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| Title |
Display at Minerva Club flower show, 1938 |
| Date |
1938 |
| Description |
The Minerva Club's annual flower show. |
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| Title |
Program for Minerva Club Concert, May 6, 1938 |
| Date |
May 6, 1938 |
| Description |
Title reads: "A splendid entertainment -- Mrs. Ethel Dorsey, who will appear for positively the last time in Santa Maria this season, will present Songs of the Golden Era" |
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| Title |
Portrait of Mrs. Harry Dorsey (Ethel May), Minerva Club President, 1938-1939 |
| Date |
[1938] |
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| Title |
Minerva Club officers, 1938-1939 |
| Date |
[1938] |
| Description |
Mrs. Laughlin (Edith) - Vice Pres., Mrs. Ainscough (Miriam) - Rec. Sec., Mrs. Parnell (Lucy) - Cor. Sec., Mrs. Rice (Edna) - Treasurer |
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| Title |
Minerva Club Board of Directors, 1938-1939 |
| Date |
[1938] |
| Description |
Mrs. Dorsey (Ethel), Mrs. Craig (Miriam), Mrs. Wiley (E. Dell), Mrs. Adam, Mrs. Baird (Margaret) |
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| Title |
Minerva Club Book Section, 1938-1939 |
| Date |
[1938] |
| Description |
Mrs. Smith - Chairman, Mrs. Missall - Luncheon, Mrs. Law (Jessie) - Current Events |
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| Title |
Minerva Club float at the Santa Barbara County Fair, 1938 |
| Date |
[1938] |
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| Title |
Flower booth at the Santa Barbara County Fair, 1938 |
| Date |
July 22, 1938 |
| Description |
Flower booth sponsored by the Minerva Club |
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| Title |
Minerva Club snack stand at the Santa Barbara County Fair, 1938 |
| Date |
[1938] |
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| Title |
Eva May Glines |
| Date |
Circa 1900 |
| Description |
Eva May Glines (1883-1938) was the daughter of Santa Maria Valley pioneers Cassius and Sarah Glines, and an early member of the Minerva Club. |
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| Title |
Minerva Thornburg |
| Date |
Circa 1890 |
| Description |
Minerva Thornburg, prominent citizen of Santa Maria from the 1870s until her death in 1898. The Minerva Club was named in her honor. |
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| Title |
Mrs. Paul Nelson (Dorothea), Minerva Club Historian, 1939-1940 |
| Date |
[1939] |
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| Title |
"Book Section" page from Minerva Club yearbook, 1939-1940 |
| Date |
[1939] |
| Description |
Chairman - Mrs. J. W. Stout, Current Events Chairman - Mrs. R. B. Gooden, Luncheon Chairmen - Mrs. M. C. Soares (Anne), Mrs. L. B. Deveney (Dolores) |
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| Title |
Display at Minerva Club flower show, 1940 |
| Date |
April 1940 |
| Description |
In 1940 the annual Minerva Club flower show was held April 13-14 in the Santa Maria Veterans' Memorial Building |
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| Title |
Santa Maria Valley pioneer Mary Winters, on her 80th birthday |
| Date |
[1941] |
| Description |
Mary Winters was born in Ashton, Illinois, and came to the Santa Maria Valley on a wagon train in 1871. Before her marriage at the age of 16, she taught at the first school in Point Sal. A longtime member of the Minerva Club, she was honored by the club on her 80th birthday. |
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| Title |
Minerva Club float at the Santa Barbara County Fair, 1941 |
| Date |
[1941] |
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| Title |
Mrs. Leland Smith of Los Angeles |
| Date |
Circa 1940 |
| Description |
Mrs. Smith presented a program on contemporary theater for the Minerva Club in 1942. |
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| Title |
Ruth Gillette |
| Date |
Circa 1940 |
| Description |
Ruth Gillette, famous at the time for her role in the motion picture The Great Ziegfeld, performed at an event sponsored by the Minerva Club on May 1, 1942. |
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| Title |
Mrs. Ted Baun (Alice), president of the Minerva Club, 1942-1943 |
| Date |
[1942] |
| Description |
Mrs. Baun was also president of the Methodist Women's Society for Christian Service. |
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| Title |
Marjorie Hall performing at a dance recital |
| Date |
Circa 1940 |
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| Title |
Minerva Club officers, 1944-1945 |
| Date |
[1944] |
| Description |
Mrs. Allen Fesler (Irma) - Recording Secretary, Mrs. Paul Nelson (Dorothea) - President, Mrs. Fred May (Eilizabeth) - Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Leonard Petersen (Estelle) - Vice President, Mrs. Elmer Rice - Treasurer, Mrs. Elmer Piercy (Lurlan) - Historian, Mrs. A. P. Catlin (Frances) - Parliamentarian |
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| Title |
