Max Stein and his Produce Wagon

Max Stein and his Produce Wagon

Jews --Jewish businesspeople --Street vendors

Pueblo County (Colo.) --Colorado

Merchants

Stein, Max

Max Stein seated on the driver's seat of his produce wagon, which is being driven by two horses. The wagon is in front of a building with a small crowd of unidentified people standing on the porch.

Handwritten on envelope: ''# 386 Stein family of Pueblo, 1900-1960 info inside.'' Photocopy of handwritten note inside original envelope: ''Taken in Pueblo, Colorado between 1913 and 1914. Max Stein arrived in Pueblo in 1898 (he is the man on the right) after serving as a mounted policeman, he began peddling fruit and vegetables from a wagon. About 1910 he opened a retail grocery store at 1156 4th St., Pueblo. The business is still in the same location but has expanded to become a wholesale food company. Marvin Stein, the present owner, is a third-generation Stein.'' On back of photograph: ''Max Stein c. 1910 Pueblo Co. Donor Mrs. Ruth Stein #386.''

circa 1910

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