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Possibly the Oldest Pair of Levi's Jeans, Salvaged From an 1857 Shipwreck, Just Auctioned for a Deep-Pocketed $114,000
Amoskeag Millyard & Workers Housing - AMOSKEAG MILLYARD HISTORY The sturdy denim fabric for the first Levis blue jeans was made by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in its mill yard in Manchester.
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