Leopold Henry Guldman Images

Portrait of Leopold Guldman (1852-1936) in his early sixties. Guldman, a Bavarian-born Jewish immigrant, moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1879.…

Guldman distributed this “Good Luck Penny” on a complimentary basis to store patrons during the Great Depression. The front of…

In 1912, Guldman commissioned local architect Glen W. Huntington to build him a stately, three-story mansion on Humboldt Street and…

The lavish interior of Guldman’s Humboldt Street mansion was a symbol of his financial and social prestige. In addition to…

A fierce competitor in Denver’s price wars, Guldman occasionally charged outrageously low prices for particular products in order to out-maneuver…

This portrait shows Leopold Guldman at the pinnacle of his career. In 1920, sales at the Golden Eagle reached nearly…

Immediately after the closure of the Golden Eagle in 1937, Guldman’s son-in-law Lester Friedman opened another store on the same…

Although Guldman was primarily known for his low prices, he also sold fashionable merchandise of excellent quality. His store drew…