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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryOctober 27, 1914

’Tis the season for fruitcake, and the Collin Street Bakery of Corsicana, Texas, sent cakes to customers using Wells Fargo & Co’s express delivery network. Wells Fargo wagons picked up 10 tons of the boxed baked treats in 1914.
Five loaded wagons, each drawn by one or two horses, are backed to the curb in front of a two-story stone building with sign Collin Street Bakery. Several men sit on wagons or stand beside them. Photo legend says five wagon-loads of cake by express from a model bakery in Corsicana, Texas.

A partnership born to solve challenges

Throughout their lives, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co., were known for their innovation and dedication to customers.

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