Clothing trade

Abstract Simon Appel was born in Hungary in 1830 and died in Denver in 1912. He immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848, becoming a successful tailor. Simon Appel married Hanna Greenwald in 1851. Their son David Edward Appel, born in Philadelphia in 1853, went to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1871 and moved to Denver that same year.David Appel had worked for his father to learn the tailoring trade and began “The Clothing House” when he moved to Denver. Simon and his eldest son Jacob came to Denver...

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Samuel and Heloise Bernstein moved from New York before their only child, Leonard, was born in Denver. Samuel worked in retail clothing. Leonard worked for Denver and Rio Grande RR for over 50 years. Most of the documents center around Heloise, Samuel and Leonard. Collection contains marriage announcements and certificates, death certificates, military certificates, postcards, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the Bernstein family from 1893 through 1966.

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Contains garment bag and hanger from Squire Shop. Black plastic bag with the logo of two lions and a crown and lettering "Squire Shop Cherry Creek." There is zipper down the center of the front and a small plastic peep hole. The bag is 100 x 60 centimeters. The wooden hanger has a sticker "Squire Shop at Cherry Creek."

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(1) framed photo of Fashion Bar store front; (1) bound ledger of cash receipts and disbursements; (1) framed photo of Levy hometown in Germany; Fashion Bar shopping center plan; (4) loose black and white photos of Levys; (1) stencil portrait of Hannah Levy.

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A group of men stand on the wood sidewalk in front of a row of buildings. A sign reads, "Gotthelf & Mayer Bank, Dry Goods and Clothing, Groceries" and other signs read, "Saguache County Bank", "Gotthelf & Mayer" and "Ruby Saloon". Leopold Mayer began as a shoe and boot merchant.

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Exterior of the Lutz Overall Factory on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. There is a large group of employees standing in front of the factory. Leon Obodov (8th from left) was manager at the time. The factory employed many immigrant Jews during the early part of the 20th century.

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Two window displays and the words "The Meyer Store" appear at the bottom of the windows. Ida Meyer sits in front of the door in a long dress. She is seated next to a young boy (unidentified). The store was established by Ida's husband Sam Meyer in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1905. Ida and Sam Meyer were married in 1908 and both became active in the town's civic and social life.

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Exterior of Sam Meyer's Store in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Exterior of Sam Meyer's Store in Fort Collins, Colorado. There are two large display windows, each flanking the entrance. Various women's fashions are on display in the windows.

Abstract Siblings Hannah, Jack and Edward Levy immigrated to America in the 1920s. Jack Levy came to America in 1923, headed to Denver, and began working at his uncle's business, Hilb and Company. Edward Levy reached Denver in 1925 and also started working for Hilb and Company, eventually becoming the president. After working in New York City for 20 months at menial jobs, Hannah moved to Denver in the fall of 1927. Jack started as a traveling salesman for the Hilb company and Hannah as a shop-girl at...