From our Archives

These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.

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

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

CIRCLE UP Students at Freedom School take part in their annual fiesta on May 26, 1955. The Pajaronian, photo by Sam Vestal

These folks prepare for an exhibit at Salsipuedes School by the PTA on Oct. 20, 1955. (Photo by Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

Boys on a Pee-Wee Softball team suit up for a game in Watsonville on Jan. 16, 1957. (Sam Vestal/ Pajaronian file)

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 [email protected]. _________________ Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...

The 1882 Records Building—today called the Octagon Building—is shown in Santa Cruz in 1954. It is now part of the popular Abbott Square at Cooper and Front streets.v(Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

A crowd gathers around a vehicle crash at Larken Road and the freeway on Sept. 4, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

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