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

 Person

Biography

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 45 Collections and/or Records:

Louise Anfenger with Children, circa 1890

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Identifier: B063.05.0013.00022
Abstract

Louise Anfenger of Denver, Colorado sits with a baby on her lap and her five other children at her side. Milton stands left, the other boys are Joseph and Fred. The girls are Flora, Fannie, and Stella. Louis Anfenger (Louise's husband), arrived in Denver in 1870 and was a founder of Temple Emanuel, B'nai B'rith and National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1890

Louise Anfenger with Children, circa 1890

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Identifier: B106.03.0015.0001.00001
Abstract

Louise Anfenger of Denver, Colorado sits with a baby on her lap and her five other children at her side. Milton stands left, the other boys are Joseph and Fred. The girls are Flora, Fannie, and Stella. Louis Anfenger (Louise's husband), arrived in Denver in 1870 and was a founder of Temple Emanuel, B'nai B'rith and National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1890

Memorial Resolution of Milton Anfenger, 1952 December 23

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Identifier: B091.07.0003.0004.00001
Abstract Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Allied Jewish Community Council of Denver. The document ''memorializes through this Resolution his work as a moving force in the Jewish community and the City of Denver, and pays tribute to his memory as one who gave of himself that others may be happy.'' 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...
Dates: 1952 December 23

Milt Anfenger Caricature, 1952

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Identifier: B091.06.0003.00001
Abstract

Caricature by Bob Bowie of Milt Anfenger, ''Denver's Grand Old Man of Baseball.'' Caricature appeared in the Denver Post on August 3, 1952. Milton Louis Anfenger was a member of the Denver Base Ball Club and was owner of the Denver Bears from 1923 to 1932. He was known as Denver's ''Mr. Baseball.'' Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.

Dates: 1952

Milton Anfenger, between 1940-1952

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Identifier: B063.04.0004.00089
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Formal head and shoulder portrait of Milton Anfenger, a member of B'nai B'rith, Lodge 171, Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1940-1952

Milton Anfenger Accepting Award, 1944

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Identifier: B091.01.0001.0001.00003
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Milton Anfenger is accepting an award at a banquet. Eight other men are standing around him.

Dates: 1944

Milton Anfenger and Two Men, 1906 July

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00015
Abstract Milton Anfenger and two men are standing and are wearing suits and hats. They are at Manhattan Beach located near Sloan's Lake in Denver, Colorado. Manhattan Beach was the first amusement park built west of the Mississippi River. The amusement park opened June 27, 1881 and closed after a fire destroyed the Manhattan Beach Club in 1908. The park was then reopened in 1908 as Luna Park which closed in 1914. The photograph is on page 79 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. It is said that...
Dates: 1906 July

Milton Anfenger Elks and Denver Bears Scrapbook, 1929-1952

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00002
Abstract

Milton Anfenger scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and programs about Colorado Elks Club and his ownership of the Denver Bears baseball club from 1923 to 1932. He was known as "Mr. Baseball" in Denver. A member of Elks Lodge #17, he was elected Exalted Ruler in 1913.

Dates: 1929-1952

Milton Anfenger Entry in Dr. Pepy's Pages, 1951 November-1952 November

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Identifier: B091.03.0001.0004.00003
Abstract Entry in ''Dr. Pepys' Pages'' on January 20, 1952: ''To the meeting of the Board of the Denver National Jewish Hospital where Felix van Cleef and Anfaenger [sic] presided. Here heard the annual reports and at luncheon spoke of how 10 states in the U.S. now have tuberculosis death rates under 12.'' Dr. and Mrs. Morris Fishbein sent ''Dr. Pepy's Pages,'' reprinted from Postgraduate Medicine, out as holiday greetings. Dr. Fishbein was a physician and the editor of the Journal of the American...
Dates: 1951 November-1952 November

Milton Anfenger in his Office, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00030
Abstract

Portrait of Milton Anfenger, seated at a desk in his office. A portrait of his father, Louis Anfenger is hanging on the wall behind him.

Dates: between 1920-1940

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