United States Embassy - Riga, Latvia - During #ImmigrantHeritageMonth we celebrate the many ways that immigrants have enriched the United States, including immigrants from Latvia. Did you know that Latvian-born American tailor
AMERICAN JEANS INVENTED BY LATVIAN Jacob W. Davis in 1871. Patented in 1873. In 2016 did $56 Billion sales Worldwide.
![Jacob Davis: Pioneer Jewish Tailor of Reno Nevada & His Copper Rivets That Made History – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West Jacob Davis: Pioneer Jewish Tailor of Reno Nevada & His Copper Rivets That Made History – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West](http://www.jmaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/WS1894-13-N-Strauss-Levi-Strauss-Co-Multi-Adv-San-FranciscoCA.jpg)
Jacob Davis: Pioneer Jewish Tailor of Reno Nevada & His Copper Rivets That Made History – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West
![Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies on Twitter: "Levi Strauss: born in Bavaria (1829), came to the US (1847), & developed blue jeans w/ Jacob Davis @LeviStraussCo. He also provided funds to Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies on Twitter: "Levi Strauss: born in Bavaria (1829), came to the US (1847), & developed blue jeans w/ Jacob Davis @LeviStraussCo. He also provided funds to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUmuYgIWkAQ2JQt.jpg:large)
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies on Twitter: "Levi Strauss: born in Bavaria (1829), came to the US (1847), & developed blue jeans w/ Jacob Davis @LeviStraussCo. He also provided funds to
The Halby Group, Inc. - This day marks the birth of the most popular articles of clothing: blue jeans! Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent to create the very first
![Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E12X6bvWUAQvJLJ.jpg)
Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter
![WCSA - Old Events - May 20, 2018 - Jacob W Davis of Reno, Nevada, received a U.S. patent (No.139,121) on a rivet process for strengthening the pocket openings of canvas pants. - WCSA.WORLD WCSA - Old Events - May 20, 2018 - Jacob W Davis of Reno, Nevada, received a U.S. patent (No.139,121) on a rivet process for strengthening the pocket openings of canvas pants. - WCSA.WORLD](http://wcsa.world/userfiles/upload/images/modules/news/2018/5/18/0_rivets.jpg)
WCSA - Old Events - May 20, 2018 - Jacob W Davis of Reno, Nevada, received a U.S. patent (No.139,121) on a rivet process for strengthening the pocket openings of canvas pants. - WCSA.WORLD
![On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted the patent on metal riveted jeans | Azerbaijan Days On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted the patent on metal riveted jeans | Azerbaijan Days](https://stevehollier.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/levis-xx-b.jpg)