Ernst Kohlberg 1881

La imagen enseña a Ernst Kohlberg en 1881. Ernst Kohlberg (1857-1910) nació en Beverungen, Westfalia, en ese tiempo servía como una provincia de Prusia. Se fue de casa en 1875 con Solomon C. Schutz, quien tenía intereses comerciales en el área de El Paso. Kohlberg aceptó trabajar para Schutz sin salario de seis meses a un año con el fin de repagar los costos de su pasaje a Texas. Los dos llegaron a Franklin, como se le llamaba a El Paso en ese entonces, por carreta de caballo. Después de terminar su deuda con Schutz, Kohlberg invirtió en una mina de oro mexicana y trabajó en San Francisco antes de regresar a Franklin en 1881 y abrir una tienda de puros junto con su hermano. En una visita familiar a Alemania en 1884, Kohlberg conoció y se casó con Olga Bernstein. Los dos se convirtieron en figuras de importancia cívica y filántropa en El Paso. Olga Kohlberg fundó el primer jardín de infantes público en Texas. Los Kohlberg fueron empresarios de negocios exitosos que hicieron contribuciones valiosas e importantes al desarrollo de El Paso y el oeste de Texas. En 1886 los hermanos Kohlberg establecieron la primera fábrica de puros en el suroeste. Operaban el negocio bajo el nombre de Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company. Cinco años más tarde, los jóvenes empresarios abrieron la Fábrica Internacional de Puros. Como los primeros fabricantes de puros en la región suroeste, el producto exclusivo de los Kohlberg se convirtió en el popular cigarro La Internacional. Entre las otras propiedades de Ernst Kohlberg estaba el Hotel St. Charles, que le alquilo a un jugador compulsivo quien en 1910 mató a Kohlberg de un disparo después de atrasarse mucho en sus pagos. El Sr. y la Sra. Kohlberg tuvieron cuatro hijos, tres niños y una niña. Olga Kohlberg murió en 1935.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Collection Name: Kohlberg family papers. Photo ID: MS369 Ernst.

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Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company

The image shows female workers putting cigars into boxes at the Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company (later: La Internacional cigar). The image dates from 1886 or the years after. The factory was originally located on El Paso Street, it moved to Santa Fe Street in 1911. A lot of skilled Mexican workers were employed there. Ernst Kohlberg (1857–1910) was born in Beverungen, Westphalia, at that time a province of Prussia. He left home in 1875 with Solomon C. Schutz, who had business interests in the El Paso area. Kohlberg agreed to work for Schutz without salary for six months to a year in order to defray the costs of his passage to Texas. The two reached Franklin, as El Paso was then called, by stagecoach. After working off his debt to Schutz, Kohlberg invested in a Mexican gold mine and worked in San Francisco before returning to Franklin in 1881 and opening a cigar store in partnership with his brother. On a family visit to Germany in 1884, Kohlberg met and married Olga Bernstein. The two became prominent civic leaders and philanthropists in El Paso; Olga Kohlberg founded the first public kindergarten in Texas. The Kohlbergs were successful business entrepreneurs who made valuable and memorable civic contributions to the development of El Paso and West Texas. In 1886 the Kohlberg brothers established the first cigar factory in the Southwest. They operated the business under the name of Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company. Five years later, the young businessmen opened the International Cigar Factory. As the first cigar manufacturers in the Southwest area, the Kohlbergs’ signature product became the popular La Internacional cigar. Among Ernst Kohlberg's other holdings was the St. Charles Hotel, which he leased to a compulsive gambler who in 1910 shot and killed Kohlberg after falling far behind in his rent. Mr. and Mrs. Kohlberg had four children, three boys and one girl. Olga Kohlberg died in 1935.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Collection Name: Kohlberg family papers. Photo ID: MS369 Kohl007.

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Let's Go - advertisement for La Internacional cigar

The image shows advertisement for La Internacional cigar - the most popular cigar company in the southwest. Built up by Ernst Kohlberg and his brother, the factory was originally located on El Paso Street, it moved to Santa Fe Street in 1911. A lot of skilled Mexican workers were employed there. Ernst Kohlberg (1857–1910) was born in Beverungen, Westphalia, at that time a province of Prussia. He left home in 1875 with Solomon C. Schutz, who had business interests in the El Paso area. Kohlberg agreed to work for Schutz without salary for six months to a year in order to defray the costs of his passage to Texas. The two reached Franklin, as El Paso was then called, by stagecoach. After working off his debt to Schutz, Kohlberg invested in a Mexican gold mine and worked in San Francisco before returning to Franklin in 1881 and opening a cigar store in partnership with his brother. On a family visit to Germany in 1884, Kohlberg met and married Olga Bernstein. The two became prominent civic leaders and philanthropists in El Paso; Olga Kohlberg founded the first public kindergarten in Texas. The Kohlbergs were successful business entrepreneurs who made valuable and memorable civic contributions to the development of El Paso and West Texas. In 1886 the Kohlberg brothers established the first cigar factory in the Southwest. They operated the business under the name of Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company. Five years later, the young businessmen opened the International Cigar Factory. As the first cigar manufacturers in the Southwest area, the Kohlbergs’ signature product became the popular La Internacional cigar. Among Ernst Kohlberg's other holdings was the St. Charles Hotel, which he leased to a compulsive gambler who in 1910 shot and killed Kohlberg after falling far behind in his rent. Mr. and Mrs. Kohlberg had four children, three boys and one girl. Olga Kohlberg died in 1935.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Collection Name: Kohlberg family papers. Photo ID: MS369 let's go.

