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Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company

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The Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company was located in Douglas Wyoming

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Interior of Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company with Unidentified Employees, circa 1917

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0009.00029
Abstract

Interior of Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company in Douglas, Wyoming. Unidentified workers are in various poses throughout the room.

Dates: circa 1917

Interior of Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company with Unidentified Man, circa 1917

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0009.00030
Abstract

Interior showroom of Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool Company in Douglas, Wyoming. An unidentified man is leaning against a dresser while displaying a pelt that is for sale. Various fur coats and garments are on display throughout the room.

Dates: circa 1917

Office of Chicago Hide, between 1916-1922

 Item
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0004.00007
Abstract

Shelves on the right side of the photograph are filled with boxes and ledgers. There is desk on the left with two men standing near the desk. Behind them are a man and a woman seated at a table. On the left side, George Bercu stands between a man and a woman at desks. George Bercu founded the Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool House in Douglas, Wyoming.

Dates: between 1916-1922

Photographs, between 1916-1922

 File
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0004
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection includes papers, records, correspondence, photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, newspapers and newspaper clippings, framed photographs, documents, quilts and needlework, Vaudeville costumes and instruments, books, and record albums.

Dates: between 1916-1922

Scrapbook, 1917-1937

 File
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0005
Abstract

The scrapbook has newspaper articles and advertisements on the Chicago Hide, Fur, and Wool House, including advertisements for fur trapper jobs; Liberty Bonds, Safe Investment and Reliance Oil Companies; and articles about George D. Bercu. George Bercu founded the Chicago Hide, Fur, and Wool House in Douglas, Wyoming.

Dates: 1917-1937

Two Men with Pelts, between 1916-1922

 Item
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0004.00006
Abstract

George Bercu and another man are standing behind a large pile of pelts. Additional pelts are hanging from the ceiling. The unidentified man has a briefcase and a hat. Genorge Bercu is standing directly behind the pils of pelts. George Bercu founded the Chicago Hide, Fur, and Wool House in Douglas, Wyoming.

Dates: between 1916-1922

Wagon With Bundles, between 1916-1922

 Item
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0004.00002
Abstract

Three men are standing in front of a wagon with bundles of hides or fur. One man sits on top of large bundles in the wagon. George D. Bercu founded the Chicago Hide, Fur and Wool House in Douglas, Wyoming.

Dates: between 1916-1922

Wagon With Bundles, between 1916-1922

 Item
Identifier: B356.02.0005.0004.00003
Abstract

Three men stand in front of a wagon with large bundles of hides or fur. One man is sitting on the bundles in the wagon. George D. Bercu founded the Chicago Hide, Fur, and Wool House in Douglas, Wyoming.

Dates: between 1916-1922

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Type
Archival Object 17
Collection 1
 
Subject
Douglas (Wyo.) 13
Jewish merchants 11
Fur trade 10
Photographs 6
Wyoming 5