Miller, Henry land holdingsMap of Henry Miller Land Holdings from Edward F. Treadwell, The Cattle King, A Dramatized Biography (New York: Macmillan Co.,…
Music for the People, Praise for the Donor: Spreckels’ Temple of Music and the Public Spirit of San FranciscoThe Temple of Music was Claus Spreckels’ most expensive gift to his adopted hometown of San Francisco. It was a…
Nathan-Dohrmann in Butler Block. Firm Takes Lease on Building and Will Soon Move DowntownJanuary 19, 1908, page 21, article from the San Francisco Call discussing Nathan-Dohrmann's decision to lease property in the Butler…
Newspaper Ad for Universal CityAdvertisement for the opening of Universal Studios in California. The ad encourages people to visit the studios to "see how…
Parmelee-Dohrmann Co. of Los Angeles newspaper advertisementAdvertisement for electrical reading lamps by the Parmelee-Dohrmann Co. of Los Angeles. From the Los Angeles Herald, February 13, 1910,…
Patriarch Moved to Tears: Farewell to Claus Spreckels Going EastClaus Spreckels was often characterized as a rational man driven by his desire to accumulate wealth. The document, however, paints…
Pension Fund of $60,000 as a Birthday Gift. B. Nathan, Veteran Merchant, who Has Launched a $60,000 Pension Fund for the Benefit of his EmployesMarch 18, 1913, article from the San Francisco Call describing the pension fund established by the Nathan-Dohrmann Company for its…
Percentage of Americans of German OriginAs late as 1910, about nine percent of the American population had been born in Germany or was of German…
Promoting the Beet Sugar Industry: Claus Spreckels before CongressClaus Spreckels was the father of the American beet sugar industry. In the early 1890s, beet sugar production had surpassed…
Reported Resources of Wells Fargo Nevada National BankIn 1905, Isaias Hellman oversaw the merger of the Nevada Bank with the Wells Fargo Bank. He then took over…
Sanjon de Santa Rita land grantThe Sanjon de Santa Rita land grant issued to Francisco Soberanes by the General Land Office of the United States,…
