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Star Bakery Delivery Wagon with Driver and Horses, circa 1915

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0017.00003

Abstract

Two horses pull the Star Bakery delivery wagon and the driver leans out the side. The words ''Rye Bread'' and ''2744 W. Colfax'' appear on the side of the wagon with the Jewish star symbol. The Star Bakery was founded by Jacob Boscowitz and was later owned by his sons, Rudy and Sam Boscoe.

Dates

  • circa 1915

Digital Repository

Star Bakery Delivery Wagon with Driver and Horses

Rights and Usage Statement

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Extent

1 Items (photograph)

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good 4 x 5 inches black and white

Provenance

Donated by Mrs. Sam Boscoe (Jeff-son)

General

reformatted digital

Title supplied by archivist. ||Appears in ''Images of America: Jewish Denver 1859-1940,'' by Dr. Jeanne Abrams, page 40.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on envelope: "#200 Star Delivery Wagon." On back of photograph: "#200 Star Bakery Delivery Wagon, C. 1915, Donor Mrs. Sam Roscoe (Jeff-son) 377-4842."

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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