Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Real property -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.; Land tenure -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Historic buildings.; Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Calif.).; Historic sites.;
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; American Smelting and Refining Company -- History.; American Smelting and Refining Company.; Asarco Inc.; Asarco Inc. -- History.; Smelting.;
Explosions.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pinole (Calif.) -- History.; Relocation (Housing).; Richmond (Calif.) -- History.;
Explosions.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pinole (Calif.) -- History.; Relocation (Housing).; Richmond (Calif.) -- History.;
Lafayette (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Lafayette (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
1920s era photograph of the building that housed the Lafayette Post Office, Telephone Company and Lafayette Branch Library.
Pinole (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Pinole (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
1926 photograph of the building that housed the Pinole Library, the fire house garage, community hall above (with apartment for janitor), and jail in the rear.
Lafayette (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Lafayette (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
1962 photograph of the recently opened Lafayette Library building on Moraga Road.
San Pablo (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- San Pablo (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
1962 photograph of the San Pablo Library building opened in 1961 at the corner of Market and Twenty-first Street.
1964 map of El Sobrante, Thomas Bros., with image of original Mechanics Bank on the front. This bank was replaced with a larger structure just to the west in 1976. The building now houses the Pedaler Bicycle shop. -- Provided by El Sobrante...
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Restaurants -- California -- Contra Costa County.; Restaurants -- Menus.;
"Foster's Freeze Menu, 3850 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante. This was the 2nd Foster's Freeze to operate in the town. Undated but probably from around 1970. Business now gone but building still exists" -- Provided by the El Sobrante Historical...
Antioch (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Antioch (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Antioch Library Chronology
A group of Antioch citizens forms a library club with each member contributing $5 (1893).
M. Williams opens the Antioch Free Reading Room at the back of his store on Main Street (1906).
Antioch Woman’s Club organizes a...
Bay Point (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Bay Point (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Bay Point Library Chronology:
Contra Costa County Library establishes Bay Point Library in hospital room of the Bay Point Lumber Company (October 15, 1914).
Bay Point Library moves to bandstand on Carroll Street (1918).
Bay Point Library changes...
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.; El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- California -- El Sobrante -- History.;
Boys of the Civilian Conservation Corps, February, 1935. The boys are planting trees on the face of the dam, which is not an acceptable practice nowadays. The CCC worked around the Reservoir from at least 1933 to around 1940, building roads,...
Brentwood (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Brentwood (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Brentwood Library Chronology:
Brentwood Library Association builds, furnishes and opens Brentwood Branch of Contra Costa County Library at First and Oak Streets (November 1914-January 1915).
Library burns to the ground (July 8, 1919).
Library...
Clayton (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Clayton (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Clayton Library Chronology:
Clayton Branch of AAUW takes on project “Build a Library for the Clayton Community” (March 1989).
City of Clayton pledges $1.4 million for building (1991).
California State Library awards $2.8 million of California...
Concord (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Concord (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Concord Library Chronology:
Concord citizens organize to establish a public library and reading room in the Concord Fire Hall (1906).
Library moves into new quarters next door to the Levenson Building (1913).
Concord Library joins the Contra Costa...
Crockett (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Crockett (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Crockett Library Chronology:
Crockett Branch of Contra Costa County Library opens in the YMCA hall (March 27, 1914).
C&H Sugar Refining Company provides space in the former Bank of Pinole building for the Crockett Library and the Library moves...
El Cerrito (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- El Cerrito (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
El Cerrito Library Chronology:
Rust Branch Library opens in Rust (now El Cerrito) post office (October 31, 1913).
Library moves to the home of Dr. Joseph T. Breneman (1915).
Rust Branch Library changes name to El Cerrito Branch Library...
El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- El Sobrante (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
El Sobrante Library Chronology:
County Library establishes a station in the home of Mrs. Blanche Burg (December 1938).
Station closes when Mrs. Burg takes a war job (September 1943).
El Sobrante Garden Club sponsors new station in a small building...
Kensington (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Kensington (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Kensington Library Chronology:
County Library opens Kensington Park Branch in the home of the Caudron family (October 13, 1922).
Branch moves to the home of Miss Eleanor J. Loudon (1925).
Branch moves to Sulliger real estate office (1931).
Branch...
