Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952
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 66 Collections and/or Records:
Eight Men and Three Automobiles, 1906
Elks Club Parade, 1906 July 19
Elks Mid Western Dinner, 1938 July 12
Figure Dissected at Trial, circa 1915
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.
First Officers' Call, Camp Goldfield, 1903 September 5
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.
Graduating Exercises of the Denver High School, 1892 June 9
Group of Men and Three Automobiles, 1906
Group of Men and Women, 1906
Group of Men and Women Beneath Tree, 1906
Group of Men and Women in Front of Fence, 1912
Group of men and women standing in front of a large wood fence. Milton Anfenger is eighth from the right in the front. He is standing sideways and is smoking a cigar. The photograph is on page 172 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. He belonged to a number of organizations, including B'nai B'rith and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Milton Anfenger was also a Colorado state senator and an attorney.
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