Name/Title
Frank, Conrad & MarieEntry/Object ID
FRA021Description
Conrad & Marie Frank are pictured with their children, Estella & Edward (1882-1954), in the 1890s. The Frank family owned a ranch of almost 60 acres in what is now the Chemeketa Park residential area, above the old turnpike road. The old Santa Cruz Highway and Highway 17 both took some of the Franks' land. Conrad was a sea captain who started in the German Merchant Marine. He came to the West Coast on a lumber schooner and decided to settle in the Santa Cruz Mountains. There were grapes on the land when Conrad bought it, and when root disease killed most of the grapes in the German colony, Conrad planted French prunes. Conrad and Marie Frank were the grandparents of Bruce Franks. It was Bruce's father, Edward, who added the "s" at the end of the family name. FRA021Collection
Franks Bruce CollectionDimensions
Height
24.2 cmWidth
19.5 cmLocation
* Untyped Location
Bruce Franks CollectionCopyright
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