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Charles Houck. A graduate of Santa Cruz High, he was admitted to the bar in 1894. He practiced law in Santa Cruz, and was a Justice of the Peace and a United States Commissioner.
Thomas W. Wright, County Surveyor from 1851-1858 and 1876-1879. He laid out many county roads and the first railways. In 1887, he made an anti-mortem donation of his fieldnotes and maps to the county, as he had "no next of kin." (Santa Cruz Surf,…
Santa Cruz Mayor John Maher posed with Birney safety car #23 and Mack bus #1 of the Union Traction Company. The company was changing service from streetcars to buses. Streetcar #23 had just completed the last Laveaga Park run.
Meeting (to discuss flood issues?) in Santa Cruz City Council Chambers. The speaker is Val Peterson, Federal Director of Civil Defense. The other men are unidentified.
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight (second from the left) talking with Soquel citizens in front of Izant Hardware Store.
Federal and state officials visiting the flood-damaged Soquel Bridge. From right to left are Val Peterson, Federal Director of Civil Defense
Federal, state, and local officials examining the flood-damaged Soquel Bridge.
Elihu Anthony, a Santa Cruz businessman. In 1849 he built the first wharf in Santa Cruz County, for shipping potatoes and other freight. He was chairman of the first County Board of Supervisors, elected in 1852.
Unidentified group standing on the steps of the U.S. Post Office, located on Front Street. The Post Office was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architects, Oscar Wenderoth and Jame Knox Taylor, and built in 1911.
The City of Santa Cruz first adopted a policy declaring Santa Cruz a Nuclear Free Zone on October 8, 1991. The Council Policy and Procedures Manual details this declaration in section 11.4 and is available for public view on the City of Santa Cruz…