Sacramento California 1915 Ennis Brown Produce Potato Billhead 8 x 5.5

This 1915 billhead from the Ennis-Brown Company of Sacramento, California documents wholesale produce trade activity within the city’s early twentieth-century agricultural distribution network.

Sacramento functioned as a major shipping and commission hub for Northern California produce, connecting regional farms with urban markets through rail and wholesale merchants. Firms like Ennis-Brown Company specialized in fruit and produce distribution, often handling goods in carload quantities while also dealing in dairy products such as butter, cheese, and eggs. The printed header reflects this scope, combining ornate typography with illustrated agricultural motifs that reinforce the firm’s identity within the produce trade.

The billhead features a decorative masthead reading Ennis-Brown Company Wholesale Fruit and Produce, with references to potatoes, onions, and beans integrated into the design. Address lines place the business on J Street in Sacramento, while handwritten entries record items including Eastern Burbank potatoes and Tillamook cheese, along with quantities and pricing. Red ledger ruling structures the accounting columns, and a visible date stamp of May 20, 1915 anchors the transaction within a specific commercial exchange.

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