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Queen of Mariposa, circa 1931
Queen of Mariposa and others on decorated platform in front of hotel on Main Street, during '49 Fiesta celebration, Mariposa, Calif., circa 1931; left to right, Pearl Carter, unidentified girl, Kay Dexter, Abbott Otto, and Dorothy Apperson, seated.
Indian woman, Midpines, 1930
Unidentified Miwok Indian woman standing on roadway, with two small pigs grazing in nearby meadow; near Midpines, Calif., 1930.
Mother Carter
Margaretha Evert, later known as Mother Carter, on her 16th birthday in Lancaster, Calif., holding her birthday present, a large doll; born in Luxembourg in 1884, she came to America in 1888.
Carter and Evert wedding portrait
Outdoor wedding party portrait taken at the wedding of Garfield Carter and Margaretha Evert, 1900; left to right, Garfield Carter, Margaretha Evert Carter, Della Carter, Pete Evert, and May Stratman, one of the flower girls.
Quartzburg School
Eight students and a teacher standing beside Quartzburg School, near Hornitos, Calif., circa 1925-1926; left to right back row, Winfred Williams, Eugene Patterson, Robert Davis, Nora M. Sawyer (teacher), Geneva Speaker, Minnie Speaker; left to right…
St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Hornitos
Front of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Hornitos, Calif., circa 1926; with about sixty-five members of local Catholic families standing out front, having received First Communion; included are people from the Guest, Cavagnaro, Marrino, Trabucco,…
Amelia Williams and Jennie Gagliardo
Amelia Williams and Jennie Gagliardo standing beside automobile, 1950s; left to right, unidentified woman, Josephine Olcus, Amelia Williams, and Jennie Gagliardo.
Mariposa Centennial kitchen crew
Group of thirty-eight men and women wearing food service clothing, in kitchen area of Mariposa fairgrounds building, Mariposa, Calif.; during Mariposa Centennial celebration, 1952.
Oso House, Bear Valley, 1879
Front and side view of the two-story Oso House hotel, 1879, Bear Valley, Calif.; with people standing and seated on porches, and a horse and wagon in street.
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.