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Abraham Sosne , 1885-circa 1940
File
Identifier: B111.09.0009.0014
Abstract
Abraham Sosne (Sosny/Sosna) was born in Russia and moved to the United States in the mid 1880s. He married Rachel Sosne, had several children, and passed away in Denver in 1949. The family owned Capitol Wet Wash Laundry on West Colfax in Denver.
Dates:
1885-circa 1940
Box 1, 1948-1999
File — Box: B216.01.0001
Identifier: B216.01.0001
Abstract
(1) mounted Rocky Mountain Empire Magazine page, 1948; (1) sheet music ''The Ballad of Otto Mears'' (1) letter from Kankakee Federal Savings regarding ballad and (1) supplemental handout about ballad; (1) file folder with photocopies of ''Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly'', clippings from London Jewish Chronicle 1979, photocopy of "Colorado's Littler Big Man: The Early Career of Otto Mears, 1840-1881", and a copy of the Visitors Guide to Colorado's Capitol and a map of the first...
Dates:
1948-1999
Dewey Liquor Co., 1910
File
Identifier: B112.03.0001.0005
Abstract
File contains one business letterhead or flyer for The Dewey Liquor Company, with a handwritten note on the reverse side. The flyer is on pink paper and advertises "Dewey Whiskey", "Most Complete Stock in the West", among other information.
Dates:
1910
"Die Fahrt Nach Amerika" or "The Journey to America", circa 1920
Item
Identifier: B333.08.0003.0001.00003
Abstract
Black and white lithograph of "Die Fahrt Nach Amerika" or "The Journey to America" which is part of a series of works artist Rachel Szalit-Marcus did for Sholom Aleichem's "Menshelakh un Stsenes" published in 1922. The print has passengers perhaps abord or waiting to board a ship for America. Seven figures are present: three men, one boy and three women. The men and boy wears hats and the women wear scarves on their heads. The group is huddled with their belongings behind a picket fence and...
Dates:
circa 1920
Ernest Loeb - US Army - WWII, circa 1944
Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0008.00001
Abstract
Photograph of Ernest Loeb and five other soldiers in uniform. Ernest is the man on the lower right, squatting. The back of the photograph reads "I'm ready to take a shit! (Don't send this picture home.)". Photograph is in black and white and was most likely taken around 1944.
Dates:
circa 1944
Fannie Pepper Libert on a Ship to the United States, 1914
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0038.00038
Abstract
Fannie Pepper Libert, woman without a hat, stands in a group of twelve Jewish immigrants on board a merchant ship from Hamburg, Germany to Galveston, Texas. Fannie continued onto Denver, Colorado to join her brother William Pepper.
Dates:
1914
Fred Rosenstock , 1976-1980
File
Identifier: B111.08.0008.0016
Abstract
Rosenstock was a well-known book seller and art collector who specialized in Western U.S. history. Through his private libraries and art collections, he contributed to the growth of the DPL Western history Department and other institutions. A biography of Rosenstock is entitled "Fred Rosenstock: A Legend in Books and Art."
Dates:
1976-1980
Fred Zadek Salomon , 1872-1978
File
Identifier: B111.09.0009.0001
Abstract
Fred Zadek Salomon was born April 10, 1830 in Strelno, Poland and opened the first general mercantile house in Denver in 1959. He fought in the Civil War and was instrumental in the formation of Denver as the major city in the what would become the state of Colorado. Fred was involved with the Denver City Water Company, the Denver Chamber of Commerce, the Denver Town Co., Denver Lodge No. 171, B'nai B'rith, the Merchants Protective Association, the Denver Pacific Railroad, and the Denver...
Dates:
1872-1978
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00009
Abstract
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.
Dates:
2010
Graham Susman , 1950-1984
File
Identifier: B111.09.0009.0020
Abstract
Graham Susman was born in 1904 in Leeds, England and moved to Denver at the age of 5 with his family. He graduated from the University of Denver's Law School in 1926 and opened a law firm in Denver. He was an active member of the Jewish community and served on the board of the Columbine Lodge for several years. He was president of the B.M.H Synagogue and was a member of the Board of Trustees of hte National Asthma Center. He married Helen Mae Eber in 1934 and passed away in 1991 leaving two...
Dates:
1950-1984
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