By: Press release
Category: Hilton Hotels Corporation
Category: Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Beautiful engraved RARE specimen certificate from the Hilton Hotels Corporation
printed in the 1950's. This historic document was printed by Security
Banknote Company and has an
ornate border around it with a vignette of two allegorical woman (The
one on the right side is not Paris Hilton). This item has the printed
signatures of the Company's President, Conrad Hilton and Secretary, and
is over 50 years old.
Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. Hilton bought his first hotel, the Mobley Hotel in 1919 in Cisco, Texas.In 1930, Conrad Hilton opened his first high-rise Hilton hotel in El Paso, Texas, the now Plaza Hotel.Hilton became the first international hotel chain with the opening of the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.John
Lennon and Yoko Ono held their first Bed-In for Peace between March 25
and March 31, 1969 at the Amsterdam Hilton in Room 902. This room has
become a popular tourist destination.Hilton Hotels owns and
manages several other hotel brands, catering to both business and
leisure travel. These brands are Embassy Suites, Doubletree, Hampton
Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, and Homewood Suites by Hilton.HHC was
granted the naming rights to the George R. Brown Convention Center in
late 2003. The Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston, Texas, is connected
to the convention center.
source: http://scripophily.net/hihocode.html
