Denver (Colo.)
Found in 55839 Collections and/or Records:
Adolph Kiesler at Cornerstone Ceremony for Beth Israel Home, 1940
Adolph Kiesler at Cornerstone Ceremony for Beth Israel Home, 1940
Adolph Kiesler Formal Portrait, 1938
Formal head and shoulder portrait of Adolph Kiesler. Adolph Kiesler was born in Romania on October 18, 1880 and died in Denver, Colorado on December 19, 1967. He started the Peerless Alloy Company in Denver, Colorado in 1908. A philanthropist, he was a founder and president of Beth Israel Home for the Aged (later Beth Israel Hospital and Geriatric Center) and was active in the Allied Jewish Federation.
Adolph Kiesler in Front of Peerless Smelting Works, circa 1908
Exterior view of Peerless Smelting Works at 2022 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Adolph Kiesler, standing in the center, started the Peerless Alloy Company in Denver in 1908.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Degree, 1955
Adolph Kiesler sits second from left in the front row wearing a cap and gown during the 1955 University of Denver graduation when he received an honorary degree.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Degree, 1955
Adolph Kiesler stands second from left in the back row and Chancellor Chester Alter sits center in the front row wearing cap and gown during the 1955 University of Denver graduation when Kiesler received an honorary degree.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Degree, 1955
Adolph Kiesler, left, and Chancellor Chester Alter stand together holding a degree and wearing cap and gown during the 1955 University of Denver graduation when Kiesler received an honorary degree.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Degree, 1955
Adolph Kiesler, second from left at the head table, and Rabbi C. E. Hillel Kauvar, third from left, during a dinner event at the University of Denver during the 1955 University of Denver graduation when Kiesler received an honorary degree. Everyone at the event is standing and appear to be singing.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Ph.D., between 1950-1967
Chester Alter, left, stands at a speaker's podium as Adolph Kiesler stands beside him to receive his honorary Ph.D.
Adolph Kiesler Receiving an Honorary Ph.D., 1955
Chester Alter, left, stands at a speaker's podium as Adolph Kiesler stands beside him to receive his honorary Ph.D.