San Luis Obispo County Regional Photograph Collection

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Robert E. Kennedy Library
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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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San Luis Obispo County Regional Photograph Collection

Special Collections Department



Robert E. Kennedy Library

1 Grand Avenue

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Contact Information

  • Special Collections Department
  • Robert E. Kennedy Library
  • 1 Grand Avenue
  • California Polytechnic State University
  • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
  • Phone: 805/756-2305
  • Fax: 805/756-5770
  • Email: archives@calpoly.edu
  • URL: http://www.lib.calpoly.edu/specialcollections/
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Processed by:
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Date Completed:
2010
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Descriptive Summary

Title: San Luis Obispo County Regional Photograph Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1850-1980
Date (bulk): (bulk 1890-1930)
Collection number: MS 168
Creator: Various
Extent: 12 boxes
Language:

English
Repository: Special Collections, Robert E. Kennedy Library
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California 93407
Abstract: The San Luis Obispo County Regional Photographs Collection contains photographs, artwork, and postcards of San Luis Obispo city and county. The collection, comprised of both amateur and professional work, captures daily life and popular scenes and locations in the county. The bulk of the collection focuses on early twentieth-century San Luis Obispo. The collection encompasses several donations and purchases.
Abstract: The San Luis Obispo County Regional Photographs Collection contains photographs, artwork, and postcards of San Luis Obispo city and county. The collection, comprised of both amateur and professional work, captures daily life and popular scenes and locations in the county. The bulk of the collection focuses on early twentieth-century San Luis Obispo. The collection encompasses several donations and purchases.

Provenance

In part purchase and donations between 1980 and 2007.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open to researchers by appointment only. For more information on access policies and to obtain a copy of the Researcher Registration form, please visit the Special Collections Access page.

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

In order to reproduce, publish, broadcast, exhibit, and/or quote from this material, researchers must submit a written request and obtain formal permission from Special Collections, Cal Poly, as the owner of the physical collection.
Photocopying of material is permitted at staff discretion and provided on a fee basis. Photocopies are not to be used for any purpose other than for private study, scholarship, or research. Special Collections staff reserves the right to limit photocopying and deny access or reproduction in cases when, in the opinion of staff, the original materials would be harmed.

Preferred Citation

San Luis Obispo County Regional Photographs Collection, Special Collections, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Abbreviations Used:
c.:circa
Calif.:California

Biographical Note

The collection consists of photographs, negatives, artwork, prints, and postcards in various formats circa 1850 to 1980. Compiled from the gifts of several donors and purchases, the collection covers a wide breadth of subject matter. The images provide comprehensive information about many activities and events important to San Luis Obispo County and neighboring regional areas in the late 19th and early 20th century.
San Luis Obispo, founded in 1772 by Father Junipero Serra as Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, is one of California's oldest communities. From the late 1700s through the mid-eighteenth century, Spanish and Mexican ranchos extended across the county. By 1850, the year California was admitted to the Union as a state, United States migrants were settling in San Luis Obispo. Beginning in 1861 and continuing into the 1870s, stage lines transported passengers between San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles or San Francisco. The city served as the regional market center for an isolated, agricultural area. With the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the late 1890s the town and the local environs expanded into a burgeoning county.
In the early nineteenth century San Luis Obispo served as a center of trade and travel in central California with the arrival of the railroad, the development of the Union Oil of California's (Unocal) oil fields, and the tremendous agricultural and dairy industries. California Polytechnic School, established in 1901 and offering secondary (high school) courses of study, would eventually shape and help to define the city of San Luis Obispo. Another significant influence on the central coast was William Randolph Hearst and his San Simeon Ranch, commonly referred to as Hearst Castle. The development of these two conspicuous landmarks, in addition to the historic Mission San Luis Obispo, served to stimulate the regional economy and society.
Due to the nature of the collection, most of the photographers are unidentified and photographs unmarked. The collection combines many smaller collections of photographs and artwork, which when combined provide a rich and detailed illustration of the development of San Luis Obispo and the county. These photographers captured on film and paper the construction and expansion of San Luis Obispo, Hearst Ranch, and San Luis Obispo County. Through their photographs they captured views of popular industries, businesses, organizations, and events.

