Hornbein, Flora Anfenger, 1888-1964
Person
Biography
Married Philip Hornbein in 1905.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Anfenger Family Diaries and Material Culture
Collection
Identifier: B106
Abstract
Louis Anfenger was typical of the young Jewish men who migrated to the Colorado Territory in the state's formative years. Born in Bavaria, Anfenger came to the United States in the 1850s and moved to Denver in 1870 to seek his fortune. He became a highly successful businessman in the area of real estate as well as a member of the Denver Chamber of Commerce and was later elected to the state legislature in the 1880s. He was a founder of Congregation Emanuel, Denver B'nai B'rith, and National...
Dates:
Other: 1861-1989
Box 1, circa 1900-1905
File — Box B106.01.0001: Series B106.01 [Barcode: U186020736223]
Identifier: B106.01.0001
Abstract
Contains Flora Anfenger Hornbein (maiden name Flora Anfenger)'s wedding dress and corset.
Dates:
circa 1900-1905
Box 18, 1870-1989
File — Box B106.03.0018: Series B106.03 [Barcode: U186023257278]
Identifier: B106.03.0018
Dates:
1870-1989
Hornbein Family Portrait, 1923
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0013.00024
Abstract
Flora and Philip Hornbein stand in front of a false scenic coastline backdrop with their children, Marjorie and Philip Jr., mounted on a wooden donkey in front of them. Photograph was taken on a trip to San Francisco, California in 1923. Philip Hornbein was a Colorado trial lawyer, a leader in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and chairman of Colorado's Democratic Party during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dates:
1923
Portrait of the Louis Anfenger Family, between 1895-1900
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00006
Abstract
Louis (1842-1900) and Louise Schlesinger (1847-1938) Anfenger seated front center, with their eight children. Children, back row, left to right: Max, Fannie, Stella, Milton, and Fred. Children front row: Harold, Flora, and Joseph. Louis Anfenger was born in Bavaria and came to the United States in the 1850s. He moved west to Denver, Colorado in 1870, started out working as a clerk, and became a highly successful businessman in the area of real estate. Louise He was also elected to the state...
Dates:
between 1895-1900