Friday, December 17, 2010

Duke Ellington, 1965


Mary Stallings and Duke Ellington Friday night at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September of 1965.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Bing Crosby Pro Am, 1966


Jack Nicklaus hits one from the beach at Pebble Beach during the final round of the 1966 Crosby Pro-Am. The tournament was won by Don Massengale. Jack Nicklaus tied for 24th. (Photo: Monterey County Herald, 1/23/66)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Gallatin's Restaurant, 1948


Gallatin's Restaurant in Big Sur at the south end of the Bixby Creek Bridge in August of 1948. Sometimes called Rainbow Lodge or the Alligator’s tail due to the trail leading to the ocean, was the scene of a multiple murder where five laborers lost their life from a co-worker who shot them in their bedroom. (Monterey County Herald archives)