Group of Men and Women, 1906

A group of men and women are outside of a building and beneath a tree. Milton Louis Anfenger, without a jacket, is kneeling. Five of the women are wearing large hats. The photograph is on page 78 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. 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. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a president and 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.