Photographs of Adobe Buildings in Monterey County 1940.

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Photographs of Adobe Buildings in Monterey County 1940.

The collection focuses on historic adobe structures built during the Spanish and Mexican eras of California. Monterey Peninsula, Salinas area, and San Juan Bautista buildings are represented. Each print is numbered, dated, and signed by the photographer. Several have the Art Project label attached to the back of the mounting board.

42 photographs, b & w : prints; negatives; 7.5 x 9.5 in. prints mounted on 10 x 13 in. (26 x 33 cm.) boards.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6811254

Monterey Public Library

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Federal Art Project (Northern California)

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