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From Our Archives: Berry Fine

Field workers harvest a strawberry crop along San Andreas Road in Watsonville in 1954.

From our Archives: Groundbreaker

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

From Our Archives: Talking Trash

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

From Our Archives: Foolin’ Around

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

From Our Archives: Back Then

A delivery truck for Brew 102 arrives at Freedom Liquors in Watsonville at the corner of Freedom Boulevard and Green Valley Road in 1961.

From Our Archives: Martinelli production line

A worker monitors the bottling process of apple juice at S. Martinelli & Co. in Watsonville on March 23, 1954.

From Our Archives: Public Transportation

A city bus rolls along Main Street into the Watsonville Transit Square on March 23, 1954.
A city bus rolls along Main Street into the Watsonville Transit Square on March 23, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

From Our Archives: Oh Well

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

From Our Archives: All Dolled Up

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

The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...