Interior of the South Main Meat Market, c. 1920. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) In 1874, Dudley O. Philbrick left the employ of the Mendocino Lumber Company to open a meat market in Mendocino. Philbrick constructed a building on the south side of Main Street across from the intersection of Main and Kasten Streets. The lumber company, which owned the property, supplied the [...]
A view of Main Street in Mendocino, c. 1920, looking west. On the right or north side of the street, the Central Hotel with its balcony can be seen in the front right of the photograph. Next to it is the former OK Saloon, then the Pioneer Drugstore Building, then the Remedy Store, then the two-story Jarvis-Nichols Building that had Burtt Elliott's General Store at this [...]
Woodmen of the World (WOW). Front row [L to R]: Fred Peterson, Carl Nystrom, Olaf Tannlund, Metcalf. 2nd row [L to R]: Percy Daniels, Mr. Sjolund, Roy Switzer, John Strum, Bert Stone, unidentified, Charlie Peterson, Lee Dodge, unidentified, unidentified, Ambrose Patton, Jim Chalmers, John Larson, Tracy, unidentified. (Emery Escola, Emery Escola Collection, Kelley House Photographs) February 11, 1937 - Percy Daniels died at noon, [...]
Portrait of Dr. William A. McCornack, Physician, Surgeon, and Obstetrician, 1874-1895. February 9, 1918 - Dr. William A. McCornack died in Oakland, following a heart attack. Born in Elgin, Illinois in 1849, Dr. McCornack came to the Mendocino Coast in 1873 and opened a medical office in Little River. Several months later, he moved to Mendocino where he practiced medicine for the next 23 [...]
Mendocino Mill Crew, c. 1915. Front row [L to R]: Minnie Paoli, Jesse Paoli, Rafael Paoli, Carmel Paoli, Ansano Paoli. Middle row [L to R]: Herman Fayal, A. V. Silva, Melville Fraser, Tony Silva, Earl Cummings, Frank Brown, Bob Bever, Tom Doyle, Unidentified, Gus Mendosa. Back row [L to R]: Frank Mendosa, John Gomes, Manuel (?) Silveria, Joe Pedro Vieira, Tony Gomes, Tony Fraga, Herman [...]
On this day in Mendocino history… Edward Brown on his horse in front of the Albert Brown house in Mendocino, July 1917. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) February 7, 1965 - Edward G. Brown, noted horseman and early-day Mendocino resident, died at a hospital in Colusa at the age of 83. He was the eldest son of Albert and Georgianna Brown of Mendocino. [...]
Monotype Composition Caster and Keyboard February 6, 1909 - The Mendocino Beacon published its first edition to use type that was cast and set on a Lanston monotype casting and composing machine. Invented by Tobin Lanston, this Monotype System was brought to market in 1900. This machine was a great improvement over the previous hand-set wooden type. The Beacon explained, “As comparatively few of [...]
Kelley Baptist Church & MacCallum Water Tower, 1956. Kelley Baptist Church on Ukiah Street with the MacCallum water tower on the right. The bell tower opening has been covered, and the four mini-towers on each corner are still intact. At the time of this photo, the church was not being used by the local Baptists, who were meeting at the old Lumber Company office on [...]
East Mendocino Schoolhouse, 1930. (Gift of Jeanette Hansen, Jeanette Mendosa Hansen Collection, Kelley House Photographs) February 4, 1912 - 25-year-old George Reinke was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling flagpole at the new East Mendocino school house, located at the intersection of Little Lake and Big Hill roads. A crowd had gathered to watch the installation of the 86-foot-tall pole, which [...]
Justin Packard House, 1881 - 1887. The Justin Packard House at 44780 Main Street in Mendocino. Justin, his wife Emma, and their young daughter Elsie, stand posed in the front yard. The house was built for the Packards in 1881 by O. B Ackerman. The water tower in the back is no longer standing. Evergreen Street is not evident in this photo. It was first called [...]