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Hilgard, Heinrich

See A Reputation for Cross-Cultural Business:Henry Villard and German Investment in the United States

V-16 airplane engine developed by the Duesenberg brothers

The impressive V-16 airplane engine that the Duesenberg brothers developed while under government contract during WWI.

Val. J. Peter Newspapers: The Rise and Decline of a Twentieth-Century German-Language Newspaper Empire

Created By: James M. Berquist Source/Publisher: Yearbook of German-American Studies 29 (1994): 117–128

Valley Empires: Hugh Glenn and Henry Miller in the Shaping of California

Created By: Scheuring, Ann Foley Publisher: Rumsey, CA: Gold Oak Press, 2010

Valuation of the Gold Nugget from Reed Mine, George Reid vs. George Barnhardt and others

Valuation of the gold nugget that caused the dispute which shut down Reed's mine for ten years. George Reid vs.…

Vase, NY & Rudolstadt Pottery.

Veer Towers in Las Vegas, completed in 2010 under the design leadership of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido

The Veer Towers in Las Vegas, completed in 2010 under the design leadership of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido.

Veer Towers in Las Vegas, completed in 2010 under the design leadership of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido

The Veer Towers in Las Vegas, completed in 2010 under the design leadership of Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido.

VeriThin Watch, Face and Movement

Introduced in 1904, Gruen’s VeriThin (also spelled Verithin or Veri-Thin) was about one-third thinner than conventional movements. The hairspring and…

Vernon as Baby in Leipzig, 1927

Lilli as a baby with her parents, Hermann and Erna Menasche, and her older brother Fred in Leipzig, 1927.

Vernon as CEO of a Multi-Million-Dollar Company

Lillian Vernon as CEO of a multi-million-dollar company. This picture was featured on the cover of her autobiography An Eye…

Vernon at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Spring Gala

Vernon with her company’s newly launched website

Vernon, Lillian

Born into a wealthy Jewish family in Germany, Lillian came to the U.S. as a child after escaping from the Nazi regime of the 1930s. With an entrepreneurial spirit inherited from a family of businessmen, the “Queen of Catalogs” built her mail-order empire from scratch.

Vernon, Lillian and Paolo Martino at the Lincoln Center

Lillian Vernon and Paolo Martino arrive at Jazz At Lincoln Center's 6th Annual Spring Gala on May 14, 2007 in…

Vernon's First Ad

The first ad Lillian Vernon placed in the September 1951 issue of Seventeen.

Vernon's First Catalog

The first catalog that Lillian and Sam Hochberg sent to customers in 1956.

Vernon's Parents at a Dance

Lillian’s parents, Hermann and Erna Menasche, at a dance.

Vesuvius Iron Furnace ruins, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio

Contemporary image of the Vesuvius Iron Furnace ruins, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Victor G. Bloede Company in Baltimore, MD

Depiction of the Victor G. Bloede Company in Baltimore, Maryland. The image appeared on the back of the company's business…