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Bohemian Grove Photographs
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box 1, folder 1-6

Bohemian Grove 1890-1907

Physical Description: 1 manuscript box ; 76 albumen photographic prints

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Photographs include club members W.J. McCoy, Henry Morse Stephens, James Phelan, Ignatz Steinhart (Aquarium), the “Jinks of 1907” (E.R. Dimond, Mackenzie Gordon, E.H. Hamilton, and Clarence R. Ward), Jack London, George Sterling, Xavier Martinez, Russell Pool, Joseph Sisser, drum major Harry Melvin, J.N.H. Irwin, Skipper H.H. Norwood, Harry Halderman, Dr. Harry I. Wiel, McCoy, Joseph Redding, Theodor Vogt and the Bohemian Club Band 1919.
Locations include a shooting range, Russian River, dining area, indoor lodge, outdoor bar, encampment, and redwood grove. Activities and events show leisure time, plays, outdoor dining, piano playing, a painting demonstration, and the construction of the Daibutsu Buddha statue.

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Waters, Raper James,
box 2, folder 1-11

Bohemian Grove 1908-1918

Physical Description: 1 manuscript box ; 193 gelatin silver photographic prints

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Bohemian Club members identified include: Bresera, Semare, Stillman-Kelly, Godowsky, Sabin, Farwell, Schneider, McCoy, Redding, Chadwick, Burgdorff, Shield, Cadenasso, Fonda, Cahill, Peters, Dickman, Lyon, Simmons, Ian Sweeney, Waldrop, Martinez, W.T. Barton, Finnell, Harrison Fisher, E.H. Hamilton, Haig Patigian, and Frank L. Unger.
Plays that were performed were: “St. Patrick of Tara” (1909), “The Caveman” (1910) “The Green Knight” (1911), “The Atonement of Pan” (1912), “Fall of Ug” (1913), “Nec-Natoma” (1914), “Eddie Duffy in Terpsichorean Interpretation”, “Apollo” (1915), “Gold” (1916), “Land of Happiness” (1917), and “The Twilight of the Kings” (1918).
Other events include annual summer gatherings of members at the Grove Play, play performances with an orchestra, and annual “Midsummer Jinks”. The jinks involve the following Club members: Frank L. Unger, Charles Lee Leonard, Ellis Parrish, Roy Folger, Clarence Ward, Phil Behart, Arthur Wains, E.H. Hamilton, Mackenzie Gordon, W. Young, Haig Patigian, Val Heaton, Frank Mathieu, Louis Sloss, Dr. H. J. Wiel, A.R. Gri,, Bush Finnell, A.P. Redding, Henry Heyman, W.H. Crocker, McClellan, Harry Brady, Les A. Flory, John Landers, Hugh M. Burks, R.H. Fletcher, Sig Steinhart, Sam D. Mayer, Alfred R. Grim, Joe Sloss, E.R. Dimond, C.R. Ward, J.D. Phelan, Willard T. Barton, Dr. J.W. Shiels, T.Bromley, Vanderlyn Stow, “Uncle George” George T. Bromley, James Clarence Harvey, Charles Field, Joseph D. Redding, Richard M. Hotaling, Archie White, Roy M. Rike, Harrison Fisher, Seth Mann, Roth Hyde, Bob Moor, Harry Russell, F.S. Stratton, Justice F.W. Henshaw, John T. Gaffey, A.G. Bradley, Harry Russell, George Lyon, Harrison Fisher, Gordon Ward, C. Dr. Young, Kolb, Parrish, Dickman, Mike Connell, Gov. Gillett, Will Henshaw, John T. Gaffey, Bradley Dunn, Willis Polk, Foster, W.B. Hopkins, Billy Sims, W.T. Barten, Leo Strong, John Scott Wilson, Charles Foster, Alex Hamilton, John Daniel, Dr. A. Weeks, Phil B. Bekeart, Courtney Ford, Frank C. Unger, E. Courtney Ford, Harry Francis, J.A. Folger, Henry Hadley, Joe D. Grant, and David Torrence.
Organized groups include the Jinks Baseball Team, “The Hamiltonians,” with members Elmer H. Depue, W.B. Hopkins, E.H. Hamilton, Allan Dunn, Ed Hardin, Riley Hardin, Ed Duffy, Courtney Ford, and W.T. Barton. The Bohemian Club Drum Corps and Bohemian Club Band are also included. Composers are listed as Clarence Eddy, Edwin Schneider, George Hamlin, Wallace Sabin, Ignace Paderewski, Joseph D. Redding, J. Arthur Weiss, and Humphrey Stewart.

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Moulin , Gabriel
box 3, folder 1-11

Bohemian Grove 1919-1950

Physical Description: 1 manuscript box ; 128 gelatin silver photographic prints

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Club members featured are Frank L. Button, Dr. F.W. Southand, Roy Neily, Wheeler Beckett-McCoy, Babin, Elman, Semare, Ben Clark, John McCormick, McManus, W.S. Palmer, Joe Thompson, Arthur Cahill, E.D. Crandau, Fred L. Button, William J. McCoy, Dick Partington, Joseph Thompson, Charles Hart, Reginald Travers, Author Kenneth Hook, and composer Ulderico Marcelli. Members present at the President’s Dinner in 1920 are Billy Smith, Spencer Grant, Tommy Thompson, Dick Hotaling, Joe Brasy, Harold Baxter, Dave Eisenbach, Doc Abergast, Dick Still, and Jon McEwing. Stage plays include “Life” (1919), “Ilya of Kurom” (1920), “St. John of Nepomuk” (1921),“Rajvara” (1924), “Truth” (1926), and “Wings.”
Events and activities include the “Cremation of Care” ceremony (1921), a nighttime bonfire gathering, outdoor dinner, a band concert, stage plays, band camp, and portraiture.

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Moulin , Gabriel