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Berry, Hannah Shwayder, 1895-1986

 Person

Biography

Rachel Kobey and Isaac Shwayder had 11 children: Solomon, Dora, Jesse, Raschelle, Mark, Gertrude, Florence, Maurice, Hannah, Benjamin, and Liebe. Having been persuaded by his wife's pioneering uncle Abe Rachofsky and great uncle Alexander Rittmaster, Isaac Shwayder first came to Central City, Colorado, in 1879 to find work, and after two years the rest of his family joined him. The Shwayders later moved to Nevadaville (Black Hawk), Colorado, and in 1888 they settled in Denver. Hannah Shwayder was born in Denver on August 21, 1920 and died in Denver on December 21, 1995. Hannah Shwayder married Harry I. Berry and wrote about the Shwayder family and business, Samsonite luggage, in "Tales of a Little Trunk and Other Stories."

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Shwayder and Hannah Berry, circa 1940

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Identifier: B063.05.0021.00079
Abstract

Ben Shwayder and Hannah Berry sit with two unidentified men at a table in a backyard.

Dates: circa 1940

Bruce Heitler with Hannah Shwayder Berry, circa 1981

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Identifier: B063.05.0041.00120
Abstract

Bruce Heitler and Hannah Shwayder Berry sit on a back patio and speak together during a gathering.

Dates: circa 1981

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012

Hannah and Harry Berry on Honeymoon, 1918 June 8

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Identifier: B063.05.0021.00083
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Hannah and Harry Berry sit on either side of a donkey colt during their honeymoon in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Dates: 1918 June 8

Hannah Berry and Sons, circa 1980

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Identifier: B063.05.0038.00010
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Hannah Berry stands between her two sons, Ray and Lawrence, in a living room.

Dates: circa 1980

Harry Berry Family, 1934

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Identifier: B063.05.0041.00081
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Family portrait of Harry and Hannah Berry with their sons Ray and Lawrence.

Dates: 1934

Isaac Shwayder Family, circa 1905

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Identifier: B063.05.0041.00085
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Isaac and Rachel Shwayder sit for a formal family portrait surrounded by their ten children: Sol, Jesse, Rachel, Mark, Gertrude, Florence, Maurice, Hannah, Ben and Liebe.

Dates: circa 1905

Shwayder Siblings at Bear Creek Canyon, Colorado, 1910

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Identifier: B063.05.0021.00072
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Siblings Florence Shwayder Krohn, Mark Shwayder, Hannah Shwayder Berry, and Gertrude Shwayder Breetwor and Lena Feldmen Shwayder (Mark's wife) stand in a creek at the Bear Creek Canyon picnic grounds.

Dates: 1910

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