Nov 21 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 60

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(CALIFORNIA.) File of Wells Fargo & Company Express employment applications. 118 items: 15 partly printed employment applications completed in manuscript, 14 x 8½ inches, signed by the applicants, 1911-1915; plus 101 file copies of employment applications for employees hired between 1908 and 1911 (most typescript, a few manuscript carbon, a few secretarial manuscript); plus 2 character references for applicants on Wells Fargo forms, 1911 and 1912; condition varies with a few worn. Los Angeles, CA, 1908-1915

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A nice trove of social history and genealogical information. Each applicant gives their date and place of birth, the names of their parents, father's occupation, home town, detailed employment history, and names of references.