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The Charles Ilfeld Family

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Ilfeld Family Portrait
(standing) Noah, Hohann, Louis; (seated) Charles, William, Bernard

From notes on back of the Archives photograph: "Photo taken by Tooker in Las Vegas, New Mexico, circ 1902-04. Two sisters are absent. William Ilfeld, grandfather Max, Carl and Fred was on a visit to U.S. This photo taken from original in my possession, M. L. Ilfeld, Albuquerque, N.M. 1971"

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Ludwig Ilfeld, circa 1894, posing on horseback; Colonel Ludwig Ilfeld with troops, Columbus, New Mexico, 1914;

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Colonel Ludwig Ilfeld leading the Las Vegas, New Mexico National Guard unit at San Miguel. The troops were photographed in front of the Las Vegas Court House prior to boarding a train to Columbus, N. M., 1914, to pursue Pancho Villa.

Southwest Jewish History, volume 3 number 2, Winter 1995 features an article "The Ilfelds: A Family Story of Jewish Pioneers in New Mexico."

VIEW images from Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Colonel Ludwid Ilfeld in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

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