Sports
Atwater Plunge
May 7, 1962
Here's a shot from the opening day for the season on May 7, 1962.
Sports
Atwater Plunge
May 7, 1962
Here's a second shot from the same day.
Ag
Bob Bryant loads tomatoes into a truck at Central California Tomato Growers.
Greenough Farms
Workers at Greenough Farms get cattle ready for shipping to Mexico.
Sun-Star
CBS Hookup of Phones
Nov. 6, 1962
Election Day at the newspaper office in 1962.
Bear Creek Drive and G Street in Merced
Dec. 20, 1961
Here's a simple view looking north at the intersection of G Street and East South Bear Creek Drive in Merced.
Flood
Nov. 19, 1950
I wish there was more information about this photo. Can't figure out where it was taken. Don't know where Drive-In Liquors was located. It's one of the oldest photos in the collection.
UPDATE: Several e-mailers report that this store was at East 21st Street and Keely Avenue at the very east end of 21st Street.
Mercy Gulch Day
July 7, 1961
Does Merced still celebrate Mercy Gulch Day? Looks like a lot of fun. They would throw people in the "hoosegow" and have friends bail them out, all in the name of charity, of course. Love the "Mixatorium" in the background.
Merced County Hospital
October 1965
It looks like work was being done on the hospital on 13th Street. Patients will be moved this weekend coming up to the new facility on G Street in North Merced.
Merced County Hospital
October 1965
Another view of the hospital on 13th Street.
Seasons
Spring
Mike Lafon and Melanie Presley
March 19, 1958
Years ago, newspapers liked to set up photo shoots like this one to mark the changing of the season.
Seasons
Spring
Mike Lafon and Melanie Presley
March 19, 1958
These two were taken to a park in their best clothes for the photos. The moms are probably just off camera, making sure everything looks perfect.
Income Tax Return Deadline
April 15, 1959
This year's tax deadline is coming up this week. Here's a photo from
1959 making sure folks were aware of the approaching deadline back then.
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