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Portrait of Anna Biederman Bauer; born Berne, Switzerland 1850, died in childbirth, Hornitos, Calif. 1883; married Joseph Bauer; shown standing, wearing a light-colored dress with dark trim.

Distant view of the four-story Stoneman House hotel, Yosemite Valley, with meadow in foreground and Half Dome in distance; built in 1887, destroyed by fire in 1896.

Distant silhouette view of Kitty Tatch and friend dancing on the overhanging rock at Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1890s; with distant view to northeast.

Mrs. George Fiske skiing in Yosemite, 1890s, using a single large pole and wearing a dress; with a cat seated on the front of her right ski.

Nine park rangers called the "First Rangers" of Yosemite National Park, shown mounted on horses lined up in meadow in Yosemite Valley, 1915; with Yosemite Falls in distance, and dog in foreground. Left to right, Oliver Prien, Chief Ranger; Charles…

Working at California Oilfields Limited, which was sold to Shell Oil Company.

This was in the complex for unmarried white-collar employees called "The Bungalow". The owners believed that it was good business to offer decent living quarters.

The Social Hall at California Oilfields Limited

The single men's white-collar employees quarters can be seen above the baseball field. California Oilfields Limited became part of Shell Oil Company in 1913.

This was in the single white-collar workers living quarters. California Oifields Limited became part of Shell Oil Co.