Women Making Financial History
In association with the International Museum of Women (IMOW) , the Wells Fargo History Museum in San Francisco has opened its latest exhibit, “Women Making Financial History.” This exhibit examines...
View ArticleBackstage at an exhibition
We here at the SF History Museum are catching our breaths after having put on the final touches of our latest exhibition, Women Making Financial History. You have read previous posts about the...
View ArticleMaud Balch Thompson
A short time ago, we received an autobiography written by Maud Balch Thompson, who worked for Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco. Mrs. Thompson’s granddaughter was visiting one of our museums and had a...
View ArticleLife in the cemetery
Joycee Wong is a Curator at our San Francisco History Museum. Last year at this time — Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations — Joycee reflected on the hope and light one finds in darker issues of...
View ArticleA wheel isn’t just a wheel
There is something in our museum that is truly a work of art, and represents the highest attainment of 19th-century craftsmanship and engineering. While you might think that I’m referring to our grand...
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