San Luis Obispo County Regional Photograph Collection

'El Pizmo Beach'

View of Hays-Latimer Adobe situated at 642 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo.

Looking northwest toward downtown San Luis Obispo, Cerro San Luis (left) and Bishop Peak (right)

Men using horse-drawn wagons and pickaxes working away at the hillside to maintain a road

Written on photo: 'Birds-Eye View - San Luis Obispo Cal. - Cal. Polytechnic School in Distance', Cal Poly marked on the map to the right

Written on back: 'Garcia Adobe - ended up a Chinese laundry'

Portrait of William 'Willie' Leffingwell

Washington Saloon, The three-story frame building was a hotel. The only three-story frame building in the county then. Two story building with Lingo's Cambria Motel built in 1869

Children outside of school with nun

Nun in front of Academy

Nun in front of Academy

This is possibly the Locust Grove School in Schellville, Sonoma. It was run by Amy B. Lubeck, starting in 1875, for boys under the age of 12. Boy sitting on penny-farthing bicycle at right. Last names of individuals in photo include Tilden, Landsborough, Harrison, Sterett, Lubeck, Wolf, Jackson, Mortimer, Dutton, Bosch, Williams, Wiley, McCreery and Clark.

Written on back: 'Louis Pasqual Dallidet'

Written on back: 'Louis Pasqual Dallidet, brother of Paul Dallidet, son of Pierre Hyppolite Dallidet and Maria Asencion Zalazar Dallidet'

Written on back: 'Captain Stauffenbeil, Commander'

Written on back: 'Lucien J. De Fosset'

Middle ground shows "White House" at Chorro and Monterey St. SLO, Ah Luis store up on Chorrp and Sauer adobe between, crowd is gathered at Tolosa Building at Chorro and Higuera

Parade marching southeast down Marsh Street, photo looking northwest toward Morro Street

Written on back: 'Captain Stauffenbeil, Commander'. Possibly a reproduction of 168-1-e-03-23-06.

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

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, 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

Photo taken at The "Arnold" Gallery, Morro Street.

Written on back: 'Jennie Cox, Katie Cox, Hubbard Hollister, Mary Banning Hollister, William Hollister, Minerva Stocking, Flora Stocking Hollister, Mrs. Angell' photo is a reproduction

Written on back: 'San Luis Obispo Post Card Store, Chas. F. Davis, prop., Stationery, periodicals, books, novels, etc., pennants and felt novelties, wholesale and retail postcards 889 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo'

San Luis Obispo Fire Department in front of Fire Engine House (part of City Hall and shared with the jail) on Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. Also visible are the San Luis Obispo Hotel, the Masonic Hall, the Laughery House (1875), and in the distance is the Hotel Ramona (1888). Current 800 block of Monterey Street.

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.

Written on front: 'Andrews home, San Luis Obispo'

Portrait of Henry Cass

Portrait of Margie Cass

Portrait of Margie Cass

'Wood' seen on sign at far left.

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

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

Above: The J.P. Anderson Bank at 998 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo, CA constructed in 1893. Below: Two women, a child, and a dog in front of the house of Reverend J.N. Wilson in San Luis Obispo, CA. Exact location and date unknown for bottom photo.

Image taken from the inside of the Commercial Bank, San Luis Obispo, CA, with four men behind the counter.

Written on back: 'The Tennis Club in SLO, About 1898, E. Green, C.P. Kaetzel, Ed Jack. From left to right: Miss Charlotte Douglass later Mrs. Paul McGregg, Gertrude Jack later Mrs. C.P. Kaetzel, E Green, Miss Dorothy Spafford, seated Daisy Wilcon, Rose Dallidet, extreme left second row Miss Jilu ? Childs'

'San Miguel c. 1898-1905.for Nicholas from Stella Henley'