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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryMarch 2, 1928

A plane took off in Sacramento, California, carrying $2.5 million in currency and checks from a local bank — the largest shipment of money sent yet by air in the state. Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco received this deposit less than an hour later.
Seven men in suits surrounding a bi-plane on the ground. Two men hand items to the pilot, sitting in an open cockpit. Hangar buildings in background, delivery truck parked at right.

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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