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Cattle

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Box 2, 1929

 File — Box B368.01.0002: Series B368.01 [Barcode: U186023244542]
Identifier: B368.01.0002
Abstract

Box contains "Lazy K Lazy L" branding Iron.

Dates: 1929

Cattle Farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0216.0065.00001
Abstract

Young cattle feed on the farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified man stands in a corral with the cattle, while another unidentified man in the background harnesses two horses. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1910-1940

Champion Cattle of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 September 11

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0216.0070.00001
Abstract Champion cows from the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) standing on the grounds of the JCRS farm. Pictured from left to right are Jaysee Tritomia Peerless Walker, Jaysee Ormsby Peerless Prince, Rispah Nirvana Segis, Ormsby Nirvana Segis and Carnation Peerless Butter King. All the cows won awards at the Colorado State Fair in 1938. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several...
Dates: 1938 September 11

Eller Miller Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B454
Abstract The Eller Miller Papers contains a variety of materials belonging to the Eller, Miller, and Creamer families. Types of materials include: yearbooks, education, Jewish education, books, military, Freemason documents, United States War Ration Books, wedding items, stockyards, horse racing, personal affects, government documents, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and material culture.Individuals covered in this collection include Robert Lazar Miller, Florence Creamer...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1896-1975

Jewish Cowboys, Cattlemen, and Poultry Raisers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B369
Abstract The Miller family came from Lithuania in 1890s. Robert Lazar Miller was one of the founders of the Denver stockyards and became the chief buyer for the K and B Meat Packing Company. The Averch family arrived in Denver from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s and later founded the Capitol Meat Packing Company in 1925. Holocaust survivor Jack Stern came to the US as a refugee in 1949, moved to Denver and became a cattle buyer for the Averch family packing house. He later operated his own farm...
Dates: 1900-2015

Joe Coffee, 1949 January

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0047.00046
Abstract

Joe Coffee stands between two prized steers.

Dates: 1949 January

Oral History Interview with Max P. Cowan, 1978 August 7

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00016
Abstract

Max P. Cowan describes his early life in West Denver, including synagogues and rabbis, life in cattle dealing and ranching in Colorado later in his life.

Dates: 1978 August 7

Oral History Interview with Robert and Katharine Sapiro, 1977 August 7

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0001.00014
Abstract

Robert Sapiro discusses his father's and his own life in Denver in the early 1900s, including their experiences in the grocery business and the cattle business. His wife, Katharine, talks about growing up in Denver in the early 1900s.

Dates: 1977 August 7