Coos County Oregon 1906


Scenes and People in Coos County, Oregon, in 1906

The following photographs were taken by Nels Petersen of Buffalo, New York, when he visited his uncle Henry Brown and family in Bandon in 1906. Please email me LisaP at kinquest.com if you are able to identify the people and places in the photos or can provide more information. Thanks!

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Lighthouse on Coquille River at Bandon.

Waterfront at Northbend.

Waterfront at Marshfield at Pioneer Hardware and Masnes & Matson General stores.

Coos County Courthouse in Coquille built in 1898.

What is this?

Possibly the steamer to/from San Francisco. The tugboat in lower left is the MONARCH from San Francisco.

M. F. PLAVE

KILBURN

Passenger boat FAVORITE sunk in Coquille.

Are these men on the steamer?

Sailing, Sailing! Who are these men?

At the dock. Who are these men?

Hunter's Cabin - who is this guy?

Hunter's Cabin - who is this guy?

Hunter's Cabin - who is this guy?

Six men and a horse going on a camping-hunting trip. Who are these guys?

Rifle practice in the woods.

And a picnic nearby. Who are these people?

Who is this?

Three men keeping abreast of the latest news. The sign says "See John Morgan For Town Lots in Empire City, The Coming City Of Southern Oregon."

The same three having a good laugh. Who are these guys?

Two Boxers - Who are they?

A fight on the beach.

Who is the referee?

Three ladies wearing their Sunday best. Where are they?

Uncle Henry Brown probably at the home in Bandon that he purchased in 1902 from Olive A. Goff. Henry Brown resided in Bandon from about 1896 until his death in 1929.

Cousin Nels Brown, son of Henry Brown, Lumber Inspector at Moore Mill in Bandon. He is about 18 years old in this photo.

Genevieve Louise Brown Coy, about 10 years old in this photo. Born in Bandon, she died of burns in Marshfield at the age of 46.

Nels Petersen of Buffalo, New York, who visited his uncle and cousins in Bandon and took these photos (and neglected to label them!)


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