Monterey County Courthouse, 1950

The Monterey County Courthouse in Salinas at the corner of Church and West Alisal Streets circa 1950

Carmel Mission, 1951

U.S. Navy personnel visit the The Junipero Serra Cenotaph sculpture by Jo Mora at the Carmel Mission, August 5, 1951 (Monterey County Herald Archives)

Wharf Widening, 1978

Work continues on Monterey's Wharf No. 2 widening project on August 17, 1978. Workers were required to wear protective mask and gloves after an arsenic compound used to treat the wood on the wharf caused the entire five-man crew of pile drivers to become ill. (Monterey County Herald)