Pine wood chair (called a Captain's Chair, Windsor Chair or arm chair) with a back that curves round to form armrests. Back has 9 spindles. Reddish brown color finish. Design similar to those found in a Brooklyn Chair Company Catalog (number 280/page 48). Chair from the James Grafton Rogers collection. Per Rogers it was used in the Georgetown, Colorado Fire House.
From the collection of James Grafton Rogers. Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Grafton_Rogers
James Grafton Rogers (January 13, 1883 - April 23, 1971) was the Assistant Secretary of State.[1]
Biography[edit]
Rogers was born on January 13, 1883 in Denver, Colorado to Edmund James Armstrong Rogers (1852-1922) and Maria Georgina Dare.
Rogers was a professor of law and dean of the University of Colorado School of Law from 1928-1931, and 1933-35.[2]
He was the western vice president of the American Alpine Club from 1932 to 1934, and president of the American Alpine Club from 1938 to 1940.[3]
Rogers died of a stroke on April 23, 1971 in Denver, Colorado.[1]
References
"James G. Rogers Dead at 88. Ex Assistant Secretary of State". New York Times. April 25, 1971. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
"List of Past Deans". University of Colorado School of Law. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
James Grafton Rogers, 1883–1971". American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2014-08-01.