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J. M. and Rosa Kahn Tombstone in Trinidad, Colorado, 1976

 Item
Identifier: B063.02.0018.00129

Dates

  • 1976

Extent

1 Photographic Prints (J. M. and Rosa, nee Klein, Kahn's tombstone, shaped like a tree with English and Hebrew lettering and a Masonic symbol in a Jewish cemetery in Trinidad, Colorado. J. M. Kahn died February 20, 1907.) : Black and white glossy photograph. ; 3.5 x 5 inches

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.

General

Original photo number 101. The tombstone was placed in 1907; the photograph described was taken in 1976.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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