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Category: Russian River

  • Digital File

    Digital File

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    Digital Photo of Girot family and friends sitting on porch of Girot cottage: 21860 Russian River Ave, Villa Grande. LR: Ada Andrews, Anna Wall, Medda, Lottie (Charlotte Rosalie Schneider Girot), Gramma (Mary Ann Pracy) Kluge; bottom LR: Al Girot, Annette Janssen, Vernette Cheffins, George Girot (Sr.)

  • Russian River at Monte Cristo Cal.

    Russian River at Monte Cristo Cal.

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    Sepia ( copy ) photo is mounted on white cardboard Image of Sonoma ferry boat heading upstream on Russian River. Villa Grande (Mesa Grande) Patterson Point with canoes shown on lower right of photo. Verso: ( date this copy was made – June 21, 1988 Original from Margaret Mrs Frank ) Noethig ? Guerneville? we…

  • Russian River

    Russian River

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    Sepia photo of Russian River with canoe (?) and possible three small bridge abutments. Wooded hills. Card written July 2, 1915, by Edna Robinson Sheridan to Mrs. T. C. Rose in Winona, Minn., where Edna was born in 1875.

  • Monte Rio — Tavern Bar–Lafranchi’s Meat Market

    Monte Rio — Tavern Bar–Lafranchi’s Meat Market

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    BW 8 X 10 Photo LaFranchi’s creamery and Meat market builing on left. Man in car driving in front of it. The Tavern bar in middle. 3 story building from center to right. Sign on first story says ” Family entrance – Grill : Sign hangin over building says ” russian river Tavern ” 2…

  • Russian River

    Russian River

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    B & W photo of group of children and adults posing by large rock aong the Russian River.

  • In the “Good old Summertime” Russian River, Cal.

    In the “Good old Summertime” Russian River, Cal.

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    Color Postcard of several people on the beach and boats in the river. Writing on back. July 22, 1913.

  • Guerneville 1913-1914

    Guerneville 1913-1914

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    BW Photo Russian River with logged hills and one home on hill in background on right side. Several homes on right side of river on bend. One home in forefront. Agriculture (Korbel?) on left side at bend of river. Verso: 1913-1914 Guern (in very light pencil)

  • Digital File

    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”

  • Bathing beach on Russian River across from Monte Rio, Calif.

    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.

  • Monte Rio from Russian River, Cal

    Monte Rio from Russian River, Cal

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    Sepia. Monte Rio, CA — footbridge and “Monte Rio” paddlewheel boat. Several people on board.Summer cabins on Starrett Hill behind river. Early 1900.