Miller, Robert Lazar, 1845-1941
Biography
Robert Lazar Miller was a cattle buyer and seller in Denver, and worked at the Denver Stockyards until his death at the age of 96 in 1941. He emigrated from Lithuania to Colorado in 1881. Along with his brother, Joe, they opened a furniture store in Cripple Creek, which subsequently burned, and a butcher shop in Denver. In the late 1890s he went into the cattle business. In the early part of the 20th century he worked as a cattle buyer at Sigman Meat Packing Company (K & B Packing and Provisions Company.) He was the father of Etta Miller Robinson, Irene Miller Stein, and Sophie Miller Peterman.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
At Home on the Range: Colorado Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers, 2015
Brief biographies of Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Growers in Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2015 RMJHS Dinner.
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
Eller Miller Family Papers
Irene Miller Stein Family Objects, Artwork, and Other Material
Opening Day of K. and B. Packing and Provision Co., 1912 June 9
A group of men and two children stand in front of the K. & B. Packing and Provision Company's store on Blake street in Denver, Colorado. Louis, Sam, and Morris Sigman are in the front row and Robert Lazar Miller is in the second row. This is a digital copy of the original photograph.
Oral History Interview with Irene Miller Stein, 1978 April 27
Robert Lazar Miller, between 1930-1940
Lazar Miller sitting astride a horse in Denver.
Robert Lazar Miller, between 1930-1940
Head and shoulders, formal portrait of Robert Lazar Miller.
Robert Lazar Miller and Stanley Stein on Horseback, circa 1932
Robert Lazar Miller, wearing a bowler hat and suit, sits on a horse with his grandson Stanley Stein seated in front of him at the Denver Stockyards. They are in front of fences at the Denver Stockyards. Robert Lazar Miller worked at the Denver Stockyards until his death at the age of 96 in 1940. Stein wears a cowboy hat and bandanna.
Robert Lazar Miller at the Denver Stockyards, circa 1929
Robert Lazar Miller sits astride a horse at the Denver Stockyards holding a cattle prod and a hat.