Floyd Posing collection of Laeta Jaques photograph albums
Content Description
This collection contains more than 1,400 black and white photographic prints documenting the life of Laeta Jaques, a resident of Boise, Idaho from 1901-1915 and again from 1935-1975. Albums G-99, G-100, and G-107 contain images of family and friends of Laeta during her second marriage to Rothert R. McBride, an undertaker from Des Moines, Iowa. Albums G-101 to G-105 are comprised of ephemera from trips Laeta took throughout the state of California. Albums G-106 and G-108 contain images of Laeta Jaques and Rothert McBride's trip to Idaho and back home to Des Moines, Iowa. Finally, album G-110 is comprised of images of family and friends of Laeta Jaques during her first marriage to Benjamin Clyde Eagleson of Boise, Idaho. The images within this album trace the arc of the Eagleson's life in Boise, from their marriage in 1901, to the couple's first house, spending time with family and friends, and ultimately the couple's separation in 1915.
Subjects include family photos, camping images, landscapes, and portraits.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1925
Extent
12 Volumes (Scrapbook albums) : Images and ephemera glued to black pages
1400 Photographic Prints : black and white, most glued to black album pages
Language of Materials
English
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Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for P1982-063 Floyd Posing collection of Laeta Jaques photograph albums
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Owen Prout
- Date
- 2024-03-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Photograph Collections Repository
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712 United States
(208) 334-2620
public.archives@ishs.idaho.gov