Pettit, Steven
Person
Found in 2 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
Taking to the Road: Colorado Jews in the Automotive Business, 2017
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00017
Abstract
2017 RMJHS dinner video.
Dates:
2017
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- Automobile dealers 1
- Automobiles 1
- Businesspeople 1
- Central City (Colo.) 1
- Fairplay (Colo.) 1
- Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado 1
- Jews 1
- Leadville (Colo.) 1
- Merchants 1
- Stores, Retail 1
- Trinidad (Colo.) 1 + ∧ less
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