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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Old Spanish Ranch House
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-07-03
Date Created
1907 to 1914
Description

Written on front: 'Old Spanish Ranch house near San Miguel'

2 items in Collection
The Colonnade, Mission San Miguel, Cal.
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-07-04
Date Created
1909-10-15
Description

Artificially colored photograph of Mission San Miguel. Writing on back reads "Won't be on this local Saturday going [cr] the night So you see Jim want see, Regards from all"

2 items in Collection
Mission San Miguel
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-07-05
Date Created
1907 to 1914
Description

Postcard photograph of east side of Mission San Miguel, founded in 1797.

2 items in Collection
Rodeo at Santa Margarita Ranch
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-08-01
Date Created
1908-05-03
Description

Postcard photograph of a rodeo at "Santa Margarita Ranch".

2 items in Collection
Rodeo at Santa Margarita Ranch
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-08-02
Date Created
1908-05-03
Description

Postcard photograph of a rodeo at "Santa Margarita Ranch".

2 items in Collection
S.P. Co's Depot at Santa Margarita, Cal.
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-08-03
Date Created
1911-11-12
Description

At a Southern Pacific Railroad depot. Written on back: 'Santa Margarita all well here been looking for you for the last month hope you are all well haven't heard from your Mama for some time she was not well then all send regards as [cr]'

2 items in Collection
Hotel Margarita
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-08-04
Description

Sign indicates that R.W. Robertson is the proprietor of Hotel Margarita. There is also banner, likely unrelated to the hotel, in the top left that bears the name and title, 'O.S Sellers, Manager'.

2 items in Collection
Street Scene, Santa Margarita, Cal.
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-08-05
Date Created
1911-10-17
Description

On front photograph, the following shops can be seen: Saloon; J. Vega, Horseshoeing and General Blacksmithing; OS Sellers, General Merchandise; W.A. Miller. Written on back: 'Santa Margarita Saw Mardge and all all well looking for you any [cr] time [cr] has a big [cr] Boy this morning All going fine Regards [cr] Lingo'

2 items in Collection
Halling casing, Santa Maria, Cal.
Local Identifier
168-5-a-11-09-01
Date Created
1907 to 1914
Description

Written on back: 'this is one of the 50 teams owned by the [cr] sugar [cr] and is driven By Fred Ernst, Betteravia, Cal.'

2 items in Collection

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