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Image / Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas, California LH11 © 1940-1950 Billy Emery 1950 copy

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Title
Monterey County Courthouse, Salinas, California LH11 © 1940-1950 Billy Emery 1950 copy
Contributing Institution
Salinas Public Library
Collection
Salinas Public Library Image Collection
Rights Information
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Description
The main eastern entrance showing a symbolic carving over the door. The figure is of a female with closed eyes, a sword in the right hand and scales in the left. Background Detail represents the four regimes in the county: Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and the United States. The photo is from a book by Billy Emery titled: Candidly! This is Salinas. These photos were taken for the Salinas Public Library. Billy Emery was a photographer with a studio in Salinas. Later he was a counselor with the Department of Corrections Soledad Training Facility. Title page to Emery's Candidly! This Is Salinas, a spiral bound book with a red cover.
Type
image
Format
Photo

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