An unknown hotel on the beach.
|
Probably south of San Francisco.
|
Louis Philip River I, on a log. Much of this album consists of
photos on a beach outing, near San Francisco.
|
Amy Louise Hopkins, checking out the waves, near San Francisco.
|
Girl in side yard of house; surely one of the Oullahans.
|
Amy Louise Hopkins, on the right, and 2 other unidentified ladies.
|
Unidentified lady.
|
Unidentified kids (same girl as above left).
|
On the broad steps of the beach hotel.
Louis P. River is courting Amy L. Hopkins.
|
Amy Louise Hopkins.
|
Grandma Hopkins: the step-mom (mother) of Mary Roche Hopkins,
out at the beach hotel near San Francisco.
|
Unidentified friend at the beach. Louis P. River in the background.
|
Amy Louise Hopkins.
|
Amy Hopkins being coy with her boyfriend,
Louis P. River, and a young onlooker.
|
The girls are hamming it up with the wine bottles.
|
Louis P. River is courting Amy L. Hopkins
here at the beach.
|
Louis P. River, on the hotel stairs.
|
Amy L. Hopkins, front row, 2nd from left.
|
Louis P. River, on left in front, on beach outing.
|
Girls on the beach acting crazy, full picture.
|
Posed headshot, Amy L. Hopkins.
|
The courting couple, Louis & Amy.
|
Group photo of the beach outing.
|
Unidentified friend.
|
Group photo of the beach outing.
|
Posed headshot, Amy Louise Hopkins.
|
A smiling Amy.
|
Unidentified girl, probably Leonore Oullahan.
|
Getting around the Stockton area.
|
This is Father O’Connor of St. Mary’s Church, Stockton.
|
Amy L. Hopkins reading a letter on the hotel porch.
|
Amy and her sister, Gertrude, in conversation on the porch steps.
|
Gert playing the piano, San Francisco, California.
|
The capitol building in Sacramento. Amy was a clerk in the
State Library here for several years prior to her marriage in 1900.
|
Another shot of the capitol building.
Amy worked here in the state library.
|
Amy and her mother, probably in Stockton, California.
|
The coastal shoreline south of San Francisco.
Probably that hotel is in the distance here.
|
Amy Louise Hopkins with a hoe or sickle,
probably at her house in Stockton, California.
|
Louis P. River with the same implement. His children thought
this an odd picture as they said he was absolutely
not inclined toward gardening or farming.
|
A horse-and-buggy outing.
|
Amy's step-mother, Mary Roche Hopkins, on the right.
Unidentified woman on the left. Stockton, California.
|
Amy Louise admiring the lilacs,
probably at home in Stockton.
|
This is the beginning of the honeymoon, and this could be
the town of San Andreas on their way to the Big Trees.
|
The honeymoon was spent at the Calaveras Big Trees.
A logging train coming out of the hills.
|
Amy on a swing in the Big Trees.
|
More logging going on.
|
These downed trees are huge.
|
This must be near where they lodged.
|
Enjoying a sunny day. Did they have friends
along on their honeymoon?
|
Looks like a meadow near some lodging.
|
The new Mr. & Mrs. Louis P. River.
|
The new Mrs. River is a little tomboy.
|
Horseback riding.
|
The lovers enjoying the outdoors.
|
A darling photo of the honeymooners.
|
Riding horseback near a cabin.
|
Unknown man in the orchard, probably at Stockton.
|
These photos are probably Leonore Oullahan,
the niece of Louis P. River.
|
Probably Kate River Oullahan in 1902 with new baby Catherine.
|
The same, different angle.
|
The same, different angle.
|
NOTE
* Dozens of photos were ripped out of this album by
some of Amy’s children when they wanted certain photos.
None of the pages had any writing on them to identify anyone
or any place. No “copy negatives” have been made, only
my scans. Virtually all of the photos are fading beyond repair.
|