Bootmaker
Harry Olsen
Harry Olsen, son of company founder Carl Olsen, led design and production at the Olsen-Stelzer Boot and Saddlery Company in Henrietta, Texas. By 1939 the firm was turning out 500 pairs a week, with Harry overseeing design and production while his brother Norman ran the business side. No birth or death year was documented.
Known for
Design and production lead at Olsen-Stelzer by 1939
Related: Olsen-Stelzer · Carl Olsen
Biography
History
Harry Olsen was Carl Olsen’s son at the Olsen-Stelzer Boot and Saddlery Company in Henrietta, Texas. The company’s own history page says that by 1939 Olsen-Stelzer was producing 500 pairs a week, and that Carl Olsen’s two sons, Norman and Harry, had taken on leadership roles — Norman as business manager, and Harry specializing in design and production. No birth year, death year, or style-number record survives for Harry.
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