Image: Santa Barbara Morning Press, June 17, 1924
The Star of the First Fiesta
Dateline: August 1924
One of the stars of the first Fiesta was the visit of an amazing movie ship. The replica of a historic Spanish caravel that had recently been used for the filming of the silent movie version of The Sea Hawk, sailed to Stearns Wharf where thousands of Santa Barbarans were able to go onboard and step into the past.
This majestic ship is pictured on the very first Fiesta poster. You can visit the Santa Barbara Historical Museum (free!) to see this poster, and other colorful posters of years gone by.