Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Search results

  1. Jun 28, 2024 · Adolph Sutro was the 24th mayor of San Francisco, 1894-1896. He was a Jewish-American immigrant from Germany, a brilliant mining engineer, entrepreneur, real estate developer, art and literary collector.

  2. 4 days ago · Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) was one of San Francisco’s most beloved mayors and esteemed citizens. Originally from Prussia, he amassed millions in the Comstock Lode (Nevada Silver Rush of 1859)...

  3. Jun 8, 2024 · Later Adolph Sutro, a mining millionaire who became mayor of San Francisco, built an elaborate seaside entertainment complex — a Victorian glass palace next to the Cliff House that included...

  4. 3 days ago · The papers consist primarily of correspondence. Letters to Adolph Sutro in the 1860s and 1870s document his attempts to build the Sutro Tunnel with assistance from federal legislation and foreign capital. Letters from the 1880s are personal, covering such topics as trees for Sutro's estate and requests for charity.

  5. Jun 9, 2024 · Adolph Sutro, a mining millionair­e who became mayor of San Francisco, built an elaborate seaside entertainm­ent complex — a Victorian glass palace next to the Cliff House that included indoor swimming pools, an ice rink and a museum of curiositie­s.

  6. Jun 27, 2024 · The sprawling indoor swimming complex was the pet project of Adolph Sutro, a wealthy entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco who became widely known as a populist over his illustrious...

  7. Jun 8, 2024 · Adolph Sutro was the owner, contractor and financier who designed and supervised construction of the 3.8-mile tunnel. It was excavated from Dayton, Nevada and ended 1,640 feet...