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  1. 12 postcards showing various views of buildings & Mt Tam.
  2. Aerial view over downtown Mill Valley, 1955
  3. Aerial view over downtown Mill Valley, circa 1990s
  4. Arts Festival at the Mill Valley bus depot, 1950s
  5. Book signing at the Greyhound depot and bookstore, 1962
  6. Chamber of Commerce signage, circa 1975
  7. Crowd outside of the Mill Valley railway depot, circa 1920
  8. Downtown Mill Valley and train depot, 1930
  9. Engineer Ernest Thomas on the Jos. G. Eastland engine, circa 1920s
  10. Framed general panoramic view of down town Mill Valley, looking west
  11. Framed watercolor painting. A view of the former railroad depot and plaza
  12. Gravity Car replica at Depot Plaza, 2017
  13. Gravity Car replica at Depot Plaza, 2017
  14. Gravity Car replica at Depot Plaza, 2017
  15. Greyhound bus terminal, circa early 1950's
  16. JayCees game at the Arts Festival held at the Bus Depot, 1950s
  17. Keystone Block , Mill Valley CA
  18. Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Railway Depot - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the Mill Valley train depot, with one of the trains next to it.

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    Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Railway Depot
  19. Mill Valley bus station, 1960s
  20. Mill Valley, Calif. - Postcards

    Photo of downtown Mill Valley, with the train depot in the center

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    Mill Valley, Calif.
  21. Mill Valley Calif. and Mt. Tamalpais, Calif. - Postcards

    Postcard depicting two separate images: one of the Mill Valley train depot with the caption, "Mill Valley, Calif." and one image of Mt. Tamalpais with the caption, "Mt. Tamalpais, Calif." Back of the postcard contains a handwritten message addressed to a Mr. Alrich Burmiester of Mesa Grande. The message is hand-dated as July 12, 1911. There is no publisher information given.

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    Mill Valley  Calif. and Mt. Tamalpais, Calif.
  22. Mill Valley Depot (3rd) station and dowtown Mill Valley, circa 1920s - Postcards

    A sepia postcard of downtown Mill Valley and the 3rd Station depot. The corner Victorian building, 2 Miller Avenue, was Lockwood's Pharmacy in the 1920s. A handwritten note is on the back although it is not easily discernable.

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    Mill Valley Depot (3rd) station and dowtown Mill Valley, circa 1920s
  23. Mill Valley Depot 4th station and Greyhound Bus Station, 1940's
  24. Mill Valley Depot 4th station and Greyhound Bus Station, 1940's
  25. Mill Valley Film Festival staff photo in Depot Plaza, 1996
  26. Mt. Tamalpais from Mill Valley - Postcards

    Postcard shows photograph of Mt. Tamalpais in the background, and Mill Valley in the foreground. A small key is given, identifying 1 as the tavern (Mountain Home Inn) 2 as the signal station, 3 as the sanitarium and 4 as the Depot. On Back, handwritten: tall bldg on right applied to picture - not really in M. V. another exact replica of the view does not include that tall bldg. Note: tall bldg identified on postcard as "sanitarium"

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    Mt. Tamalpais from Mill Valley
  27. Depot
  28. Mt. Tam & Muir Woods Railway in Mill Valley, date unknown
  29. M. V. Depot 4th station and hikers starting to Mt. Tam and Muir Woods, 1930
  30. North Shore Depot, Mill Valley, Cal., circa 1905
  31. Northwest Pacific Railroad at Mill Valley Depot (3rd) station, circa 1920s
  32. Novato Train Depot - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of a fairly plain building, assumed to be the Novato Train Depot.

    Record Type: Archive

    Novato Train Depot
  33. NWP Depot, San Rafael - Postcards

    Postcard shows photo of the Northwestern Pacific train depot in San Rafael, circa 1976.

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    NWP Depot, San Rafael
  34. Oral History of Alan and Ruth Barnett - Oral History

    After meeting in New York City and marrying in 1955, Alan and Ruth Barnett took a long time to find the perfect place to live. Alan had grown up in Chicago and Ruth in Germany and Czechoslovakia. It was a job as secretary to Grace Morley, the first woman director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, that brought Ruth to the Bay Area. Alan served in the National Guard and wound up working for the military in the public information sector. He...

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    Ruth and Alan Barnett, photo by Gene Cohn
  35. Oral History of Andy Berman - Oral History

    In this oral history, former Mayor and City Council member Andy Berman recounts his life of public service in Mill Valley. Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1959, Andy recalls that he always loved public service, and was even chosen in high school to be his town's "mayor for a day". Andy recounts attending the University of Michigan and later law school at the University of Miami. In 1989, he moved with his wife Sabra to San Francisco, and four ye...

