Leadville (Colo.)
Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:
National Council of Jewish Women, Denver Section, Kosher Picnic at Leadville, Colorado, 1895 July 28
Olympic Athletic Club, 1913
Members of the Leadville Olympic Athletic Club pose during a banquet. Half of the group is seated and the other half stands behind them. An American flag and OAC pendent hang in the background. Maurice Miller stands fourth from the right.
Olympic Athletic Club, 1913
Olympic Athletic Club, 1913 March 16
Oral History Interview with Charlotte (Lottie) Gold, 1977 August 7
Interview discusses growing up in Leadville, CO; Jewish community. family, childhood activities; beginning her career as a field worker for National Jewish Hospital.
Oral History Interview with Leo Block, 1989 May 12
Topics covered: Family roots in Colorado, Denver, Leadville and Aspen. Father Nathan was born in Russia, came in 1890. Mother born in Leadville, father worked in mining until it fizzled out. Father was close with Rabbi Kauvar and BMH. Leo graduated from DU, editor of the Clarion. Established a professorship at University of Denver.
Oral History Interview with Mildred Sweet, 1981 July 16
Oral History Interview with Minnette Miller, 1980 October 22
Minnette Miller talks about being the only Jewish resident in Leadville, her parents coming from Pennsylvanian to Leadville, mother managing the family store, family life, and being the director of Social Services after her teaching career.
Ore Sorting House at the Continental Chief Mine in Leadville, Colorado, between 1889-1892
A photograph of miners inside the ore sorting house at the Continental Chief Mine in Leadville, Colorado.
Peg Mudgett for Colorado Reflections
Peg Mudgett reminisces on growing up in Leadville, Colorado near the mines there until moving to Durango to attend college at Fort Lewis College. Reflects on life in a mining camp owned by the town smelters, learning Spanish from Mexican workers, cutting down and decorating Christmas trees, her days in school, and riding in sleighs. Describes her encounter with Baby Doe Tabor in a grocery store.