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Tailoring a Family Tradition in San Francisco since 1870
Great-Great Grandpa 1869 before he headed west to San Francisco
In 1869, the Trans Continental Railroad was finished and connected. Great-Great Grandpa high tailed it out of Europe west to San Francisco the following year. He had his tailoring shop setup in SF soon after.These 2 family pictures survived the 1906 SF earthquake & fire.
Above photo from The New York Times Photo Archives
Great Grandpa (son-in-law of above GGP) in his tailoring shop 1885 in downtown San Francisco
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