Scope and Content Note

Spanning over one hundred years of San Luis Obispo County history, the San Luis Obispo Regional Photographs collection contains photographs, negatives, artwork, prints, and postcards of San Luis Obispo County. The collection documents the transition of San Luis Obispo and nearby towns from their early origins to the present, with emphasis on the significant development of the county in the first half of the twentieth century.
The collection's scope ranges from the development of downtown San Luis Obispo to the towns and cities that comprise San Luis Obispo County: Paso Robles, Atascadero, Templeton, and San Miguel to the North and Cambria, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Avila, and Pismo along the coast. Although the collection dates span from 1850 to 1980, some of the earlier photographs are reproductions of originals, which is noted when known. The collection is focused on San Luis Obispo County but the last subseries includes photographs of California and Arizona places, which were included in an extensive collection of snapshots taken in the early 1920s.
The San Luis Obispo County Regional Photographs Collection is divided into 6 series:
Series 1. San Luis Obispo, City, circa 1870-1980, including street and building views, views of downtown, and of businesses and people;
Series 2. San Luis Obispo County, circa 1880-1970, including the cities of Paso Robles, Atascadero, Templeton, Morro Bay, and outlying ranches;
Series 3. Hearst Ranch, San Simeon, 1920s, 1970s, including photographs of construction of the Ranch and of outdoor art;
Series 4. Art, 1850-1930s, including prints and amateur artwork;
Series 5. Postcards, 1900-1950, including local tourist attractions;
Series 6: West Coast Regional Photographs, including photographs from northern and southern California tourist locations, especially the California Missions.
The collection is housed in seven boxes. The most significant portions of the collection—photographs of early San Luis Obispo—are located in Series 1. The artwork includes lithographs, watercolors, a pencil sketch, and page-long excerpts from books. When known the contemporary address of a business or residence is noted, as are photographers. Most dates were gathered from contemporary resources and records.
The collection includes several donations and purchases. In order to simplify access to the collection for researchers, materials in specific formats and topics were reorganized and refoldered to more accurately reflect their contents.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has generously funded the arrangement and description of this collection, along with matching funds from California Polytechnic State University.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Cambria (California)
Cayucos (California)
Hearst Castle (California)--1920-1930
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951--Art collections--California--San Simeon
Morro Bay (California)
Paso Robles (California)
Photographs
San Luis Obispo (California)
San Luis Obispo (California)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works.
San Luis Obispo (California)--History
San Luis Obispo County (California)
San Simeon (California)
San Simeon (California)--Buildings, structures, etc.
San Simeon Ranch (California)

Genres and Forms of Material

Artifacts
Lithographs
Photographs
Postcards
Prints
Sketches
Watercolors

Related Materials

Related Collections:
Hearst Ranch and Cayucos Photograph Collection, MS 158
Julia Morgan Papers, MS 010
Laumann Yosemite Collection, circa 1908, 1923, MS 153
Sinsheimer Collection, 1868-1997, MS 036

 

1. San Luis Obispo, City, circa 1870-1980

Scope and Content Note

Contains six subseries: A. Commercial, B. Streets and General Views, C. Municipal and Religious, D. Transportation, E. Portraits, F. Events
 

A. Commercial

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs, arranged alphabetically by business name, from circa 1870s to 1975. Contemporary addresses are noted. 16 folders.
Box 1, Folder 1

Anderson Hotel, 955 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Anderson, J.L., men's clothes, business, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 3

