Salinas, California, 1906 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Salinas, California, 1906. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Salinas, California
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Salinas, California, 1906
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Salinas, the seat of Monterey County, sat in the middle of the Salinas Valley in 1906, where irrigated farmland fed a steady flow of crops to markets by rail. The Southern Pacific line through town carried grain, beans, and vegetables out of the valley, and the Spreckels sugar factory, opened in 1899, made the local beet harvest a major seasonal event for growers and workers alike. Town life centered on the courthouse, churches, and the commercial blocks along Main Street, where merchants served ranchers who came in on weekends. The valley's farm wealth also drew a mix of Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, and European laborers, and residents of the period would have known Salinas first as a place where agriculture set the pace of daily life.
| Created / published | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 3,107 px · prints to 18 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Salinas, California |
| Reference | CA Salinas 1906 |
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