Wells Fargo Corporate Archives
About
The Wells Fargo Corporate Archives—an extensive collection of company records of enduring historical value—is the Company’s core corporate memory. The collection documents the origins, development, operations, and impact of Wells Fargo and all its subsidiaries, affiliates, and merger partners from 1852 to the present.
From historical images, objects, and information to modern-day collateral samples, archive materials are regularly utilized for museum exhibitions, litigation support, and public relations. Corporate historians also research the evolution of company products and services, long-standing customer and community relationships, the career paths of corporate leaders, and Wells Fargo's long-standing history of serving diverse communities.
Objects
Items in the Corporate Archives include not just records, but also objects that document the history of the stageocach, early and modern banking, popular culture, and the activities of Wells Fargo and merger partners.
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Wells Fargo Messenger, house organ, September 1916; cover art by Arthur Machia, Wells Fargo employee -
Wells Fargo & Company agent appointment, Eugene Shelby, Portland, Oregon, 1884 -
First Security Bank marketing poster, 1969 -
First National Bank of Arizona rocket ship coin bank -
Blueprints from Wells Fargo & Co. stable building, El Paso, Texas, 1908 -
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis t-shirt, 1982 -
Wells Fargo & Co's Bank check, San Francisco, California, made out to Sierra Club, 1893 -
United States National Bank of Omaha give-away thermos -
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. online banking disk, 1992 -
'Tales of Wells Fargo' children's toy hat, 1957-1962 -
Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co. Chinese give-away calendar, 1945 -
Wells Fargo & Co. employee ribbon, 1896 -
Wells Fargo Messenger', house organ, December 1916 -
Northwestern Banks paper dime saver (customer give-away) -
Wells Fargo & Co. give-away calendar, 1898 -
Wells Fargo Bank marketing poster, 1970 -
Matches and nail file give-aways -
Various ledger books -
Wells Fargo/Levi Strauss & Co. cover, aka envelope -
Wells Fargo & Co. Express Money Order advertisement -
Placer Savings and Loan Association Bingo card -
Wells Fargo & Company reward poster, 1871 -
Panama-Pacific International Exposition ribbons (San Francisco, CA), 1915 -
World's Columbian Exposition souvenir coin (Chicago, IL), given to Wells Fargo & Co. employees, 1893 -
Toy of the Wells Fargo sponsored NASCAR race car -
Wells Fargo & Co. Express Routes map, Western states, 1874 -
'Wells Fargo Messenger', house organ, October 1915; cover art by Charles M. O'Right -
Protectograph banking machine -
Wells Fargo & Co. Overland Mail cover, aka envelope -
Crocker National Bank, Crocker Spaniels, 1970s–1980s -
Leather top hat box with Wells Fargo & Company Express shipping label attached -
Wells Fargo Bank Mastercharge ad, 1968
Photos
Our photo collection captures the history of Wells fargo and merger partners.
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Henry Wells, Rochester, New York, Daguerreotype, 1844 -
William G. Fargo, New York, Imperial salted-paper print with added color, c. 1860; photographed by Matthew Brady -
Wells Fargo Bank branch, color transparency, Almaden Valley, California, c. 1975 -
First National Bank of Oakland building, Oakland, California, black and white print, c. 1900 -
Central Fidelity Bank interior, Richmond, Virginia, color print -
Mission Savings Bank building, San Francisco, California, mounted black and white print, c. 1910 -
Crocker National Bank employee, California, color transparency, c. 1970 -
Northwestern National Bank band, Minneapolis, Minnesota, black and white glass-plate negative, 1916 -
Wells Fargo Bank billboard, California, color print -
Wells Fargo Bank employees with IBM computers, California, color transparency, c. 1967 -
Citizens Bank and Trust Company ribbon cutting, Selma, Alabama, color print, c. 1965 -
Crocker-Citizens National Bank computer room, San Francisco, California, black and white print, c. 1967 -
Anglo-California National Bank of San Francisco employees, California, black and white print, c. 1935 -
Wells Fargo Express Stop, California, color print, c. 1982 -
Stagecoaches and train at the Wells Fargo & Co’s Express stop, Cisco, California, departing for Virginia City, Nevada, stereoview, c. 1868 -
First National Bank of Arizona drive-thru, Yuma, Arizona, black and white print, c. 1965 -
First National Bank of Dona Ana County hot air balloon, Las Cruces, New Mexico, color print, c. 1990 -
First National Bank of Escanaba building, Michigan, black and white print, c. 1960 -
First National Bank of Portland employee, Oregon, black and white print -
National Bank of Alaska, Fourth Avenue, Anchorage branch, Alaska, black and white print, c. 1962 -
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank, “Bank Club” members, San Francisco, California, panoramic print, c. 1920 -
The Iron River National Bank building, Iron River, Michigan, color print, c. 1989 -
Lynchburg National Bank building and employees, Lynchburg, Virginia, black and white print, 1887 -
Wells Fargo Bank computer room, California, color transparency, c. 1980s -
Northwestern National Bank of Sioux Falls building, South Dakota, black and white print, c. 1965 -
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company billboard, Tucson, Arizona, color Polaroid, 1973 -
Citizens Bank and Trust Company “Anytime Teller,” Selma, Alabama, color print, c. 1980 -
Wells Fargo Bank branch, Vallejo, California, black and white print, c. 1965 -
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company drive-thru, Tucson, Arizona, black and white print, c. 1965 -
Savings Union Bank of San Francisco building construction at Grant and O’Farrell Streets, San Francisco, California, black and white print, 1910 -
Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank interior, China, black and white print, c. 1920 -
SouthTrust Bank opening, Alabama, black and white print -
Crocker-Citizens National Bank bus ad, California, color print, 1963 -
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank building after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, California, black and white print, 1906
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Walker Bank and Trust Company building, Salt Lake City, Utah, color print
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Wells Fargo & Co. messengers, from the Northern Line (Salt Lake City, Virginia City, Helena, Ft. Benton), Salt Lake City, Utah, black and white print, 1868 -
Union Trust Company vault door, San Francisco, California
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Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank employee club picnic, Spring Valley Lake, California, black and white panoramic print, 1921
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company curb teller machine, High Point, North Carolina, black and white print, 1946 -
Wells Fargo Bank branch, Century City, California, color print, c. 1968
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Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Company branch, Livermore, California, black and white print, 1961 -
Crocker National Bank, Automated Banking System Network, California, color transparency, c. 1980s -
Wells Fargo & Company Express office, Ashland, Oregon, cabinet card, c. 1894 -
Wells Fargo Bank drive-thru, Woodside, California, black and white print, c. 1960s
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Wells Fargo Bank opening with stagecoach driver, Doug Murphey, Woodside, California, black and white print -
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company employees, San Francisco, California, black and white print, c. 1940s
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J.D. Hershner of United Bank of Denver affixing name change bumper sticker, Colorado, black and white print, 1970 -
Wells Fargo & Company Express railroad stop, Adamana, Arizona, black and white print, c. 1915 -
