Cohen family (Aspen, Colo.)
Family
Biography
The Cohen family were one of the first settlers of the town of Aspen, Colorado. Elias Cohen moved there by 1891 and managed David Hyman's mining properties.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Montage of Elias Cohen and Family of Aspen, Colorado, circa 1905
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00009
Abstract
Composite of the Elias Cohen family of Aspen including a formal portrait of Elias Cohen (bottom left); a formal portrait of his wife and two daughters (bottom right); and formal portraits of his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weinberg (top). Elias Cohen was a resident of Aspen by 1891, a mine supervisor in, and manager of David Hyman's properties. It was Cohen who suggested the use of deep-sea divers to repair broken mine-pump shafts.
Dates:
circa 1905
Oral History Interview with Dr. Edmund Cohen, 1982 July 22
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Identifier: B098.01.0004.00097
Abstract
"Dr. Edmond Cohen recounts the life of his grandfather, Samuel Cohen, of Fairplay, Colo. Sam was a Jewish immigrant who had arrived in the United States from England in 1870, originally migrating from Eastern Europe in 1867. He provides background on his family including his father, Joseph, his aunts and uncles, his brother, his wife Helen (née Grauman), and their daughter and grandchildren. He also recalls the time he spent in the service during World War II. Edmond Cohen was...
Dates:
1982 July 22
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