J. P. Andrews Banking Company, 998 Monterey Street, mounted with Wilson, J. N., residence, San Luis Obispo, circa 1890s

Box 1, Folder 4

The Arcade, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 5

Channel Commercial Company, wholesale grocers, 1880 Santa Barbara Street, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 6

Commercial Bank, 799 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1895

Box 1, Folder 7

Eagle Hotel, Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo (reproduction), circa 1870-1890s

Box 1, Folder 8

Golden Bar Margarine Packing, San Luis Obispo, 1921

Box 1, Folder 9

Jerram's, jewelry store, San Luis Obispo, circa 1967

Box 1, Folder 10

Obispo Theatre and Cheap Thrills after fire, corner of Osos and Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 1975

Box 1, Folder 11

Ramona Hotel, San Luis Obispo, 1905 and undated

Box 1, Folder 12

San Luis Obispo County Abstract Company and Title Bureau, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 13

San Luis Obispo Morning Tribune, carrier's cards, San Luis Obispo, 1890

Box 1, Folder 14

San Luis Obispo Tribune, 1890s 1916, undated

Box 1, Folder 15

Sauer's Wholesale Grocery truck, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 16

Unidentified bank, San Luis Obispo, 1902

 

B. Streets and General Views

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of San Luis Obispo streets, residences, downtown views, and city views arranged alphabetically by subject, from 1886-circa 1980s. Contemporary addresses are noted. 24 folders.
Box 1, Folder 17

Andrews Adobe, 1451 Andrews Street, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 18

Andrews Hotel, 998 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 1886

Box 1, Folder 19

Anholm Tract, Cerro San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 1, Folder 20

Bishop's Peak, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 1, Folder 21

Boarding house, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 22

Downtown, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 1, Folder 23

Downtown, contact prints, San Luis Obispo, circa 1980s

Box 1, Folder 24

El Camino Real, entrance sign to downtown, reproduction, San Luis Obispo, 1934

Box 1, Folder 25

"Fire on April 1886—Looking Down Court Street," San Luis Obispo, 1886

Box 1, Folder 26

Froom Ranch Mine, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 1, Folder 27

Garcia Adobe, Osos and Higuera Streets, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 1, Folder 28

"The [Great White] Fleet in San Luis Bay," photographer Frank Aston, reproductions, San Luis Obispo, 1908

Box 1, Folder 29

Hays-Latimer Adobe, 642 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1900-1920

Box 1, Folder 30

Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1950s

Box 1, Folder 31

"Monterey St—looking west from Osos St," photographer Frank Aston, 1915

Box 1, Folder 32

"Osos St—looking north from Monterey St" [County Courthouse and Andrews Hotel], photographer Frank Aston, 1915

Box 1, Folder 33

Residential views, San Luis Obispo, 1900s early 1920s

Box 1, Folder 34

Road maintenance, San Luis Obispo, circa 1900-1920s

Box 1, Folder 35

San Luis Obispo, panoramic view from Terrace Hill, 1907

Box 1, Folder 36

San Luis Obispo, views from Terrace Hill, circa 1900-1940s

Box 1, Folder 37

San Luis Obispo, view from northeast, Metzler photograph, 1928

Box 1, Folder 38

South Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1930s

Box 1, Folder 39

Unidentified buildings, San Luis Obispo, circa 1880s-1960s

Box 1, Folder 40

Unidentified views, San Luis Obispo, 1920s and 1936

 

C. Municipal and Religious

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of San Luis Obispo municipal and religious buildings, arranged alphabetically by subject, from 1907-1970. 12 folders.
Box 2, Folder 1

Academy of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, convent and school, Broad and Palm Streets, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 2, Folder 2

California Polytechnic School, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 2, Folder 3

Carnegie Library, 696 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, 1941

Box 2, Folder 4

Court School, Santa Rosa and Mill, San Luis Obispo, circa 1917, undated

Box 2, Folder 5

Exposition Park Race Track, San Luis Obispo, circa 1920-23

Box 2, Folder 6

French Hospital, 1160 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 2, Folder 7

