Fairplay (Colo.)

Abstract Jews played a central role in the development of Colorado through their contributions to economic life and development. Denver's first mercantile store was opened by Jewish citizen Fred Salomon in 1859. Before long, stores run by Jewish merchants and their family members in search of work and wealth flourished on the main streets of most Colorado towns including, Denver, Central City, Leadville, Trinidad, and Fairplay. This film focuses on the lives of a number of early merchants, including...

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A woman stands on the boardwalk in historic South Park City during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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A couple stand in front of an old train engine during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Dr. Edmond Cohen, Miriam Goldberg, Yehudah Abrams, and Jeanne Abrams stand in front of the South Park Sentinel during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Jeanne and Yehudah Abrams stand in the doorway of the Barbershop in historic South Park City during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Miniature model of miners using a sluice box during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Mr. and Mrs. Berkowitz and another man stand in the doorway of the morgue at historic South Park City during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado. Signs on the building say "Morgue" and "Coffin Maker."

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Mannequin of a man stands next to a harp in a formal parlor exhibit in the Fariplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Two mannequins of women are in a living room exhibit at the Fairplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.

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Photograph of Sam Cohen's store (B063.01.0001.00036) hangs on a wall in the Fairplay Museum during a Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society bus tour to Fairplay and Alma, Colorado.