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Innovation. It’s in our blood. It’s the enduring thread that runs through our history and continues to move us forward. As long as there are customers to be helped, we’ll keep at it. And keep sharing our stories here. Welcome.

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This Day in Wells Fargo HistoryJune 7, 1893

When Adolf Sutro wanted to write a check to the Sierra Club, he sent the money using a Wells Fargo check. Started in 1892, the Sierra Club organized to preserve what is today Yosemite National Park. Sutro was mayor of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897.
Blue bank check for fifteen dollars made out to Sierra Club and signed by Adolph Sutro. Check printed with Wells Fargo & Co.’s Bank San Francisco in large type. Dated June 7, 1893. Red overstamp reads paid.

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Equal parts innovation and endurance, we have a long history of helping customers do new and amazing things. You might say getting things done is our specialty.

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Our collection of artifacts and images document a great deal of America’s history and serve as valuable research material to historians and communities.

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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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