour Mills brand flour sack bearing the image of C.H. GuentherIn 1899, the company incorporated and renamed many of its products in compliance with the terms of the legal settlement…
Postcard of the Cracker Jack Bears meeting President Theodore Roosevelt, ca. 1907–1908.A postcard of the Cracker Jack Bears meeting President Theodore Roosevelt, ca. 1907–1908.