Hall of Records, next to County Court House, Osos and Palm Streets, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 2, Folder 8

Mission Central High School [Mission College Preparatory High School], 682 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 1941

Box 2, Folder 9

Mission Plaza construction, San Luis Obispo, 1970

Box 2, Folder 10

San Luis Obispo County Court House, San Luis Obispo, undated, 1907

Box 2, Folder 11

San Luis Obispo Police outside Mission San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, mid 1930

Box 2, Folder 12

San Luis Obispo Senior High School, undated

 

D. Transportation

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of railroads and means of transportation around San Luis Obispo County, arranged alphabetically by subject, from 1900-1940. 2 folders.
Box 2, Folder 13

Railroad, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 2, Folder 14

Southern Pacific Railroad, Stenner Creek Bridge, San Luis Obispo, 1900-1940

 

E. Portraits

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of individuals and groups, arranged alphabetically by name, from circa 1880s - circa 1950s. 21 folders.
Box 3, Folder 1

Brown, Ruthie, Marnie Pine, and Leah Madero, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 2

Cal Poly students on truck, circa1900-1920

Box 3, Folder 3

Cass, Henry, Cayucos, undated

Box 3, Folder 3

Cass, Margie, Cayucos, undated

Box 3, Folder 4

Dallidet, Louis Pasqual, San Francisco, circa 1880s

Box 3, Folder 4

Dallidet, Louis Pasqual, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 4

Dallidet, Paul, San Luis Obispo, 1920

Box 3, Folder 5

Davis, Charles Frederick and Frederick Earl Davis, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 5

Davis, Charles F., proprietor of San Luis Post Card Store, 889 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1910s

Box 3, Folder 6

Duubon, Miss Belle [sp?], and A. T. Dunlop, 1889

Box 3, Folder 7

Group at Reservoir Canyon?, undated

Box 3, Folder 8

Group photograph, identified on matting, outdoor setting, undated

Box 3, Folder 9

Group photograph, Krider-Mallogh-Dana double wedding, Santa Maria, 1890

Box 3, Folder 10

Group photograph, San Luis Obispo notables, including Young Louis, C.L. Smith, L. DeFosset [sp.] etc., photographer Frank Aston, circa 1940s

Box 3, Folder 11

Hathaway, Dr. Amos R., San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 12

Hollister Family and friends, reproduction, Hollister home at El Chorro Ranch, circa 1888

Box 3, Folder 13

Horse show, Sleep-off-the-Hi-way auto court, South Higuera and South Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1950s

Box 3, Folder 14

Leffingwell, William, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 15

Luedke, Minnie Orcutt, San Luis Obispo, 1902

Box 3, Folder 16

San Luis Obispo Police Officers, reproduction, circa 1898

Box 3, Folder 17

School portrait, circa 1894-1895

Box 3, Folder 17

San Luis Obispo High seniors, class of 1911, photographer Frank Aston, San Luis Obispo, 1911

Box 3, Folder 18

Shriners, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 3, Folder 19

Tennis Club, San Luis Obispo, circa 1898

Box 3, Folder 19

San Luis Obispo Football League, San Luis Obispo, circa 1903-4

Box 3, Folder 19

"Shakespeare Club," San Luis Obispo, 1897

Box 3, Folder 20

Van Wormer & Rodrigues, Inc, San Francisco, Cal Poly advertisement, 1941

Box 3, Folder 21

Unidentified portraits

 

F. Events

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of parades and functions in downtown San Luis Obispo, arranged alphabetically by subject, from circa 1880s - circa 1950s. 5 folders.
Box 3, Folder 22

Cal Poly float, downtown San Luis Obispo, circa 1950s

Box 3, Folder 23

Events, downtown San Luis Obispo, reproductions and originals, circa 1880s-1920s

Box 3, Folder 24

Parade, San Luis Obispo, early 1920s

Box 3, Folder 25

Snowstorm, San Luis Obispo, 1922

Box 3, Folder 26

World War I Parade, San Luis Obispo, undated

 

