Morgan Photographs
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Monterey Public Library
2023
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Monterey, California 93940
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Title: Morgan Photographs
Dates: 1875-1967
Collection Number: PHO 904.1
Creator/Collector:
Extent: Stored in photograph album boxes and document cases; 14.5 cu. ft. : 9,605 images.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: The collection consists of photographic negatives and prints and copy prints, created or collected by Morgan during his career
as a local news photographer. Subjects include historic sites and events, auto races, the Monterey County Fair, the Monterey
Centennial Celebration, fishing boats, fishermen, etc.
Language of Material: English
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
[Identification of item]. Morgan Photographs. Collection Number: PHO 904.1. Monterey Public Library
Gift from the estate of William L. Morgan.
Biography/Administrative History
William L. Morgan was born at Fort Scott, Kansas in 1902. He was raised in Monterey where his parents moved when he was two.
They established a printing shop on Alvarado Street. Morgan worked in the family business until it was sold in 1942. After
serving in the Air Force in World War II, he returned to Monterey and worked for Del Monte Properties, Lee Printers, and the
Monterey Peninsula Herald, as well as a free-lance photographer, which became his full time occupation in 1955. He specialized
in photographing police and fire responses and established a "semi-official" status with the local departments, using electronic
equipment to monitor calls to them. He also documented public celebrations, fishing and other events.
Scope and Content of Collection
Organized in four series: I. small prints; II. 8 x 10 prints; III. color slides; IV Negatives. Arranged numerically by photograph
number within each series.
Golden Gate International Exposition
Fishing Vessels
Historic Buildings
Automobile Races
Boats and Boating
Fisheries
Airports
Celebrations
Airplane Racing
Urban Renewal
Tunnels
William L. Morgan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Warren Stilwell
Santa Barbara, California
Monterey Peninsula
Fort Ord
Monterey, California
Monterey Harbor
Copy Prints
Negatives
Black-and-White Prints
Digital Images