Cotopaxi (Colo.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Altman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B306
Overview
The families who settled in the failed agricultural colony of Cotopaxi included the Shames and Altman families. A Shames daughter, Yente, was married to Joe Washer who died soon after leaving Cotopaxi. Yente later married Moshe Yosef Altman. The Altman and Prezant family members were among the incorporators of Congregation Zera Abraham. In fact, the congregation was first organized at the home of Moses Joseph and Annie Shames Altman on West Colfax Avenue in 1887. In 1907, Moses and Annie Shames...
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Altman Family Papers
Box 2: Plank and Handmade Nails, between 1882-1884
Item — Box B321.04.0002: Series B321.04 [U186022712877]
Identifier: B321.04.0002
Overview
1 plank from a Cotopaxi colonist's home and three handmade square nails.
Box 3, 2015
File — Box B321.01.0003: Series B321.01 [U186023261196]
Identifier: B321.01.0003
Overview
(1) blue binder contains the research and commentary of Miles Saltiel, "The Cotopaxi Papers, Miles Saltiel, London, 2015."
Miles Saltiel, who is related to Emmanuel Saltiel, has researched and interpreted many of the Cotopaxi documents.
Miles Saltiel, who is related to Emmanuel Saltiel, has researched and interpreted many of the Cotopaxi documents.
Channah Milstein Wearing a Kerchief, 1910
Item
Identifier: B063.08.0047.00001
Overview
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.
Charles and Clara Prezant, between 1880-1900
Item
Identifier: B063.05.0052.00032
Overview
Formal studio portrait of Charles and Clara Prezant former members of the Cotopoxi Colony.
Collection on Cotopaxi Colony
Collection
Identifier: B321
E. S. Hart Store, 1879
Item
Identifier: B321.03.0001.0012.00002
Overview
E. S. Hart store in Cotopaxi, Colorado.
Early Colonist Synagogue, between 1970-1990
Item
Identifier: B230.02.0014.00022
Overview
Early colonist synagogue in Cotopaxi, Colorado.The slide was used as part of the ''To Breathe Free'' slide show presented by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS).
Ed Grimes, circa 1910
Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00012
Overview
Ed Grimes in a formal portrait taken for the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith Lodge #171 in Denver, Colorado. Ed Grimes was a colonist at Cotopaxi, Colorado and walked to Denver from Cotopaxi in 1883, a distance of about 94 miles. He later served as Congregation Zera Abraham's first president and was also active in B'nai B'rith Lodge #171.
From Cotopaxi to Denver: Immigrant Jewish Farmers Become American Urban Community Leaders, 2010
Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00008
Overview
History of the ill-fated Cotopaxi Colony of Jewish immigrants in Colorado. Brief biographies of the families involved and their contribution to Denver and Colorado after they left the colony.