Wells Fargo exhibits

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana

Wells Fargo first served Hoosiers when it delivered their letters and valuables from gold rush California to loved ones back home. Wells Fargo set up operations in Indiana and soon expanded to Fort Wayne after it became the nation’s first transcontinental express company in 1888.

Highlights: Reproduction Wells Fargo & Co. express railcar, California gold, hands-on banking machines and historical photographs

111 East Wayne Street

Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado

Denver, a crossroads of the American West, played a significant role in Wells Fargo's legendary stagecoach history. This also was a region rich in mineral wealth, something entrusted time and again to Wells Fargo’s reliable banking and express services.

Highlights: Wells Fargo’s “Century” stagecoach, a collection of coins minted by Clark, Gruber & Co., a reproduction mineshaft, and fine examples of 19th Century cabinetry

1740 Broadway

Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona

Tucson hosted Wells Fargo’s earliest Arizona office. Initially a transportation hub for the silver mining regions of the Southwest, Tucson eventually became Wells Fargo’s hub for shipments of fruit and vegetables from this region as well.

Highlights: Replica Wells Fargo agent’s desk, historical photographs, period firearms

Tucson Main
150 North Stone Avenue

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska

Nebraska’s contributions to Wells Fargo’s legendary history include the Overland Stage, the transcontinental railroad, Wells Fargo agents Edgar Morsman at Omaha and Miss Mary Taggart at Palmyra, among others, and United States National Bank of Omaha, a Wells Fargo predecessor bank.

Highlights: Hands-on banking machines and telegraph equipment and comparative historic photographs of downtown Omaha

Commercial Banking Center
1919 Douglas Street

Astoria, Oregon Astoria, Oregon

Gold, silver, salmon and shipbuilding drew many to Astoria’s fair harbor beginning in the 1860s—including Wells Fargo with its reliable express and banking services.

Highlights: Wells Fargo stagecoach model, historical photographs and examples of Wells Fargo pop culture collectibles

1218 Commercial Street

Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington

Wells Fargo brought its banking and express services to Seattle in 1859 and was quick to employ the available means of transportation: steamboat, railroad, stagecoach and wagon. This earned Wells Fargo the respect of many during the Klondike gold rush of 1897.

Highlights: Two-thirds size “Buffalo Bill” stagecoach and model of the steamship Puget Sound

1218 Commercial Street

LaGrande, Oregon LaGrande, Oregon

Discovery of gold south of La Grande in 1861 lured miners and attracted farmers, who supply the miners’ needs. Wells Fargo provided these pioneer inhabitants and those that followed with trusted express and banking services.

Highlights: Reproduction agent’s desk and historical photographs, including one of the earliest views of La Grande from 1875

1218 Commercial Street