Walsenburg (Colo.)

Abstract Mortiz Bernstein was born in Koenigsburg, Prussia in 1866 and died in Denver, Colorado in 1918. He came to Walsenburg, Colorado in about 1885 and after working as an empoyee, he bought the store. His wife was Theresa Altschul Bernstein and their daughter was Eva Bernstein Stark. A wedding photo shows the wedding party at the marriage of Rose Bernstein, the younger sister of Moritz, to Max Striker. Collection contains photographs, business records and, a Masonic Apron related to the Bernstein...

Abstract Theresa (Mrs. Moritz) Bernstein (second from left) and her daughter Eva (young girl on far left of image) ride on burros in front of the waterfalls at Seven Falls, Colorado Springs, Colorado, during a tour. The other individuals in the photograph are unknown. Another man stands behind the group beside a taxidermized elk. All five of the men and women are wearing hats. Moritz Bernstein had a dry goods store in Walsenburg, Colorado, where the family lived and in other southern Colorado...

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Moritz Bernstein, third from left, dressed in a suit, stands with hands in pockets. Customers near him stand in front of Bernstein's Dry Goods Store in Walsenburg, Colorado.

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Interior of Moritz Bernstein's Dry Goods Store in Walsenburg, Colorado. The owner, Moritz Bernstein, stands with his hand on the counter to the right.

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Interior of Moritz Bernstein's Dry Goods Store in Walsenburg, Colorado. The owner, Moritz Bernstein, stands with his hand on the counter to the right.

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Exterior of the courthouse in Walsenburg, Colorado. Three automobiles are parked in front of the building.

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Moritz Bernstein, fifth from right, dressed in a suit, stands with hands in pockets amongst a large group of customers in front of Bernstein's Dry Goods Store in Walsenburg, Colorado.

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Interview with Bernie Martinez and Natalie Martinez from the De donde eres: Cultural Origins of the Southern Colorado Latino/Hispanic Community

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Formal portrait of Moritz Bernstein, storekeeper in Walsenberg, Colorado.