The Journal of San Diego History
SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY
Fall 1984, Volume 30, Number 4
Thomas L. Scarf, Managing Editor

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Page 253. George White Marston arrived in San Diego as a young man on October 23, 1870 to begin a business life that was to last over seventy-three years.

Marston Company Store

Page 257. The Marston Company Store at Fifth and F in San Diego.

Marston  Company window display

Page 257. The Marston Company window display is from a later store (c. 1908) which was built on the southwest corner of Fifth and C.

Junipero Serra Museum

Page 261. The Junípero Serra Museum, together with Presidio Park, was Marston’s gift to San Diego.

Marston at the Serra Museum's dedication

Page 260. Marston is seen at the Junípero Serra Museum’s dedication in 1929.

Marston in Pomona

Page 265. Marston (lower left) in Pomona, California, October 14, 1937 during the Plaque Ceremony for Pomona College (note inscription on plaque).

Marston visits with friends at Pomona College

Page 265. Always the gallant gentleman, Marston visits with friends at Pomona College, where he served for many years as a Trustee.

Marston at a Pomona College dinner

Page 266. Marston at a Pomona College dinner (1938) with Margaret “Peg” Maple (center) and President Charles K. Edmunds (right) of Pomona College.

Marston was one of the Pomona College's major benefactors

Page 269. Charles K. Edmunds (far right) with Marston (far left) and another gentleman at Pomona College in 1937. Marston was one of the College’s major benefactors.

THE PHOTOGRAPHS on pages 253, 257, 260 and 261 are from the San Diego Historical Society’s Title Insurance and Trust Collection. All others are courtesy of Pomona College.