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Miller, Robert Lazar, 1845-1941

 Person

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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Box 2: Photographs and Scrapbooks, c. 1900-c. 1970

 File — Box B454.02.0002: Series B454.02; Series B454.03; Series B454.04; Series B454.05 [Barcode: U186023299018]
Identifier: B454.02.0002
Abstract

A portion of this box contains photographs and a Creamer family scrapbook.

Dates: c. 1900-c. 1970
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B454, Eller Miller Family Papers / Series 2: Photographs and Scrapbooks

Photographs, 2010

 File
Identifier: B464.03.0003.0014
Abstract This folder contains eleven photographs of significant individuals and places in the early establishment of the Denver West Side Jewish community. Each photograph has text superimposed that describes the invidual(s) or the events depicted in the photograph including biographical and historical information. Photographs include Label Ginsburg in his store, the Star Bakery delivery wagon, three formal portraits of the Sunshine, Feiner, and Ginsburg families, Shul Baer Milstein, a class...
Dates: 2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B464, Congregation Zera Abraham Records / Programs, Events, and Initiatives / Box 3

Series 2: Photographs and Scrapbooks, c. 1900-c. 1970

 Series
Identifier: B454.02
Abstract

This series contains a variety of photographs and multiple scrapbook pages from the Miller, Eller, and Creamer families.

Dates: c. 1900-c. 1970
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B454, Eller Miller Family Papers

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