Call NumberZ-9980Date1862SummaryWilliam N. Byers poses outdoors with his family in Denver, Colorado. William Byers wears a suit with a vest and a bowtie, and sits in a chair. Elizabeth Byers has her hair parted down the center and pulled back, and wears a dress with full bishop sleeves and a full, hoop skirt. The boy, Frank S. Byers, wears a loose fitting shirt and pants. The girl, Mary Byers (later Mary Byers Robinson), wears a bell shaped dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves. The family poses outside their frame, one story house. The house has board and batten siding, shutters and a brick chimney.Physical Description1 photographic print : collodion ; 22 x 26 cm (8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectByers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes and hauntsDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryFamilies--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryHouses--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryByers, Elizabeth MinervaByers, Frank SByers, William Newton, 1831-1903Robinson, Mary Byers.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711009980Type of MaterialCollodion printing-out paper printsGroup portraitsPhotographic printsNotesRocky Mountain News stamped on verso of iteration. Formerly X-22034; Note on iteration verso reads: "Home of Wm. H. Byers that floated down Chery [i.e. Cherry] Creek."; Title penciled on verso. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 photographic print : 22 x 26 cm. (8 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board. R7110099816
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