When I first started research in the 1970s, I had a heavy cast iron Remington/Rand typewriter. When I came across vintage photographs that was problematic. I would at least zero copy of them, and when I had funds, have a copy negative made. A pricey cost. In early 1980s, Tony Mindling, a photographer, moved to Susanville. One of his clients was the Nevada Historical Society, which he made reproductions. Since Tony’s copy negatives were 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 format, it was less expensive then Eastman’s 4 x 5. When I would have a large batch of work for Tony he would provide with a contact sheet shown above. It should be noted, there were two prints above, that were not NCO related–George Bangham and Frank White’s horse.
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Since that time it has remained a vacant lot. From time to time there has been discussions as to what to do with it, but that has been the extent of it.
Since the 1870s there has been a lot organizations formed to promote California. Some were regional and others statewide. One in the 1890s named Made in California. It was replaced by the California Development Board which came into prominence during the Panama Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915. It was headquartered in that city’s Ferry Building, a landmark that I have never been to. In other news. the unpacking and sorting the archives from the move is a slow process and I have tortured with most difficult boxes of loose documents and photographs.
On August 12, 1912, Jules Alexander, Ike Knoch, J.A. Pardeeand J.E. Pardee formed the Lassen Townsite Company aka Greater Susanville.* With the arrival of the railroad boom times lied ahead. This was no ordinary subdivision, but the town’s largest ever since. It encompassed an area four times of the original incorporated city limits. The subdivision included all the territory east of Richmond Road and south of Susan River to Johnstonville Road, near present Eagle Post Office, and for a southern boundary, the agricultural lands of Sierra StreetThe Lassen Townsite kept the price of their lots at $100 each, with a minimal down payment and am easy installment plan. Asan extra incentive for buyers, they would not responsible for their property taxes until they had paid for their lots.
