1st Quarter Century - The Wilderness Centennial: 1913-2013

Home
Galleries
A Photo History
1st Quarter Century

Photos from the early years at The Wilderness. Most of these photos were given to the Collins grandchildren by Leah Collins Menefee.

'The first half of the Collins house on homestead. Dr & Mrs H C Collins & children Leah & John & 'Guess' Col Sandy Macnab's bulldog. Taken by Sandy Macnab brother of Mrs Collins.'

Grandfather's House

Grandfather and his cow (?)

Leah (?)

Leah and ?

'Dad on Sparkey'

?, Leah, Don, ?, Grandfather

? and Grandfather (?)

Grandfather feeding his goose (?)

Grandfather and his cow (?)

Grandfather on Sparkey (?)

Grandfather with his dog (?)

The Wilderness in Winter

'The Wilderness'

The Old Pump House (?)

Leah collecting Sugar Pine cones

'The only one John sent back' (?) Leah and Dad (?) - Doug

'This is Lotsa Cayusos, in case your memory fails you!' (spelling of name?) - This looks like Leah by her playhouse to me. - Doug

At the Wilderness ?

Grandfather, Grandmother, and ?

On the footbridge. I think that is Leah and Don's cabin in the background - Doug

Are these skis still at the Ranch?

'Duncan Emery 1st Cousin of Lea & John' This title makes no sense to me. This looks like Dad's cabin - Doug

Dad's cabin ?

At the Wilderness ?

Patches (Dad's horse) ? - Doug

At the Wilderness

At the Wilderness ?

At the Wilderness ?

Collins homestead cabin - 1914

Leah-John-Fannie-Collins-at-Collins-homestead---1913.jpg — Leah, John, & Fannie Collins at the Collins homestead - 1913

Leah-Henry-John-Fannie-Collins-at-Collins-homestead---1918.jpg — Leah, John, Henry, & Fannie Collins at the Collins homestead cabin - 1918

Building-second-half-of-Collins-cabin---Leah-Doctor-John-Collins-and-Hans-Zimmerman---1914.jpg — Building the second half of the Collins homestead cabin: Leah, Doctor (?), & John Collins, and Hans Zimmerman - 1914