Ideal Scrapbook Newspaper Clippings

Item Information

Title:
Ideal Scrapbook Newspaper Clippings
Description:
"Journals of Local Forty-Niners" I Collections read before the Arlington Historical Society January 31, 1928 prepared by Marion B. Fessenden, E. Caroline Pierce, Frank A. Woodhead II Extracts from journals of Capt. Stephen P. Blake Edited by his nephew, William E. Wood Printed in The Arlington Advocate February 22, 1928 - April 4, 1930" Large dark blue book with "the ideal scrap book" embossed in small, plain font in the upper left hand corner. Covers are bound together with black string through two holes on the left hand spine. Contains a table of contents in the beginning. The first section contains selections from the journals of many Arlington residents, read before the Historical Society on Jan. 31, 1928, and printed in the Arlington Advocate between Feb. 1928 through May 1928. Much of the book consists of the story of Stephen P. Blake, taken from his papers edited by his nephews. Blake arrived in California in January 1949 and spent five years there. His time spent in California was divided between mining and farming. He also had a business catching and selling live bears, and had many interactions with the local Indians. The record is almost complete, but with some articles missng. The record skips from November 2 to November 16, 1928; from April 26 to May 10, 1929; and from May 17 to June 14. 9 1/4" by 11 3/4.
Creator:
Fessenden, Marion
Date:
1928–1930
Format:
Albums/Scrapbooks
Genre:
Scrapbook
Location:
Arlington Historical Society
Collection (local):
Arlington Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Animal auctions
Animal traps
Bear hunting
Bears
Boats
Camping
Fighting
Gold
Gold miners
Gold rushes
Grizzly bears
Indians of North America
Native Americans
Sea captains
Sea travel
Ship accidents
Shipwrecks
Blake, Stephen Palmer
Cutter, Hannah Hall
Cutter, Henry Clay
Cutter, James Russell
Fessenden, George Harris
Frost, Josiah Locke
Frost, Seth**
Peirce, Abner
Porter, James
Russell, Theodore
Russell, Thomas Emerson
Teel, George Washington
Whytal, William
Wood, Cyrus
Wood, William Thorning
49ers
California
Gold Rush
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Identifier:
B.2.96
75A8C240-885C-4165-B4BB-612905817830