Jerry Kiler is the man standing on the lighthouse–and this is from the HSU Special Collections Site describing the source of a collection:

Sub series: 7113HME1-7115HME4  Milton and Edith Hunter Collection I (1999.03.0821-1999.03.0851) [there are a lot of great photos if you click on the collection link].

Milton and Edith married when they were past 50.  They had been married before.  They shared an unusual history as Edith (Kiler) was a descendant of the first lighthouse keeper of Trinidad, Jeremiah Kiler, and Milton was grandson of Frederick Harrington, the second lighthouse keeper at Trinidad.

The son of Jeremiah Kiler was acting lighthouse keeper for a brief time in 1888 after his father’s death.  He then went to S.F. Bay area and was in the lighthouse and custom service several years.  Frederick Kiler was in charge at Trinidad from June 30, 1888 to August 7, 1888.  His father had served from 1871 to 1888.  Frederick was born in 1850 and had assisted his father at the lighthouse.  Frederick L. Harrington was lighthouse keeper from 1888 to 1916.  Edward Wyberg served until 1925, followed by Malcolm Cady.

[7113HME2.17 is an obituary notice of Jeremiah Kiler's son, Frederick / RK]: “Jeremiah Kiler’s son, Frederick, passed away at his home in Soquel, Santa Cruz Co. Monday, Oct. 18, 1915. “Born in Bennington, Vermont in 1850, was 65 years of age. “Well known in Bay cities having been identified with govt. lighthouse service for many years.  He was in charge of Alcatraz Is., Rowe Is., was later stationed on Yerba Buena Is. “His father, the late Jeremiah Kiler, was keeper at Trinidad from 1871 to 1888.  Before going to Soquel, F. Kiler was in customs service, S.F.  (He assisted his father at Trinidad as a young man.)”

Caption from HSU Special Collections site:

Corner of Trinity and Edwards before 1928. || L-R ?, ?, ?, “Fisherman Dave” Nesbith, Jim Blue (standing against lightpost), Billy Beach (barber), ?. Pinkham’s Saloon burned in 1928.

Couple of folks thought the Del Norte product from yesterday’s post was typewriter ink. Could be.  The typewriter above was in the same collection in French Gulch.

As was this…

It would be fun to learn whether or not typewriter ink was produced in Del Norte (looks like “Crescent City” on the box as well). If anyone learns anything, please let us know.

This is one of many  photos that will be coming from my trip to French Gulch-a gold mining town just off Hwy 299 west of Redding. Please let me know if you can identify the product from Del Norte County.

I do believe that is a fuel truck on the left.

As many already know, please keep clicking on the photo to enlarge-there is a lot of great detail here.

Per the Phillips House Museum website:

The Philips House Museum at 7th and Union Streets
preserves the atmosphere of a typical farm house found in Arcata. As a living museum, Arcata’s best example of Greek Revival architecture shows the daily life an Arcata resident between 1854 and 1932.

Free tours of Phillips House are available 2 – 4 p.m. every Sunday and by appointment – 707-822-4722.

Bridge over Salt River, c1907. Arlynda (Corners)

Huh. There is a low bridge and a high bridge. Not sure why.

According to Dennis Turner’s Place Names in Humboldt (I have the old edition) Arlynda was the name proposed by John Gardner Kenyon in 1882 for what (I think) used to be an independent community 1 1/2 mile north of Ferndale. Turner says Arlynda is an Indian word meaning merchandise or property. Apparently the first creamery in Humboldt County was founded there in 1890.

Not sure if it was this one…

Probably not one below either-as it looks like it backs into a hillside and it is flat around Arlynda.

Tyrell’s Creamery, Ferndale [Peter Palmquist]

Little River Redwood Co Office 1912

We can remember this photo whenever our calculators stop working, our computer runs slow or our cell phone reception gets a bit scratchy.

Please click on the image to reach the source site where you can enlarge and see the great detail.