Levi Strauss History


Creative Minds of the Twentieth Century (1960s - 1990s) - Historic Artists and Inventors of America Films ~ 2 DVD Collection

Creative Minds of the Twentieth Century (1960s - 1990s) - Historic Artists and Inventors of America Films ~ 2 DVD Collection


$17.99


The twentieth century was dominated by forward thinking, creative people who looked to art and invention to better the world. "Creative Minds of the Twentieth Century," celebrates artists, writers, composers, inventors, and business people of a century marked by leaps and bounds in progress. Table of Contents: (1) "Five Artists," highlights five African American artists Charles White, a painter, R...

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants


$9.65


Wild West chaos and creative problem solving are the force behind a well-loved American institution. What’s a California miner to do when gold dust sifts right out of his holey pockets? With such a raggedy wardrobe, he may as well be mining in the vanilla (that is, his birthday suit)! Good thing Levi Strauss is out west, ready with his needle and a head full of bright ideas. With some quick t...

Levi Strauss & Co. (CA) (Images of America)

Levi Strauss & Co. (CA) (Images of America)


$8.95


When Bavarian immigrant Levi Strauss opened his wholesale dry goods warehouse on the San Francisco waterfront in 1853, he likely had no inkling that his business would become one of the world's largest clothing companies. Levi Strauss & Co. started with imported clothing, bedding, and notions to supply the many small stores serving the Gold Rush and the expanding American West. By 1873, he and par...

Levi Strauss: Created an American Icon

Levi Strauss: Created an American Icon


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Foreign protests against American policies and globalization are fairly common. Television news often shows a street scene with an unruly mob assaulting a McDonald's franchise (probably owned by locals). After all, McDonald's is a symbol of American capitalism and globalization. The delicious irony is that so many members of the mob wear Nike shoes and Levis, two other quintessential American icon...

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