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LHM, uncatalogued photo. There is no address listed for the establishment, but there were no other known second hand or furniture stores in Louisville at that particular time. "I.E. Powers" is believed to refer to Ira E. Powers, who also operated a second hand store in Boulder at around the same time. His mother's maiden name was McQuain, which suggest that he went into business in Louisville with one of his McQuain relatives. A search of recorded property documents did not reveal that Powers or McQuain ever owned the property. It is assumed that they leased it from the Hanley family, who appears to have still owned it. A 1915 quit claim deed recorded with Boulder County shows a transfer of ownership from Bridget Hanley to Ambrose Taylor of Louisville. (Contrary to what is stated in the 2000 Architectural Inventory Form for 809 Main, Charles Wolfer was not an owner of the parcel at 809 Main.) The same year, Taylor transferred ownership to Earl Leonard, a Denver realtor. In 1919, Earl Leonard conveyed ownership to his mother, Louisa Leonard. She then sold the property in 1919 to Angelina Biella Romano. The Romano family would then own it for the next 49 years. Romano Family Ownership, 1919-1968 Angelina Biella Romano (1881-1927) and Celeste Romano (1877-1962) were both from the province of Novara in the Piedmont region of northern Italy and separately immigrated to Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1900. Prior to immigrating, Celeste served in the Italian Army, according to his 1962 obituary. Celeste and Angelina married in Wyoming in 1902. This photo shows them at the time of their marriage: 4