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Fried, Kate, 1863-1954

 Person

Biography

Kate Fried was born in Ungvar, Hungary in 1863 and died in Denver, Colorado on June 27, 1954. She and her husband Bela Fried operated the Fried's Frame Factory until his death in 1900. Kate Fried and her brother-in-law Eugene Fried, opened the Fried's Art and Gift Shop in 1903. (The information is from JewishGen Burial Records and a newspaper article dated October 23, 1983.)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fried Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B150
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1880-1984

Fried Family Portrait, circa 1900

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00031
Abstract

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''.

Dates: circa 1900

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