A photograph print showing Union Pacific (UP) 2708, 2-8-2, Santa Barbara, CA.

A photograph print showing Santa Fe 3917, 2-10-2, Santa Barbara, CA.

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 801, 2-8-0, Santa Barbara, CA.

A photograph print showing Santa Fe (ATSF) 481, 4-6-0 (Class 468), [had been] used as a stationary boiler for heating the station at Los Angeles, CA, for 3 or 4 years and was recently repaired. Santa Barbara, CA. Scrapped San Bdno. 11-26-1938.

Portrait of Lieutenant Edward Wilkins, Jr. in his military uniform. The text on the photograph says: "Lt. Edward Wilkins, Jr. Born Dec 8th, 1918 Deming, New Mex. Killed Nov. 5th, 1943 Santa Maria, California."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Publisher Noel Young reviews copy for book."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Marni White, Santa Barbara, Calif., Susan Hoffman and Susan Wheelock, Washington, D.C. enjoy the wedding reception honoring Liz and Kent Hoffman."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Applause liberally sprinkled with boos and hisses greeted a speech Wednesday night by Robert Welch, head of the right-wing John Birch Society."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "With his wife, Leilani, at his side, Interior Secretary James Watt reads his resignation letter to reporters in a California pasture Sunday."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Between the landscaping which helps ease concerns of environmentalists and the distant Santa Ynez mountains is a crude oil processing plant built about 1970, near Carpenteria, Calif., by Phillips Petroleum handling oil from the firm's early wells offshore California."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "On board the Penrod Drilling Co., marine Rig 96 in the Santa Barbara Channel offshore southern California, workers can easily see the Santa Ynez Mountains on the coast Phillips petroleum is operator of this well, being drilled in 220 foot deep water two and a half miles from shore."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Scientific director and test division leader at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories', Dr. Alvin C. Graves, will arrive in Oklahoma City Friday to find out what is sparking Oklahoma's drive to become a scientific center."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Dr. Alvin C. Graves, Scientific Director of Atomic Energy Commission Tests."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "president of aero Spacelines, inc. Santa Barbara, Calif."

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Ron Cote, 36, assistant football coach and chief recruiter at the University of California at Santa Barbara the past three years has been named head football coach at Panhandle State."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Offshore record of drilling in water 994 feet deep"

In the days when Steam was King, Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2 eastbound, headed by Engine No. 2286 - a Pacific type 4-6-2- locomotive - with a consist of nine standard heavyweight cars - awaits the conductor's "B-o-a-rd!" at the depot in Santa Barbara.

William Blackshear standing in front of his home at 1215 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, Calif. 1946 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Shed behind 1215 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, Ca. - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Ca. Home of William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

1215 Anacapa St. - Santa Barbara, Calif. Home of William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) Side of 1215 Anacapa St. 1946 - W.S.B. purchased it for $14,500. The date I purchased this property spent about $3,000.00 on it for paint and improvements. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Christmas Card from the Delta Psi chapter of Delta Tau Delta - Santa Barbara, California. - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.