A Christmas Party in Mendocino at the home of Henry H. Jarvis on December 25, 1906, on Little Lake Street. People in the photograph are mostly unidentified except C. O. Packard in the far right corner. Next to him, on the left is his son, Harold Packard. Standing in foreground is Henry Jarvis and on his left is Albert Brown in the bowler hat and beard. [...]
Mendocino's Main Street Before Prohibition, c. 1905-1908. Photographic postcard of Main Street in Mendocino looking westward. On the north side, edged by a long boardwalk, are the business buildings. The large two-story building with an enormous sign on its eastern wall was "Gus' Saloon." Behind it is a 30-foot-high water tower and windmill. It was once owned by Charles Gustavus "Gus" Semmler, a former tallyman [...]
Of the four children born at the Kelley home in Mendocino, Otis is the most elusive. Details are missing and you can’t help wondering what really happened with him. Otis Kelley piloting a small motorboat. Otis is wearing his signature hat and smoking a pipe. Location appears to be the mouth of Big River in Mendocino, with The Shipping Point in the background. (Kelley House [...]
The Dalliance Quartet singing Renaissance Christmas music. L - R: Jim Denton, Bessy Moore, Jeffery Garcia and Barbara Faulkner. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) December 22, 1983 - A Christmas celebration was held at the Kelley House Museum. Rain Straight Down presented a program of poetry and music. Jay Frankston read his book, “A Christmas Story,” music was provided by Jack Leung on [...]
Members of the Albert Brown Family posing for a group portrait, on the steps of the Albert Brown house, on the occasion of the 50th wedding anniversary of Albert and Georgiana Brown, 1925. Bottom left up and over down right: Howard Brown, Annabelle Brown Gregory, Albert Brown, Georgiana Paynter Brown, Blanche Brown Blair, Florence Brown Kuhn, Viola Brown, Allie Brown. (Gift of Sharri Knight, Albert [...]
The Steamer Point Arena Loading Under an Apron Chute, date unknown. (Gift of Emery Escola, Emery Escola Collection, Kelley House Photographs) December 20, 1888 - The steamer Point Arena, captained by Sewell F. Graves, left Vallejo Street Wharf in San Francisco headed to Point Arena, Cuffey’s Cove, Mendocino, and Fort Bragg. She was a great favorite of the traveling public, and she had all [...]
The 1919 Mendocino High School student body. Top row L - R: Frank Madera, Mr. Gauthier, Mr. Woods, Ruel Stickney, Leslie Larsen, Glenn Koskela, Jack Ross. Next row: Mabel Clark, Marian Arendt, Clarence Stout, Earl Cummings, Claude Stout, Lester Olson. Next row: Clara Grub, Harold Hansen, Lynn West, Warren Daniels, Barton Coombs, Arthur Lemos, Bill Johnson. Next row: Spencer Handlin, Geneva Daniels, Mamie Gordon, Helen [...]
A very foreshortened view looking south down Lansing Street across Mendocino Bay, c. 1930. The Masonic Hall with its rooftop statuary is on the right. In the distance, Highway 1 winds its way south past the water tower and barns belonging to the Kent Ranch (later Spring Ranch). Utility poles line both sides of the unpaved roadway, which has vegetation growing along its sides. Other buildings [...]
In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Kelley House, a permanent exhibit showcasing the home’s original inhabitants opened in December 2021 at the museum. Rediscover the Kelley Family: parents William and Eliza, and their four children, Daisy, Russell, Elise, and Otis, along with their extended family. A beautiful, hand-embellished family tree helps visitors understand their relationships to each other. Among the exhibit’s highlights is a [...]
In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Kelley House, a new permanent exhibit showcasing the home’s original inhabitants opens this December at the museum. Rediscover the Kelley Family: parents William and Eliza, and their four children, Daisy, Russell, Elise, and Otis, along with their extended family. A beautiful, hand-embellished family tree helps visitors understand their relationships to each other. Among the exhibit’s highlights is a [...]