2. San Luis Obispo County, circa 1880-1970

Scope and Content Note

Contains four subseries: A. South County, B. North County, C. Coastal, D. Oversized Photographs
 

A. South County

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of South County locales, arranged alphabetically by location, from circa 1900-1950s. 6 folders.
Box 4, Folder 1

Avila Beach, circa 1900-1950s

Box 4, Folder 2

Blacks Confectionary, Arroyo Grande, circa 1907

Box 4, Folder 3

Painted Rock, San Luis Obispo County, 1920s

Box 4, Folder 4

Pismo Beach, 1931, undated

Box 4, Folder 5

Port Harford and Marre Hotel, undated

Box 4, Folder 6

Price Canyon adobe, Pismo Beach, undated

 

B. North County

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of North County locales, arranged alphabetically by location, from circa 1896-1940s. 9 folders.
Box 4, Folder 7

Atascadero, circa 1920s and undated

Box 4, Folder 8

Eagle Ranch, Templeton, circa 1923 and undated

Box 4, Folder 9

La Panza Post Office, La Panza, undated

Box 4, Folder 10

Paso Robles, circa 1930s and undated

Box 4, Folder 11

Rancho San Ignacio, Paso Robles, early 1920s

Box 4, Folder 12

Rios-Caledonia Adobe, San Miguel, circa 1896

Box 4, Folder 13

Salinas Dam, Santa Margarita Lake, circa 1940s

Box 4, Folder 14

San Miguel Flour Mill, San Miguel, circa 1898

Box 4, Folder 15

Templeton Church, Templeton, undated

 

C. Coastal San Luis Obispo County

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of coastal San Luis Obispo county and Highway 1, arranged alphabetically by location, from circa 1900 - circa 1980s. 12 folders.
Box 5, Folder 1

Cambria, reproductions, circa 1900

Box 5, Folder 2

Cayucos, circa late 1950s-60s

Box 5, Folder 3

Highway 1 under construction, Big Sur, undated

Box 5, Folder 4

Hollister Adobe, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, circa 1970s

Box 5, Folder 5

Morro Bay, 1920s-1980s

Box 5, Folder 6

Piedras Blancas Light Station, 1920s

Box 5, Folder 7

San Luis Obispo coast, Robert E. Kennedy, photographer, undated

Box 5, Folder 8

San Luis Obispo coast, unidentified, undated

Box 5, Folder 9

San Luis Obispo Creek Bridge, San Luis Obispo, 1949-50

Box 5, Folder 10

San Simeon, 1920s, undated

Box 5, Folder 11

Stator transported on Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 1954

Box 5, Folder 12

Unidentified Ranch, San Luis Obispo County, undated

 

D. Oversized Photographs

Scope and Content Note

Contains large format photographs of persons and residences in San Luis Obispo city and county, arranged alphabetically by subject, from circa 1900s-1960s. 7 folders.
Box 6, Folder 1

Ah Louis Store, 800 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, circa 1960s

Box 6, Folder 2

Cayucos Landing, Cayucos, mounted reproduction, undated

Box 6, Folder 3

George O. Campbell's Ranch, near Cambria, undated

Box 6, Folder 4

Group photograph, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), including P.H. Dallidet, San Luis Obispo, undated

Box 6, Folder 5

Group photograph, in front of Masonic Temple, San Luis Obispo, photographer Frank Aston, undated

Box 6, Folder 6

Group photograph, San Luis Obispo, photographer Frank Aston, undated

Box 6, Folder 7

Hathaway residence, San Luis Obispo, circa 1900s

 

3. Hearst Ranch, San Simeon, 1920s, 1934, undated

Scope and Content Note

Contains 3 subseries: A. Hearst Ranch 1920s, B. San Simeon Village, C. Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument.
 