American Trust Company sign install, Sacramento, California, black and white print, c. 1950s
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Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company building, San Francisco, California, black and white mounted print
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Wells Fargo & Company Express baseball team, “Live Wires”, New York, New York, black and white print, 1916 -
Crocker National Bank building, Los Angeles, California, color print, c. 1970s
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Miners and Merchants Bank drive-thru, Bisbee, Arizona, black and white print, c. 1955
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Northwestern National Bank of Mankato, Buddy Bear, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Mankato, Minnesota, color Polaroid, May 1981
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First National Bank in Palm Beach promotion for War Bonds, Palm Beach, Florida, black and white print, 1942
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First American Bank of Walton’s Georgia Express card, Monroe, Georgia, black and white print, c. 1980s
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Wells Fargo & Company Express baseball team, Denver, Colorado, black and white mounted print, c. 1910 -
Midland National Bank drive-in banking, Minneapolis, Minnesota, black and white print, c. 1960s
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Wachovia National Bank building, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, cabinet card, 1893 -
Wells, Fargo & Company first office, San Francisco, California, Daguerreotype, c. 1852-1853
Advertisements
Selection of historic ads
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Wells Fargo & Co. Express Ad, 1852 -
Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank, “Time Account” ad, 1910s -
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., merger announcement, 1920s -
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., “How to buy $1000” ad, 1924 -
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., War Bonds savings ad, 1944 -
Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co., Banking services ad, 1948 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Two rooms that span a century” ad, 1956 – 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., Family bank ad, 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., “Automatic savings” ad, 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., “Beet growing” ad, 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., “At the gateway to the Pacific” ad, 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., “Smart woman” ad, 1960 -
Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co., Drive-in window ad, 1961 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Wells Fargo Bankloan Plan” ad, 1962 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Manage money matters” ad, 1962 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Wired for service” ad, 1963 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Look what you and Wells Fargo can do!” car ad, 1964 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Look what you and Wells Fargo can do!” house ad, 1964 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “A few things that are different about the bank that delivers” ad, 1964 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “First stage in getting somewhere” ad, 1965 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Meet a man who can help you” Trust ad, 1967 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “New tool for your ranch” ad, 1970s -
Wells Fargo Bank, “It takes investment experts to know when a good thing isn’t a good thing anymore” Trust ad, 1970s -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Wells Fargo was: is:” ad, 1970s -
Wells Fargo Bank, Football schedules ad, 1974 -
Wells Fargo Bank, London international ad, 1974 -
Wells Fargo Bank, Tokyo international ad, 1974 -
Wells Fargo Bank, Spanish international ad, 1977 -
Wells Fargo Leasing Corporation ad, 1977 -
Wells Fargo Bank, Leather checkbook ad, 1983 -
Wells Fargo Bank, Phone bank ad, 1988 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Wells Fargo Student ATM Checking” ad, 1990 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Internet Access” ad, 1995 -
Wells Fargo Bank, “Add horsepower to your checking account” ad, 2000
Wells Fargo Annual Reports
Wells Fargo Bank Annual Reports, 1967-2004, are available for download. These are high resolution pdf files. If you would like Wells Fargo Annual Reports from 2005-present, please visit Wells Fargo’s Annual Reports and Proxy Statements. (Norwest Corporation Annual Reports, 1988-1997.)
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1967
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1968
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1969
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1970
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1971
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1972
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1973
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1974
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1975
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1976
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1977
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1978
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1979
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1980
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1981
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1982
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1983
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1984
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1985
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1986
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1987
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1988
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1989
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1990
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1991
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1992
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1993
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1994
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1995
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1996
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1997
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1998
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 1999
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 2000
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 2001
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 2002
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 2003
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Wells Fargo Annual Report 2004
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Norwest Annual Reports
Norwest Corporation Annual Reports from 1988-1997, are available for download. These are high resolution pdf files. If you would like historical Wells Fargo Annual Reports from 2005-present, please visit Wells Fargo’s Annual Reports and Proxy Statements.
(Wells Fargo historical Annual Reports, 1967-2004.)
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Norwest Annual Report 1988
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Norwest Annual Report 1989
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Norwest Annual Report 1990
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Norwest Annual Report 1991
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Norwest Annual Report 1992
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Norwest Annual Report 1993
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Norwest Annual Report 1994
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Norwest Annual Report 1995
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Norwest Annual Report 1996
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Norwest Annual Report 1997
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