Rifkin, Joan (Raisie), 1915-1983

Raisie Rifkin (left) and a friend stand on the steps in front of a home.

Raisie Rifkin stands beside a banister.

Raisie Rifkin, wearing a cowboy hat, child's holster, gaucho pants, and boots, walking through a garden.

Raisie Rifkin and Jan Pierce sit in an office in downtown Denver, Colorado. The view out the window behind them is of downtown Denver and the mountains to the west.

Formal studio portrait of Raisie Rifkin with her eldest daughter Susan.

Raisie Rifkin sits beside a column at the top of stairs wearing graduation regalia during her graduation from Barnard College.

Full-length portrait of Raisie Kiesler Rifkin in her wedding dress and veil, holding her bouquet. Joan (Raisie) Rifkin was born March 6, 1915 and died in Denver in December 1983. The daughter of Adolph Kiesler, she married Max Rifkin in 1940.

The Rifkin family wearing formal attire pose together in a living room. Left to right Raisie Rifkin sits holding Judy, Peggy, Susan, Max, and Wendy sitting on the floor in front of Max.

Adolph Kiesler, far right, with his family. Middle left to right are Kiesler's daughters Joan, Naomi, and Mildred.

Left to right Naomi, Mildred, and Joan, the daughters of Adolph Kiesler, stand in front of Adolcrest.