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Adolph Kiesler at Cornerstone Ceremony for Beth Israel Home

Title

Adolph Kiesler at Cornerstone Ceremony for Beth Israel Home

Subject

Jewish old age homes --Charities --Jewish men
Colorado --Denver (Colo.)
Kiesler, Adolph,--1880-1967
Beth Israel Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)

Description

Adolph Kiesler attends a cornerstone ceremony for Beth Israel Home for the Aged at West 16th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, Denver, Colorado. He stands in a suit and holds his hat in his left arm while shaking hands with a man in a suit and overcoat. Two men in suits, hats and overcoats stand behind Adolph Kiesler. Two men in work clothes stand behind the cornerstone that is attached to a pulley. ''Home for the Aged 1940 Erected 5700'' is chiseled on the stone. A boy stands, and two boys (one wears a jacket, the others are in shirtsleeves) sit on a brick wall.
Handwritten on back of photograph: ''laying the cornerstone of Beth Israel Hospital, Adolph Kiesler, 1940.''

Date

1940

Rights

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Format

1 __item __(photograph)
Photographic prints
Good __ __11 x 14 inches __ __ __black and white

Language

__eng

Type

Action shots --Event photographs

Identifier

B063.03.0033.0013.00001
codu:57287