Gold miners, bespattered with tallow, from the Midas Mine at Harrison Gulch, around the turn of the century. Of special interest are the candles and holders carried by the miners, as well as their lunch buckets. Click on the image… Continue Reading
Pit River from its north side looking west toward its bridge and to the trains on the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad, which went from the junction with the Southern Pacific Railroad to Copper City. The Model T Ford is… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Greenberg, is the place for people craving local Northern California news,… Continue Reading
For the background on this cartoon, check out the story by A News Cafe reporter Jim Dyar, “Debate on Free Speech at the Library Continues.” Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of… Continue Reading
A group of approximately 20 men from the Redding Fire Department pull hand-operated fire equipment down an unidentified street in Redding on July 5, 1909. A public citizens’ meeting on July 21, 1896 helped to form the Redding Volunteer Fire… Continue Reading
People gathered at the Benton Airfield for the chance to check out a bi-wing plane before it took to the skies again, c. 1930. The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers are available to assist… Continue Reading
Patrons and hotel workers at the City Hotel in 1872 couldn’t pass up an opportunity to have their photo taken. The two men in the center in chef’s attire are George Burdick on the right and Mr. Edovarch on the… Continue Reading
Goodbye to one of the north state’s most slammin’, groovin’ entertainers. Read reporter Jim Dyar’s account of Slam Buckra’s life and passing. Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. A News Cafe,… Continue Reading
Charles McGovern stands on top of a loaded dray in front of the Redding Post Office located at the southeast corner of Tehama and California Streets, c. 1930s. The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers… Continue Reading
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