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Dick's Artifacts Photos (Man-made Objects) |
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New photos here 12/5/11, here 1/25/12, and here 1/27/12 - captions in red |
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Barns Vehicles Sacramento St. Louis Mariposa Bodie Gas & Steam Engine Museum Other Stuff Links Changes & Updates |
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| Ohio barns | |||
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| More Ohio barns | |||
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| Fresno, California 1966 | Michigan | Wisconsin | Mariposa County 2003 |
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| Elliott Barn, Highway 49, Mariposa County | Southern Missouri | Near Volcano, Amador County, 2004 | |
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| Madera County | Highway 41, Madera County | Cunningham Road, Merced County |
Monterey County, near Parkfield |
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| Highway 49 at Pegleg Road, Mariposa County | By Highway 140, Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County | Highway 41, Madera County | By Highway 140, Lower Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County |
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| By Santa Fe Avenue south of LeGrande, Merced County CA | On Highway 49 in Mt. Bullion, Mariposa County | Carlton Road, Mariposa County | Highway 140 and Triangle Road, northeast of Mariposa |
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| Barn on East Whitlock Road near Highway 140, Mariposa County | Barn at Belmont & Brawley in Fresno | Barn at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | Old barn at Hobbs Grove Park, Sanger, CA |
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| Old barn complex on Highway 16, Sacramento County | Another part of barn complex | The main barn building | Water tower and barn |
| If anyone knows anything about the function/operation of this complex, please send us an Email | |||
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| Raymond-Knowles Road, Raymond, Madera County CA | Hornitos, Mariposa County CA | Red barn at San Martin-Ludewig Ranch Park in San Martin | Barn at Franklin Ranch in Gilroy |
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| Caboose at Parkfield CA |
Amtrack arriving in Fresno | Train passing through Mojave Narrows | The Kissmobile visits Arches National Park |
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| Classic cars on display at the2006 Huck Finn's Jubilee in Victorville | |||
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| Studebakers headed to Texas for rehabilitation | Classic cars on display at the 2006 Plymouth Bluegrass Festival | ||
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| 1930 Ford at Parkfield Bluegrass Festival | Popcorn wagon at Huck Finn Bluegrass Festival | Gail Fitch's 1955 Milk Truck | Ford 1930 Model A Sport Coupe |
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| The Ford C600 | Jets parked at Mojave Airport | Steve McCullough's Harley | Old truck at Bass Pro Shop, Baton Rouge LA |
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| Old tractor at San Martin-Ludewig Ranch Park | Close-up of metal tread | Ford Model A at annual car show, 2009 Plymouth Bluegrass Festival | 1955 Ford Crown Victoria |
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| The Mighty Sampson | A true antique - the Stanley Steamer | 1928 Graham Brothers truck was used on a ranch in San Diego County | 1921-23 Harley J model at Parkfield, May 2010 |
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| A blue antique beauty at Parkfield, May 2010 | A red and white beauty from the past | ||
| Sacramento | |||
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| Downtown | More downtown | Still more downtown | City Hall |
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| Downtown St. Louis from the Gateway Arch | Old Courthouse & Gateway Arch | Gateway Arch | General Grant home at Grant's Farm |
| Mariposa | |||
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| Stamps, Mariposa Mine | Stamp mill cams, Mariposa Mine | Old trestle, Mariposa Mine | Stamp mill cams after a fire burned the mine |
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| Mariposa County Court House (built 1854) | Cattle chute, Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County | Corral above Mariposa | Mariposa County High School |
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| Mariposa in 1859 (Carlton E. Watkins photo) | Mariposa about 1950 (Roy Radanovich) | Mariposa probably late 1940s (from a postcard) | Old Bootjack Dance Hall, about 1960 |
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| Downtown, west side toward Mariposa Creek | Mariposa Public Utilities District million gallon water storage tank | Old Masonic Hall in Mariposa, now the Sixth Street Cinema | Old Oddfellows Lodge in Mariposa - note iron shutters on upper floor |
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| Mariposa Hotel, upper story | |||
