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Fires |
Number of Archive records |
21 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
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Fire at Jolly King Liquors on Miller Avenue, 1963-06-28 - Print, Photographic
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Fire Chief Leslie Armager Inspects Fire Damage, 1957. - Print, Photographic
MVU3228
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Fire on Mt. Tamalpais, 1929 Fire burning on Mt. Tamalpais, July 1929. - Print, Photographic
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Lucille Frank Hughes at burned home on Middle Ridge, 1929 - Print, Photographic
MVN0326
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Only chimney remains after fire on Mt.Tamalpais, 1929 - Print, Photographic
MVU3770
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Oral History of Alice Cavalli - Oral History
Alice Cavalli was born in San Francisco; the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Mill Valley and attended Summit School, Park School, and Tamalpais High. Alice and her sister worked for their father's popular tavern in Muir Woods, Joe's Place. Alice met her husband, Hugh Cavalli, through her work at the tavern, and the couple married on July 6, 1925. After high school, she went to work for the National Bank of San Francisco, commuting by f...
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Oral History of Beryl Jean Symmes - Oral History
Beryl Jean Symmes grew up in Richmond, Surrey, England. In 1943 she met Laurence M. Symmes Jr., an American serviceman. They married in 1947, and Laurence brought her to Mill Valley where he had settled after the war with his aunt Ruth Boericke White, the widow of Ralston White, who owned the Garden of Allah. Beryl and Laurence spent two weeks living at the famous Mill Valley residence before moving into their own home, named El Nido (The Nest), ...
Record Type: Archive
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Oral History of David Harker - Oral History
Longtime Mill Valley resident David Harker was born in San Francisco on October 19th, 1906. His earliest memories are of living in Mill Valley as a young child and attending a German kindergarten on Summit Avenue. David graduated with honors from UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry in 1928, and later earned his PhD from the California Institute of Technology. In 1975, David met and married Deborah Harker. He would go on to become an internationa...
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Oral History of Edward Reichmuth - Oral History
This oral history interview with longtime Mill Valley resident Edward Reichmuth was conducted at his home at 21 Hilarita Street. Edward evokes daily life in Mill Valley over the decades, recounts his work volunteering for the fire department as well as his work as a lithographer, and shares stories about many local residents and shops. Edward was the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Mill Valley. During World War II he worked as an aut...
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Oral History of Frank and Frances Dittle - Oral History
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley residents Frank and Frances Dittle discuss their lives in Mill Valley, including raising five sons together. Frank was drafted in April of 1941 and served four years in the Aleutian Islands. Before and after the draft Frank worked for General Time Corporation in San Francisco, spending 40 years total with the company. In this oral history, Frank and Frances touch upon the great Mill Valley fire of 1929, ...
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Oral History of Greg Moore - Oral History
Greg Moore retired in 2011 as Mill Valley Fire Chief after 37 years in the Fire Department. Greg moved to Mill Valley from San Francisco at a young age and attended Tamalpais Valley Elementary School, Edna Maguire, and then Tamalpais High School, where he explored his love of automobile mechanics and racing. After high school, Greg got a job working at Marin Auto Body in Mill Valley and married his high school sweetheart, Kathy Reynolds. While wo...
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Oral History of Jean Barnard - Oral History
Jean Barnard was born in New York on October 30th, 1918 and graduated from Vassar College in 1940. Jean was a summer visitor in Mill Valley from 1919 to 1930, her family traveling from the East Coast by train to visit her Aunt Ruth Boericke and Ruth's husband, Ralston White, at their "Garden of Allah" estate. During her visits to Mill Valley, Jean's family would take the train up the winding mountain railroad and enjoy Mill Valley's scenic outdoo...
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Oral History of Lynda Crain - Oral History
In this oral history, third-generation Mill Valley resident Lynda Crain recounts her family history in Mill Valley and describes her own experiences growing up in the town. Lynda relates several stories passed down to her by her mother Helen Benson, such as a local outbreak of smallpox that occurred in the 1920s and the Great Fire of 1929. She recalls the various historic homes that her parents and grandparents lived in over the course of many de...
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Oral History of Michael St. John and Jeff Davidson - Oral History
In this oral history, retired Mill Valley firefighters Jeff Davidson and Mike St. John discuss their careers in the fire service. A fifth-generation Mill Valley resident, John joined the Mill Valley Fire Department in 1979 and became fire chief in 2011 three years before his retirement in 2014. Mike started his career in 1985 with the Marin County Fire Department. He went on to join the Mill Valley Fire Department in 1987, becoming captain in 199...
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Oral History of Otis Guy - Oral History
In this oral history, bicycle enthusiast, retired fireman, and father Otis Guy recounts his life on and off two wheels. Born in Alabama in 1953, Otis’s family moved soon after to San Rafael, where he grew up. After high school, Otis joined the fire department, beginning a long career as a fireman and EMT. Throughout this oral history, Otis conveys his passion for bicycles. He discusses his life as a road racer and his founding of the Velo Club Ta...
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Oral History of Patricia Fleming - Oral History
Patricia Johnson Fleming was a long-time resident of Mill Valley. In her oral history, Patricia vividly describes daily life in Mill Valley from 1923 onward, including her experiences attending local schools, stories about local residents and shops, and the fun and entertainment everyone enjoyed. Patricia provides personal recollections of the devastating 1929 fire in Mill Valley and discusses the effects of the Depression and World War II. With ...
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Oral History of Richard Dillon - Oral History
Born on January 16, 1924 in Sausalito, Richard "Dick" Dillon attended Central School in Sausalito and Tamalpais High School. He was drafted right after Pearl Harbor and sent to Europe where he was wounded, hospitalized, sent back to the front, and wounded a second time. Richard earned his master's degree from UC Berkeley, taught at several universities, and eventually became the Sutro Librarian. In 1950, he married Barbara Allester, with whom he ...
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Oral History of Ruth White Bowie - Oral History
Ruth White Bowie was one of Mill Valley's grande dames in the true sense, though she would have deplored the use of the term. Ruth was born in San Francisco, and she and her twin sister were educated at Miss West's private school in the city, then at the Waltham School for Girls near Boston and Briarcliff Manor on the Hudson. In 1910, Ruth married Ralston L. White, a member of one of Mill Valley's most influential families. In this oral history, ...
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Oral History of Thomas Frederick Bagshaw - Oral History
Thomas Frederick (Fred) Bagshaw was born in 1899 in Cardiff, Wales and came to Mill Valley as a small boy with his parents. Fred's uncle, Frederick W. Bagshaw, had come to Mill Valley a few years earlier and sent for his brother to join him in the building business. In his oral history, Fred recounts his early days in Mill Valley, including the role of baseball games, his experience with the 1929 fire, and his attempt to enlist during World War I...
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Orange sky at Miller and Throckmorton Avenues, 2020 - Image, Digital
2020.020.003
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Orange sky outside Joe's Taco Lounge on Miller Avenue, 2020 - Image, Digital
2020.020.005
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People viewing the ruins building destroyed in fire 1984 - Print, Photographic
MVU3306
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Performing Arts Bldg at Mill Valley Golf Course, after fire 1977 - Print, Photographic
MVU1217
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Remains of residence after Mt. Tamalpais Fire, 1929 - Print, Photographic
MVN1135
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Remains of residence after Mt. Tamalpais Fire, 1929 - Print, Photographic
MVN0327
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Remains of residence after Mt. Tamalpais Fire, 1929 - Print, Photographic
MVN0324
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