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Portrait of Samuel Lewis Givens, born in Kentucky 1842; arrived in Mariposa County 1853 with parents Thomas and Catherine Givens, who settled at Texas Ranch, Hornitos, Calif.; Samuel settled at ranch on Bear Creek, Merced County 1878.

Dete and George Oliver skiing at Badger Pass, Yosemite, 1950s.

Near view of a Yosemite Valley Railway Co. engine and train stopped beside water tower at Bagby Station, 1945, Bagby, Calif.; engineer leaning out of engine window; station at middle distance, with automobile parked beside station.

Interior of Mariposa County Library, main branch, Mariposa, Calif., circa 1971; with boxes of books stacked near fireplace, during the setting up of the library in the building that housed the library and the Mariposa Museum from 1971 to 2000.

Front and side view of the three-story Hall's Hotel, Hornitos, Calif.; with two people seated on front porch; caption handwritten on photograph: "Hall's Hotel, Hornitos, Calif. Built about 1858."

Portrait of Joaquin Murrieta as a young man, with short hair, mustache, and large neck scarf. Photographic copy of a pencil sketch.

Front and side view of the three-story Jeffery Hotel, Coulterville, Calif., 1902-1905, following reconstruction after fire of 1899; with sixteen people standing and seated in front.

Front and side view of Reeb's butcher shop at corner of plaza, Hornitos, Calif.; with thirty-eight people in front of building, and two horses with carriage in street.

Seven men seated in yard in front of a building; John Hite at left front, others are his employees.

View inside a mine shaft on the Mariposa vein. Photographic copy of a pen sketch by A. Schwartz.