James McChristian, one of the original Bear Flaggers, with his daughter Delphine McChristian Frates and her children, Marie Louise Frates and Joseph J. Frates at the Bear Flag Monument dedication, June 14, 1914 in the town of Sonoma, California
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Photo--black and white: James McChristian, one of the original Bear Flaggers, at the Bear Flag Monument dedication, June 14, 1914 in the town of Sonoma. McChristian is holding a California Bear Flag and wearing a "Veterans of the Mexican War" ribbon. At right is McChristian's daughter Delphine McChristian Frates and her children, Marie Louise Frates (third from left) and Joseph J. Frates (third from right). McChristian died eight days after this photo was taken.
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