Kessel, Adam in semi-retirement in upstate New YorkAdam Kessel, in semi-retirement in upstate New York.
Ketubah, or marriage contract, between Haym Salomon and Rachel FranksA ketubah, or marriage contract, between Haym Salomon and Rachel Franks for their wedding on July 6, 1777. The ketubah…
Keuffel & Esser building, 127 Fulton Street, New York CityPhotographs of the interior and exterior of the Keuffel & Esser building, 127 Fulton Street, New York City. In 1878,…
Keuffel & Esser Co. announcement of Montreal branch house openingAfter opening stores in Chicago (1891), St. Louis (1894), and San Francisco (1901), Keuffel and Esser expanded into Canada, where they opened a store in Montreal in 1908. Source: # 2010.025.0001, Hoboken Historical Museum.
Keuffel & Esser workshopPhotograph of the Keuffel & Esser workshop. Source: “Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967,” p.8.
Keuffel and Esser’s “‘Duplex’ Slide Rule” AdvertisementThis advertisement for a Cox model duplex slide rule explained the new features of the rule, described how it worked, and noted how it differed from the Mannheim style rule.
Keuffel, Wilhelm J.D.Wilhelm Johann Diedrich Keuffel was one of the founding partners of Keuffel & Esser Company (K&E), a scientific instrument manufacturing firm founded in New York City in 1867. Best known for its popularization of the slide rule, Keuffel & Esser was the first American company to specialize in the manufacture and sale of drafting and surveying tools. By the early twentieth century, it was one of the largest manufacturers of scientific instruments in the world.
Keuffel, Wilhelm J.D. PortraitPortrait of Wilhelm J.D. Keuffel. Source: “Partners in Creating. The First Century of K+E 1867/1967,” p. 3.
Kibler deed for Bechtler's first land purchase in North CarolinaBechtler’s first purchase of land in North Carolina was made with Martin Kibler's assistance, since Bechtler was not yet a…
Kids’ Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American ChildhoodCreated By: Cross, Gary Publisher: Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997
King Cohn: The Life and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry CohnCreated By: Thomas, Bob Publisher: 1967. Beverly Hills, Calif.: New Millennium Books, 2000
King Cotton and His Retainers: Financing and Marketing the Cotton Crop of the South 1800-1925Created By: Woodman, Harold D Publisher: Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1968
King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc RichCreated By: Ammann, Daniel Publisher: New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009
King of the Bootleggers – A Biography of George RemusCreated By: Cook, William A. Publisher: Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc. Publishers, 2008
King Ranch Papers: An Unauthorized and Irreverent History of the World's Largest Landholders: The Kleberg FamilyCreated By: Dick Frost Publisher: Chicago: Aquarius Rising Press, 1985
King vs. John Peter ZengerNew York Supreme Court minute book page, Monday, August 4, 1735, The King vs. John Peter Zenger
King, Richard Portrait, n.d.Richard King (1824-1885), founder of the King Ranch, was the quintessential early entrepreneur of the Texas frontier. King was born…
