Friday, April 22, 2011

812 Theater


Fans and friends of Cannery Row's 812 Cinema gathered at the theater on May 21, 1981 in peaceful protest over the eviction of the theater by its landlord. The theater, known for its offbeat movies and use of pillows instead of standard theater seating operated on Cannery Row for 11 years. The owners went on to open the Dream Theater. (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Friday, April 15, 2011

Gov. Brown, 1979


California Governor Jerry Brown and UFW president Cesar Chavez participate in a UFW rally in Salinas on August 11, 1979. (Monterey County Herald)

Friday, April 8, 2011

Jimi Hendrix, 1967


Jimi Hendrix of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, performs on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival at the Monterey Fairgrounds in June of 1967. (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Salinas High, classes of 1906 and 1907


The Salinas High School classes of 1906 and 1907 photographed in front of the school in March of 1903.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Labor Camp, 1964


Two young children peer through the doorway at a farm workers labor camp in the Salinas Valley in 1964