Photographs, 1937-1950

File

Identifier: B412.01.0008.0005

Staff Only

Abstract

Contains three photographs of the construction of General Rose Memorial Hospital taken in 1947. Sam Weinstein is in two of the photographs. Also contains a photograph of the 1937 Pioneer Session of the Order of the Eastern Star. Rowena Mae Akers Weinstein is in the first row, 8th from the left. She was the youngest matron to be inducted into the Eastern Star. In the photograph of the Jewish Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 342, Memorial Day Service in 1940, Sam Weinstein is in the second row of men from the right, next to the last man.

Dates

1937-1950

Creator

Order of the Eastern Star (Organization)

Extent

From the File: 0.25 Linear Feet (Half legal document box)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes Sam Weinstein's World War II army jacket and Jewish War Veterans uniform. The collection also contains a 1931 Kynewisbok (DU yearbook) that belonged to Rowena M. Akers and a folder with University of Denver memorabilia and graduation materials from 1933. An accrual in September 2022 brought in material culture items, including dresses, jackets, baby dresses, black swimming slippers, and household items. Five photographs were also included in the accrual. Charles Goldberg and Dr. Dennis Battock donated their Bar Mitzvah plates that were hand-painted by Rowena Weinstein.