Letter from Herbert Hoover to Mary Winters, April 13, 1923 |
| Date |
April 13, 1923 |
| Description |
Typewritten letter in which Secretary of Commerce Hoover commends Winters' efforts in demonstrating a model home in Santa Maria. |
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| Title |
Mrs. Ernest Righetti (Mildred), chairman of the Minerva Club Pioneer Section, 1944-1945 |
| Date |
[1944] |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members celebrate the club's 50th anniversary with an "old-time" program |
| Date |
[October 1944] |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members celebrate the club's 50th anniversary with an "old-time" program |
| Date |
[October 1944] |
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| Title |
Founding members of the Minerva Club celebrate its 50th anniversary |
| Date |
[October 1944] |
| Description |
Mrs. John Watson (Alida), Mrs. Cyril Lamb, Mrs. Minnie Stearns, Mrs. Sally Curryer, Mrs. Thomas Boyd |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members celebrate the club's 50th anniversary with an "old-time" program |
| Date |
[October 1944] |
| Description |
Mrs. Word (Louise), Mrs. Crowley (Edna), Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. May, Mrs. Adam, Mrs. Piercy, Mrs. Mesirow (Irene Pavloska), Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Rice (Creelie), Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dorsey (Ethel), Mrs. Burns (Irene) |
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| Title |
Mrs. Allen Fesler (Irma), Minerva Club President, 1945-1946 |
| Date |
[1945] |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members modeling international fashions, February 1946 |
| Date |
February 1946 |
| Description |
In February 1946, the Minerva Club sponsored an event with Mrs. William Lambert Potts of Fresno, who shared her collection of clothing from travels in 48 countries. This photo shows Mrs. R. S. Evans (Anne) "in clothing of Ceylon", Mrs. Ellis Rice (Creelie) in an "Indian sari", and Mrs. James MacDonald (Irene) in an outfit from Makassar, Indonesia. |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members modeling international fashions, February 1946 |
| Date |
February 1946 |
| Description |
In February 1946, the Minerva Club sponsored an event with Mrs. William Lambert Potts of Fresno, who shared her collection of clothing from travels in 48 countries. This photo shows Mrs. Robert Hancock (Ann) in "peasant attire of French Indo-China", Mrs. Paul Nelson (Dorothea) as a "Shinto priestess", and Mrs. Leland Smith (Julia) in a "gold-embroidered costume of China". |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members modeling international fashions, February 1946 |
| Date |
February 1946 |
| Description |
In February 1946, the Minerva Club sponsored an event with Mrs. William Lambert Potts of Fresno, who shared her collection of clothing from travels in 48 countries. This photo shows Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Robert Hancock (Ann) in "peasant attire of French Indo-China", Mrs. Paul Nelson (Dorothea) as a "Shinto priestess", and Mrs. Leland Smith (Julia) in a "gold-embroidered costume of China". |
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| Title |
Minerva Club members modeling international fashions, February 1946 |
| Date |
February 1946 |
| Description |
In February 1946, the Minerva Club sponsored an event with Mrs. William Lambert Potts of Fresno, who shared her collection of clothing from travels in 48 countries. This photo shows Mrs. George Jenner (Rachel) in a sarong modeled after one worn by a princess of Java, and Mrs. Ted Bianchi (Mary) in a "sarong-type garment from Pago Pago". |
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| Title |
Mrs. R. E. McCabe, Minerva Club President, 1935-1936 |
| Date |
1936 |
| Description |
Portrait of Minerva Club President R. E. McCabe (Helen) |
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| Title |
Mrs. Leonard Petersen (Estelle), Minerva Club President, 1946-1947 |
| Date |
[1946] |
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| Title |
Cast of "The Bird on Nellie's Hat", presented by the Minerva Club, February 21, 1947 |
| Date |
February 21, 1947 |
| Description |
Mrs. Robert Hancock (Ann), Mrs. Allan Dart (Kathleen), Mrs. Ted Bianchi (Mary), Mrs. Kenneth Vertrees (Grace), Mrs. Fred Pimentel (Minnie), Mrs. Jack Jones, Mrs. Kenneth Trefts (Alice), Mrs. William Carroll (Gyneth) |
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| Title |
Cast of the olio accompanying "The Bird on Nellie's Hat", presented by the Minerva Club, February 21, 1947 |
| Date |
February 21, 1947 |
| Description |
Standing: Mrs. Paul Nelson (Dorothea), Mrs. Leland Smith (Julia); sitting: Mrs. Harry Dorsey (Ethel May) & Mrs. Leonald Adam (Winnie) |
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| Title |
Overview of Minerva Club flower show, Santa Maria Veterans' Memorial Building, April 1947 |
| Date |
April 1947 |
| Description |
The annual flower show was held in the Santa Maria Veterans' Memorial Building, April 19-20, 1947 |
