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Charles Knight

Big River Mill Crew, 1910. Cropped from a framed panoramic photograph of the Mendocino Lumber Company employees at Big River. The cookhouse is the building on the far right. Left to Right: Russell Anderson, John Larson, unidentified, unidentified, Ted Hanson, Frank Pacheco, Joe Brown, Charlie Escola, Louie Larsen, Joe Caroll, Frank Corria, Joe King Sr., Tony Fraga, John Silveria, Arthur Mathews Silva, Sam Bever, Frank [...]

By |2023-01-11T11:51:31-08:00May 3, 2022|

Shipping Hazard in Mendocino Harbor

Schooners in Mendocino Harbor, 1865. Two sailing ships at the Mendocino shipping point are being loading with lumber. A lighter, or loading boat, is in the water near the apron chutes on the right. Kent's Point (later Chapman's Point) is visible in the background. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) In the Spring of 1884, the Mendocino Lumber Company hired Captain J. Palmer, an [...]

By |2023-01-11T11:58:10-08:00May 2, 2022|

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