Subject
Bailey, Edward; Bender,H.P.; Bender,Mrs.H.P.; Borgwardt,Gertrude; Borgwardt,H.L.; Borgwardt,Mrs.H.L.; Clothing & dress; Fort Tejon (Lebec, Calif.); Foxtail Rangers; Group portraits; Houghton, Bessie; Houghton,Edward; Houghton,Mrs.W.E.; Leonard,Dan; Leonard,Mrs.Dan; Lopez,J.J.; McLeod,Jessie; Miller,Mrs.I.L.; Mills,Alex; Mills,Louise; Mills,Nita; Moulty, Bertha; Moulty,Albert; Moulty,Mrs.Albert; Peralta,Jose; Sherman,Charles E.
Description
A Bakersfield group calling themselves the Foxtail Rangers removed the bark from the Lebec Oak in 1889 and found the previously-obscured inscription regarding the death of Peter Lebec. In 1890 they found a body,assumed to be Peter Lebec, in the same location, and reburied it.Lady in front of first tree with sailor collar is Bertha Moulty;the children in the picture are Louise and Nita Mills, Bessie Houghton, and Gertrude Borgwardt;the cook was Jose Peralta.
Rights
This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 ? 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Beale Memorial Library, Local History Room, 701 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301; phone 661-868-0776.