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): Two b/w photographic prints of an unidentified man holding the iron hub from an old wagon wheel of a Death Valley exploration party, possibly from 1847. Part of image is missing.
Notes on verso of prints:
Image 1: OP 15362-1203 / 86:15900-2202/ IN REF BOOK/ Iron hub from old wheel from wagon of 1847 (?) Death Valley exploration party. No I.D. for man holding hub./ 1917/ DEATH VALLEY
Image 2: OP 15362-1203 / 86:15900-2202/ IN REF BOOK/ Iron hub./ from wagon Death/ Valley party/ 1847/ No ID. on man/ 1917/ DEATH VALLEY
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Ramon Castro, standing in front of several tall cactus. He wears a kerchief around his neck, coat, vest, shirt, pants. His right foot is bandaged. Same image as OP 15362-412; notes on the verso of this print indicate that his foot was cut by an axe.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 15362-1204 (subst)/ 86:15900-2203/ IN REF BOOK/ 1917/ BANNING?/ INDIAN MAN STANDING IN FRONT OF/ CACTUS PLANT. NO I.D./ ALSO #86:15900-1376
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Labrosia Morongo, widow of John Morongo, sitting on a low bench outside a structure and holding a young child in her lap. A dog sits next to her.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 15362-1205 (subst)/ 86:15900-2204/ IN REF BOOK/ 1917/ BANNING/ INDIAN WOMAN & CHILD SEATED/ IN FRONT OF HOUSE, DOG NEARBY
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Tomas Cisco standing outdoors next to a brush structure with a wooden roof. He is barefoot, holding a bow and arrow and wearing a kerchief tied around his neck, shirt, vest, and pants. A dog sits next to him. Same image as OP 15362-409; notes on the verso of this print indicate that Davis purchased three arrow shaft straighteners and a bow and arrow from him.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 15362-1206 (subst)/ 86:15900-2205/ IN REF BOOK/ 1917/ BANNING ?/ INDIAN MAN WITH BOW & ARROWS/ STANDING BY HOUSE. DOG NEARBY/ ALSO #86:15900-1373
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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a blind man, Jos
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