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Jews of the Wild West

On May 20th, 1873, patent number 139121 was issuedto Jacob Davis as an individual and Levi...

On May 20th, 1873, patent number 139121 was issued
to Jacob Davis as an individual and Levi Strauss and Co, the corporation for an improvement
in fastening pocket openings, which was basically
the invention of the blue jean

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On May 20th, 1873,
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patent number 139121 was issued to Jacob Davis as an individual
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and Levi Strauss and Co,
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the corporation for an improvement in fastening pocket openings,
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which was basically the invention of the blue jean.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:41
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, western
Production
Electric Yolk Media

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Movie Summary

It is a feature length documentary. The independent not-for-profit film is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey. Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical pho...
The most American of garments, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
The most American of garments,
They were good and bad, and hardy, and brave, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
They were good and bad, and hardy, and brave,
When I came up here in the early 1980s, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
When I came up here in the early 1980s,
And at that time, had been completely captured by the forest. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
And at that time, had been completely captured by the forest...
But there were about 60 tombstones still there - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
But there were about 60 tombstones still there
None of them are especially famous, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
None of them are especially famous,
Dr. Kahn here, for example, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Dr. Kahn here, for example,
Most of the Jews who came here then were fairly recent immigrants - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Most of the Jews who came here then were fairly recent immig...
Most of the Jews up here were merchants - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Most of the Jews up here were merchants
Leadville in its glory days, - Jews of the Wild West 00:14
Leadville in its glory days,
Well in the very first years of the Silver Rush, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Well in the very first years of the Silver Rush,
The numbers might have ranged as high as 30,000 or so. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
The numbers might have ranged as high as 30,000 or so.
It was common, for example, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
It was common, for example,
Leadville was such an important city in its era. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
Leadville was such an important city in its era.
That in 1882, Oscar Wilde passed through here and proceeded to a bar. - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
That in 1882, Oscar Wilde passed through here and proceeded ...
And he noticed the sign on the wall above the piano asking the patrons to, - Jews of the Wild West 00:22
And he noticed the sign on the wall above the piano asking t...
One of the most interesting things that we've discovered - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
One of the most interesting things that we've discovere...
They went on for 18 or 19 years, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
They went on for 18 or 19 years,
In many ways, this was an extremely good place to be Jewish. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
In many ways, this was an extremely good place to be Jewish.
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