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59th Annual Convention of the International Order of B'nai B'rith, 1911 June

 Item
Identifier: B063.04.0033.0017.00001

Abstract

Delegates to the 59th Annual Convention of the Internation Order of B'nai B'rith are posed in front of the Guggenheim Pavilion at National Jewish Hospital. The men in suits and the women in dresses and hats are standing and sitting in five rows. Other buildings can be seen in the background. Six men are watching behind a brick wall to the left of the building.The convention was held in Denver in June 1911.

Dates

  • 1911 June

Digital Repository

59th Annual Convention of the International Order of B'nai B'rith

Inscription and Marks

Printed on the front of the photograph: ''59th Annual Convention D.G.L. No2. I.O.B.B. Denver, June, 1911'' and '''Mile High' Photo Co. Denver.'' On the back of the photograph ''B'nai B'rith, Denver Lodge #171, 560 So. Monaco, Denver, CO, 80224'' is stamped twice. Handwritten on the back: ''#818 oversize, B'nai B'rith Convention, 1911.''

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Extent

1 Photographic Prints (photograph) : good, black and white ; 5 x 14 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.

Provenance

Donated by Ann Epstein, B'nai B'rith Denver Lodge #171, October 1987.

Inscription and Marks

Printed on the front of the photograph: ''59th Annual Convention D.G.L. No2. I.O.B.B. Denver, June, 1911'' and '''Mile High' Photo Co. Denver.'' On the back of the photograph ''B'nai B'rith, Denver Lodge #171, 560 So. Monaco, Denver, CO, 80224'' is stamped twice. Handwritten on the back: ''#818 oversize, B'nai B'rith Convention, 1911.''

General

Title supplied by archivist. ||Appears in ''Images of America: Jewish Denver 1859-1940,'' by Dr. Jeanne Abrams, page 73.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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