This is an undated photograph of Levi Strauss, who originated the denim blue jeans that bear his first name. In 1853 Strauss arrived in San Francisco and opened a wholesale dry goods business, selling clothing, blankets and handkerchiefs. In 1873, Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a patent on the process of riveting pants by the U.S. Patent Trademark Office. (AP Photo)
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