Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco", was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist who, among her many accomplishments, persuaded her first husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels to donate the California Palace of the Legion of Honor to the city of San Francisco, California.
Wikipedia[ - ]
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San...
[ + ]
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco", was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist who, among her many accomplishments, persuaded her first husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels to donate the California Palace of the Legion of Honor to the city of San Francisco, California.
Wikipedia