A crowd gathered to greet the first train to arrive in Santa Barbara on August 19, 1887. Photo: Santa Barbara Public Library, Edson Smith Photo Collection no. 43
2,500 historic photos from Santa Barbara Public Library’s archive were recently scanned and uploaded for the public to explore. The images date from the mid-1800s and depict all corners of Santa Barbara life.
Read more about this collection and the people who brought it to the public in the Santa Barbara Independent, Seeing Santa Barbara’s Past with New Eyes; or explore the Edson Smith Photo Collection.