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Jewish men

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1600 Collections and/or Records:

Portrait of a Young Goldfain, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00036
Abstract

Formal studio portrait of a young boy in the Goldfain family, possibly George Goldfain.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Portrait of an Unidentified Man, between 1900-1920

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Identifier: B063.08.0047.00033
Abstract

Portrait of an unindented man with a large mustache and wearing a suit.

Dates: between 1900-1920

Portrait of Henry Plonsky, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00025
Abstract

Henry Plonsky sits, wearing a suit and holding a document in his hand. Polish-born Plonsky arrived in Denver in 1877. He helped form an Orthodox minyan above his store on Larimer Street. He became a successful shoe and boot merchant in partnership with Leopold Mayer and was instrumental in the establishment of the Orthodox Jewish congregation Ahavey Emunah in 1880 and later the Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol Synagogue and the Beth Joseph congregation.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Portrait of Hyman Isaacs, circa 1888

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Identifier: B063.08.0008.00017
Abstract

Formal studio portrait of young Hyman Isaacs in Leadville, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1888

Portrait of Jesse Shwayder, circa 1929

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Identifier: B063.01.0001.00039
Abstract

Formal portrait of Jesse Shwayder standing with his hands in his pockets. In the early 1900s, Jesse Shwayder opened a small luggage factor in Denver with his father, Isaac, and brothers Mark, Maurice, Benjamin, and Solomon. Together they turned it into one of the largest luggage producers in America, the Samsonite Corporation.

Dates: circa 1929

Portrait of Leopold Mayer, circa 1900

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Identifier: B063.08.0039.00084
Abstract

Formal portrait of Leopold Mayer of Saguache, Colorado with a beard, wearing a suit, collar and tie with stick pin.

Dates: circa 1900

Portrait of Louis Anfenger, circa 1890

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Identifier: B063.08.0050.0002.00001
Abstract Louis Anfenger of Denver, Colorado. Born in Bavaria, Anfenger came to the United States in the 1850s, moving west in 1870 to seek his fortune. He started as a clerk and became a highly successful businessman in the area of real estate, as well as a member of the Denver Chamber of Commerce, and was later elected to the state legislature in the 1880s. He built a home at Champa Street and Twenty-ninth Street in Denver. Anfenger was also a founder and supporter of Congregational Emanuel, the...
Dates: circa 1890

Portrait of Nathan Bernstein, circa 1913

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Identifier: B063.08.0047.00003
Abstract

Studio portrait of Nathan Bernstein wearing a suit and bow tie with a watch chain.

Dates: circa 1913

Portrait of Nathan Bernstein, circa 1913

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Identifier: B063.08.0047.00004
Abstract

Studio portrait of Nathan Bernstein wearing a suit and bow tie with a watch chain.

Dates: circa 1913

Portrait of Philip Trounstine, circa 1870

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Identifier: B063.08.0047.00107
Abstract

Portrait of Philip Trounstine dressed in a captain's cavalry uniform of the U.S. Civil War. Trounstine married Mollie Wisebart and managed Abraham Jacob's Denver store as well as working as a volunteer firefighter becoming the first fire chief of Denver, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1870