Lafayette (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Lafayette (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Lafayette Library Chronology:
County Library opens branch in a corner of the Lafayette post office (1915).
Lafayette Improvement Club purchases old Lafayette School building, moves it to Main Street as enlarged quarters for the combination post...
Located in Orinda. Said to be the only remaining part of Moraga's Rancho past, located on a hill above Moraga Valley. Construction began in 1841; originally 3 rooms. Made of bricks to form 36" width exterior walls. Redwood cut from Moraga...
Martinez (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Martinez (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Martinez Library Chronology:
The EQV [Esse Quam Videre or to Be, Not to Seem) Club is organized to establish a free reading room (October 24, 1883).
Martinez Free Reading Room and Library Association organize and open a reading room in a building...
Moraga (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Moraga (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Moraga Library Chronology:
County Library opens Moraga Branch in grocery store (January –August 1918).
County Library provides library service in a room located at the back of Moraga post office (1936-1944).
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph offers...
Oakley (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Oakley (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Oakley Library Chronology:
County Library establishes Oakley Branch Library (November 1913).
Library moves to Oakley Woman’s Club (1916).
Oakley Library moves to a new space in the former Oakley School building on East Ruby Street (1975).
Governor...
El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History.; Library buildings -- History -- El Sobrante (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photograph of a sign in the shape of a book at the edge of an orchard announcing the building of the El Sobrante Library. The sign reads: "Title: El Sobrante Library site, Author: Friends of the El Sobrante Library League, Dedicated to: the People...
Antioch (Calif.).; Library buildings -- History -- Antioch (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photograph of the Antioch Library built with a $2,500 grant from the Carnegie corporation. The Classical Revival building served the community as a library from 1916 to 1967.
Kensington (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Kensington (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Photograph of the Kensington Branch Library building opened August 30, 1965.
Walnut Creek (Calif.).; Library buildings -- History -- Walnut Creek (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photograph showing the entrance to the Walnut Creek Library building erected in 1961 and demolished in 2008 to make way for the new building dedicated in 2010.
Walnut Creek (Calif.).; Library buildings -- History -- Walnut Creek (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photograph showing the south entrance to the Walnut Creek Library building erected in 1961 and demolished in 2008 to make way for the new building dedicated in 2010.
Pinole (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Pinole (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Pinole Library Chronology:
Contra Costa County Library establishes branch in the Pinole Opera House (March 5, 1914).
Mr. L. P. Brandt builds Pinole’s first library building, an 8x10 foot corrugated sheet metal structure, on the corner of San Pablo...
Pleasant Hill (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Pleasant Hill/Central Library Chronology:
Representatives of church, civic, and fraternal organizations in Pleasant Hill organize the Pleasant Hill Library Committee (June 1953).
Friends of the Library raise funds to renovate abandoned Pleasant...
Rodeo (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Rodeo (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Rodeo Library Chronology:
County Library opens Rodeo Library in schoolhouse (February 1914).
Library moves to different rooms in town (1915,1918,1920).
Rodeo Library Association rents space from school district for Rodeo Improvement Club and...
San Pablo (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- San Pablo (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
San Pablo Library Chronology:
Contra Costa County Library establishes a station in the San Pablo Post Office (1914).
Station moves briefly to the office of Justice of the Peace Moitoiza (1942).
Station moves to the Wanlass Insurance Agency office...
The Moraga Adobe was abandoned until 1939, when Katherine Brown White Irvine, wife of James Irvine, began to restore the house and expand it. The family lived there until 1950. The Moraga Adobe became California Registered Landmark No. 509 in 1954...
Orinda (Calif.).; Library buildings -- History -- Orinda (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
The Orinda Library in 1962. Dedicated in 1958, the Irwin Way building served as the community library until construction of the new library building on Orinda Way was completed in 2001.
Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Walnut Creek Library Chronology:
Women’s Improvement Club organizes the Walnut Creek Free Library (July 1911).
Walnut Creek Library joins the Contra Costa County Library (October 9, 1913).
Carnegie Corporation announces grant of $2500 for...
Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Ygnacio Valley Library Chronology:
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors accepts gift of 1.15-acre site from Nellie G. Casey (November 25, 1969).
County Board of Supervisors with consent of Cities of Concord and Walnut Creek forms County Service...
