Rocky Falls Farm, Los Gatos Road Notes on back: Rocky Falls Farm was on the Santa Cruz-Los Gatos Road, south of Scotts Valley. It was a chicken ranch owned by Fred R. Welcome and his wife Minnie Warner Welcome, about 1914 to the 1920's. Now (1972) the home is part of the clubhouse of the Loyal Order of Moose. Circa 1890 it was a dairy ranch established by George Shippy.
The original photo is the property of UCSC Special Collections. This copy is the property of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center.
Description
Notes on back: Rocky Falls Farm was on the Santa Cruz-Los Gatos Road, south of Scotts Valley. It was a chicken ranch owned by Fred R. Welcome and his wife Minnie Warner Welcome, about 1914 to the 1920's. Now (1972) the home is part of the clubhouse of the Loyal Order of Moose. Circa 1890 it was a dairy ranch established by George Shippy.
Type
image
Format
Image
Identifier
LH-mah-pok-011 Rocky Falls
Language
English
Subject
Rocky Falls Farm Poultry Loyal Order of Moose Welcome, Fred Welcome, Minnie Shippy, George
Time Period
1910s
Place
Scotts Valley
Source
Marion Pokriots Copy of a photo from UCSC Special Collections
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