SCPL Photograph & Postcard Collection — Subjects

Subject Catalog

• All Photographs
  • AGRICULTURE
    • Dairies
      • Green Oaks Ranch
      • Wilder Ranch
      • Other Dairies
    • Farms
    • Nurseries
    • Orchards
    • Poultry
  • ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
    • Film
    • Fine Arts
    • Performing Arts
    • Public Art
  • BRIDGES
  • BUSINESS
    • Restaurants and Bars
    • Services
    • Stores and Shops
    • Trades
    • Other Businesses
  • DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS
    • Accidents
    • Earthquakes
      • 1906
      • 1989
        • Building Damage
        • Cleanup and Reconstruction
        • Interim Shelters
        • Road and Bridge Damage
    • Fires
    • Floods
      • 1940
      • 1955
      • Other Floods
  • EDUCATION
    • Elementary
      • Mission Hill
      • Other Elementary
    • Secondary
      • Santa Cruz High School
      • Other Secondary
  • FIRE PROTECTION
    • Alert Hose Company
    • Other Volunteer Companies
    • Santa Cruz Fire Dept.
  • GOVERNMENT
    • County
    • Post Offices
    • Santa Cruz City
      • City Hall
  • HOMES
    • Apartments and Boarding Houses
    • Carmelita Cottages
    • Hihn Mansion
    • McCrackin House
    • Other Houses
  • HOTELS, CAMPS, ETC.
    • Carmelita Cottages
    • Casa del Rey
    • Hotel Capitola
    • Hotel Palomar
    • St. George Hotel
    • Sea Beach Hotel
    • Other Hotels, etc.
  • INDUSTRIES
    • Cement
    • Fishing
    • Lumber
    • Manufacturing
      • California Powder Works
      • Henry Cowell Lime and Cement
    • Mining
      • Henry Cowell Lime and Cement
      • Other Mining
    • Tanneries
      • Salz Tannery
      • San Lorenzo Tannery
    • Other Industries
  • LANDMARKS (not listed elsewhere)
    • Civic Auditorium
    • Cooper House
    • County Bank
    • Court of the Mysteries
    • Flatiron
    • Grand Arch
    • Octagon
    • Pigeon Point Light Station
    • Santa Cruz Lighthouse
    • The Castle
    • Town Clock
  • LAW ENFORCEMENT
    • Courts
    • Criminals
    • Police and Sheriff Depts.
    • Other Law and Public Safety
  • LIBRARIES
    • Ben Lomond
    • Bookmobiles
      • 1972-1985
    • Boulder Creek
    • Branciforte
    • Capitola
    • Central
    • Eastside
    • Felton
    • Garfield Park
    • Main (Carnegie Free)
    • Santa Cruz
    • Scotts Valley
    • Seabright
    • Twin Lakes
    • Other Libraries
  • MEDICINE
  • MILITARY
    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Other Military Subjects
  • MINORITY RACIAL GROUPS
    • Blacks
    • Chinese
  • MUSEUMS
  • NATURE
    • Beaches and Cliffs
      • Capitola City Beach
      • Mid-County
      • North Coast
      • Santa Cruz and Cowell Beaches
      • West Cliff Drive
    • Coves and Bays
    • Forests and Trees
    • Hills and Mountains
    • Lakes and Lagoons
      • Schwan Lake
      • Wood's Lagoon
      • Other Lakes and Lagoons
    • Meadows
    • Plants
    • Rivers and Streams
      • Pajaro River
      • San Lorenzo River
      • Soquel Creek
      • Other Rivers and Streams
    • Rock Arches
    • Wildlife
  • ORGANIZATIONS
  • PANORAMAS AND AERIAL VIEWS
    • Capitola
    • Santa Cruz City
    • Other Panoramas, etc.
  • PARKS
    • Big Trees Henry Cowell
    • De Laveaga
    • Natural Bridges
    • Redwood Park or Big Basin
    • Seacliff State Beach
    • Other Parks
  • PORTRAITS
    • Children
    • Couples
    • Group
    • Men
    • Women
  • PUBLIC EVENTS
    • Andrew Carnegie Visit
    • Fairs
    • Great White Fleet Visit
    • Miss Calif. Pageant
    • Parades
    • Water Carnivals and Pageants
    • Other Events
  • PUBLIC WORKS
    • Roadwork
    • Water Supply
      • Bay Street Reservoir
      • Loch Lomond
      • Other Water Supply
    • Other Public Works
  • RECREATION AND SPORTS
    • Baseball
    • Boating
    • Fishing
    • Surfing
    • Swimming and Sunbathing
    • Other Recreation and Sports
  • RELIGION
    • First Congregational
    • Holy Cross
    • Mission Santa Cruz
    • Other Religion
  • ROADS AND STREETS
    • Boulder Creek
    • Capitola
    • Davenport
    • Santa Cruz City
      • Front Street
      • Pacific Avenue
      • West Cliff Drive
      • Other S.C. Streets
    • Scotts Valley
    • Watsonville
    • Roads in Other Areas
  • TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
    • Bathhouses
    • Beach Boardwalk Complex
      • 1904-1906 Boardwalk and Casino
      • 1907-Present Boardwalk and Casino
      • Casa del Rey
      • Electric or Pleasure Pier
      • Tent or Cottage City
    • Cement Ship
    • Esplanade
    • Mystery Spot
    • Tree Circus
    • Vue de l'eau
    • Other Tourist Attractions
  • TRANSPORTATION
    • Aircraft
    • Automobiles and Trucks
    • Buses
    • Carriages and Coaches
    • Railroads
    • Ships and Boats
    • Streetcars
      • Electric
        • S.C. Electric Railway
        • S.C., Capitola and Watsonville Railway Co.
        • S.C., Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway
        • Streetcar Stations
        • Union Traction Company
      • Horse-drawn
    • Wagons and Animal Teams
    • Other Transportation
  • WHARVES AND HARBORS
    • Electric or Pleasure Pier
    • Municipal Wharf
    • Yacht Harbor
    • Other Wharves, etc.

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