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 1 Collection or Record:
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