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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.

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Camp Goldfield and Portland Mine, 1903 October 6

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00004
Abstract Tents at Camp Goldfield during the 1903-1904 strike in the Cripple Creek Mining District. In front of the tents is a railroad bridge, buildings, and a train on railroad tracks. In back of of the tents are buildings, mine dumps, and a building and smokestacks on top of a mountain slope labled "Portland." Camp Goldfield was below the Portland Mine in Goldfield, Colorado, near Victor, Colorado. Colonel Milton Louis Anfenger was an aide-de-camp to Colorado Governor James H. Peabody and militia...
Dates: 1903 October 6

Citizens of the State: Colorado's Early Jewish Politicians, 2007

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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00006
Abstract This film examines the pivotal role early Colorado Jewish citizens played in the state's political life. Despite their distinction as a religious minority, pioneer Jews in communities throughout Colorado were viewed as a positive and stablitizing influence who upheld morality and order in the new settlements. Virtually every town in Colorado had a Jewish mayor by the turn of the nineteenth century, including Denver, Central City, and Fairplay. Includes brief biographies of Jewish men and...
Dates: 2007

Close View of Three Men in Automobiles on Bridge, 1906

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00012
Abstract Three men are sitting in two automobiles on a bridge. Cottonwood trees are on the bank of the river. Milton Louis Anfenger, smoking a cigar, is sitting sideways in a automobile with his legs extended. He is balancing his hat on his right foot. The photograph is on page 79 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. 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. Milton Anfenger...
Dates: 1906

David S. Lehman Obituary, 1915 April 22

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Identifier: B091.03.0001.0004.00001
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Copy of Obituary of David S. Lehman, who was vice president and chairman of the finance committee of the National Jewish Hospital. Ending part of obituary is missing.

Dates: 1915 April 22

Directory for The Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade, 1908

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Identifier: B091.05.0001.0005.00002
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Directory of the Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade. Officers, directors, and committees are listed. M. L. Anfenger is listed under the Legislation Committee. Milton Louis Anfenger was a Colorado state senator and an attorney.

Dates: 1908

Eight Men and Three Automobiles, 1906

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00013
Abstract Five men are sitting in autombiles and three men are standing by automobile. Milton Louis Anfenger, smoking a cigar, is standing by the automobile with the five seated men. The photograph is on page 79 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. 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. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a president and...
Dates: 1906

Figure Dissected at Trial, circa 1915

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Identifier: B091.05.0001.0005.00006
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Copy of newspaper articles about attorney Milton Louis Anfenger defending Horrace Golden, an illusionist, for non-payment for a wood model. The question was whether the arms and legs were detachable. Milton Anfenger lost the court case, but said he would appeal.

Dates: circa 1915

First Officers' Call, Camp Goldfield, 1903 September 5

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00002
Abstract

Colorado Militia officers posed in front of a tent and buildings at Camp Goldfield during the 1903-1904 strike in the Cripple Creek Mining District. Camp Goldfield was below the Portland Mine in Goldfield, Colorado, near Victor, Colorado. Colonel Milton Louis Anfenger was an aide-de-camp to Colorado Governor James H. Peabody and militia Brigadier General Sherman M. Bell during Colorado's response to the 1903-1904 strike. The photograph is on page 37 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook.

Dates: 1903 September 5

Graduating Exercises of the Denver High School, 1892 June 9

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Identifier: B091.01.0001.0002.00001
Abstract The Denver High School (later East High School) graduating program for 1892. The high school was begun in 1875 and a building was constructed on Stout street between 19th and 20th streets in Denver, Colorado. The first page of the program has drawings of a young man, young woman, and the high school and the title of the program. The second page has the ''Order of Exercises,'' the third page has the ''Class Ode'' and the ''Honor Record in General Scholarship,'' and the last page lists the...
Dates: 1892 June 9

Group of Men and Three Automobiles, 1906

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00011
Abstract Five men are sitting in an automobile and three men are standing by automobiles. Milton Louis Anfenger is standing by the automobile with the five seated men. The photograph is on page 79 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. 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. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a president and lifetime board...
Dates: 1906

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