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A Piano for Entertainment
A parlor with a piano in an unidentified home. A piano provided entertainment for visitors and was a focal point in the room. Portraits are displayed on piano and on floor.
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.
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.
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…
Jennie Johnson and Edward Hall
Jennie Johnson and Edward Hall seated in a parlor, possibly in the Delbert Trahern home based on the carpet pattern.
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…
Parlor
A parlor in a late nineteenth century home. Parlors were public rooms where guests were entertained. A piano provided music during a visit. Artwork was chosen for display to impress visitors and provide status to the family.
Parlor
Looking through the parlor doorway from what may be the front hall. Nineteenth century homes had a parlor located near the front door. It was a public room of the house for visiting with guests. Locating public rooms near the front door kept guests…
Parlor
Two children posed in a living room. The cabinet displays various mementos and books.
Parlor Fireplace
A parlor with a fireplace. By the 1840s fireplaces were no longer the main heating source for the house. Fireplaces became a decorative focal point in the room. The curtain at the doorway could be closed to provide some privacy when visiting with…
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.
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.
Reading in the Parlor
Three individuals looking at a large book. The girl at right is possibly Helen Trahern.
The Wheeler Home
The parlor or dining room at the Willard Wheeler home at 228 South First Street.
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 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…
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.
Victorian Decorating Style
An unidentified sitting room and parlor. The tassels in the doorway are decorative and serve to divide the space from one room to another. The use of animal skin rugs was a way to bring nature into the domestic setting of the home.
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…
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.
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…
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.