A. Hearst Ranch, 1920s

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of construction of Hearst Ranch, including the 1922 snowstorm, arranged alphabetically by subject, from the 1920s. 9 folders.
Box 7, Folder 1

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—A, B, and C Houses Exteriors, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 2

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Animals, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 3

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Art Objects, Exterior, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 4

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Art Objects, Galatea on a Dolphin, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 5

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Art Objects, Nine Muses Sarcophagus, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 6

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Art Objects, Three Graces, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 7

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Interior Views, 1920s

Box 7, Folder 8

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—Snow, 1922

Box 7, Folder 9

Hearst Ranch, San Simeon—View from coast, 1920s

 

B. San Simeon Village

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of San Simeon Village and inhabitants, arranged alphabetically by subject, from the late 1800s and 1934. 1 folder.
Box 7, Folder 10

Estrada, Francisco?, undated

Box 7, Folder 10

Residence, San Simeon Village, 1934

 

C. Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of tours and views of Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, arranged alphabetically by subject, after 1950. 1 folder.
Box 7, Folder 11

Tour, Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, with Bob Doyle, undated

 

4. Art and Artifacts, 1850s-1930s

Scope and Content Note

Contains one subseries: A. Art
 

A. Art

Scope and Content Note

Contains artwork, an artifact, and lithographs and prints from surveys and books, arranged alphabetically by title, 1850s-1930s. 17 folders.
Box 8, Folder 1

"Dairy Scene, San Luis Obispo County," hand-tinted print from book, undated

Box 8, Folder 2

"El Moro Rock," page from book, undated

Box 8, Folder 3

"Guadalupe Largo & San Luis Harbor," U.S. Pacific Rail Road Expedition and Survey, lithograph, 1850s

Box 8, Folder 4

"Mission and Plain of San Fernando." U.S. Pacific Rail Road Expedition and Survey, lithograph, 1850s

Box 8, Folder 5

"Mission of Saint Luis Obispo, California," Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, print from book, circa 1850

Box 8, Folder 6

"Mission of San Diego," U.S. Pacific Rail Road Expedition and Survey, lithograph, 1850s

Box 8, Folder 7

Mission San Luis Obispo, by Mabel Aaron, watercolor, undated

Box 8, Folder 8

"Morro Bay, California, from the south" and "Morro Rock, California, from the east," U.S. Geological Survey, lithograph, 1908

Box 8, Folder 9

"Panoramic View of Hotel Paso Robles and Bath House, on the Road of a Thousand Wonders," oversized postcard, undated

Box 8, Folder 10

"Perspective view of Baywood Park," souvenir map, circa 1930s

Box 8, Folder 11

"Ridge of San Pablo Sandstone, San Luis Obispo District, California," and "The West Quarry, San Luis Obispo Bituminous Rock Company," U.S. Geological Survey, lithograph, 1902

Box 8, Folder 12

San Luis Obispo Bicentennial, commemorative coin, 1972

Box 8, Folder 13

San Luis Souvenir, "To Sister Sarah from Tillie," four original watercolors, undated

Box 8, Folder 14

"Tidal lagoon formed by sand spit at mouth of San Luis Obispo Creek, California," U.S. Geological Survey, lithograph, 1908

Box 8, Folder 15

"View of Benicia from the west," U.S. Pacific Rail Road Expedition and Survey, lithograph, 1850s

Box 8, Folder 16

Views of San Luis Obispo County, prints from book, early 1900s

Box 9, Folder 1

San Luis Obispo city scene, watercolor, framed, circa 1880s

 

5. Postcards, San Luis Obispo County, 1876-1962

Scope and Content Note

Contains two subseries: A. Postcards, B. Negatives
 

A. Postcards

Scope and Content Note

Contains postcards of San Luis Obispo and San Luis Obispo County, arranged alphabetically by subject, from 1876-1962. 33 folders.
Box 10, Folder 1

