Title:
William L. Hughson Company collection, 1906-1937
Hughson
Creator/Contributor:
William L. Hughson Company, creator
Creator/Contributor:
National Liberty Insurance Company of America
Creator/Contributor:
Standard Gas Engine Company
Creator/Contributor:
Thomas R. Lamb Co., Inc
Creator/Contributor:
West American Insurance Company
Abstract:
3 ledger books containing meeting minutes of the William L. Hughson Company, along with correspondence, statistics, and invoices,
the latter regarding a dispute involving insurance premiums paid by the William L. Hughson Company on behalf of the Standard
Gas Engine Company.
Date:
1906 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Automobile dealerships
Insurance companies
Note:
The William L. Hughson Company was founded by William L. Hughson (1869-1969) in 1902 after meeting Henry Ford and viewing
one of his motor carriages at a bicycle show. Hughson bought twelve automobiles from the company and, based in San Francisco,
became the first franchised Ford dealership, covering California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. The twelve cars
remained unsold until 1906, when Hughson saved half of them from the April 18th conflagration. These autos proved essential
during and after the disaster, and proved to many the value of the automobile. The William L. Hughson Company prospered in
the years that followed, and finally closed in 1979.
Hughson.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
1 manuscript box 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.