Gustafson family photograph collection

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Title: Gustafson family photograph collection
Date: [1900-1950]
Call Number: BHS 231
Contents: ca. 880 photographs, in two boxes.
Summary: This collection consists of 190 photographs in Box 1 and 690 photographs in Box 2. Most of them are snapshots and studio portraits of friends and relatives of the Charles Gustafson family of Boulder County. Box 1 contains portraits of the Barry, Gustafson, Hammer and Collins families as well as photos of places and unidentified people. Most date from about 1900-1950. Box 2 includes two photograph albums with 463 snapshots and 226 other photos, mostly unidentified, from about 1929-1950. Gustafson family papers are located at 370.
Included in this donation was a panoramic photograph of the 1928 State Preparatory Class. It has been separated and added to the Schools Collection (210-P-6, Photo 8.)
History: Photos of the Charles Gustafson, Thomas E. Barry, and the John Hammer families. John A. Gustafson married Mary Elizabeth Barry in 1929. John A. was the son of Charles A. Gustafson and Julia Hammer. Charles Gustafson was born in Sweden, mined in Gold Hill and in 1932 was the Superintendent of Boulder city streets. He married Julia Christine Hammer, daughter of John and Christina Hammer in 1901. Mary Elizabeth Barry Gustafson was the daughter of Thomas E. and Mary Ann Collins Barry, who were married in 1900.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.
Format: Photographs.
Subjects: Gustafson family
Barry family
Hammer family
Gustafson, Mary E. Barry, 1909-1990
Gustafson, John Alfred, 1905-1993
Gustafson, Charles August, 1870-1949
Gustafson, Julia Christine Hammer, 1877-1944
Hammer, John, 1839-1924
Hammer, Christina, 1841-1905
Barry, Thomas E, 1872-1960
Pioneers--Colorado--Boulder
Families--Colorado--Boulder
Acquisition Note: Donor: Vicki French Gift 2001.
Note: This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

: Charles A. Gustafson family photograph collection

Call Number 231-1-1

Date [1900-1969]

Contents 13 photographs (12 views)

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1900-1969, of Charles and Julia Gustafson who were married in 1901; their children, Adolf, Carl, John, Julia and Anna; and wives, Mary and Florence; and grandchildren, Caryl (Carl) Victor, Charles, David and John Gustafson.

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: John Hammer family

Call Number 231-1-2

Date [1900-1912]

Contents 3 photographs.

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1900-1912, of John, Christina and their daughter, Julia Hammer who married Charles Gustafson in 1901.

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: Thomas E. Barry family

Call Number 231-1-3

Date [1909-1937]

Contents 16 photographs (9 views)

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1909-1937, of Mary Elizabeth Barry, as an infant and as a young woman, and her father, Thomas E. Barry. Snapshot photos of Ruth Barry's gravestone and the sons of Helen Barry Ward.

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: Barry family photograph collection

Call Number 231-1-4

Date [1890-1930]

Contents 15 photographs.

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1890-1930, of Barrys and unidentified relatives.

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: Collins family portraits

Call Number 231-1-5

Date [1890-1920]

Contents 6 photographs.

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1890-1920, of Collins family members.

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: Willis, Barry, Ullmer family members portraits

Call Number 231-1-6

Date [1890-1920]

Contents 5 photographs.

Description Portrait photographs, ca. 1890-1920, of Willis, Ullmer and Ward family members.

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: Miscellaneous Gustafson family portraits

Call Number 231-1-7

Date [1890-1960]

Contents 10 photographs.

Description Studio portraits, ca. 1890-1960, of unidentified and miscellaneous family members of the Gustafson-Barry-Collins-Hammer family.

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: Thomas E. Barry family snapshots

Call Number 231-1-8

Date [1930-1945]

Contents 47 photographs (36 views)

Description Informal snapshots of family members of the Thomas E. Barry family. Many are stamped with a 1938 date; and there are multiple views of the homes at 1805 and 1819 Spruce Street, which were acress the street from Barry's home at 1802 Spruce. 13 snapshots are of infants, dated 1931-1942. Those identified are Mary Isabel Wright, Katy Jean Moffit, Jon Austin, who were children of Mildred and Caryl (Carl Victor) Gustafson. Three photos are of an Easter lily.

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: Gustafson family identified snapshots

Call Number 231-1-9

Date [1910-1930]

Contents 75 photographs.

Description Mostly informal snapshots, ca. 1910-1930, of family and friends.

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: Gustafson family snapshots, Thomas E. Barry family album

Call Number 231-2

Date [1929-1951]

Contents 7 folders (ca. 226 snapshots, 1 photograph, 2 albums)

Description Informal snapshots of people and places. The Barry family album, "My memory book", is leather bound. Includes photos from 1921-1932, in sepia and b&w along with newspaper clippings and autographs. The second album is leather bound, includes photos from 1922-1930, in b&w and sepia.

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: Gustafson Family Diplomas

Call Number 231-O-1

Date 1915-1929

Contents 5 items.

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