Category Archives: Santa Barbara County

Rincon Point Sunset, Slater at Work, Vandenberg Missile Launch?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Sunset at Rincon Point with a line of headlights on the 101 freeway and something unknown in the sky. Rincon Point State Beach is located on the Santa Barbara and Ventura County line in California. To any surfer worth his … Continue reading →

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Through From Santa Barbara to San Francisco in 48 Hours (1873)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A newspaper ad for Coast Line Stagecoach Co. published in the Santa Barbara Weekly Press (1873). In 1873, twenty-two dollars ($375.00 in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars) got you a two-day ride on a stagecoach to San Francisco. That must have … Continue reading →

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Mountaintop Foggy Sunset

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Cruz Island poking through a blanket of fog and into the rutilant winter light, as seen from the Santa Ynez Mountains.

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Desperate Fight with Condors: Narrow Escape of Santa Barbara Man (1899)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A front page illustration on San Francisco’s The Call newspaper from April 30, 1899 showing two condors attacking a ledge-bound man wielding a club in defense. (Click to enlarge.) The illustration above accompanied a harrowing tale of two Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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Manzana Creek Schoolhouse (1893)

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Manzana schoolhouse, Santa Barbara County Historical Landmark No. 2. “I got paid $50 a month for teaching and paid $14 for room and board, and that was a shared bed at that, with at least one or two children.” —Cora … Continue reading →

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