Ross, Sam
Person
Biography
Abraham Rosenfeld came to Colordo for tuberculosis treatment. His son Sam Rosen bought Nicoll Brothers Oil Company with Gerald and Louis Altman in 1950. They were sales distributors for Skelly Oil and the company became one of the largest petroleum jobbers west of the Mississippi.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Striking Liquid Gold: Colorado Jews in the Oil Business, 2016
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00016
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains DVDs created by Dr. Jeanne Abrams: A Grocery Store on Every Corner: Early Colorado Jewish Grocers; And Justice You Shall Pursue: Early Colorado Jewish Lawyers; A Legacy of Caring: Early Colorado Jewish Women 1860-1930 (2 copies); From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs; Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver's Jewish Community; Growing Up in Early Denver: The Lives of Jewish Children 1860-1940; At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys,...
Dates:
2016