Billhead of Walter H. Lowenstein, Tobacco Merchant, Galveston, Texas, May 18, 1878


Billhead from May 18, 1878, for a purchase of 1000 cigars from Walter H. Lowenstein, a tobacco merchant in Galveston, Texas, to the Menger Hotel. The bill shows a purchase price of $50 plus $0.50 for the box, with the cigars to be sent via Express. The brand of cigar is listed as "Marquis of ???". The billhead is notable for its striking graphics. Further research reveals that a Milton Walter Lowenstein was born in 1888 and married Theresa Freiberg, daughter of Henry Freiberg and Emma Judah Mendelsohn Freiberg. Additional information is unavailable.


Associated People/Businesses

  • Lowenstein, Walter H.

Geography

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 5