Fried family

For over 85 years, the Fried family in Denver, Colorado owned the Fried's Art & Gift Shop. It was operated by Bela and Kate Fried's daughters Mary Fried, Bertha Fried Kleiner, and Sally Fried. This collection contains the correspondence, legal documents, personal materials of the Fried family, Fried's Art & Gift Shop records, and an embroidered woman's pump that belonged to Sally Fried.

Members of the Fried family stand in front of the Fried's Picture Frame Factory in Denver, Colorado. Kate, Bela and Eugene Fried are standing behind an iron fence while Bela and Kate's daughters, Bertha, Mary and Sally are in front of the fence. A large sign reads, ''Fried's Picture Frame Factory, Frames Made to Order, 4 cents a foot and up, Come In and See Our Stock''.

Mary Fried, Bertha Fried, and Eugene Fried standing in Fried's Gift Shop with two unidentified women. Fried's Picture Frame Factory was the first framing store in Denver and later became an art and gift shop.

Eugene Fried and Mary Fried stand in the Fried Gift Shop with unidentified women customers. Fried's Picture Frame Factory was the first framing store in Denver and later became an art and gift shop.

Exterior view of the front of Fried's Gift Shop. Fried's Picture Frame Factory was the first framing store in Denver and later became an art and gift shop.

Bertha Fried Kleiner and Mary Fried stand in Fried's Gift Shop. Fried's Picture Frame Factory was the first framing store in Denver and later became an art and gift shop.