The Age of the World Wars, 1918-1945

After tense negotiations, General Lew Wallace finally reached an agreement with Klaw & Erlanger to produce Ben-Hur onstage, 1899.

German church records showing the marriage of John Philip Sousa’s maternal grandparents and the immigration status of their children.

Report of Kessel’s arrest, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov. 16, 1895.

John M. Hancock to Monroe Wertheimer, Dec. 28, 1935

The Harmonica as an Important Factor in Modern Education was published by the Hohner company in 1931.

William J. Haussler to M. Hohner, Trossingen, July 16, 1919.

Hirsch-Weis Mfg. Co. to “Mr. Store Owner,” form letter, Oct. 1, 1939.

"Hirsch-Weis Outdoor Garments."

“The Hirsch-Weis Ski Stag,” catalog layout.

Max S. Hirsch, “Manager’s Statement,” Jan. 6, 1908.

A 1966 Hohner advertisement celebrating astronaut Wally Schirra’s feat of smuggling a harmonica on board the Gemini VI-A shuttle to…

This 1912 catalog advertisement illustrates the Hohner company’s pride in its dramatic expansion.

A simplified family tree of the Hohner family.

In 1897, the Hohner firm patented a harmonica that would be sold under the brand name “Marine Band” and become…

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Sep. 21, 1922.

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Dec. 2, 1924.

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Nov. 23, 1925.

In this 1927 letter, the New York firm enclosed a copy of a letter that the National Association for the…

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, May 18, 1928.

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, March 18, 1936.