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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Snowstorm, San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-1-e-03-25-01
Date Created
1922
Description

Most likely south side of 800 block of Monterey Street. From left to right: a "Bakery and Grocery", Wickenden and Foxen Real Estate Insurance, and Union Stage Depot.

Golden Bar Margarine Packing, San Luis Obispo, 1921
Local Identifier
168-1-a-01-08-01
Date Created
1921
Description

Interior view of margarine factory in San Luis Obispo. Box label reads "Golden Bar Margarine: Churned with Cream, Equal to Best Butter." Factory workers appear to be comprised primarily of women.

Residence, San Simeon Village, 1934
Local Identifier
168-3-b-07-10-02
Date Created
1934
Description

Front of residence in San Simeon, 1934. "San Simeon" is handwritten in bottom right corner.

Mission San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-6-d-12-21-05
Date Created
1938
Description

Northwest facing photograph of Mission San Luis Obispo taken from Monterey St and Chorro St (vantage point of modern day plaza).

Fire at Mission San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-6-d-12-21-01
Date Created
1920-03-27
Description

'Fire at mission SLO'. This is believed to be a photograph of a fire that occurred on March 27, 1920 at the San Luis Obispo Mission.

South Street, San Luis Obispo
Local Identifier
168-1-b-01-38-01
Date Created
1950 to 1959
Description

Written on back: 'San Luis Obispo, South St. - Sleep off the Hiway [Highway] auto court (near Higuera)'

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