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Lower Big River |
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Tour: Historic Photos of the Bridge at Mendocino |
Click on image to enlarge (86K). Click here to display a larger version (279K).Big River Bridge. Probably late 1860's. Note the low railing which is different from support tresses in later photos. Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library (from the Collection of Robert Lee).
Click on image to enlarge (129K). Click here to display a larger version (399K).Big River Bridge at Mendocino. Escola. Date unknown. Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library (from the Collection of Robert Lee).
Click on image to enlarge (94K). Click here to display a larger version (332K).The Big River Bridge at Mendocino after the 1906 earthquake. Note the ferry in the foreground. Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library. L-#02807 Ralph Silva
Click on image to enlarge (114K). Click here to display a larger version (373K).Big River Bridge at Mendocino. Taken from a post card dated on Aug 17, 1913. Note the diver on top of the bridge blurred due to motion while the photo was being taken. Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library. #02819 Buchanan.
Click on image to enlarge (73K). Click here to display a larger version (246K).Big River Bridge at Mendocino circa 1913. Note advertisements hung on the bridge including "fresh eastern oysters...served at all hours". Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library. L-02820 Escola.
Click on image to enlarge (66K). Click here to display a larger version (174K).This photo of the bridge over the Big River was taken prior to 1906, as the mill chimney (constructed in 1864) pictured here collapsed in the 1906 Earthquake. Photo provided courtesy of the Mendocino Historical Society and the Held Poage Memorial Home and Research Library.
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