Monterey history photo collection

California Views:
The Pat Hathaway Photo Collection

Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist

Main Street - Historic Salinas Street, 1929

Main Street, Salinas photo, Copyright© 1998 California Views

Photo Accession # 88-015-0001
3x5 Real photo postcard
circa 1929

This view by Claude C. Green of Salinas Main Street was taken looking North on the 300 block of Main Street. Note Salinas Chamber of Commerce and Salinas Rodeo signs.
We also have photos of Spreckels, Paraiso Hot Springs, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, King City and other Salinas Valley towns.
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas on February 27th of 1902.

We have over 643 photos of Salinas and the Salinas Valley in the collection.
We have over 20,000 photos of Monterey County.

Salinas after the 1906 Earthquake

California Agriculture photo collection

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Copyright©1998-2007 California Views historical photo collection
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Mr. Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist
California Views photo collection
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California 93940-2702

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