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Blithedale Hotel bill, 1892 - Photographs

Copy of a bill issued by the Blithedale Hotel on September 8, 1892 to Adolph Sutro regarding the boarding of horses for a charge of $44.00.

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Blithedale Hotel, date unknown - Print, Photographic

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Blithedale Hotel guests in costume, circa 1900 - Print, Photographic

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Blithedale Hotel guests playing croquet, circa 1890 Blithedale Hotel Guests Playing Croquet - Print, Photographic

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Blythedale, Mill Valley, Cal. - Postcards

Postcard depicting a view of the Blithedale Hotel in Mill Valley, California. Title transcribed from front of postcard, which is inscribed with the text, "Blythedale, Mill Valley, Cal." Back of postcard addressed to "Mildred H."Back of postcard contains typed label which reads, "Postcards: UNKNOWN, color and sepia, 5 1/2 x3 /12, Germany and New York City. (Private collection). Back of postcard lists publisher M. Rieder, Los Angeles; Cal.

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Celebration in front of Blithedale Hotel, circa 1890 - Print, Photographic

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Children playing on the gate of the Blithedale Hotel, late 19th century - Print, Photographic

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Color photo of a painting of Blithedale Hotel and outbuildings with Mount Tamalpais - This framed color photograph of a painting shows the Blithedale Hotel and outbuildings with Mount Tamalpais in the background. See notes.

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Entertainment at Blithedale Hotel, circa 1885 - Print, Photographic

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Entrance to the Blithedale Hotel, early 1900s - Print, Photographic

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George Moore Cottage at Blithedale Hotel, date unknown - Print, Photographic

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Guests at Blithedale Hotel, late 19th Century - Print, Photographic

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Guests in Costume at the Blithedale Hotel, circa 1900 - Print, Photographic

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Guests playing tennis, Blithedale Hotel, circa 1900 - Print, Photographic

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Homes in Blithedale Canyon, circa early 1930s Eleanor "Dolly" Cushing, age 18 months, 1890 Eleanor "Dolly" Cushing, age 18 mon - Print, Photographic

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Mrs. Cushing's home on West Blithedale Ave., 1900-1920 - Print, Photographic

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One of the cotteges at the Blithdale Hotel, 1911 - Print, Photographic

2018.001.019

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Oral History of Eleanor "Dolly" Jenkins - Oral History

In this oral history, Eleanor Jenkins recounts her life in Mill Valley and the many contributions her family has made since the earliest days of the town's history. She discusses her two famous grandfathers: Dr. Cushing, who built the 300 acre Blithedale resort, and John Oscar Eldridge, who built the 11 mile wagon road up Mt. Tamalpais. She also discusses her father, Sidney B. Cushing, who built the Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway. E...

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Oral History of Janet Upham - Oral History

Janet Upham was born in San Francisco in 1927. Her father was Elmer Michael Shapiro, a Russian immigrant who came to San Francisco in 1893. Her mother was Ethel Margare Willis, a native San Franciscan whose mother came from Ireland. Janet's parents met on a blind date at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Janet's grandfather owned properties in Mill Valley near the Blithedale Hotel, where the young family settled. They eventually moved to a h...

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Oral History of Timothy Eldridge Wood - Oral History

In this oral history, Timothy Eldridge Wood shares stories from his family history that shed light on the prehistory and early development of Mill Valley. Born in San Francisco in 1948, Timothy grew up in Woodside on the Peninsula, though recalls frequently coming to Marin during his youth to visit relatives. Timothy attended college at U.C. Santa Barbara and graduate school at Yale before moving to Salt Lake City where, at the time this intervie...

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Oral History of William Mason - Oral History

William Mason was born on December 21st, 1921, and moved from Los Angeles to Mill Valley in 1956 to be closer to his work as a seaman for the Standard Oil Company in Richmond. He still lives at 1 Cottage Avenue (West Blithedale), in a house built by Sidney B. Cushing, the son of Blithedale Hotel owner Dr. John S. Cushing. William lived an eventful life, first serving as a sailor, then, after having completed his studies at UCLA, as chief mate on ...

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