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Jewish businesspeople -- Colorado -- Denver

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Chappell Family and Canteen Company Publications

 Collection
Identifier: B317
Abstract Joseph Chappel was born in Slonim, Belarus in 1903 and died in Denver in 1992. A history in Yiddish of the town of Slonim, Belarus. contains information and photographs of the Chappell family. The national Canteen Company is vending machine company. The Canteen Company of Colorado was started in Denver by Joseph Chappell when he became a distributor in Denver, Colorado in 1933. His son William Chappell also managed the Canteen Company of Colorado. The bound copies of "Canteen News"...
Dates: 1900-1951

Charlie's 2nd Hand Store, 2009

 File
Identifier: B112.03.0001.0013
Abstract

File contains a Denver Post article from 2009 regarding Charlie's 2nd Hand Tool Store in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 2009

Colorado Jewish Businesses, 1861-1979

 File
Identifier: B112.02.0001.0002
Abstract

File contains information on the history of Jewish businesses by Ken Bass (copy) covering the years from 1861 to 1979, as well as two copies of the Intermountain Jewish News, one from 1935 and one from 1937. The report by Ken Bass from 1979 is titled "The Story of Jewish Achievement" and covers "The Samsonite Story," "Star Bread Company's Story," "The Frankel Stationery Story," "The Central Electric Story," "The Guggenheim Story," and general "Observations."

Dates: Coverage: 1861-1979

Dewey Liquor Co., 1910

 File
Identifier: B112.03.0001.0005
Abstract

File contains one business letterhead or flyer for The Dewey Liquor Company, with a handwritten note on the reverse side. The flyer is on pink paper and advertises "Dewey Whiskey", "Most Complete Stock in the West", among other information.

Dates: 1910

Digitized Photographs, 1936-2005

 Series
Identifier: B390.02
Abstract

(58) photographs including ones from the 1936 store, the opening of the 1948 store and when the store closed in 2005.

Dates: 1936-2005

Documents, 1936-1986

 Series
Identifier: B390.01
Abstract

Digital copies of (3) newspaper clippings, the 1936 pharmacy opening flyer, and an undated list of Jewish pharmacies.

Dates: 1936-1986

Emmett Heitler, December 2004

 File
Identifier: B111.05.0005.0022
Abstract

File contains two (2) newspaper clippings of Emmett Heitler's obituary, printed in the Intermountain Jewish News. Emmett Heitler (1909-2004) was a Jewish businessman and philanthropist in the Denver area.

Dates: December 2004

Eyeglass Cases

 Collection — Box B446.01.0001: Series B466.01 [Barcode: U186023300568]
Identifier: B446
Abstract

The collection contains two eyeglass cases from Gorden and Nielsen, optometrists in the Security Life Building, and one eyeglass case from The Republic Optical Co., located in the Republic Building. The Security Life Building was originally built in 1964 at 1600 Glenarm Place as an office building, but has since been turned into a residential building in the heart of Denver. The Republic Building was at 1612 Tremont Place but was demolished in 1981 to make way for Republic Plaza.

Dates: circa 1985

Feld Hardware, Sforim and Mocher Sforim

 File
Identifier: B112.03.0001.0006
Abstract

Envelope with printed return address for Reverend Joseph Feld and the Feld Hardware, Sforim and Mocher Sforim.

Dates: 1879-2015

Fox Family

 File
Identifier: B111.03.0003.0030
Abstract

File contains biographical information on the Fox Family, including Samuel E. Fox's obituary. Mary Elaine Fox's obituary, and information about the Sam Fox Sheet Metal Co.

Dates: Coverage: 1836-2009