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Herrick Family Parlor
Possibly the parlor of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The fireplace screen protects the room from flying embers. The ceiling light is powered by gas. The paintings at each side of the fireplace are hanging from a picture rail, which…
Wallpaper
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street with a view into the parlor. Wallpaper was used in the most important and public rooms of the house. During the mid to late 1800s, mass production techniques lowered the cost of…
Public Space in a House
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street showing the intersection of three rooms, possibly the parlor, sitting room and front hall.
Dining Room
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. A view of the staircase to the second floor and an open doorway to the dining room where the wall to wall carpet stops. The dining room has a bare wood floor.
Parlor Fireplace
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The parlor features a highly decorative fireplace. The mirror over the fireplace helps to make the room seem larger.
Piano for Entertaining
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The piano is in a room between the parlor and the dining room. The ceiling light is powered by gas.
Doorway Passages
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The piano is out of view at the left near the door opening to the parlor. The center door leads to the front hall and the door at right leads to the dining room.
The Entry Hall
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The front hall staircase with the parlor to the right.
Walker Parlor
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. The parlor with a highly decorative fireplace, gas light fixtures, a picture rail to support framed art, and lace curtains at the window. The mirror over the fireplace calls…
Blanche Walker's Bedroom
Blanche Walker's bedroom at 410 South Third Street. Bedrooms were private rooms in the nineteenth century home. The curtains are not as fancy as the ones used in the parlor.
Blanche Walker's Bedroom
Blanche Walker's bedroom at 410 South Third Street. The walls are plain as wallpaper was generally used only in the public rooms of the house.
Walker Sitting Room
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. Possibly a sitting room next to the parlor. The parlor is the more formal of the two rooms. An animal skin rug is laying across the threshold between two rooms.
Walker Sitting Room
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. Possibly a sitting room. The doorway at right leads to the front hall. It is possible that a large mirror is at left with the same woodwork frame as the doorways.
Walker Front Hall
Front hall of the Alexander and Venetia R. Walker home at 410 South Third Street. The parlor opens off this room, keeping guests in the public areas of the house.
Walker Dining Room
Dining room in the home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. The highly decorative fireplace indicates that this is a public space. The cabinets store and display serving dishes.
A Room for a Wedding
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. Possibly a sitting room. Blanche Walker and H. Stanton Burpee were married in front of the windows on June 9, 1897.
Cozy Corner at the Walker House
A room in the home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. This may be a private sitting room for family members to relax. A cozy corner is against the wall. The Victorian cozy corner usually featured a couch or broad seat,…
Bedroom at the Wheeler Home
A bedroom in the Willard Wheeler home at 228 South First Street. Wallpaper used in a bedroom during the nineteenth century usually meant that it was the master bedroom.
Victorian Cozy Corner
Cozy corner at the Willard Wheeler home 228 South First Street. Cozy corners were popular 1880 - 1920 as oriental patterns and items became more easily available in America. The cozy corner has a broad seat or couch and many large pillows covered…
The Wheeler Home
The parlor or dining room at the Willard Wheeler home at 228 South First Street.
Wheeler Sitting Room
A sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. Tassels and fabrics were an important part of decorating rooms during the late nineteenth century.
Wheeler Parlor
Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.
Wheeler Parlor
Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. At left is the corner of a piano. A dog rests on the rug in the doorway.
Wheeler Sitting Room
Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.
Wheeler Sitting Room
Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The doorway in the foreground is draped with fabric lined with tassels. This fabric can be dropped to cover the entire entrance and provide some privacy inside the room.
Wheeler Home Sitting Room
A corner of the sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The draped fabric at the left could be dropped to provide some privacy. An unidentified woman sits at the desk with papers.
Trahern Parlor
Delbert Trahern with his wife and others in the parlor of the Trahern home. Helen Trahern is seated at the front of the group.
