| Mrs. Margaret Blake-Alverson, 1912 | faces Title |
| Heirloom Jewel | faces page 4 |
| Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kroh and Family, Stockton, 1852 | faces page 12 |
| Coat-of-Arms of the Blake Family | faces page 16 |
| Steamer "American Eagle," Sacramento River, 1852. Home of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kroh, Stockton, 1853 | faces page 20 |
| First Presbyterian Church, Stockton, Built in 1849, the First Protestant Church in California | page 25 |
| Pioneer Home of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kroh, Stockton, 1851 | page 26 |
| Associated Musicians and Singers, 1853 to 1879: Richard Condy, Mr. Schnable, Lizzie Fisher, Ellen Lloyd, Mary Jane Lloyd, Mrs. Anna Bowden Shattuck, Judge H.B. Underhill, Carrie Heinemann, Mrs. Taylor | faces page 28 |
| Business Men of Stockton, 1852: Austin Sperry, James Harrold, Wm. H. Knight, Geo. Henry Sanderson | faces page 32 |
| Reminiscent of Benicia in the Early Fifties: Benicia Young Ladies' Seminary, 1852; Benicia Courthouse, 1853; Prof. Jos. Trenkle, Prof. Schumacher, Prof. Beutler, Prof. Paul Pioda | faces page 36 |
| Masonic Sheepskin, London, England, 1811. Capt. Chas. Blake | faces page 38 |
| Major-General Benj. Lincoln, of the War of the Revolution | page 39 |
| Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Mary Kroh-Trembly, Pioneer Organist, Stockton, 1852 | page 42 |
| First Graduating Class, Young Ladies' Seminary, Benicia, Founded 1852: Mary E. Woodbridge, Mary Ridell, Mary Hook, Mary E. Walsh; Principal, Mary Atkins; Teachers, Sallie Knox, Kate Sherman; Pupils, Mary O'Neill, Agnes Bell | faces page 44 |
| First California Bear Flag, Made by Mrs. Blake-Alverson in Stockton, 1852 | page 45 |
| Dedham, Mass., Church Choir, 1861, Men Singers | faces page 48 |
| Dedham, Mass., Church Choir, 1861, Women Singers | faces page 52 |
| Typical Concert Programme of the Early Sixties in San Francisco. Oratorio of Samson | page 56 |
| Santa Cruz Choir, 1867: F.A. Anthony, Belle Peterson, Chas. A. Metti | faces page 60 |
| Church of the Advent, San Francisco, 1880. Roman Catholic Church, San Bernardino, 1888. Calvary Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz, 1864. Pilgrim Congregational Church, Oakland, 1893 | faces page 64 |
| Associated Musicians and Singers of the Seventies and to Date: Sam'l D. Mayer, Mrs. Alfred Abbey, "Joe" Maguire, Frank Gilder, Walter C. Campbell, Mrs. Augusta Lowell-Garthwaite, H.S. Stedman, Mrs. Mollie Melvin-Dewing | faces page 68 |
| Ministers with Whom Mrs. Blake-Alverson Has Been Associated: Rev. Dr. J.K. McLean, Rev. P.Y. Cool, Rev. V.M. Law, Rev. "Father" Akerly, Rev. Giles A. Easton | faces page 76 |
| Wm. H. Keith, Baritone, Pupil of Mrs. Blake-Alverson, 1881 | faces page 80 |
| Music House of Kohler & Chase, 1851 and 1910. Andrew Kohler, Quincy A. Chase, S.J. Bruce | faces page 84 |
| Heads of Pioneer Music Houses, San Francisco: William G. Badger, Matthias Gray, Julius R. Weber, C.H. McCurrie | faces page 86 |
| Music House of Sherman, Clay & Co. C.C. Clay, Leander S. Sherman | faces page 90 |
| First Church Choir in California, Stockton, 1852: Margaret R. Kroh, Sarah R. Kroh, Emma J. Kroh, Ann L. Kroh, Mary M. Kroh, Sir Geo. Henry Blake, James Holmes, Wm. W. Trembly, Wm. H. Knight | faces page 92 |
