Category: River
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Digital File
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View of Girot cottage on Russian River Avenue (corner of 2nd) Postcard written to Mrs Harry (Esther) Riecks from her cousin Emilie. Postmark is Grandville, but she refers to “Mesa Grande”
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Highland Dell, Monte Rio, Calif.
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River view with sign “Highland Dell” above single story building. Larger buildings downriver and upriver. Highland Dell, Monte Rio, Calif. and 8A274 printed on front. Verso of Postcard: “Torr’s Drug Store, Monte Rio, Calif.” and “Genuine CCurteich-Chicago “C.T. Photo-Finish Post Card”
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Monte Rio Foot Bridge, Meadows, Pioneer Boatman
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Temporary bridge every year BW 8 X 10 Photo – Bridge over river. 2 buildings on right side of phot. Sign on closest building says C W Meadows – launches Pioneer boatman bath houses bathing suites…. Canoes on beach . 2 canoes in water and larger boat with canopy ( sightseeing boat ? ) Buildings…
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Bathing beach on Russian River across from Monte Rio, Calif.
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Faded color photocopy of postcard of Starrett Hill in late 1800’s, view from Big Sandy beach, shows approximately fifteen homes and cabins on Moscow Road and on Terraces. Passenger ferry boat on River. Train trestle on Moscow Road. Octagon tent on beach in foreground. Bridge over river to left of photo.
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Postcard, Picture
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View of Villa Grande from river, showing boardwalk to beach, changing rooms/wind break and couple of boats on beach. Johnson Photo.
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Print, Photographic
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View of Russian River and Monte Rio from Starett Hill area. St. Catherine’s Church is visible on hill. Large structure (dance hall?) on site of Rio Theater and many homes visible to the left of the Monte Rio bridge. Most hills have had redwood trees chopped down and mountains have been de-forested. Photo may have…
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General Merchandise Store and Post Office, Grandville, Calif, 1908
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Digital postcard with postmark of “Grandville 1918”. message is faded. taped together postcard of single story general store,view is from West St (current Post Office location) toward Russian River Avenue, between 3rd & 4th Streets. Note on photocopied version:”Jonh and Mae Bussmaker lived here year-round, owned and operated the store and grew the vegetables that…
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Photograph (Two men and )
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Two men and a woman in a rowboat just at the shore of the Russian River just under then Monte Rio bridge. The town can be seen in hills behind the river. Several houses are seen along the road.
