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Shades of Humboldt - Portrait, 1913 (Internet Archive)
Shades of Humboldt - Portrait, 1913 (Internet Archive)
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Historical portrait of Jonathan Lyons (1832-1913) and Amelia Lyons (1843-1921) from Eureka, California, 1913. Public domain historical photograph.


This photograph shows Jonathan Lyons and Amelia Lyons of Eureka, California. Jonathan was 81 years old at the time, born in 1832. He would die later that same year. Amelia, born in 1843, was 70 and would live another eight years.

The photograph comes from the California State Library through California Revealed, a statewide programme that digitises materials from libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across California and makes them publicly available online.

The photographer is not recorded.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.


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