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Lower Big River |
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Tour: Historic Photos of Lower River by Watkins (Circa 1860) |
Click on image to enlarge (122K). Click here to display a larger version (552K).The town of Mendocino circa 1860 and the coastal bluffs. Photo by Watkins. Photo provided courtesy of the University of California Bancroft Library from their on-line collection.
Click on image to enlarge (119K). Click here to display a larger version (398K).Mendocino Lumber Company Mill prior to or in the year of 1863, which is the year that it was destroyed by fire. The Big River estuary and old growth timber on the far bank also show in the photo. By Watkins. Photo provided courtesy of the University of California Bancroft Library from their on-line collection.
Click on image to enlarge (88K). Click here to display a larger version (446K).This view up Big River is from a Watkins photo taken prior to 1864, when the mill depicted at left burned down. Photo provided courtesy of the University of California Bancroft Library from their on-line collection.
Click on image to enlarge (102K). Click here to display a larger version (398K).Watkins photo of workers cabins on the lower Big River looking west toward the mouth. Probably taken in 1863 when the mill burned down (see Picture #1 in Tour: Historical Photos Lower River/Landscape/Estuary). No bridge yet constructed over the Big River. Photo provided courtesy of the University of California Bancroft Library from their on-line collection. \
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Click on image to enlarge (102K). Click here to display a larger version (398K).
