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Underhill male team and Bayly-Underhill female team, Denver, about 1910. Courtesy Jay Sanford. Around 1898 Townsend J. Underhill started making shirts, pants, and overalls in downtown Denver. After his death, Charles and William Bayly bought the company, changing its name to Bayly-Underhill Mfg. Co. in 1910. In 1942, the company became Bayly Mfg. Co. One of the first companies to sign union contracts for its employees, Bayly made some of the best work clothes in the United States—including those made for the Navy. After filing for bankruptcy, the business closed in 1991.