Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952
Biography
Milton Louis Anfenger was born in Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1874. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. He married Essie Wolfshon in 1911. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics and was elected to the Colorado state senate in 1904. From 1923 to 1932, he was the owner of the Denver Bears baseball club. Milton Anfenger was a humanitarian, and civic leader in Denver, president of the Denver Western Baseball Club, and a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. Milton Anfenger died in Denver in 1952.
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Milton L. Anfenger, between 1940-1952
Upper body portrait of Milton L. Anfenger.
Milton Louis Anfenger Papers
Milton L. Anfenger was an attorney, Colorado state senator, humanitarian, and civic leader who lived in Denver, Colorado. He was president of National Jewish Hospital and the Denver Bears Baseball Club. He was a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. The papers include newspapers, newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Mountain Picnic, 1906
National Jewish Hospital Tribute to Milton L. Anfenger Program, 1949 September 2
Program for the seventy-fifth birthday dinner for Milton L. Anfenger given by the board of National Jewish Hospital and held at Green Gables Country Club in Denver, Colorado. Milton Anfenger was president of the National Jewish Hospital Board from 1945-1952 and was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.
Newspaper Photograph of General Chase and Staff, 1903
Newspaper photograph of General Chase and staff during breakfast at the Colorado militia's camp during the 1903-1904 strike in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Colonel Milton Louis Anfenger was an aide-de-camp to Colorado Governor James H. Peabody and militia Brigadier General Sherman M. Bell during Colorado's response to the 1903-1904 strike. The loose photograph is between pages 36 and 37 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook.
Newspaper Photographs at Overland Park, Denver, 1905 June 27
Play Ball: Early Colorado Jews in Sports, 2013
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women athletes as well as sports personalities from Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2013 RMJHS Dinner.
Portrait of Milton Anfenger
A portrait of Milton Anfenger seated in an armchair.
Portrait of the Louis Anfenger Family, between 1895-1900
Program for B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge 25th Anniversary, 1897 April 7
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