Photo Album #1, 1924-1933
Scope and Contents
Of special interest in this album are views of naval ships, commercial ships, and yachts in San Diego bay; and early aerials views of downtown San Diego, San Diego Bay, Coronado Island, and North Island. The album also includes views of San Diego area communities and landmarks, such as Balboa Park, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, La Jolla, Lake Hodges Dam on the San Dieguito River, Miramar (Scripps Estate), Mission Beach, Mission Valley, Mission Gorge and the Old Mission Dam, Ocean Beach, Oceanside, North Island airplane hangers, Point Loma, Rancho Santa Fe, Sunset Cliffs, Torrey Pines Park, and the US/Mexico International Border. Views of San Diego backcountry sites include: Cuyamaca Lake and Cuyamaca mountains, Descanso, Escondido, Jacumba, Julian, Laguna Mountains, Lake Hodges, Mt. Helix, Mountain Springs Road/Grade, Pine Valley, Ramona, Rose Canyon, San Pasqual Battlefield Monument, Santa Fe railroad at Kearny grade, Santa Ysabel, and Stonewall Peak. Views in the Imperial Valley include Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, and the Salton Sea. Views outside the San Diego area include Aguacaliente, San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Rey Mission, Los Angeles, and St. Louis, Missouri. The album also documents several road trips: from St. Louis to San Diego in August 1925; from San Diego to the Imperial Valley via Mountain Springs Road in May 1925; and from Prescott, Arizona to San Diego in 1924.
Dates
- created: 1924-1933
Creator
- From the Collection: Bowman, Ralph Bowers (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Any photograph with an identifiable family member may not be made use of by a third party or licensed for commercial use without the permission of Julia E. Reid or her brother, Stewart Reid, during their lifetimes.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.33 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository