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| Title |
Adolph Kiesler in Front of Peerless Smelting Works
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| Collection Title |
Beck Archives Photograph Collection, Businesses
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| Date Created |
circa 1908
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| Description |
Exterior view of Peerless Smelting Works at 2022 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Adolph Kiesler, standing in the center, was born in Romania on October 18, 1880 and died in Denver on December 19, 1967. He began as a peddler and junk dealer and started the Peerless Alloy Company in Denver in 1908. His motto was "Money is made to give way." 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.
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| Subject - Topic |
Jewish men
Jewish businesspeople
Charities
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| Subject - Personal Name |
Kiesler, Adolph,--1880-1967
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| Subject - Corporate Name |
Peerless Smelting Works (Denver, Colo.)
Peerless Alloy Company (Denver, Colo.)
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| Subject - Occupation |
Metal-workers
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| Subject - Genre |
Exterior views
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| Subject - Geographic |
Colorado
Denver (Colo.)
West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)
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| Current ID |
B063.01.0001.00038
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| Legacy ID |
PB32
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| Publisher |
University of Denver
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| Place of publication |
Denver, Colorado
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| Type of Resource |
still image
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| Form |
Photographic prints
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| Extent |
1 item, (photograph), 3 x 3.5 inches, black and white
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| Rights Statement |
Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
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| Handle |
http://hdl.handle.net/10176/codu:57288
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