Mendocino Presbyterian Church, 1935-1940. View of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church looking north between 1935 and 1940. To the right of the church is the Manse, which was the residence of pastors and their families. It is also known as Eidsath House, in honor of the Reverend S. Martin Eidsath. Behind the Church is the David F. Lansing House on Main Street. On the left is [...]
The Kelley House Museum in Mendocino is pleased to announce the publication of its latest book, Look Tin Eli – The Mendocino-Born Visionary Who Helped Shape the Chinese-American Experience. New Publication Explores the remarkable life of Mendocino-born Look Tin Eli, now available for purchase online and in bookstores. With almost fifty historic images, the 114-page publication is the first to present a comprehensive life [...]
Photograph of cousins Jennie Blair (left) and Daisy Kelley MacCallum riding in a pedicab, or bike taxi, on Treasure Island during the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. Jennie is 71, and Daisy is 81 years old. A blanket covers their laps, and they are wearing coats and hats. (Gift of John Maulbetsch, Rosemary Kelley Maulbetsch Collection, Kelley House Photographs) The Golden Gate International [...]
The graduating class of Mendocino High School in 1898. Back row, L to R: Unidentified, Joe Sharp (teacher), Rose Hargreave (teacher), Unidentified, John Brien, Unidentified, Harold Gray, Unidentified. Front row, L to R: Ethel Allen, Dana Gray, Unidentified, Alden Milliken, Edith Switzer, R. Y. Glidden (principal and teacher). Unidentified students appearing in this photo: Emma Hass, Carrie Hoak, Daisy Seavey, Rose Silva, Rose Patton. (A. [...]
Musicians at Morgan Home, 1889 - 1896. Orchestra at Morgan home on Little Lake Street in Mendocino. Henry Frederick is sitting on the porch with a cello. His wife, Lottie Frederick, is standing behind him. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) January 16, 1886 - Henry Louis Frederick married Lottie E. Perry at her parents’ home in Mendocino. “The young couple have launched out [...]
View of businesses on the north side of Main Street in Mendocino, looking west, c. 1881. Identified buildings are from left to right: J. D. Murray Drug Store; Chung Kow Wash House on northwest corner of Kasten and Main Streets; Jarvis and Nichols Mercantile; W. T. Wilson's Oyster Saloon and Restaurant; John A. Barry with his children in front of his barbershop and home; Marks [...]
Gathering of the Presbyterian Missionary Society held at the home of Mrs. Evangeline Reep, June 1923. Pictured left to right: Mrs. Reep, Mrs. Stella West, Mrs. Kate Morgan, Mrs. Eliza Grindle, Olive Brown, Nellie Hitchen, Mrs. Lizzie Law, Vernie Jamison Brown. Children: Harold Reep, Merna Brown, Allen Law, Grace Maxwell, Bertha Reep. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) January 14, 1920 - Stella West [...]
There are tales, harrowing stories, which have been told and re-told for 167 years about the ship that was sucked into the blow hole in Mendocino Bay. Are they true? The opening to the Mendocino Bay blow hole as seen from The Point on the Mendocino Headlands. (Photo by Carol Dominy) Sidebar – we are not talking about the blow hole with a fence [...]
Full length portrait of Charles Denslow Ford on his wedding day, November 13, 1882. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) January 12, 1916 - Charles Denslow Ford died at Adler’s Sanitarium in San Francisco. He had been suffering from paralysis for about four months and was undergoing treatment at the time of his death. Born in Mendocino in 1858, Charles was the son of [...]
A view of the John Pete Lindberg property on the east side of Mendocino, looking northwest. The house stood on a hill above a steep ravine called LeBallister Gulch, visible in the photograph to the left of the house. Just above that, you can see the light-colored rows of headstones in Evergreen Cemetery. J. P. Lindberg was an early-day (c. 1874-1884) harness and saddle maker with [...]