From our Archives

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

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

Foreign visitors get a tour of the Garbage Department in Watsonville on Jan. 19, 1957.

TEAM WORK A chef and other staff at the long-standing Loma Linda Restaurant in Watsonville help Watsonville firefighters tackle a major fire that tore through the restaurant on  Nov. 17, 1956.  (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file).

Girl Scout leaders meet for a dinner in Watsonville in 1957.

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.

Girl Scouts lend a hand keeping book shelves tidy at the hospital on Dec. 20, 1956.

Construction workers build one of several structures at Watsonville Union High School on Nov. 29, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

These women tidy up the grounds of the Corralitos Women’s Club in preparation for an annual show on May 1, 1957. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)