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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD TRAIN AT DEL NORTE STREET

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

There were a couple of tracks at Del Norte Street (the dock is behind me and to the right). I assume that this was an inbound freight. The railroad was still active in the nineteen-eighties as the timber industry was … Continue reading →

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THE AVILA AT EUREKA

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Here is another view from the Del Norte Street dock. It looks to me that the ship’s name is Avila, and I assume that it is a tanker. I believe that the two tugs are the Thor, and the Atlas.  Part of the … Continue reading →

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SIMPSON PULP MILL SUNSET

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Here is another photograph c.1982 at the Del Norte Street Pier looking toward the Simpson pulp mill.

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HUMBOLDT BAY IN THE NINETEEN EIGHTIES

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

  This image is a scanned 35mm color slide from about nineteen-eighty. I used to ride my bicycle to the Del Norte dock to watch and photograph the harbor activity. I took this photograph from the bluff above Broadway. The … Continue reading →

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HUMBOLDT BAY SHIPPING

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

I am compiling more of my legacy images for consideration for an exhibit.

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MORNING REFLECTIONS AT THE WOODLEY ISLAND MARINA

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

Yesterday morning.

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CHRISTMAS MORNING AT THE MARSH

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

I usually exclude the trails and roads, but this seemed appropriate for today.

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SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE BEACH

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

Here are some vintage sunset photographs from the Humboldt County coastline.

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PEBBLE BEACH

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

Castle Rock from Pebble Beach, Crescent City.

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POINT SAINT GEORGE

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

Point Saint George.

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