Trahern Parlor
The parlor in the Trahern home located at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois. The parlor was the public rom of the house where the family met with and entertained guests. Delbert E. Trahern and his wife Sadie E. moved to 323 Whitman Street circa…
Helen Trahern at the Piano
Helen Trahern, the daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern, sitting at a piano. The piano would have been located in the parlor of the Trahern home at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois. The piano was a focal point of the room and was highly…
Helen Trahern Posed at the Family Piano
Helen Trahern sitting at a piano. Helen is the daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern. The piano would have been located in the parlor of the Trahern home at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois. Pianos were a luxury item and having one in the home…
Delbert Trahern
Delbert E. Trahern seated in a rocking chair and reading a newspaper. Delbert moved to 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois, with his wife Sadie circa 1903 - 1908. Delbert lived in this home until his death February 8, 1948.
Trahern Family Portrait
Delbert E. Trahern and his wife Sadie E. pose with their daughter Helen in their parlor at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois.
Trahern Family Dining
Trahern and O'Donnell families at the dinner table. The woman at front left has a napkin on her lap. Table manners were to place the napkin across the lap upon seating and to leave it there until it is needed or the meal is ended.
Living Room
A living room in the mid-twentieth century. The formal parlor of the nineteenth century was used to entertain guests and to hold family funerals. The role of this room changed in the early twentieth century and room became used for a variety of more…
Socializing at the Dining Room Table
Women seated around a dinner table as part of a social get together. Social gatherings often take place around the dining room table. Serving food is a sign of hospitality and consideration of the guests' comfort.
At Home
An unidentified couple posing in a home. Wallpaper adds pattern and color to the room.
At Home by the Fireplace
An unidentified couple posing in front of a fireplace. The braided rug on the floor adds a sense of comfort to the room. They are made from scraps of cloth plaited into a braid and then stitched into a large oval.
Visiting in the Family Room
Four unidentified men sitting in an informal family room. Wood planks serve as paneling on the walls and a braid rug is on the floor providing an informal atmosphere. Wood paneling was popular 1950s - 1970s due to its low cost and ease of…
Sitting at the Table
An unidentified couple sitting at a dinner table in a main part of the house. The wood paneling provides an informal, casual atmosphere. The paneling is stained and varnished wood planks.
Bertha Cosberg with Holiday Cards
Bertha Cosberg sitting on stairs next to wall full of greeting cards. At the holiday season, it is still popular today to use greeting cards from family and friends as part of the holiday decorations.
Bertha Cosberg with Christmas Pines
Bertha Cosberg with yuletide greenery that might be decoration for the exterior of the house door.
Decorating with Holiday Cards
An unidentified couple looking at a scrapbook in a living room. Holiday cards are displayed at the edges of two windows. Displaying holiday cards as part of the holiday decorations continues to be popular today.
Dailey Family Picture
Dailey family picture taken in front of a fireplace. Fireplaces in eighteenth and nineteenth century homes tend to be shallow to provide heat into the rooms. Today fireplaces in homes are popular for pleasure and are not needed for heat. Today's…
"Ginnie and Mother" on Mother's Day
"Ginnie and Mother" on Mother's Day 1955. They are sitting on a cane backed rocking chair. At right is the edge of a television set. Electric televisions were first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on September 7, 1927. By 1955 half of all…
Holiday Social Gathering
Ten women sitting around dining room table sharing refreshments. A small Christmas tree stands behind the table..
Family Posed Around the Dining Room Table
A family group, possibly the Trahern family, around a dining room table.
Family Group Photograph
A family group pose for a photograph with leaves and Chinese lanterns set up indoors. Helen Trahern may be the young girl seated in the front of the group.
Trahern Dining Room
Ten girls and boys seated around a dining room table.
Reading in the Parlor
Three individuals looking at a large book. The girl at right is possibly Helen Trahern.
P.A. Peterson's Home
A bedroom at the home of P.A. Peterson on East State Street with a close up view of a sleigh bed. A sleigh bed has curved or scrolled head and footboards resembling a sled or sleigh.