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Maino Construction
1912 This picture is believed to show the first time that a barn or house had been moved in San Luis Obispo by tractor power. It is an ironic twist, up until then horses had done the job. With the...
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Aerial pioneer Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby with her trainer craft, the Moisant monoplane. Fearless, flamboyant and famous Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to be licensed as a pilot. True. She was the first person to be...
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Palace Barber Shop
Palace barbershop in San Luis Obispo on Chorro St. circa 1912-13. ©The Tribune Palace Barber Shop…This interior shot of an old San Luis Obispo landmark was taken sometime between 1912 and 1913. John...
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Titanic Sinks, Telegram swims
News of the Titanic sinking reaches San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram, April 16, 1912. C.L. Day the new editor and manager of the San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram was desperately bailing water, trying to...
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When was the first fatal car accident in San Luis Obispo?
This fatal automobile accident was treated as major news in the October 14, 1912 Daily Telegram with the lead headline.First, last, most, least, winners, losers, newspapers often write stories about...
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