Businesspeople

Interior view of the Gordon Sign Company with men and boys at work. Third from the left is Leo Gordon and man seated second from the right is Harry Gordon. The others are unidentified. Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver.

Three unidentified men stand in front of the Gordon Sign Company. Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver, where he founded the Gordon Sign Company in 1904.

Unidentified man standing beside the Gordon Sign Co. traveling billboard. Advertised on the billboard is ''Dave Shade vs. Al Webster, 10 Rounds 10, To-night, Stockyards.'' Top of billboard says, ''For advertising on this traveling billboard call the Gordon Sign Co. 'Everything under the sun in signs' 1714 Arapahoe St. phone Champa 828.'' Harry Gordon migrated from Lithuania to New York before settling in Denver, where he founded the Gordon Sign Company.

Harry Hoffman and his father, Morris, pictured in the 1950s, stand next to a display at Denver's landmark Hoffman Liquor Store. The liquor establishment was founded in 1937.

Canned goods and staples inside the Londoner Store located at 15th Avenue and Arapahoe Street in Denver, Colorado. The Londoner grocery store was owned by Wolfe Londoner, mayor of Denver from 1889 to 1891.

Norman V. Cohn (1909-1989) was a Denver insurance executive, founder of the Denver Yellow Cab Co. and civic leader. He was born August 29, 1909, in Denver, Colorado. He founded and was president of the Denver Agency insurance company. He served on the boards of the National Jewish Hospital, Children's Asthma Center and Temple Emanuel.

The staff of Dave Cook Sporting Goods stand in front of the counter next to baskets of flowers, celebrating the grand opening of the store at 1601 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. From left to right: Nate Bernstone, Dave Cook, Jane Cook, Herb Cook, and Belle Smernoff. In 1924, Dave and Max Cook went into the sporting goods business, operating the first major sports store in Colorado.

Sam Grimes wearing a suit and bowler hat sits with Anna Grimes who wears a wedding dress and veil. A fan is attached to Anna Grimes' dress. Sam and Anna Grimes were one of the early East European Jewish couples to be married in Denver, Colorado.

Black and white print of headshot of businessman and inventor Harold F. Silver, member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver.

Formal portrait of Rachel Sosne (Mrs. Abraham Sosne) surrounded by her daughters, left to right, Sara Sosne Stein, Lottie Sosne Craig, Anna Sosne Cohan, and Gert Sosne Sigman. Members of the Sosne family ran the Capitol Wet Wash Laundry on West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.