Merchants
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
A Pioneering Legacy: An Early History of the Jews of Colorado, 1987
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Identifier: B230.03.0012.00004
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish pioneers and histories of Jewish influence in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with descendents of Jewish pioneers.
Dates:
1987
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
Dates:
2011
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
Abstract
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Dates:
2010
From Peddlers to Merchant Princes: Early Colorado Jewish Entrepreneurs, 2006
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00005
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...
Dates:
2006
Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2012