San Luis Obispo County Regional Photograph Collection

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. Collections dates between 1850-1980 (bulk 1890-1930). More information available at: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6c6037qw/.

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[View of Chorro and Monterey from Mission San Luis Obispo]
Local Identifier
168-6-d-12-21-02
Date Created
1940 (year uncertain)
Description

View standing from Mission grounds looking towards Monterey and Chorro streets. Visible in foreground are blossoming Century Plants (Agave americana). The building on the right is Mission Garage (former French Hotel), and in the center of the photo is 837 Monterey, which at the time was Wickenden's. The wood-sided building on the left edge is M. Lewin Building at 792 Monterey. The year 1940 is written on the back of 168-6-d-12-21-03, taken at the same time.

[View of Chorro and Monterey from Mission San Luis Obispo]
Local Identifier
168-6-d-12-21-03
Date Created
1940 (year uncertain)
Description

View standing from Mission grounds looking towards Monterey and Chorro streets. Visible in foreground are blossoming Century Plants (Agave americana). The building on the right is Mission Garage (former French Hotel), and in the center of the photo is 837 Monterey, which at the time was Wickenden's. The wood-sided building on the left is M. Lewin Building at 792 Monterey. The year 1940 is written on the back of the photo.

Group photograph, San Luis Obispo notables, at Monday Club, c. 1940s
Local Identifier
168-1-e-03-10-01
Date Created
1940 to 1949
Description

Photographed by Frank Aston. Written on back: 'Top Row: Doc. Wilder, C.L. Smith, Madison, [illegible] Rogers, Dr. [illegible], Dick Mattock, Nick Mattock, Wiley [illegible], [illegible] Smith, Jack [illegible], Lucien J. DeFosset, Young Luis, Cartwright, [illegible], Father [illegible], Carlos [illegible], Paul [illegible], Botteni "Sun Morris", Tom [illegible]'

Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-1-b-01-30-01
Date Created
1948 to 1955
Description

View of businesses along Higuera Street at about the 700 Higuera block. Looking northeast. Riley's Department Store, Bank of America, Quality Meat Market, Dyer's Variety Store, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Maytag and Wedgewood. Standing at about 738 Higuera, Garden Street crosswalk visible.

Boarding house in San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-1-b-01-21-01
Description

Undated view of boarding house. Sign reads: 'Furnished Room'. Image on original print is flipped horizontally.

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