Farrow family photograph album
Scope and Contents
1907-1913: The bulk of the photographs document some members of the Farrow and Farr family, friends, activities, parades, homes, parks, excursions, vacations: Knights Templar Conclave (1913), Cheyenne Frontier Days (1912), Cherry Creek flood (1912), summit, Mt. McClellan (1910), Garment's Workers Labor Day parade (1919), Elks conclave (n.d.), Pine Crest, Eldorado Springs, Colo., Colorado Springs, Colo., Tolland, Colo., Denver, Colo. Some images have been dated and identified.
Dates
- 1907-1913
Creator
- Wilson, William H., (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
William Arres Farrow was born on May 5, 1857 in Burnhead, Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland. He immigrated with his brother James A. Farrow (1860-1923) through New York City, N.Y. to Colo. in 1881. William returned to Scotland in 1885 to marry Betsy Lowson Patullo (1863-1941). The couple returned to the U.S. via Quebec, Canada (1887). By 1888, William had built the Farrow family home at 3543 Wewatta St. a.k.a. Brighton Boulevard and was working as a Stonecutter with Greenlee & Sons, 1513 13th Street, Denver, Colo. The couple had four children: Annie Lowson Farrow-Marr (1888-1980), Thomas Arres Farrow (1889-1980), Maud E. Farrow-Duncan (1891-1976), and Marguerite E. Farrow-Handran (b.1893). William A. Farrow died In Denver on September 6, 1904 and is buried with his wife, Betsy Farrow and his brother, James A. Farrow in Fairmount Cemetery. Their daughter, Annie L. Farrow married John Marr (1886-1939) on January 12, 1915 in Boulder, Colo. The couple had two children; Helen Mary Marr-Wilson (1916-200) and Jennie Mae Marr (1919-2003). John Marr owned the John Marr Grocery Company once located at 36th Street and Brighton Boulevard.
Extent
1 photo box(es)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift ;William H. Wilson ;2013.
General
Title supplied by cataloger.
General
Album may have been assembled and belonged to Annie L. Farrow-Marr.
Processing Information
Physical condition: photographs are in good condition housed in original photograph album.
- Black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- City Park (Denver, Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Colorado -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Denver (Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elks (Fraternal order) -- Pictorial works.
- Families -- Colorado -- Denver -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farrow family -- Pictorial works.
- Farrow, Betsy L. (Betsy Lowson), 1863-1941) -- Pictorial works.
- Knights Templar (Masonic order) -- Pictorial works.
- Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marr, Annie L. (Annie Lowson), 1888-1980) -- Pictorial works.
- Marr, John, (1886-1939), -- Pictorial works.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parades -- Colorado -- Denver -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United Garment Workers of America -- Pictorial works.
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Farrow family photograph album
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
