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Colorado

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012

Louise Anfenger with Children, circa 1890

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Identifier: B063.05.0013.00022
Abstract

Louise Anfenger of Denver, Colorado sits with a baby on her lap and her five other children at her side. Milton stands left, the other boys are Joseph and Fred. The girls are Flora, Fannie, and Stella. Louis Anfenger (Louise's husband), arrived in Denver in 1870 and was a founder of Temple Emanuel, B'nai B'rith and National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1890

Louise Anfenger with Children, circa 1890

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Identifier: B106.03.0015.0001.00001
Abstract

Louise Anfenger of Denver, Colorado sits with a baby on her lap and her five other children at her side. Milton stands left, the other boys are Joseph and Fred. The girls are Flora, Fannie, and Stella. Louis Anfenger (Louise's husband), arrived in Denver in 1870 and was a founder of Temple Emanuel, B'nai B'rith and National Jewish Hospital.

Dates: circa 1890

Milton Anfenger Accepting Award, 1944

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Identifier: B091.01.0001.0001.00003
Abstract

Milton Anfenger is accepting an award at a banquet. Eight other men are standing around him.

Dates: 1944

Milton Anfenger Elks and Denver Bears Scrapbook, 1929-1952

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00002
Abstract

Milton Anfenger scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and programs about Colorado Elks Club and his ownership of the Denver Bears baseball club from 1923 to 1932. He was known as "Mr. Baseball" in Denver. A member of Elks Lodge #17, he was elected Exalted Ruler in 1913.

Dates: 1929-1952

Milton Anfenger in his Office, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00030
Abstract

Portrait of Milton Anfenger, seated at a desk in his office. A portrait of his father, Louis Anfenger is hanging on the wall behind him.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Milton Anfenger in his Office, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.08.0008.00019
Abstract

Portrait of Milton Anfenger, seated at a desk in his office. A portrait of his father, Louis Anfenger is hanging on the wall behind him.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Milton Anfenger Standing in Front of Building, 1912

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00024
Abstract Milton Louis Anfenger is standing in front of a building. The photograph is on page 193 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics...
Dates: 1912

Milton Anfenger Standing in Front of Sailboat, 1912

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Identifier: B091.01.0002.00001.00025
Abstract Milton Louis Anfenger is standing on a deck in front of a chain-link fence wearing a cap and holding a cigar in his hand. There is sailboat in the water behind him. On the side of the boat: "165 CB. FT. 21 Persons." The photograph is on page 193 of Milton Anfenger's scrapbook. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney...
Dates: 1912

Portrait of Louis Anfenger, circa 1890

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Identifier: B063.08.0016.00011
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