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| Bodie | |||
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| Bodie Historical Marker | The Bodie Gold Mine | Methodist church | Methodist Church steeple |
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| One of Bodie's finer homes | The Bodie School House | A few buildings have flattened tin cans as added outer insulation | The elements slowly take over |
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| Railroad Water Tower, Bakersfield, 1965 | Snow and ice | Mission Inn, San Bernardino | Mission Inn, decorated for Christmas |
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| Friant Dam, San Joaquin River, Fresno/Madera Counties | Stained glass window, Peanuts Museum, Santa Rosa CA | Mouse Rock | Fake Pine Tree/Cell Phone Tower, Madera County |
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| Indian village and valley oak, Indian Grinding Rock State Park | The Inn, Parkfield CA | The Parkfield Cafe | Parkfield Engine |
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| Sand Hog at Amador County Fairgrounds | The last road in the alphabetical listing | Amador City, CA | Basket on display at Yosemite Museum, made by Lucy Telles, of the Yosemite-Mono Lake Paiutes |
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| Double decker | A fate worse than death? | Wood railroad trestle, Chowchilla River at Santa Fe Avenue, Merced-Madera County line | Binghamton NY |
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| Peggy Sue's Diner, at Yermo, off I-15 near Barstow | Round bales | Ahwahnee Round House (from Sierra Telephone Co directory) | Log truck crossing bridge (from Sierra Telephone Co directory) |
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| Windmill on Turkey Flat Road near Parkfield CA | Water tank at Raymond CA |
Railroad water tank at Roaring Camp Railroad near Santa Cruz CA | Windmill in Madera County CA |
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| Power poles, Cunningham Road, Merced County CA | Covered bridge, Butte County CA (by Susan Crandall) | ||
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| Site of Pine Logging Company Mill near Dinkey Creek | The office (Pine Logging Co Site) | Dick relaxes outside an old cabin (J. Neely photo) | Restored cabins at logging camp |
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| The old store | Inside the store | Ice cream, anyone? | Store counter |
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| Fish Company Restaurant, Baton Rouge LA | Bale Grist Mill, Napa Valley | Water turning the wheel at the mill | Gears inside the mill |
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| Exterior of mill building | Windmill Farm on Highway 88 near Stockton | Windmills up close | Another victim of the recession? |
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| This was the original hotel in Parkfield CA; it burned down in 2011 | Buckets (used as an aid in learning to ice skate) | Hay drying at Cal State University, Fresno | Water tower in Mendocino Village |
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| House in Mendocino Village | More Mendocino houses | The green door | Point Cabrillo Light Station |
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| Close up view of light | Cape Mendocino Lighthouse (at current location in Shelter Cover) | Another view of the lighthouse | Umpqua Lighthouse, Oregon |
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| California Highway 1 bridge across Russian Gulch near Fort Bragg | |||
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| Rotary Park in Clovis is also used for flood control | Massive rains in 2010-11 left a big mess for the maintenance crew | Fire ring with hearth, made from exfoliated granite slabs | A very fine fire ring |
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| Hearst Castle | The main house at Hearst Castle | Patio and gardens | The outdoor pool at Hearst Castle |
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| Abandoned stamp mill, Mariposa County (photo by Crandall) | Mountain dulcimers, hand-made by Andy Crandall (photo by Crandall) | No one's home (photo by Crandall) | The bridge at San Joaquin Gorge (formerly Squaw Leap) |
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| Another view of San Joaquin Gorge bridge | Florence Lake dam, Sierra National Forest | Another view of the dam | The dam under construction, probably mid 1920s |
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| Mikie beside rock tower near Rock Creek Road | Top of tower (builder and purpose unknown) | Metal rings let hikers get through Banshee Canyon at Mojave National Preserve | |
| The Antique Gas & Steam Museum, Vista CA | |||
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| Entry way sign | Equipment at the Antique Gas & Steam Museum, Vista CA | ||
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| More museum displays | |||
All photos copyright © 2002-2012 by Dick Estel or other photographers named. Permission granted for personal use only; commercial use prohibited.
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Updated January 27, 2012