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PressPress inquiries can be directed toKathleen Iudice kiudice@comcast.net 707-225-2354. For photos of the Old Mint, visit the Old Mint Photo Gallery. For additional historic photos visit the California Historical Society website. The CHS photo library consists of subject headings for the photography collection (photos cannot be viewed online). Click on the Reproductions link under Photography in the site menu for information on obtaining images from the collection. For archives of California photos consult: www.oac.cdlib.org |
Visitacion Valley ImagesClick on a thumbnail to open full-sized images in a new tab: After awakening on the morning of July 2, 1777, and viewing the beautiful valley below, the party of Franciscan friars and Spanish soldiers celebrated mass on Altar Rock and named their "discovery" Visitacion Valley in honor of the Catholic Feast of the Visitacion. The massive rock still stands, occupying most of the backyard of a local resident.  A group of children take a break from playing baseball. Notice how undeveloped Visitacion Valley still was in the mid-1920s.  Relocating to Visitacion Valley in 1926, Schlage Lock was a major employer for the next 70 years. These images from a 1936 catalog depict the executive office building, which has been preserved for future community use, as well as the factory, now demolished and awaiting the development of new housing and retail spaces on the site. |