Schiff, Jacob and President Theodore RooseveltThis undated photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt reading aloud as a group of dignitaries listens. Jacob Schiff can be seen…
Schiff, Jacob and William Gaynor, 1913Starting in the 1890s and early 1900s, Schiff worked to clean up municipal government and unseat the Tammany machine. To…
Schiff, Jacob at the Liberty Loan Parade, 1917Jacob Schiff supported the American war effort at the Liberty Loan Parade, 1917.
Schiff, Jacob WalkingApproximately 5’3” tall and fit, with a closely trimmed beard and moustache, Jacob Schiff cut a dignified figure. He carried…
Schneider, Alexander of Degussa and Jacob Hasslacher at Niagara Falls in 1892Alexander Schneider of Degussa and Jacob Hasslacher at Niagara Falls in 1892.
Schnell Brewery, ca 1870Christian Heurich purchased this brewery in 1872. He modernized and expanded it until he built a new brewery in a…
Schoenhut “All Wood Perfection Art Doll,” 1911-12Children’s need for and appreciation of realism in play assumed uncanny aspects in the discussion of Schoenhut’s “All Wood Perfection…
Schoenhut, Albert PortraitUndated portrait of German-born toymaker Albert Schoenhut, who first made a name for himself as a manufacturer of toy pianos…
Sears PlantThe new Sears plant was designed to enable the rapid and accurate filling of multiple-item order.
Sears Plant, 1904In 1904, Julius Rosenwald and Richard Sears built this state of the art plant for their rapidly expanding company.
Sears, Richard, PortraitRichard Sears was a tall, handsome man with acompelling personality.He relished the advertising and selling of merchandise. Rosenwald, on the…
Sect Wine Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1880sThe Sect Wine Company, which was located at 2814 to 2824 South Seventh St. in St. Louis, produced “Koehler’s Sect,”…
Sect Wine Company, St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1887This illustration shows the racking or clearing departments of the Sect Wine Company, where “Koehler’s Sect,” was cleared of sediment…
Shaw, Albert, ca. 1907Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was a journalist and the editor and publisher of Review of Reviews, a progressive magazine.
Siemens, Carl von, 1860Portrait of Carl von Siemens, who oversaw the development of the Russian branch of Siemens & Halske (photo 1860). He…
Siemens, Wilhelm von, 1875Portrait of Sir Wilhelm von Siemens, who built up the British branch of Siemens & Halske (photo 1875). He was…
Sing Mama, I play, 1912Albert Schoenhut started his business by manufacturing toy pianos. He then branched out into the production of other musical instruments…
Sir John Falstaff talking to a page boy – scene from Shakespeare, ca. 1868Sir John Falstaff talking to a page boy – scene from Shakespeare. Lithograph, c. 1868, by F. Heppenheimer & Co.,…
