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Group in front of the old rock church (later called the Showhouse) on 100 West in Mendon, sometime between 1890-1915. The church was built in 1864 and torn down in 1964.
Maypole dancers for the Mendon May Day celebrations, probably around 1964 when inclement weather moved the celebrations inside the old schoolhouse gymnasium. Maypole dancers for 1964 included Debera Larsen, Carolyn Barrett, Deborah Bartlett, Karine…
Procession of the May Day Court in Mendon, Utah, in 1967. In front, the crown bearer is Steven Max Baker and the flower girl is Cindy Lou Kidman. Following them, the Queen of May is Becky Yonk and the consort is Scott Hiibner. The maids of honor…
Mendon class lined up in front of chalkboard, sometime between 1930 and 1950.
Bishopric of Mendon LDS Ward, outside of the old church house, 1940s. Pictured (from left to right): Owen Sorensen or Elmer Heninger, Lynn Wood, Bishop Edgar Hancock (Bishop from 1941-1946), and Claude Sorensen.
Mendon band, ca. 1900, including: (front row, left to right) Henry Hughes, Ammon Sorensen, Lyman Sorensen, Charles Bird, Seth Baker, Roy Baker and Floyd Hardman, (middle row, left to right) Emer Richards, Henry Sorensen, George Gardner, and Parley…
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, view from the front.
Mormon D. Bird and Mary Ann (Mamie) Hughes Bird outside of the post office in Mendon. Mormon D. Bird served as postmaster in Mendon.
Photograph of Amy Watkins in 1987 as the May Queen for Mendon's May Day celebrations.
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, view from the far side.
Liberty Bell replica at Mendon School, 1950, during the U.S. Treasury's Savings Bond Independence Drive, "Tour of the Bells". The bell is mounted on the back of a Ford series F-5 truck, donated by Ford Motor Company.
Mendon Elementary School, bathroom interior, 1991, before demolition.
Mendon eighth grade class of 1932 outside of old schoolhouse. Included are: (bottom row, left to right) William Richards,Melvin Baker, Ray Taylor, [unnamed, possibly Melvin Baker], J.R. Walker or Ray Wallace, Grant Heninger, (second row, left to…
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, wide view from the front showing an excavator.
Maypole dancers for the 1968 Mendon May Day celebrations. Maypole dancers included: Jean Sorensen, Angela Cheney, Marsha Leishman, Annette Yonk, LuAnn Baker, Karla James, Cindy Larsen, Donette Christiansen, Shelly Maurer, Mary Jean Barrett, Brenda…
Group in front of the old church on the town square in Mendon, 1940's. Pictured is: (bottom, left to right) Nellie Hancock, [unnamed, possible last name is Bird], [unnamed], [unnamed], Zina Baker, Ada Walker, [unnamed], (second row, left to right)…
Mendon scouts standing on top of Mendon Peak, between 1900 and 1920.
Mendon women's baseball team, ca. 1900. Jennie Richards is pictured at far left and L.K. Wood is second from the right.
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, view from the front including vehicle.
Mendon class lined up in front of chalkboard, sometime between 1930 and 1950. Back Row: Maurice Sorensen, Mark Bird, Jay Richards, Lula Baker, Melton Olsen, Cleo Kidman, Geneil Hughes, Lucille Lindsay, Dorothy Lamont. Middle Row: Marilyn Bird,…
Group of men with horses and plows digging a foundation for a church in Mendon, Utah, May 1914, including A. Baker (either Albert Marvin Baker or Albert Mowry Baker, Jr.), W. Richards, Norman V. Watkins, Joseph H. Watkins (either Jr. or Sr.), and…
Photograph of Charlotte Barrett in 1901 as the May Queen for Mendon's May Day celebrations.
Mendon school Class picture in front of Red Brick District School, probably between 1900-1920, with teacher Henry Gorril Hughes in back. Information found in "In the Shade of the Mountains: Histories of Mendon & Petersboro", page 93.
Children lined up in the Mendon District School yard. Old Mendon Rock Church in background
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, view from the front.
Demolition of Mendon Elementary School, 1991, view from the front showing an excavator.
Photograph of past bishops of the Mendon Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1970's. Includes (top row, left to right) Zeno H. Andersen, Fred W. Sorensen, and Stan S. Barrett, (bottom row, left to right) John O. Hughes, and Rulen C.…
Photograph of the Whitney band, also called "Mendon Jazz", in the 1930s, around Easter. Pictured from left to right: Orval Larsen, Melvin Melons, Theo Whitney, Cliff Ahrens, Tom Nibor, Frank Hancock, and Orlynn Whitney (age 16).
Photograph of Mendon Presbyterian Church, on the corner across from the school house, Main St./Center St. eastside, ca. 1900. Erected in 1887 and bured down in 1920. Information found in "In the Shade of the Mountains: Histories of Mendon &…
Girls dressed in 19th century clothing for the May Day celebrations in Mendon, 1947. The pioneer era clothing was in celebration of the centennial year of the pioneer's first entry into the Utah territory.
Farm Machine class, March 1944. Pictured is: (left to right) [unnamed], Claud Sorensen, Jess Walker, L.K. Wood, [unnamed], [unnamed], and [unnamed].
Photograph of the Mendon Basketball team, 1910. Included in picture is John O. Hughes (top right), Mr. Bird (middle right), and Mr. Hardman (bottom right).
Mendon Relief Society women, possibly board members, 1930's. From Left to right: May Muir, Ivaloo Smith, Ethel Taylor, Alice Sorenson, Vera Shelton, Pearl Bird, and Ellen Grant Bird. The photograph is taken outside of the old school house in…
Photograph of Special Interest Group, Mendon, UT, in the 1930's or 1940's. Photograph includes (bottom row, left to right) Retta Hiibner, Fern Baker, Clara Muir, [unidentified first name] Baker; Ada Walker, Lottie (Charlotte) Richards, (second…
Book cover, inscription, and title pages of Call of the Wild by Jack London and illustrated by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull and decorated by Charles Edward Hooper. Published by 1903 in Macmillan Company, this book is a first edition…
Portrait of Anna Strunsky. Photo courtesy of the Huntington Library, San Marion, California.
Letter from an unidentified person to Jack London, dated August 2.
Letter from an unidentified person to Jack London, dated July 6, 1906.
Letter to Jack London from an unidentified correspondent, dated November 9, 1915. Correspondent possibly named Wilson.
Letter to Jack London from an unidentified correspondent, dated November 16, 1913
Letter to Jack London from an unidentified correspondent, dated November 27. Year not identified.