Alicia Mitchell
April 8, 2015
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One product of the 1800s has been used for centuries. They are Blue Jeans. Blue Jeans were invented in the west. The settlement of the west and people like Levi Strauss can be reflected with pride. Levi Strauss's story is a story unique to westward expansion and must be explored.
Levi Strauss had many experiences growing up. Born to German-Jewish parents, Hirsch and Rebecca Strauss, in Buttenheim, Bavaria (Germany) on February 26, 1829 (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org). After levi's fathers death in 1845 Levi's two oldest brothers moved to New York to live in the large jewish community. Soon after in June 1847 Levi, his mother, and his two youngest sisters moved to New York to be with there family. Levi started working when he was young. Levis two oldest brothers, Jonathan and Lippmann, created a dry goods business called J. Strauss Brother & Co, in "Little Germany,"
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Manhattan, and levi started working there. When he got old enough he wanted to live somewhere else. He went to the American frontier state of Kentucky in order to live on his uncle’s ranch. In Kentucky he learned a great deal about ranching from his uncle, but ultimately turned to the family trade of peddling goods (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org). Levi lived in lots of places in his early life, and started discovering dry goods. Levi Strauss is known for sturdy, blue pants.
He Arrived in San Francisco on March 1853, joining two older brothers and a sister. He began working as a salesman for his brothers company, but also started his own company with his brother-in-law, David Stern (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org).
It soon became clear that miners mostly need sturdy pants that could withstand the harsh life of a miner. Making sure his customers got what they needed, Levi hired a seamstress to create pants with hefty denim fabric. After a while Levis family joined him in San Francisco. Louis Strauss traveled back and forth from New York to San Francisco even though by 1856 he joined Levi in the business. Later Levi's mother, Levis sister, Fanny, her husband, David Stern, and their child Jacob, moved from New York to San Francisco to join Louis and Levi. Then Levis became big. Strauss’s big break came in 1872, when he was approached by Jacob Davis, a Nevada tailor who had developed a new process for securing the seams of denim pants. The new pants became an instant
success. Levi Strauss will not just be remembered for his invention, but also everything else he did. He was A part owner of San Francisco’s Oriental Hotel, a part owner of a woolen mill, a director on the board of a bank, an insurance company, and the San Francisco Gas & Electric Company. Moreover, he was a charter member of the San Francisco Board of Trade (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org). He was a huge help to the University of California. He funded 28 scholarships at the University of California, Berkeley (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org). He did many good things to people and places. Sadly, he died on Saturday september 27, 1902 at 73 years old (learn.pacificcoastimmigration.org). His death was heartbreaking for most. On the day of his funeral San Francisco's businesses closed so his friends and neighbors could attend his funeral. If it was not for Levi Miners would not have had good pants. Conclusion. The story of Levi Strauss is a unique and should be explored.The settlement of the west and people like Levi Strauss can be reflected with pride.Levi Strauss was a person of great interests, he explored new ways to make pants for miners.
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Located on the third-floor, arched ceiling, Edward Laning’s mural Prometheus watches over the many travelers, students, and New Yorkers who visit the New York Public Library in Manhattan. This mural was created in 1942 under the New Deal’s Work Progress Administration and was never part of Laning’s original collection, The Story of the Recorded Word, that adorned the McGraw Rotunda. Prometheus was a mural that was later added to the rotunda ceiling in January 1942, but unlike the other murals, it did not depict the story of the recorded word. This mural instead showed the myth of Prometheus, the Greek Titan who stole the fire from the gods at Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind. In this mural, we see Prometheus in the middle flying above a
Levi's had sold to Wal-Mart through a value brand called Brittania in the 80's and the 90s, but that came to an end in 1994 over a dispute in Canada about Levi's Orange Tab jeans. After that, sales dwindled for Brittania, and Levi's sold Brittania to VF Corp. In 2002, however, Levi's was thinking about offering a new value brand for Wal-Mart. It was not that easy of a decision though. They had to think of a way to keep the existing customers in the other channels and not lessen the brand's perceived quality overall.
Before the American Civil War, ready-made apparel existed, but its variety was limited. Coats, jackets and undergarments are only available in predetermined sizes. Most clothing was made by tailors, by individuals, or by their family members at home. The Civil War was a pivotal event in the historical development of men’s ready-made clothing. At the outset of the Civil War, most uniforms were custom-made in workers’ homes under government contracts.
John Steinbeck was born February 27th, 1902. He was born in Salinas, California. Steinbeck’s father was a hardworking man, and he worked several jobs to support John and his siblings. These jobs included managing a flour plant, and serving as a treasurer. His mother Olive Hamilton Steinbeck was a schoolteacher. Steinbeck had three sisters. He had a pretty happy childhood growing up for the most part Steinbeck was not the most outgoing person. He was really smart but he was shy....
John Ernst Steinbeck III Jr. was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Steinbeck's paternal grandfather, Johann Adolf Groβsteinbeck had abridged the family name to Steinbeck when he immigrated to the United States. The family farmhouse named as 'Groβsteinbeck' still exists in Heiligenhaus Mettmann North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. His father, John Ernst Steinbeck tried his hand at several jobs for his family’s bread and butter. He owned a feed-grain store and managed
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Levi Strauss came to America in 1853 and opened his own shop to supply miners with daily necessities. Upon hearing of the need for stronger pants, Strauss took the responsibility of creating pants that meet miner’s needs. He took brown canvas from a tent and created a pair of pants. These waist overalls, as they were often referred to, were strong enough, but were not comfortable. Strauss then switched to denim. He had found a comfortable, suitable article of clothing for miners and other hard workers. They were almost perfect.
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INTRODUCTION: As a retail major at Florida State, I have been able to learn a lot about my love for fashion. One thing that is true about me is that I love to understand the origins behind different subjects, whether that is my family or, in this case, piece of clothing. Perfectly tying those two worlds together, I am going to be talking about the origins of denim jeans. First I will go over the history, then I will go over how jeans became popular, and lastly I will talk
In the world of fashion, there is denim. It is one of the world’s oldest fabrics, and has been modified and remodelled to go with the latest fashion trends. The first ones who wore this fabric are workers in the California Gold Rush era, designed by Jacob Davis because of its sturdy material that withstood the harsh working conditions. Not just them, even sailors from Italy use this material too as their sailing uniform. Then, it started appearing as an actor’s apparel, and that’s when denim started to become one of a fashion item. People started wearing jeans as part of their daily apparel and even adding their own ideas, such as studs and colouring it with different shades of denim. It doesn’t only stop around that era, but today, they are seen everywhere and has become a major clothing piece for almost all of the age groups. As a reference, we can see young children already wears jeans as part of their clothing, the teenagers added jeans to their wardrobe, and even for the seniors, they consider jeans as a simple and comfortable clothing pieces.
The story behind the birth of jeans emerges from an interesting collaboration between an innovative tailor and a bright businessman. In 1853, Levi Strauss established a whole dry goods business in San Francisco, selling clothing and many other products to small general stores all through the west of America. One of many regular costumers was Jacob Davis, a tailor in Reno Nevada, who used to purchase his work material from the whole sale house of Levi Strauss & Co. At some point, Davis invented the process to rivet the pocket corners on men’s pants to make them stronger. Having earned great success, Davis decides to write to Levi Strauss, suggesting that they jointly apply for a patent; and Levi agreed. Consequently, in 1873, Levi Strauss & Jacob Davis are granted a patent on the process of riveting pants by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 20. It is patent number 139,121 and this is the invention of the blue jeans.