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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[Portrait of three men]
Local Identifier
168-1-a-01-14-05
Date Created
1885 to 1900
Description

Three men standing in Arnold photo studio, with type case behind them and holding composing sticks for typesetting.

San Luis Obispo Tribune
Local Identifier
168-1-a-01-14-02
Date Created
1885 to 1910
Description

The Tribune at its ground floor location on Chorro between Higuera and Marsh, Editor Benjamin Brooks stands at the far right doorway. Written on back: 'Mr.? Lucien J. DeFasset'

San Luis Obispo County Abstract Company and Title Bureau, San Luis Obispo, 983 Osos St.
Local Identifier
168-1-a-01-12-01
Date Created
1886 (year uncertain)
Description

San Luis Obispo County Abstract Company and Title Bureau, most likely at 983 Osos St., in the (first) Andrews Hotel Building, before it burned down. It appears that the Abstract Company remained at 983 Osos St. after the new Andrews Bank Building was built (appearing in a 1904 photo by Fitzhugh in Tigner's Souvenir). written on verso: 'Andrews Hotel - Monterey Street, Burned April 1886

[View of Mission and corner of Monterey and Chorro]
Local Identifier
168-1-b-01-39-04
Date Created
1890 to 1900
Description

Written on back: 'Mr? Lucien J. DeFasset' Looking northwest towards San Luis Obispo Mission [bell tower visible] from the roof of a building. On right of photo is a view of Quintana block. In sky is a person with parachute. Possibly at a Fourth of July event from the 1890 or 1892 when a person ascended in a balloon and dropped from a parachute as documented in the local newspaper.

[Unidentified building]
Local Identifier
168-1-b-01-39-03
Date Created
1890 to 1910
Description

'Wood' seen on sign at far left.

[San Luis Obispo Tribune and staff]
Local Identifier
168-1-a-01-14-01
Date Created
1891 to 1895
Description

The Tribune at its ground floor location on Chorro between Higuera and Marsh, Editor Benjamin Brooks stands at the far right. Written on back: Mr. Lucien J. Defosset

Port Harford and Marre Hotel
Local Identifier
168-2-a-04-05-01
Date Created
1891 to 1895
Description

On front: 'Cunningham Photo Studio.San Luis Obispo Cal.' The date is based on research on Cunningham photography.

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