Avila and Oilport (Shell Beach), 1909, 1920, undated

Box 10, Folder 2

Avila, Sulfur [Sulphur] Springs, Coast, 1909, 1912, early 1900s

Box 10, Folder 3

Avila, Sulfur [Sulphur] Springs, Inland, 1910s, 1911

Box 10, Folder 4

Arroyo Grande, 1909, undated

Box 10, Folder 5

Atascadero, early 1900s 1930

Box 10, Folder 6

Atascadero, postcard booklet, circa 1914

Box 10, Folder 7

Cambria, 1910

Box 10, Folder 8

Camp Ringgold, Atascadero, 1908

Box 10, Folder 9

Coast, San Luis Obispo and Pismo, 1907-08, undated

Box 10, Folder 10

Coast, San Luis Obispo and Pismo, postcard booklet, circa 1910s

Box 10, Folder 11

Correspondence postcards, 1876-7, 1902, 1905

Box 10, Folder 12

"'Dad' Freeman at Sawtelle [Veterans Home]," Los Angeles, undated

Box 10, Folder 13

Hearst Castle State Park, 1962

Box 10, Folder 14

Missions, non-local, undated

Box 10, Folder 15

Mission San Antonio, undated

Box 10, Folder 16

Mission San Luis Obispo, 1905, 1907-9, undated

Box 10, Folder 17

Morro Bay, 1909, undated

Box 10, Folder 18

Morro Bay postcard booklet, circa 1960s

Box 10, Folder 19

Paso Robles, 1906-7, 1913, 1916, undated

Box 10, Folder 20

Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel, 1907-9, 1919, undated

Box 10, Folder 21

Pismo Beach, 1907-1910, 1912, 1915, undated

Box 11, Folder 1

San Luis Obispo—general and bird's eye views, 1908, 1919, undated

Box 11, Folder 2

San Luis Obispo—commercial buildings (Hotel Andrews, Hotel Ramona, Motel Inn, Elks Hall, Elks Theatre), 1907, 1909, 1911, 1914, undated

Box 11, Folder 3

San Luis Obispo—downtown street views, 1910-1, 1914, undated

Box 11, Folder 4

San Luis Obispo—municipal buildings (County Courthouse, Carnegie Library, High School, Polytechnic School), 1909-10, 1913-4, 1918, undated

Box 11, Folder 5

San Luis Obispo—religious buildings (Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Convent/Academy of the Immaculate Heart), 1911, undated

Box 11, Folder 6

San Luis Obispo County (Estrada Gardens, Horseshoe Curve, and wagon train), 1909, 1912, undated

Box 11, Folder 7

San Miguel, 1909, undated

Box 11, Folder 8

Santa Margarita, 1908, 1911, undated

Box 11, Folder 9

Santa Maria, circa 1910s

Box 11, Folder 10

Southern Pacific's Coast Daylight, 1958

Box 11, Folder 11

Tank Farm, photographer Frank Aston, San Luis Obispo, 1910

Box 11, Folder 12

Unidentified

 

B. Negatives

Scope and Content Note

Contains negatives of photographs in the collection, arranged alphabetically by subject, created by Special Collections. 24 folders.
Box 11, Folder 13

Paso Robles

Box 11, Folder 14

Paso Robles area, Sycamore Springs

Box 11, Folder 15

Paso Robles Hardware Store

Box 11, Folder 16

Paso Robles Hotel

Box 11, Folder 17

Paso Robles Hotel, desk and interior

Box 11, Folder 18

Paso Robles Hotel, dining room

Box 11, Folder 19

Paso Robles Hotel, interior

Box 11, Folder 20

Paso Robles Hotel, interior

Box 11, Folder 21

Paso Robles—Hardware building and 12 mule team

Box 11, Folder 22

Paso Robles—Mud Baths Building

Box 11, Folder 23

Paso Robles—New Club House, Bowling Alley

Box 11, Folder 24

San Luis Obispo aerial view

Box 11, Folder 25

San Luis Obispo High School

Box 11, Folder 26

San Luis Obispo street scene

Box 11, Folder 27

San Luis Obispo street scene, Eagle Hotel and French Hotel in background

Box 11, Folder 28

San Luis Obispo street scene —Sheriff, Fire Crew in 1890s, Monterey at Chorro, 1883

