Mother Lode Area Photographs from 1931 | John Walker Photographs

YUBA RIVER 1
The fourth photo in this sequence of 5 has been identified as Downieville so this shot likely is the Yuba River.
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YUBA RIVER2<br />Another view of the river. Don't know if this is up stream or down stream from Downieville.
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DOWNIEVILLE, CALIFORNIA
A wider view of the town and the Yuba River.
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DOWNIEVILLE, CALIFORNIA
This photo has been identified with reasonable certainty to be downtown Downieville.
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DDOWNIEVILLE, CALIFORNIA...PROBABLY
This photo being in sequence with the prior four likely also makes this Downieville.
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JAMES MARSHALL CABIN 1, COLOMA, CALIFORNIA
Marshall lived in this cabin in 1849 when he discovered gold in the South Fork of the Amereican River.
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AMES MARSHALL CABIN 2, COLOMA, CALIFORNIA
The cabin still stands and in better shape than in this May 1931 photo
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ANGELS CAMP AREA
One of the signs on the building says "Mark Twain Service Station" so this likely is Angels Camp or close by.
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MARK TWAIN - BRET HARTE CABIN - JACKASS HILL 1
This actually was the Gillis' Bros cabin. Twain and Harte shared it with them in 1864-65 for a time.
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Mark Twain - Bret Harte Cabin - Jackass Hill 2

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LOCATION UNCERTAIN #1
This photo's position in the negatives suggest this is Angels Camp area or Mokelumne Hill area.
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PEEK INN HOTEL MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIFORNIA
Left, I.O.O.F. Hall, right hotel that began as United States Hotel in 1854, then the Golden Eagle Hotel, 1863, the Mariposa Hotel and finally the Peek Inn Hotel.
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MAYER BUILDING MOKELUMNE HILL, CALIFORNIA
L. Mayer Building (1854) served as Ferdinand Bach's barber shop and store from the 1860s-1890s; later was owned by John Guiffra and John Costa.
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WELLS FARGO BUILDING, COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA
Still stands as part of the Columbia State Historic Park.
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COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA SHOPS IN 1931
(R to L) Towle and Leavitt gifts and jewely, a photo studio, dentist office, Duchow Building (2-story) and the Papeete Firehouse tower.
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CHINESE CAMP, CALIFORNIA 1
The "Post Office" sign projecting from the building at the center right when enlarged appears to say Chinese Camp above the words Post Office.
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LOCATION UNCERTAIN 2>
Paved street suggests this isn't Chinese Camp. Signs on left above "Garage" say "Richfield." Gas brand? Maybe Jamestown, Sonora or Columbia?
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LOCATION UNCERTAIN 3
Paved street suggests this isn't Chinese Camp. Maybe Jamestown, Sonora or Columbia?
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MOCCAISN POWERHOUSE
Near the junction of Hwy 120 and 49; built in 1921 and shut down in 1969.
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