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    Andy Berman, photo by Joyce Kleiner
  36. Oral History of Arthur Drooker - Oral History

    In this oral history author, photographer and cultural anthropologist Arthur Drooker discusses his life, work, and love for Mill Valley. Born and raised in New York City, Arthur first visited Mill Valley during his continental travels as a high school student in the summer of 1971. He was struck in particular by the tall redwood trees growing right downtown. After finishing a degree in American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania, Arth...

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    Andrew Drooker, photo by Debra Schwartz
  37. Oral History of Dorothy Killion - Oral History

    In this oral history, California native and longtime Mill Valley resident Dorothy Killion recounts with laughter and depth some of her wide-ranging life experiences, along with her memories of the wilder, less-developed Mill Valley of the mid-20th century. Born in Oakland, California in 1920, Dorothy grew up in the East Bay and completed a degree in political science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1941, the year of the attack on Pea...

    Record Type: Archive

    Mill Valley Public Library logo
  38. Oral History of Edna Foster - Oral History

    Edna Deming Foster was born March 18, 1894, in Ashland, Oregon, and came to Mill Valley in 1923. After graduating from University of California, Berkeley, Edna married Henry Foster in 1921 and the couple moved into a house on Lovell Avenue in Mill Valley on Armistice Day, 1923. Edna quickly became involved in the PTA at Old Mill School, the Outdoor Art Club, and other local community affairs. In this oral history, Edna recounts her time at UC Ber...

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    Edna and Henry Foster, date unknown
  39. Oral History of Hugh Fullerton - Oral History

    In this oral history, "Ambassador" Hugh Fullerton provides an insider's perspective on the community of backgammon and chess players who meet daily at the Depot Plaza. Born and raised in Ohio, Hugh moved to the Bay Area with his family in 1969 for a job in San Francisco. Originally touching down in San Rafael, they settled in Mill Valley in 1971. After a few years working as a "corporado," he became self-employed and found his way into the downto...

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    Hugh Fullerton, photo by Debra Schwartz
  40. Oral History of Joan Glassheim - Oral History

    Ombudsman for Marin County over the last two decades, Joan Glassheim shares her experiences in the communities of Marin. Joan left the East Coast for the West to further her career in the federal government’s public housing department, as well as perhaps a fresh start in San Francisco’s Castro District. Quickly, Joan felt drawn to Mill Valley, and greatly appreciated the dog-friendliness of nearby beaches and trails. Joan’s recollection of the vi...

    Record Type: Archive

    Joan Glassheim and Elizabeth Pearce
  41. Oral History of Louis Ferrario - Oral History

    In this oral history, artist Louis Ferrario reminisces about his long life lived in Mill Valley. Born in Point Richmond in 1925 to Italian immigrant parents, Louis’s family soon moved over to Mill Valley, where his father had worked on building the railway and the Mt. Tamalpais gravity cars before going on to work for the city’s maintenance department. Louis recalls the untimely deaths of his mother and sisters, and poignantly describes the speci...

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    Louis Ferrario, photo by Debra Schwartz
  42. Oral History of Marilyn and Kimberly Jessup - Oral History

    In this oral history, Marilyn Jessup and her daughter Kimberly recount their lives and community involvement in Mill Valley over the years. Born in 1928 in Phoenix, Arizona, Marilyn moved to Mill Valley with her husband Richard Jessup in 1956. Marilyn and Richard went on to have five daughters together, Kimberly being the youngest. Marilyn and Kimberly - the latter of whom followed in her father's footsteps in becoming an architect - describe Ric...

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    Mill Valley Public Library logo
  43. Oral History of Rita Abrams - Oral History

    Musician and teacher Rita Abrams was born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Michigan and did graduate work in Special Education at Boston University. In 1969, seeking a change of climate and scenery, Rita left the East Coast for the Bay Area and found a job as a kindergarten teacher at Mill Valley's Strawberry Point School. Inspired by her newfound home, Rita describes how she sat on a bench in the downtown plaza on...

    Record Type: Archive

    Rita Abrams, photo by Gene Cohn
  44. Oral History of Tia Smirnoff - Oral History

    In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident and tireless contributor to the community Tia Smirnoff discusses her life, family, work, hobbies, and the changes she has witnessed in town over the decades. Born in San Diego, Tia moved up to Mill Valley more than 50 years ago after marrying her husband Andrew. She and Andrew raised four children together, but because of her work in after-school care for many decades Tia's "children" number man...

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  45. Dipsea Race Hike for Women 1921
  46. Photograph depicting Lytton Square, NW Pacific station and Keystone block
  47. Photograph of the start of The 1921 Women's Dipsea Hike
  48. Plaza behind the Depot Bookstore and Cafe, date unknown
  49. Plaza behind the Depot Bookstore and Café, date unknown
  50. Plaza behind the Depot Bookstore and Café, date unknown

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