Winnie Gordon Pd.

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The History and Impact of Blue Jeans
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources:
America Industry: Levi Strauss. 1882. Getty Images, San Francisco. Gettyimages.com.
Ed. Ullstein Bild. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/amerika-industrie-levi-strauss?
family=editorial&assettype=image&excludenudity=false&page=1&phrase=Amer
ika%20Industrie:%20Levi%20Strauss&sort=best>. <span>This is a photograph
of the original Levi Strauss factory. This is helpful because it shows where the
original jeans were made and what it looked like.</span>
APA. Protestors Push Police Vehicle At 1968 Democratic National... 1968. Getty Images,
Chicago, Illinois. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/antiwar-demonstrators-attemptto-push-over-a-chicago-police-news-photo/52259581>. <span>This photo shows
protestors in Chicago during the Vietnam War wearing jeans. This shows how
were and became so popular. After the Vietnam War, there were many "hippies"
and they also wore jeans quite a bit.</span>
Arnold, Don. Levi's Showcase World's Oldest Jeans. 2011. Getty Images, Sydney,
Australia. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/historian-lynn-downey-holdsup-the-oldest-pair-of-501-jeans-news-photo/134279421>. <span>This photo
shows the Levi's historian holding up the oldest pair of Levi's 501 jeans in the

world. I think this photo will be helpful in many ways, but the main reason being
that I can very clearly see what the oldest pair of jeans looks like.</span>
Bild, Ullstein. MINERS, C1880. Gold Miners at the Lagrange Mine near Weaverville,
California, Wearing Levi Strauss Jeans, C1880. 1880. Getty Images, Weaverville,
California. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/c1880-gold-miners-at-thelagrange-mine-near-weaverville-news-photo/542393909>. <span>This picture
shows gold miners in California wearing jeans. This will helpful because it is
showing how denim jeans were used.</span>
Bild, Ullstein. Wearing Lumberjack in Oregon, the Jeans by Levi Stauss - Wood. 1880.
Gettyimages.com. Gettyimages.com. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/holzf%C3%A4ller-in-oregondie-jeans-von-levi-strauss-tragen-news-photo/542358545>. <span>This picture
will be helpful because it shows some of the original jeans in use. In this
photograph these denim jeans are being worn by the lumberjacks.</span>
Catwalking. Saint Laurent - Runway RTW - Spring 2016 - Paris Fashion Week. 2015.
Getty Images, Paris, France. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/model-walks-the-runway-at-thesaint-laurent-spring-summer-news-photo/491442366>. <span>Here is a picture of
a Saint Laurent model on the runway in Paris for fashion week wearing a pair of
denim jeans. This is a great example of how jeans were are not only worn as a
casual clothing item, but high-end designers and celebrities dress them
up.</span>

Gold Mining. 1882. Getty Images, Placer County, California. Gettyimages.com. Ed.
Fotosearch. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. <http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/levis-jeans1882?
family=editorial&assettype=image&excludenudity=false&page=1&phrase=levi
%27s%20jeans%201882&sort=best>. <span>In this photograph it shows original
Levi's denim jeans being worn. This will be helpful because it shoes how the
original jeans were worn and what they were worn for.</span>
Graham, Tim. Princess Diana Jeans Cowboy Boots. 1988. Getty Images, Windsor,
United Kingdom. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/diana-princess-of-wales-atguards-polo-club-the-princess-is-news-photo/52101390>. <span>In this picture
Princess Diana is wearing a pair of jeans casually. This demonstrates that jeans
were a clothing item that was worn all across the world.</span>
Keystone-France. Jeans Hung Out To Dry In The Usa, 1945. 1945. Getty Images, USA.
Gettyimages.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015. <http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/newsphoto/these-women-in-the-united-states-are-hanging-their-jeans-on-newsphoto/104404371>. <span>In this photo women are wearing and hanging their
jeans at the end of World War II. This is helpful because it shows that jeans
weren't only worn in the 1880s for gold miners but also during WWII.</span>
Lambert, Harold M. Jolly Boys Outing. 1945. Getty Images. Gettyimages.com. Web. 7
Oct. 2015. <http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/line-of-five-boysfish-in-a-river-with-homemade-poles-made-news-photo/3227135>. <span>In this

