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Description
Letter from Edith Rozelle (née Owens), to her daughter, Mabel Miles (née Rozelle), regarding her trip to San Francisco. Near Point Arguello, Edith describes the Santa Rosa ship wreck, as she was on another boat sent a wire message to assist the passengers and crew of the Santa Rosa. She adds an update at 6:30 pm that the ship has broken in two pieces and another update at 6:30 am the following day that they stayed by the ship wreck during the night and the passengers were taken ashore. At the end of her letter, she mentions that she is near her San Francisco destination. The Rozelle collection, ranging from the late 1860's to the early 2000's contains correspondence, photographs, official documents, newspaper clippings, and genealogy information pertaining to the family of Bazil Tillson Rozelle. Letters reflect current and family affairs; and agricultural conditions of Compton in that era. Photographs include family vacations in Catalina Island circa 1890s; Compton, Paramount, and Lynwood areas circa 1890s; World War II boat christening from Terminal Island CA circa 1940s; and mink farming in southern California circa 1940s-1950s.
Type
text
Format
Correspondence application/pdf 4 pages, 8 x 5 in.; 1 envelope
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