Channah Milstein Wearing a Kerchief, 1910
Abstract
Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Channah Milstein wearing a traditional kerchief or tichel head covering. She was a member of the Jewish "Glazierlach" clan and a Cotopaxi colonist before moving to Denver's west side Orthodox Jewish Community. Channah Milstein was known for her personal commitment to charity in Denver's west-side East European immigrant Jewish community as she urged residents to contribute to her collections of food, clothing, and money for the needy.
Dates
- 1910
Digital Repository
Channah Milstein Wearing a Kerchief
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Extent
1 Photographic Prints (1 photograph in good condition) : black and white ; 4 x 5 inches
Scope and Contents
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.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Sylvan Moses who retained the original.
General
Title supplied by archivist. ||Appears in ''Images of America: Jewish Denver 1859-1940,'' by Dr. Jeanne Abrams, on page 75.
Inscription and Marks
Handwritten on back of photograph: ''Channah Milstein, grandmother? of Phil Milstein, member 'Glazierlach' clan of west-side Denver, Cotopaxi colonist, re Mrs. Sylvan Moses; #652; Courtesy of Beck Archives Center for Judaic Studies, DU.''
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Denver. Center for Judaic Studies. Ira M. Beck Memorial Collection of Rocky Mountain Jewish History (Organization)
- From the Collection: Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository