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Robinson, Louis, 1852-1923

 Person

Biography

b. Feburary 15, 1852, m. Ida Robinson, d. May 5 1923 and buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Started Robinson Dairy.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
Abstract Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...
Dates: 2006

Individuals, 1962-1994

 File
Identifier: B113.01.0001.0004
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings from 1962-1994 that are about individual people in the Jewish Denver community. The majority of the articles are from the early 1980s.

Dates: 1962-1994

Louis Robinson and Grandchildren, between 1908 and 1914

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00026
Abstract

Louis Robinson sits on a chair, flanked by his wife Etta, and grandchildren. The grandchildren, from left to right, are Sarah Davine, Dorothy Atler, Yvette Chutlow, Vera Miller, Sam Robinson, and Flora Robbins. Louis Robinson established the first Robinson dairy farm in 1885. He was also a founder of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.

Dates: between 1908 and 1914

Making a Living, Panel 2, 2001

 Item — Object B297.02.01.00035: Series B297.02 [Barcode: U18602328613]
Identifier: B297.02.01.00035
Abstract

One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Making a Living" includes Louis Robinson, Shwayder Brothers, Levy Family and Fashion Bar, Star Bakery, K & B Packing, Frankel Manufacturing, and Senator Abraham Hirschfeld.

Dates: Other: 2001

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