Adolph Binder [1881-1952]
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1881 – 1952About
Adolph Binder was a photographer in Grand Junction from 1910 to 1952.Adolph Binder was born in Poland on Dec. 24, 1881. His father was from Zryorzow, Poland, and his mother was German. In 1904, he came to the United States with his sister Marie.
Adolph moved to Denver in 1908 and then on to Grand Junction in 1909. By 1910-11, he started to place ads in the local newspapers, and thereafter in the GJ High School Tiger yearbooks. He established an office at 528 Main St., and his business remained there until his death in 1952.
He is listed in the local city directories and U.S. Census Records from 1910 to 1952 as a lodger in different places about town. Adolph never married and always lived in rooming houses. On Aug. 31, 1952, his landlord discovered his body in his apartment at 529 Colorado Ave., having died in his sleep. His funeral was held on Sept. 3, 1952, in the Municipal Cemetery on Orchard Mesa.