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- ↑ "Annual Dinner of Pajaro Valley Historical Association Nov. 28". Register-Pajaronian. Watsonville, California. November 14, 1941.
- ↑ Merrill, Michael (December 10, 1997). "New location for old treasures". Register-Pajaronian. Watsonville, California.
- ↑ Chown, Jon (April 11, 2009). "Preserving local treasures". Register-Pajaronian. p. 1.
- ↑ Union Catalog of Historic Documents. 2010 Edition. Monterey, California: The Monterey County Historical Advisory Commission: 93. 2010.
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