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Winter-Weiss Company

 Organization

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History Interview with Mandel Winter, 1983 October 1

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0005.00120
Abstract

Topics covered family coming here for his grandfather’s health. Family came from Germany through Galveston or New Orleans in the mid-1800s. Family ran the Winter-Weiss company which manufactured trucks, trailers, and buses. Covers personal history and family history.

Dates: 1983 October 1

Sidney Israelski, 1975 March

 Item
Identifier: B255.01.0001.0002.00004
Abstract

Sidney Israelski (1897-1986) is dressed in a suit and tie. He served in the United States Army during World War I and was drafted in 1942. He was at Fort Riley for a short time during World War II before he was released from the army to work in the defense industry at Winter-Weiss Company in Denver, Colorado. Sidney Israelski worked at Winter-Weiss until he retired. He died in Denver in 1986.

Dates: 1975 March

Sidney Israelski at Fort Riley During World War II, 1942

 Item
Identifier: B255.01.0001.0002.00003
Abstract

Sidney Israelski, wearing an army uniform, is standing in front of a building at Fort Riley, Kansas. Sidney Israelski served in the United States Army during World War I and was drafted in 1942. He was at Fort Riley for a short time during World War II before he was released from the army to work in the defense industry at Winter-Weiss in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1942

Winter Weiss Co., 1927-1985

 File
Identifier: B112.06.0001.0027
Abstract

File contains information on the Winter Weiss Company from 1927-1985, including copies of several photographs, typed correspondence, two publications of "Portadrill" published by the Winter Weiss Co., and a 1985 issue of Colorado Heritage magazine, which includes information about the company.

Dates: 1927-1985

Winter Weiss New Year, circa 1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0001.00045
Abstract

Two women on an Indian motorcycle with a side car. One woman on the motorcycle the other atop a milk jug on the sidecar. The photo was taken at Madison Square Gardens in New York. Winter-Weiss, a Denver company, became a defense contractor during World War II.

Dates: circa 1930

Winter Weiss New Year, circa 1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0001.00046
Abstract

Three women on a motorcycle with a decorated side car. One woman on the motorcycle, one atop a house on the sidecar, and the third popping out of the house's roof. The photo was taken at Madison Square Gardens in New York. Winter-Weiss, a Denver company, became a defense contractor during World War II.

Dates: circa 1930

Winter's Family History

 Collection
Identifier: B310
Abstract

Collection contains a scrapbook with family history related to the Winter family from 1890 through 1981.

Dates: Coverage: 1890-1973; 1981

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Archival Object 6
Collection 1
 
Subject
Denver (Colo.) 5
Jews 2
Motorcyclists 2
New York (N.Y.) 2
Photographs 2