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Jewish families

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1916-1921, 1980-2014

 File
Identifier: B114.09.0001.0007
Abstract

Two Jewish men, Simon Bamberger and Henry Altman, were among the founders of Cheyenne in 1867. Jewsh businessmen followed, and the first congregation was incorporated in 1888. B'nai B'rith was established in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1921.

Dates: 1916-1921, 1980-2014

Portrait of the Louis Anfenger Family, between 1895-1900

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00006
Abstract Louis (1842-1900) and Louise Schlesinger (1847-1938) Anfenger seated front center, with their eight children. Children, back row, left to right: Max, Fannie, Stella, Milton, and Fred. Children front row: Harold, Flora, and Joseph. Louis Anfenger was born in Bavaria and came to the United States in the 1850s. He moved west to Denver, Colorado in 1870, started out working as a clerk, and became a highly successful businessman in the area of real estate. Louise He was also elected to the state...
Dates: between 1895-1900