Winter-Weiss Company
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Mandel Winter, 1983 October 1
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.
Sidney Israelski, 1975 March
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.
Sidney Israelski at Fort Riley During World War II, 1942
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.
Winter Weiss Co., 1927-1985
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.
Winter Weiss New Year, circa 1930
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.
Winter Weiss New Year, circa 1930
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.
Winter's Family History
Collection contains a scrapbook with family history related to the Winter family from 1890 through 1981.
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