A look into the Valley's past
Three photographs with captions from the Boulder Creek film era of the 1910s. First image is of Poverty Flats, a film set; second is an elephant trained to appear in the films; third is multiple filmmakers lounging.
Notables: Tom Mix, Noah Beery, Wallace Beery, Madge Bellamy, Beatriz Michelena, Mary Miles Minter, Salome Jane / Salomy Jane, Big Basin Highway, Boulder Creek golf course, Locatelli Hotel, Grant & Holm Grocery Store, The Soul of the Beast, Maude Bellamy, Jesse L Lasky, Tom Kerrigan
Notables: Tom Mix, Noah Beery, Wallace Beery, Madge Bellamy, Beatriz Michelena, Mary Miles Minter, Salome Jane / Salomy Jane, Big Basin Highway, Boulder Creek golf course, Locatelli Hotel, Grant & Holm Grocery Store, The Soul of the Beast, Maude Bellamy, Jesse L Lasky, Tom Kerrigan
Creator:
The Valley Press
Source:
Boulder Creek Library
Date: 1923
Type:
ARTICLE; PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPH
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Silent
- Boulder Creek
- Santa Cruz County
- 1910s
- Behind the scenes
- 1920s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-MOVIES MISCELLANEOUS-10
Collection
Citation
Press, The Valley. “A look into the Valley's past.” Boulder Creek Library. 1923. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137877. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.