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Sarah Hinton Gourley was born near Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 27, 1849. When she was seven years old, her family decided to join her uncle, Elihu Anthony, in California. They travelled to New York, took a steamer to Central America, crossed the…
Group photograph of the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce taken in Redwood Park (later Big Basin Redwoods State Park.)
A portrait of Santa Clara County Sheriff John Hicks Adams, who investigated the murder of Joseph Pelligrini on June 4, 1864.
Samuel Leask, Sr. at 99 years of age, winding a grandfather clock. In 1892, Leask acquired the Seaside Store, which became Leask's Department Store. In 1899 he was appointed to a committee which was to acquire funding for a public library building…
Rosemary Ruth Allison (daughter of Pastor Virgil (V.K.) Allison) in her Santa Cruz High School band uniform
Robert S. Tait, who was a volunteer member of the Santa Cruz Hook and Ladder Company and later the Santa Cruz City Fire Chief from 1899 to 1941.
Portrait of Robert Orton, the 10th sheriff of Santa Cruz County. He was first elected sheriff in 1871, and held the office for eight years. Before being elected, he was a miller in the Watsonville/Corralitos area. After his tenure as sheriff, he…
Robert Orton, the 10th sheriff of Santa Cruz County, elected in 1871. As sheriff, he formed part of the posse which captured the stagecoach robbers Albert P. Hamilton and Peter Carr. His obituary appears in the Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel on May 23,…
Photo taken in front of Raymond's home on Merrill Street and 14th Avenue.