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Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company

The image shows workers making cigars at the Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company (later: La Internacional cigar). The image dates from 1886 or the years after. The factory was originally located on El Paso Street, it moved to Santa Fe Street in 1911. A lot of skilled Mexican workers were employed there. Ernst Kohlberg (1857–1910) was born in Beverungen, Westphalia, at that time a province of Prussia. He left home in 1875 with Solomon C. Schutz, who had business interests in the El Paso area. Kohlberg agreed to work for Schutz without salary for six months to a year in order to defray the costs of his passage to Texas. The two reached Franklin, as El Paso was then called, by stagecoach. After working off his debt to Schutz, Kohlberg invested in a Mexican gold mine and worked in San Francisco before returning to Franklin in 1881 and opening a cigar store in partnership with his brother. On a family visit to Germany in 1884, Kohlberg met and married Olga Bernstein. The two became prominent civic leaders and philanthropists in El Paso; Olga Kohlberg founded the first public kindergarten in Texas. The Kohlbergs were successful business entrepreneurs who made valuable and memorable civic contributions to the development of El Paso and West Texas. In 1886 the Kohlberg brothers established the first cigar factory in the Southwest. They operated the business under the name of Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company. Five years later, the young businessmen opened the International Cigar Factory. As the first cigar manufacturers in the Southwest area, the Kohlbergs’ signature product became the popular La Internacional cigar. Among Ernst Kohlberg's other holdings was the St. Charles Hotel, which he leased to a compulsive gambler who in 1910 shot and killed Kohlberg after falling far behind in his rent. Mr. and Mrs. Kohlberg had four children, three boys and one girl. Olga Kohlberg died in 1935.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Collection Name: Kohlberg family papers. Photo ID: MS369 Kohl003.

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Tienda de Puros Kohlberg

La imagen muestra el interior de la tienda de puros Kohlberg, que abrió sus puertas en 1881. La imagen enseña a Ernst Kohlberg en 1881. Ernst Kohlberg (1857-1910) nació en Beverungen, Westfalia, en ese tiempo servía como una provincia de Prusia. Se fue de casa en 1875 con Solomon C. Schutz, quien tenía intereses comerciales en el área de El Paso. Kohlberg aceptó trabajar para Schutz sin salario de seis meses a un año con el fin de repagar los costos de su pasaje a Texas. Los dos llegaron a Franklin, como se le llamaba a El Paso en ese entonces, por carreta de caballo. Después de terminar su deuda con Schutz, Kohlberg invirtió en una mina de oro mexicana y trabajó en San Francisco antes de regresar a Franklin en 1881 y abrir una tienda de puros junto con su hermano. En una visita familiar a Alemania en 1884, Kohlberg conoció y se casó con Olga Bernstein. Los dos se convirtieron en figuras de importancia cívica y filántropa en El Paso. Olga Kohlberg fundó el primer jardín de infantes público en Texas. Los Kohlberg fueron empresarios de negocios exitosos que hicieron contribuciones valiosas e importantes al desarrollo de El Paso y el oeste de Texas. En 1886 los hermanos Kohlberg establecieron la primera fábrica de puros en el suroeste. Operaban el negocio bajo el nombre de Kohlberg Brothers Tobacco Company. Cinco años más tarde, los jóvenes empresarios abrieron la Fábrica Internacional de Puros. Como los primeros fabricantes de puros en la región suroeste, el producto exclusivo de los Kohlberg se convirtió en el popular cigarro La Internacional. Entre las otras propiedades de Ernst Kohlberg estaba el Hotel St. Charles, que le alquilo a un jugador compulsivo quien en 1910 mató a Kohlberg de un disparo después de atrasarse mucho en sus pagos. El Sr. y la Sra. Kohlberg tuvieron cuatro hijos, tres niños y una niña. Olga Kohlberg murió en 1935.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, University of Texas at El Paso Library. Collection Name: Kohlberg family papers. Photo ID: MS369 kohl_store2.

Cargado por: UTEP Library Special Collections