Friday, September 30, 2011

Sardine Catch, 1978


Tony Longueira takes a breather with his hold full of sardines on May 15, 1978. (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Friday, September 16, 2011

Thelonious Monk, 1969


Thelonious Monk performs with the Thelonious Monk Quartet on Saturday night on the main stage at the 1969 Monterey Jazz Festival. Photo: Monterey County Herald, 9/20/69

Friday, September 9, 2011

Beach Boys at Laguna Seca, 1984


15,000 people enjoy the music of the Beach Boys during their concert at Laguna Seca on Saturday, May, 12, 1984. (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Larry Burrows, 1967

Renowned photojournalist Larry Burrows at the Del Monte Lodge in Pebble Beach for the Life Magazine advertising sales convention on June 7, 1967. Burrows, best known for his pictures of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, was in Pebble Beach as the guests of Life Magazine. Burrows covered the Vietnam War from 1962 until his death. Burrows died with fellow photojournalists Henri Huet, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto, when their helicopter was shot down over Laos on February 10, 1971. (Monterey County Herald archives)