From our Archives

Rescuers had to use a tow truck to yank a cow out of a well on Linden Road on April 8, 1957.

Watsonville Union High School takes on Santa Cruz High on Feb. 8, 1957.

Contestants for the Cabrillo College football queen line up for a photo on Nov. 21, 1959. Shown here are Beverleigh Jordon (from left), Lacretia Wilson, Cloren Lucini, Mary Avila, Bonnie Freeman and Nancy Jones.

Watsonville Union High School students pull a prank on a fellow student on April Fool's Day, Apr. 1, 1957.

These women prepare for the annual All Saints Bazaar on Dec. 15, 1955.

Barracks begin to take shape at the Gondo Labor Camp near Hecker Pass Road in 1955. Built on the land of Eugene Gondo, the camp would eventually open its doors to more than 500 Mexican field workers. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

These folks gather for a groundbreaking ceremony on July 20, 1954, for the Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville.

Pete Zar shows off his 1928 Chrysler on March 5, 1956 in Watsonville.

Editor’s note: From Our Archives is a feature created by photojournalist Tarmo Hannula, who discovered boxes upon boxes of old photo negatives in storage. If you have any old Watsonville-centered photos you’d like to see run, email editor@pajaronian.com. _________________ Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...

Staff at Watsonville Union High School goof off during a “Faculty Rally” in 1954.