Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952

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Milton Louis Anfenger was born in Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1874. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. He married Essie Wolfshon in 1911. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics and was elected to the Colorado state senate in 1904. From 1923 to 1932, he was the owner of the Denver Bears baseball club. Milton Anfenger was a humanitarian, and civic leader in Denver, president of the Denver Western Baseball Club, and a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. Milton Anfenger died in Denver in 1952.

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Group of Men and Women on Hill, 1912

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00020

Abstract Group of men and women standing on the top of a hill. A man standing on the right is holding a baseball. Milton Anfenger is the fourth from the right and is standing sideways. The photograph is on page 172 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. He belonged to a number of organizations, including the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Milton Louis Anfenger was a member of the Denver Base Ball Club and was owner of the Denver Bears from 1923 to 1932. He...

Dates: 1912

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B091, Milton Louis Anfenger Papers / Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Ephemera / Box 2 / Milton Anfenger Scrapbook

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Subject: Baseballs X