picture young boys are casually hanging out and fishing. This photograph shows
that jeans weren't only worn for work but also just as a everyday look.</span>
Secondary Sources:
Adkins, Jan. "History of Blue Jeans: From Miners' Wear to American Classic." Mother
Earth News. N.p., July-Aug. 1990. Web.
<http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/history-of-blue-jeanszmaz90jazshe.aspx>. This website provides information about the founding fathers
of jeans. This will be helpful when I am explaining the history of denim jeans.
Bellis, Mary. "Levi Strauss." Inventors.about.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
<http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventors/a/Levi_Strauss.htm>. This author of
this article talks especially about the inventor of blue jeans, Levi Strauss. She also
talks about the Levi Strauss Company, but doing this she keeps it short and simple.
Grieves, Kevin. "On This Day in History: Blue Jeans Patented, 1873."
Themodernhistorian.blogspot.com. N.p., 20 May 2009. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
<modernhistorian.blogspot.com/2009/05/on-this-day-in-history-blue-jeans.html>.
This source will be very helpful because it tells about the invention of jeans. It also
talks about how they were literally created.
Griffith, Mary. "Blue Jeans: A Reflection Of The Times." Maristpoll.marist.edu. N.p., 26
Mar. 2009. Web. 8 Oct. 2015. <http://maristpoll.marist.edu/blue-jeans-a-reflectionof-the-times/>. This article goes into great depth about where the name "jeans"
came from. It also talks about how jeans have evolved from cowboys wearing them
in the 1930s to hippies wearing them as bell bottoms in the 1970s.

Hackett, Robert. "A Brief History of Blue Jeans." Fortune.com. N.p., 18 Sept. 2014.
Web. 7 Oct. 2015. <http://fortune.com/2014/09/18/brief-history-of-blue-jeans/>.
This website is a fantastic resource because it provides some great photos from
1853 to 2014 of the history of jeans and how they were worn. It also highlights the
key details about the history of the jeans.
Hegarty, Stephanie. "How Jeans Conquered the World." Bbc.com. N.p., 28 Feb. 2012.
Web. 8 Oct. 2015. <http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17101768>. This article I
find very helpful because it talks deeply about what different people wore/ wear
jeans and where they are/were worn. It also talks about how and why they were
quickly in everyone's closets.
"How Have Jeans Stayed so Popular Through the Years?" Www.wisegeek.org. N.p., n.d.
Web. 8 Oct. 2015. <http://www.wisegeek.org/how-have-jeans-stayed-so-popularthrough-the-years.htm>.This article's min focus is how have jeans stayed so
popular, like the title. This is helpful because I can use it to answer the second part
of my essential question.
Kelly, Kate. "The True Inventor of Blue Jeans." Americacomesalive.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
8 Oct. 2015. <http://americacomesalive.com/2014/01/09/the-true-inventor-of-bluejeans/#.Vhb3khNViko>. I think this article will be helpful because it is yet another
source that gives more information about the start of jeans. It also talks about Jacob
Davis which some of the other websites don't talk about.
Mahe, Yvette, Phd. "History of Jeans." Fashionintime.org. N.p., 17 Jan. 2015. Web. 7
Oct. 2015. <http://www.fashionintime.org/history-jeans/>. This website seems
incredibly helpful because it talks about: the origin of jeans, what they were used

for, it provides a video of how jeans are made, who wore/wears jeans and how jeans
have had such a huge impact in the fashion industry.
"Our Story." Levistrauss.com. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.levistrauss.com/our-story/>.
This website will be incredibly helpful because it is the original denim jean website.
Along with its own very helpful information and photos, this website also lists other
helpful websites and video links. Another thing that is helpful is how I can email
the levi historian any questions I might have.
Smallwood, Karl. "When and How Jeans Became So Popular." Todayifoundout.com.
N.p., 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/10/jeans-became-popular/>. This
article goes into great detail about how and when jeans became so popular. This
will help me answer the second part of my essential question, "How did the blue
jean industry start and become so popular?"
Smith, Peter. "Three Ways Jeans Changed The World." Madeclose.com. N.p., 6 Aug.
2013. Web. 8 Oct. 2015. <https://madeclose.com/articles/three-ways-jeanschanged-the-world>. This article I think will be a fantastic resource because it
highlight three key reasons that jeans have impacted society. With each of these
three reasons the author also provides plenty of supporting detail.
Stromberg, Joseph. "The Origin of Blue Jeans." Smithsonian.com. N.p., 26 Sept. 2011.
Web. 8 Oct. 2015. <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/theorigin-of-blue-jeans-89612175/?no-ist>. This website will be a great help. It
focuses more on the detailed history of the blue jeans and where they came from. It
is also short but packed with detail.

"Who Invented Blue Jeans?" Wonderopolis.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
<http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-blue-jeans/>. Even though his
website is very basic, it does have some key information. It also provides a brief,
basic summary of the full history of jeans.
Wright, Jennifer. "The Complete History of Blue Jeans, from Miners to Marilyn
Monroe." Racked.com. N.p., 27 Feb. 2015. Web.
<http://www.racked.com/2015/2/27/8116465/the-complete-history-of-blue-jeansfrom-miners-to-marilyn-monroe>. I think this website will help me because it has a
lot of original photos. This website also has a lot of other information that is easy to
access.