Box 11, Folder 29

San Luis Obispo—Andrews Hotel

Box 11, Folder 30

San Luis Obispo—Carnegie Library, before 1908

Box 11, Folder 31

San Luis Obispo—Clapboard mission and police

Box 11, Folder 32

San Luis Obispo—Higuera Street, postcard, 1920s

Box 11, Folder 33

San Luis Obispo—Looking toward city from Cal Poly

Box 11, Folder 34

San Luis Obispo—Lower Higuera, 1934

Box 11, Folder 35

San Luis Obispo—Monterey Street, 1920s

Box 11, Folder 36

San Luis Obispo—Monterey Street, 1930s

 

6. West Coast Regional Photographs, 1920s

Scope and Content Note

Contains four subseries: A. Southern California, B. Central and Northern California, C. Arizona, D. California Missions
 

A. Southern California

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of Southern California attractions, arranged alphabetically by subject, from the 1920s. 3 folders.
Box 12, Folder 1

Boardwalks, unidentified, circa 1920s

Box 12, Folder 2

Ramona's Marriage Place, Casa de Estudillo, San Diego, circa 1920s

Box 12, Folder 3

Wrecked destroyers, Point Honda, 1923

 

B. Central and Northern California

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of Central Valley and Northern California locales, arranged alphabetically by subject, from 1900-1920. 2 folders.
Box 12, Folder 4

Monterey, circa 1930s

Box 12, Folder 5

Yosemite, circa 1920s

 

C. Arizona

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of locales in Arizona, arranged alphabetically by place, from the 1920s. 1 folder.
Box 12, Folder 6

Adamana and Painted Desert, Arizona, circa 1920s

 

D. California Missions

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of California missions and asistencias, arranged alphabetically by place name and including current location, from 1920 to 1970. Includes prints of San Luis Obispo mission prior and during restoration. 18 folders.
Box 12, Folder 7

Asistencia Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1920

Box 12, Folder 8

Asistencia San Antonio de Pala, Pala, 1920

Box 12, Folder 9

Asistencia Santa Margarita de Cortona, Santa Margarita, 1920 and undated

Box 12, Folder 10

Mission La Purisima, Lompoc, circa 1920s and undated

Box 12, Folder 11

Mission San Antonio de Padua, Fort Hunter Liggett, 1920 , 1927 , 1934 , 1949, undated

Box 12, Folder 12

Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, 1920

Box 12, Folder 13

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel, circa 1920

Box 12, Folder 14

Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego, 1920

Box 12, Folder 15

Mission San Fernando Rey, 1920

Box 12, Folder 16

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, 1920

Box 12, Folder 17

Mission San José, San Jose, 1920

Box 12, Folder 18

Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, 1920 and undated

Box 12, Folder 19

Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 1920

Box 12, Folder 20

Mission San Juan de Catarina, Baja California, reproduction, undated

Box 12, Folder 21

Mission San Luis Obispo, 1891, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1947

Box 12, Folder 22

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, San Luis Rey, 1920

Box 12, Folder 23

Mission San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel, 1920 and undated

Box 12, Folder 24

Mission Santa Bárbara, Santa Barbara, 1920 and undated

Box 12, Folder 25

Mission Santa Inéz, Santa Ynez, 1920

Box 12, Folder 26

"Ramona Mission Church," unidentified, 1920

Box 12, Folder 27

San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, 1920s