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Photo--sepia, framed: The old Joy sawmill in "Joy's Woods" on Tannery Creek in Bodega 1885 Eight logging steers (four yoke) in front of large roofed saw mill. The men are identified L to R: in shadows- James Swan (Mrs. Joy's brother-in-law), unknown, Nick Fowler, Pete Alpin, Ben Evert (Evertt), Ben Joy (owner of mill and ox [sic] team), James "Jim" Finley (bull driver,"Alfred Layton (Mrs. Joy's son-in-law). On back names of men listed and signed "To Emily Galigher from Annie Joy." Framed by Bruner's Art and Cabinet Shop in Santa Rosa. NOTE: Although the handwritten description on the verso indicates the date as "1902,"the printed version of this photograph states "1885."
Logging and Mining Joy, Annie Swan, James Fowler, Nick Evertt, Ben Joy, Ben Alpin, Pete Evert, Ben Finley, James Layton, Alfred Galigher, Emily 1880-1889 United States California Sonoma Bodega Tannery Creek Road
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