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Mar 2, 2009 · John D. Archer, 81, of 513 Lake Dr., died March 2, 2009, at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1927, in Davis County, Iowa, to Gene and Viola Haines Archer. He married Evelyn Oiler June 9, 1947. She preceded him in death June 15, 1999. He married Mary Groth Jan. 22, 2001. A graduate of Ottumwa High School in 1945, he...
- Levi Strauss, Merchant and Philanthropist, Dies Peacefully at His Home
- Opens Mercantile House
- Directs Business Affairs
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California) September 28, 1902 His life devoted not only to fostering the highest commercial conditions, but to the moral, social and educational welfare and development of the young men and women of the state Death has claimed Levi Strauss, another of the pioneers of the Golden West. Mr Strauss died at his re...
Levi Strauss was born in the kingdom of Bavaria in 1829, and before he attained his majority came to America to seek the fortune that awaited brains and energy, such as he possessed. He spent five years in Louisville, Kentucky, and other parts of the South in the mercantile business, and in 1853 came with the swelling tide of gold seekers to Califo...
In that place for thirty-six years Mr Strauss daily gave his attention to the details of the ever-growing business and the work of the small army of employees in the selling and manufacturing departments thereof. In 1890, he incorporated the firm, making his four nephews partners therein. Though still remaining at the head of the house, he graduall...
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May 17, 2018 · STRAUSS, LEVI (1829–1902), U.S. garment manufacturer and philanthropist. A native of Bavaria, Germany, Strauss followed his two brothers to New York in 1848. In 1850, during the gold rush, he started a dry goods business in Sacramento, California, and three years later in San Francisco.
OBiTuaRy A Lévi-straussian century Claude Lévi-Strauss, 1908–2009 T he French intellectual twentieth century ended at the precise moment when Claude Lévi-Strauss passed away on 31 October 2009. Not because Lévi-Strauss had won the hollow race to become the ‘most influential’ of a certain generation
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 17th 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Saturday, May 18th 2024 at 11:30 AM at the Rochester Cremation Services (1605 Civic Center Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901). A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, May 18th 2024 at 12:30 PM at the St Michaels Catholic Church (451 5th St SW, Pine Island, MN 55963 ...
1 day ago · “Well,” said Steve, grinning, “it’s a creation of Levi Strauss, and please note the genuine brass rivets.” “Give us a twirl there, cowboy.” And he did, to great applause.
Jul 14, 2017 · Obituaries. Events. Events Calendar; Promote Your Event; 18 Difference Makers; ... 38, historian, philanthropist and Levi Strauss heir, killed in plane crash. JTA; Jul 14, 2017 Posted Jul 14, 2017 ...