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| Title |
Minerva Club snack stand at the Santa Barbara County Fair, 1946 |
| Date |
[1946] |
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| Title |
Minerva Club Officers, 1935-1936 |
| Date |
[1935] |
| Description |
Top row: Mrs. R. E. McCabe (Helen), Mrs. Elmer Rice, Mrs. C. B. Ferguson (Lillian), Mrs. A. T. Garey (Clara), Mrs. Ralph Sharer (Mildred); lower row: Mrs. A. B. Hanson (Margaret), Mrs. Deane Laughlin (Edith), Mrs. Calvin Funk (Grace), Mrs. Edgar Craig (Miriam), Mrs. Fred Hamilton (Agnes), Mrs. Harley Hughes (Fredonia). |
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| Title |
Mrs. Holmes E. Tabb, Minerva Club President, 1936-1937 |
| Date |
[1936] |
| Description |
Colorized portrait of Mrs. Holmes E.Tabb (Bessie), Minerva Club President, 1936-1937 |
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| Title |
Minerva Club member Ethel May Dorsey in period gown |
| Date |
April 16, 1937 |
| Description |
Dorsey was presenting for the Minerva Club program, "California in the Days of the Padres", held on April 16, 1937. |
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| Title |
Minerva Club member Ethel May Dorsey in period gown |
| Date |
April 16, 1937 |
| Description |
Dorsey was presenting for the Minerva Club program, "California in the Days of the Padres", held on April 16, 1937. |
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| Title |
Opera singer Irene Pavloska Mesirow |
| Date |
November 28, 1937 |
| Description |
The Minerva Club sponsored a concert at the Santa Maria Veterans' Memorial Auditorium on November 28, 1937, featuring club member and retired opera singer Irene Pavloska Mesirow. |
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| Title |
Display at Minerva Club flower show, 1937 |
| Date |
May 1937 |
| Description |
The Minerva Club's annual flower show, held May 12-13, 1937. |
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| Title |
Santa Maria Valley Railroad Steam Locomotive 205 |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Negative created in the Santa Maria Valley is an image of SMVRR locomotive 205. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad purchased this locomotive from the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad in 1933, and it stayed in service until 1950. SMVRR began purchasing General Electric diesel locomotives in 1948. This locomotive was donated to be a public display at the Santa Maria Fairgrounds. In 1983, after deteriorating and becoming a safety hazard, it was donated to a group in Oregon to be restored. |
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| Title |
Velero II |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Photograph is an image of the vessel Velero II, owned by Allan Hancock. |
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| Title |
Velero III |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Photograph is an image of the vessel Velero III, owned by Allan Hancock. Velero III was built to Hancock's specifications by Craig Shipbuilding in Long Beach in 1931. It was employed in oceanographic research in the Pacific Ocean. During World War II, it was used as a patrol vessel by the U.S. Navy. After the war, it was purchased by the American Independent Oil Company and converted into a luxury cruiser for the Sheik of Kuwait. |
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| Title |
Velero III |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Photograph is an image of the vessel Velero III, owned by Allan Hancock. Velero III was built to Hancock's specifications by Craig Shipbuilding in Long Beach in 1931. It was employed in oceanographic research in the Pacific Ocean. During World War II, it was used as a patrol vessel by the U.S. Navy. After the war, it was purchased by the American Independent Oil Company and converted into a luxury cruiser for the Sheik of Kuwait. |
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| Title |
Velero III and Velero II |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Photograph is an image of the vessels Velero III [left] and Velero II [right], owned by Allan Hancock. Velero II was built in 1922, while Velero III was built in 1931. Both were built to Hancock's specifications, and employed in oceanographic research in the Pacific. During World War II, Velero III was used as a patrol vessel by the U.S. Navy. After the war, it was purchased by the American Independent Oil Company and converted into a luxury cruiser for the Sheik of Kuwait. |
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| Title |
Women performing maintenance on a PT-13 Stearman trainer, Hancock College of Aeronautics |
| Date Created |
undated |
| Description |
Negative created at Hancock College of Aeronautics, Santa Maria, California is an image of women performing maintenance on a PT-13 Stearman training aircraft. Hancock College of Aeronautics employed women in a number of roles, including mechanics. |
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