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Morris Strouse , 1886-1977
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Identifier: B111.09.0009.0018
Abstract
Morris Strause was born in Braunsbach, Germany on August 28, 1835. He moved to New York where he married Theresa Holzman and traveled across the US in various merchant positions. He moved to Colorado in search of gold and settled in Grand Junction with his family in 1882 where he began a clothing business, trading furs and skins and incorporating wool when the railroad was built. He passed away in November, 1928 as the Grand Junction's oldest and longest running merchant.
Dates:
1886-1977
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder, between 1960-1970
Item
Identifier: B063.01.0001.00017
Abstract
Portrait of Jesse Shwayder standing behind a table with a bible in his right hand. Jesse Shwayder and his brothers founded the Samsonite Corporation.
Dates:
between 1960-1970
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