Billhead of Olcovich Brothers, San Francisco, 1886

Billhead from November 5, 1886, issued by Olcovich Brothers, importers in San Francisco, California, to Rosenberg Brothers in Nevada City, California. The billhead features an illustration of a sailing ship. The Olcovich brothers, Hyman, Joseph, Herman, and Benjamin, immigrated to Carson City, Nevada from Prussia in the early 1860s and established a successful dry goods business. They later expanded into other ventures, including a saloon, drug store, jewelry store, and a Chinese wash house. Isaac and Selig Olcovich, sons of Hyman Olcovich, published the semi-weekly newspaper *The Sun* from June 1889 to July 1891.

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  • Olcovich, Hyman / Olcovich, Joseph / Olcovich, Herman / Olcovich, Benjamin / Rosenberg Brothers

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