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Pebble Beach Hotel, San Mateo County

The other Pebble Beach
Loren Coburn Pebble Beach Hotel
Photo Accession # 91-039-0001
4x5 Glass Plate Negative
Circa 1908
Pebble Beach, San Mateo photo,Copyright©2004 California Views
This view looking North on the San Mateo coast across Pebble Beach to the
Pebble Beach Hotel and livery stables built by Loren Coburn in the 1890's.
It was on the Coast Road now California Highway One.
North of Santa Cruz and near the Pigeon Point Lightstation,
Bean Hollow Beach and just South the small town of Pescadero and about 18 miles South of Half Moon Bay.
The hotel burned down some time in the 1920's
Photo Accession # 2003-026-0041
4x5 Glass Plate Negative
Circa 1900
Pigeon Point Lightstation, San Mateo photo, California Views
Pigeon Point Lightstation

Pigeon Point Lightstation was built in 1871 and it was first lit at sunset on November 15, 1872.
In this photo you can see the fog signal building, built in 1902 and the old keepers quarters.
The 115 foot tall tower has a first order Fresnel lens in it.
On what was once called La Punta de la Ballena (Whale Point)

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