| Henry Clay Barnabee, Opera Singer, Associate of Mrs. Blake-Alverson in Boston, Mass., in 1861 | faces page 96 |
| Organists of the Early Years in San Francisco: Richard T. Yarndley, Gustav A. Scott, Chas. H. Schultz, Frederick Katzenbach | faces page 100 |
| Floral Tributes Presented Mrs. Blake-Alverson on Her Fiftieth Anniversary of Song Service, June 12, 1896 | faces page 108 |
| Pen Sketch of Mrs. Blake-Alverson, Made by Richard Partington. Sixtieth Birthday, June 12, 1896 | page 111 |
| Mrs. Blake-Alverson on Her Fiftieth Anniversary as a Public Singer, Sixty Years of Age, Oakland, June 12, 1896 | faces page 112 |
| Mme. Anna Bishop, Prima Donna, Teacher and Associate of Mrs. Blake-Alverson | page 115 |
| Associated Musicians, 1860–1913: Hugo Mansfeldt, Sir Henry Heyman, J.H. Dohrmann, Alfred Wilkie | faces page 116 |
| Original Members Loring Club, San Francisco, 1873. French Horn Quartette, San Francisco, 1895: Geo. Fletcher, Wm. E. Blake, Nathaniel Page, Geo. Story | faces page 118 |
| Organ St. Patrick's Church, San Francisco, 1875. J.H. Dohrmann, Organist and Choir Director | faces page 124 |
| Eminent Divines for Whom Mrs. Blake-Alverson has sung: Rev. Dr. A.M. Anderson, Stockton, 1852; Rev. Dr. Eells, Rev. Dr. Scudder, Rev. Dr. A.L. Stone, the Right Rev. Ingraham Kip, Rev. John Hemphill, Rev. Dr. H.D. Lathrop | faces page 128 |
| Musical Directors, May Festival, San Francisco, 1878: John P. Morgan, Carl Zerrahn, Rudolf Herold | faces page 132 |
| Bouquet of Artists, May Festival, San Francisco, 1878 | faces page 134 |
| Authors' Carnival, San Francisco, 1880: Mrs. Blake-Alverson as Charity Pecksniff; H.G. Sturtevant as Pecksniff; Alice Van Winkle as Mercy Pecksniff; Dolly Sroufe, Italian Booth; Henry Van Winkle, Cervantes Booth | faces page 140 |
| Mme. Bowers, Etelka Gerster, Julie Rivé-King, Associates and Friends of Mrs. Blake-Alverson | faces page 144 |
| Deer Park Cabin, Lake Tahoe, Dedicated July 4, 1893. Col. Richard Parnell, Sole Survivor of the Battle of Balaklava | faces page 148 |
| Mrs. Blake-Alverson in 1852, 1864, 1874, 1880, 1905 | faces page 156 |
| A Group of Friends, Distinguished Singers in the Seventies and Eighties: Mrs. Margaret C. Pierce, Mrs. Sarah Watkins-Little, Mrs. Blake-Alverson, Mrs. Helen Wetherbee, Mrs. Marriner-Campbell | faces page 160 |
| Lee Tung Foo, Pupil in the Nineties | faces pages 164 and 166 |
| Mrs. Blake-Alverson and Her Two Sons, Wm. Ellery Blake, George Lincoln Blake | faces page 172 |
| Associated Musicians and Singers, 1854–1900: Frederick Zech, Henry Wetherbee, Adolph Klose, S. Arrillaga, William P. Melvin, John W. Metcalf, Wm. M'F. Greer | faces page 176 |
| Trophies and Tributes Presented Mrs. Blake-Alverson | faces page 180 |
| "Sam" Booth, Popular Political Poet and Campaign Singer in San Francisco in the Seventies | page 184 |
| Mechanics' Institute Fair, 1879. Mrs. Blake-Alverson in Costume | faces page 188 |
| Civil War Mailing Envelopes, 1861. Co. K, Seventh California Volunteers, Capt. O.P. Sloat, from San Bernardino, 1898. | faces page 192 |
| Stephen W. Leach, Musical Director, Buffo Singer, Actor in San Francisco in the Seventies and Eighties | faces page 228 |
| Joran Quartette, 1883: Lulu, Pauline and Elsie Joran and Mrs. Blake-Alverson | faces page 246 |
