We’ve created the History Hub to keep you up to date on the San Diego History Center and our locations in historic Balboa Park and the Junipero Serra Museum in Presidio Park.
This is the place to find the latest information on our exhibitions, public and educational programming and interactive events.
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a view looking toward 17 Palms of a very rocky, dry landscape.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-122/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ VIEW FROM DUNE LOOKING/ NORTH TOWARD 17 PALMS/ 1904
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a view from a dune of ‘goblin hills’ in the badlands.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-123/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ VIEW FROM DUNE OF GOBLIN/ HILLS IN BADLANDS/ 1904
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a man laying face down with gun, hat and canteen nearby. The man is probably Harvey Davis posing for camera and pretending to be a dead prospector.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-124/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ DEAD PROSPECTOR/ IN DESERT/ 1904
According to additional information provided on 10/2011 by a member of the E.H. Davis Project Scholar Advisory Committee: The cleared spaces in the desert pavement may be what is known as ‘sleeping circles’.
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a man laying down on the ground with hat and canteen nearby. Another man inspects him while a boy holds the reins to a horse team and wagon. The man laying on the ground is Harvey Davis posing for the camera while Stanley Davis holds the reins of the horse and Frank Bird or maybe Edward H. Davis leans over Harvey.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-125/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ DEAD PROSPECTOR, TEAM,/ WAGON & MEN IN DESERT/ 1904
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of three men cleaning up camp at Harpers Well. Structure with brush roof is in background.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-126/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ CLEANING UP CAMP/ AT HARPERS/ 1904
According to additional information provided on 10/2011 by Ken Hedges, Emeritus Curator of California Collections, San Diego Museum of Man and a member of the E.H. Davis Project Scholar Advisory Committee: ‘Harpers’ would be Harpers Well in the San Felipe Creek drainage southwest of the southern end of the Salton Sea.
