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FormatJournal Article
Title, AnalyticThe Golden Age of the American Cigar: How German Americans Puffed Along
Journal TitleInfoblatt
Date of PublicationSpring 2011
Volume ID16
Issue ID2
Location in Work6-8, ill.
Language or Document TypeEnglish
ISSN1528-185X
AbstractIn 1885 Iowa ranked 14th in cigar production and . . . Davenport boasted 32 factories, up from a mere three registered in the City Directory of 1861. . . . The largest factory in Iowa was owned by the German immigrant Nicholas Kuhnen and was located at Perry and Second streets in Davenport. Other German immigrants who produced cigars in Davenport include Ferdinand Haak and Peter N. Jacobsen.
NotesGerman American Heritage Center, Davenport, Iowa
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Iowa/ 19th century/ 20th century/ Business & Industry/ Davenport (Iowa)