Title:

North End "Mystery Spot" Santa Cruz, Calif.

Type:

Collection

Series:

Mystery Spot

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1941-1950

Description:

This collection of photographs spans more than 100 years of Santa Cruz city and county development and activity. The photographs document communities and towns, some now gone; businesses and stores; industries: logging, mining, farming, ranching; the natural surroundings: beaches, forests, rivers, creeks, lagoons; cultural events and entertainment: theater, exhibits, celebrations, parades; institutions: government, churches, schools, libraries; military displays and recreation: team sports, camping, and fishing; and means of transportation: railroads, streetcars, airplanes, automobiles, ships and boats. It reveals the daily lives of Santa Cruz residents and where they lived, worked, played, and worshiped. The bulk of the photographs document the city of Santa Cruz, but there are many images of the North and South county as well. Other large portions include the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Casino, and the nascent film industry in Santa Cruz including actors, directors, and film crews on location.

Subject:

Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 85, Folder 6

Title:

Grand

Type:

Collection

Series:

Theaters and Movie Houses

Place:

Santa Cruz

Topic:

Theaters

Date Created:

1919-09-05

Subject:

Theaters and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 45, Folder 4

Title:

Inspiration Point, Santa Cruz Mtns, Cal.

Type:

Collection

Series:

Highway 17

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1920-1930

Subject:

Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 114, Folder 4

Title:

Church Group at First Advent Christian Camp Grounds - Ministers and Wives

Variant Title:

Back Row Standing: 5. Mrs. A. R. Organ 13. Nina L. MacFadyen Front Row 4. T.H. Organ 5. Dr. H.F. Carpener 7. Guy Porter

Type:

Collection

Series:

First Advent Christian Churches

People:

Advent Christian Church

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1900-1902

Subject:

Advent Christian Church and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 92, Folder 5

Title:

California (SCHS) Cadets Behind Main SCHS Building

Type:

Collection

Series:

California High School Cadet Corps

People:

California High School Cadets

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1918-1919

Subject:

California High School Cadets and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 57, Folder 6

Title:

Shrine

Creator:

Halsey, Alice

Type:

Collection

Series:

Santa Cruz Mission

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1932

Subject:

Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 91, Folder 1

Title:

Man Choosing a Newspaper

Type:

Collection

Series:

Pacific Garden Mall

Place:

Pacific Garden Mall (historical)

Date Created:

approximately 1970-1972

Subject:

Pacific Garden Mall (historical)

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 128, Folder 3

Title:

War Game Squadron on Beach

Type:

Collection

Series:

Military - World War II

Place:

Santa Cruz

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945 and Soldiers

Date Created:

approximately 1938-1945

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers, and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 57, Folder 7

Title:

Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, Calif. - To Its Right "Railroad Wharf"

Variant Title:

Aerial View of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf

Creator:

Collings, Raymond B.

Type:

Collection

Series:

Wharves

Place:

Santa Cruz

Topic:

Wharves

Date Created:

approximately 1918-1925

Subject:

Wharves and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 127, Folder 3

Title:

Morris Hotel man

Type:

Collection

Series:

Hotels, Cottages, and Apartments - Santa Cruz

Place:

Santa Cruz

Topic:

Hotels, Apartments, and Cottages

Date Created:

approximately 1920-1940

Subject:

Hotels, Apartments, Cottages, and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 47, Folder 6

Title:

Lily of Poverty Flat

Variant Title:

Good Cheer Hotel with Actor

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Boulder Creek

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1923

Description:

"Poverty Flat' movie village

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Boulder Creek

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 38, Folder 5

Title:

U.S. Fleet and Wharf

Type:

Collection

Series:

U.S. Navy

People:

United States. Department of the Navy

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1905-1915

Subject:

United States. Department of the Navy and Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 57, Folder 2

Title:

Bridge at Ben Lomond, California

Type:

Collection

Series:

Bridges - Ben Lomond

Place:

Ben Lomond

Topic:

Bridges

Date Created:

approximately 1920-1930

Subject:

Bridges and Ben Lomond

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 115, Folder 2

Title:

At Capitola Beach

Variant Title:

The Capitola Dancing Hall

Type:

Collection

Series:

Capitola

Place:

Capitola

Date Created:

approximately 1935-1945

Subject:

Capitola

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 110, Folder 6

Title:

The One-Way Trail

Variant Title:

Edythe Sterling and Gordon Sackville Who Played Her Father

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Aptos

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1919

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Aptos

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 39, Folder 5

Title:

Salomy Jane

Variant Title:

Maurice Flynn

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Ben Lomond

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1923

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Ben Lomond

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 41, Folder 2

Title:

Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Department

Type:

Collection

Series:

Fire Departments

Place:

Ben Lomond

Topic:

Fire departments

Date Created:

approximately 1940-1950

Subject:

Fire departments and Ben Lomond

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 102, Folder 2

Title:

Thunder Mountain

Variant Title:

Crew and Cameramen

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Boulder Creek

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

approximately 1925

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Boulder Creek

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 42, Folder 4

Title:

Watsonville, Ca.

Variant Title:

Ford Block

Type:

Collection

Series:

Watsonville

Place:

Watsonville

Date Created:

approximately 1906

Subject:

Watsonville

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 111, Folder 4

Title:

The One-Way Trail

Variant Title:

Actor on Redwood Log

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Aptos

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1919

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Aptos

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 39, Folder 6

Title:

Testing Block

Variant Title:

Bert Rollins and Samuel E. Patterson

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Felton

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1920

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Felton

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 42, Folder 3

Title:

The One-Way Trail

Variant Title:

J. Webster Dill as "Sawdust"

Type:

Collection

Series:

Film in Santa Cruz

Place:

Aptos

Topic:

Motion pictures--Production and direction and Motion picture industry

Date Created:

1919

Subject:

Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion picture industry, and Aptos

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 39, Folder 5

Title:

Cottages - St. Francis Springs

Type:

Collection

Series:

St. Francis Springs Spiritual Center

Place:

Chittenden

Date Created:

approximately 1900-1920

Subject:

Chittenden

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 94, Folder 3

Title:

Cottage City Office on Beach St (Prior to 1916) Located Opposite Seaside Co Plunge Building

Type:

Collection

Series:

Beach Street and Vicinity

Place:

Santa Cruz

Date Created:

approximately 1910-1916

Subject:

Santa Cruz

Call Number:

MS 427 and Box 107, Folder 1