The Journal of San Diego History
San Diego History Center Quarterly
Summer 2010, Volume 56, Number 3
Iris H.W. Engstrand and Molly McClain, Editors
Theodore Strathman and David Miller, Review Editors
Examining California’s First Palm Tree: The Serra Palm
Heidi Trent and Joey Seymour
The Globe Players in Balboa Park
Darlene Gould Davies
Nancy Carol Carter
The Origins of Balboa Park: A Prelude to the 1915 Exposition
Iris Engstrand
Publication of The Journal of San Diego History is underwritten by a major grant from the Quest for Truth Foundation, established by the late James G. Scripps. Additional support is provided by “The Journal of San Diego Fund” of the San Diego Foundation and private donors
Cover: Earliest known sketch from the perspective of Presidio Hill showing the presidio ruins, Mission Valley, the San Diego River emptying into San Diego Bay, Old Town, and Point Loma drawn by William Birch McMurtrie, artist on board the U.S. Steamer Active on the Pacific Coast Surveying Expedition in July 1856. The sketch was probably colorized by the young James Madison Alden, a second artist on board the Active. Photo courtesy of the Bancroft Library, Berkeley.
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Articles appearing in The Journal of San Diego History are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life.
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