May, David, 1848-1927
Biography
David May was born in Bavaria and came to Colorado for his health. May opened his first clothing store in Leadville in 1887, where he and his partners sold Levis and long, red, woolen underwear. The second store was in Irwin, Colorado and the store later opened in Denver. The May Company moved the headquaters to St. Louis where David May died in 1927.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Blazing the Trail: An Early History of Denver’s Jewish Community, 2009
Brief description of several early Jewish leaders of commerce, philanthropy, religion, and community as well as several Jewish lawyers, doctors, merchants, and politicians in Colorado.
Box 1, 1884-1887
Box 220 (Historical Information), 1900-1950
Historical Information, Correspondence, David May background, Stationary from S. Pisko, Interviews.
Congregation Israel (Leadville, Colo.) Records
David May
Born in 1848 in Bavaria, David May lived in New York and Cincinnati before travelling for health reasons to Colorado, where he opened a dry goods store in Leadville. This store became the foundation of one of America's biggest and best-known department store chains, the May Department Stores Company. May was a leader in the Leadville Jewish community and also had close ties to the Denver Jewish community, especially with Temple Emanuel and National Jewish Hosspital.
Exterior of the May Company in Irwin, Colorado, between 1881-1882
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
Making a Living, Panel 1, 2001
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Making a Living" features more historical information and includes David May and Leopold Guldman.
May Company Advertisement, 1920
Photograph of David May Portrait, between 1900-1950
Portrait painting of David May. Born in Bavaria, May opened his first clothing store in Leadville in 1887 where he and his partners sold Levis and long, red, woolen underwear.
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