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Baker, F. E. (Frank Edwin), 1849-1939

 Person

Biography

Frank Edwin Baker was born in Wisconsin on October 7, 1849. He married Harriet E. Davis on the Thompson near the site of present day Loveland in 1872. For three years they lived in Greeley and returned to Illinois for a short period before making Greeley their permanent home. F. E. Baker owned a photography gallery in Greeley circa 1893-1901. He sold the gallery in February 1902. Archival Services has several photographs by F. E. Baker in its collections; however there is no complete list of photograph holdings by Baker. Frank Edwin passed away in Watertown, Massachusetts on November 10, 1939 according to records at Mount Auburn Cemetery. He was cremated on November 13, 1939 and his remains were buried in the Davis Family plot at Loveland, Colorado on October 14, 1944. No obituary has been found for F. E. Baker.

Citation:
"Mrs. Harriet Baker Dies of Stroke as She Was in Garden," Greeley Tribune, July 3, 1928, p. 2. (Obituary provided by Susan Seager).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Effie Alice McNitt Montgomery memorabilia, 1893

 Series
Identifier: Series 30
Abstract

This collection consists of twenty-seven photographs of the Colorado State Normal School Class of 1893, two publications, and miscellaneous items. Both the photographs and miscellaneous items are kept in the original red velvet box (7 3/4"x5 1/4"x2 1/4"). The red velvet box has been wrapped in archival tissue paper and placed in an archival box (5 1/2"x12"x5")

Dates: 1893

Platonian Glee Club Colorado State Normal School, 1894-1895

 Item
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Black & white photograph mounted on cabinet card. Photograph: 8 1/2"x6 1/2". Card -- 9 3/4"x9". Individuals identified on the back of the photograph include: Top Row, left to right: Molnar, Felton Middle Row, left to right: Ridgeway, Miss Berger, A. Downey Bottom Row, left to right: Hollingshead, Snyder, A. Downey

Dates: 1894-1895

University of Northern Colorado photographic prints and negatives

 Collection
Identifier: RG021-S001
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and negatives of the University of Northern Colorado since its founding. Included are images of people, buildings, events, campus scenes, classrooms, athletics, and more.

Dates: 1889 - 2011

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