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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Roberto Thomson crouched down on the bank of a stream with his mule drinking from the stream nearby.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-203/ 88:17050-203/ 11/ B/ 17-2/ 4/6/26/ ROBERTO THOMSON WATERING HIS/ MULE AT STREAM
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of an outdoor portrait of Rosaria Altamirano sitting in a chair with her sister Angelita Altamirano sitting on her lap. They are daughters of Pedro Altamirano.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-155/ 88:17050-155/ 10/B/10-2/MAR. 23, 1926/ SAN IGNACIO/ Baja Calif Sur/ ROSARIO ALTAMIRANO/ & CHILD – GIRL/ ANGELITA
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Roberto Thomson standing next to a cirio or Boojum tree. Notes on the verso of the print indicate that this plant is 30 feet tall and 37.5 inches at the base and in full leaf. Davis and his group climbed 1,000 feet to take this photograph. This is farthest south the plant will grow.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-156 88:17050-156/ 10/B/10-3/MAR. 23, 1926/ SAN IGNACIO/ Baja Calif Sur/ The furthest south of/ cirio – 1926/ CIRIO, SINGULAR DESERT PLANT/ 30′ HIGH, 37 1/2′ AT BASE IN FULL LEAF. DAVIS & GROUP CLIMBED 1000 FT. TO GET PICTURE.
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a boy, Isidoro Aguilar, riding his favorite burro with two barn yard fowl in the background.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-157/ 88:17050-157/ 10/ 3/23/26/ SAN PABLO/ BAJA CALIF/ ISIDORO AGUILAR ON HIS/ FAVORITE BURRO, BARN YARD/ FOWL IN BACKGROUND
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of cochal cactus near San Pablo. According to notes on the verso of the print, the scarlet globular fruit is edible and currant-like with slight acid flavor.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-158/ 88:17050-158/ 10/ 3/23/26/ SAN PABLO/ BAJA CALIF/ COCHAL CACTUS NEAR SAN PABLO/ THE SCARLET GLOBULAR FRUIT IS/ EDIBLE AND CURRANT-LIKE WITH/ SLIGHT ACID FLAVOR
