Mariposa Museum and History Center

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Title

Mariposa Museum and History Center

Subject

Mariposa County (Calif.)

Description

The museum's collection includes images of towns, settlements, and buildings in the county. This is a small representation of a large collection of historical photographs.

Creator

Mariposa County Library

Source

Collection of the Mariposa Museum and History Center

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Date

2002

Contributor

Mariposa County Library

Rights

Images can be used for research or educational purposes only. For permission to further reproduce or distribute an image, contact Mariposa Museum and History Center. To obtain a photographic or digital copy of the original photograph, contact Mariposa Museum and History Center, PO Box 606, Mariposa, CA 95338; phone 209-966-2924.

Format

image/gif
image/jpeg
image/tiff

Language

en-US

Type

Collection

Identifier

mpg

Coverage

1859-1937

Collection Items

White Rock School, circa 1890
Forty-seven students and others standing and seated beside White Rock School, Mariposa County, circa 1890; Stella Smith Cunningham, second row, third from left; Augustus Conway Smith, school trustee, back row, second from left; Josephine James Smith,…

Trabucco Store, Mount Bullion
Front of Trabucco Store in Mount Bullion, Calif.; with one person on porch of building, and four horses and wagon with two passengers in street.

Camp Bootjack, 1912
Distant overview of buildings and surrounding hillsides of Camp Bootjack, Calif.; caption handwritten on photograph: "Camp Bootjack, CCC Co. 1912, Mariposa, Calif."

Hornitos old-timers, 1890
Sixteen men and one dog standing and seated in front of Hornitos Saloon, Hornitos, Calif., 1890; names listed left to right, first row, second row (presumed to be bottom row, top row).

Hornitos Hotel
Front and side view of the three-story Hornitos Hotel in Hornitos, Calif.; built 1860, torn down 1950.

Mount Bullion Hotel
Front and side view of the two-story Mount Bullion Hotel in Mount Bullion, Calif.; with four horses and riders in the street.

Mormon Bar
Distant view of the settlement of Mormon Bar, first mined in 1849 by members of the Mormon Battalion; two miles south of Mariposa, Calif. on old stage route to Wawona and Yosemite.

Coulterville
Panoramic view of the town of Coulterville, Calif., from the south.

Bagby panoramic view
Panoramic view of town of Bagby, Calif.; showing bridge, dam, mills and town buildings; view upriver.

Agua Fria Mill, 1859
Distant view of Agua Fria Mill buildings and nearby hills and meadow, 1859, Agua Fria, Calif.; copy of Watkins' salt print.
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