History Hub
Welcome to the History Hub at the San Diego History Center!
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.
This is the place where you can find our news releases, TV appearances, newspaper and magazine stories. When we make the News, you’ll find it here!
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): Three b/w photographic prints of Roberto Thomson sitting on a mule and using white chalk to outline rock art representations of a deer and fish on the cave ceiling at San Baltazar. Human figures painted on the cave ceiling can be seen to the right of Thomson.
Notes on verso of prints:
Image 1: OP 14961-187/A 88:17050-187A/ 14/ 1/ MULEGE/ ROBERTO THOMSON ON MULE OUTLINING/ DEER & FISH IN WHITE CHALK IN CAVE/ AT SAN BALTAZAR.
Image 2: OP 14961-187/A 88:17050-187A/ 14/ B/ 12 1/ Mural paintings cave/ B.C.
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): Two b/w photographic prints of Roberto Thomson standing on the roots of a ‘Pescalama’ tree at Cave Canyon near the San Baltazar cave.
Notes on verso of prints:
Image 1: OP 14961-189/ 88:17050-189/ 13/ B/15-1/ Mulege/ April 1, 1926/ Root system of/ Pescalama tree/ at Cave Canyon./ B.C. 1926/ ROBERTO THOMSON STANDING ON ROOTS
Image 2: OP 14961-189/ 88:17050-189/ 15/ B/ 15-1/ 4/1/26/ Mulege/ Root system of/ Pescalama tree/ at cave canyon. Roberto Thomson standing on roots/
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a corralito or small circle of stones. Image is of a half circle of stones with trees in background. Photograph may have been taken on April 1 or April 2, 1926.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-190/ 88:17050-190/ 13/ B/15-2/ 4/2/26/ CORRALITO/ Corralito – circle of stones/ old home of Inds. – on trail/ from San Baltazar/ Apl 1 1926/ Baja Calif/ April 2, 1926
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a man riding a mule down a rocky trail from the San Baltazar cave. Another mule is in front of him.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-191/ 88:17050-191/ 15/ B/15-3/ 4/2/26/ Apl. 2 1926/ Old Indian trail/ from San Baltazar/ cave painting
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): Two b/w photographic prints of two men riding mules down the Cuesta Blanca trail. The two men are probably Guillermo Mexia and Roberto Thomson.
Notes on verso of prints:
Image 1: OP 14961-192/ 88:17050-192/ 15/ B/15-5/ 4/2/26/ Apl. 2 1926/ Coming down the Cuesta Blanca/ trail from San Baltazar/ painted cave/ April 2, 1926
Image 2: OP 14961-192/ 88:17050-192/ 15/ B/15-5/ Apl 2 1926/ Coming down the/ Cuesta Blanco/ trail from the painted/ cave. Baja Cal.
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