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Collection
Identifier: MS-0008
Scope and Contents
The John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection consists of over 100 years of history and communication through postcards. The postcards are diverse in size, format, and subject. The collection contains more than 4,500 postcards of San Diego County, and 8,500 postcards representing parts of the state of California and the development of California. Individual states in the U.S. as well as other countries of the world also have categories in the collection....
Dates:
1880-2007
Collection
Identifier: MS-0537
Scope and Contents
The Ralph Bowers Bowman San Diego Photographs Collection (1922-1937) includes scenes of the San Diego metropolitan area. Subjects of the photographs include landmarks, waterfront scenes of fishing boats, freights ships and naval ships; Balboa Park; La Jolla; Point Loma; aerial views; street scenes; football games; visiting dignitaries; and personal photographs of Bowman's children and family. Also documented by the photographs are several road trips to St....
Dates:
1922-1937
Collection
Identifier: MS-0542
Scope and Contents
The Gilbert Gaines Photograph Collection includes images of the San Diego area and southern California from the 1940s-2002, documenting Gaines's personal life and travels. Several images document Gaines's camping trips in the Cuyamaca Mountains and San Diego County Backcountry in the 1940s, and trips to Yosemite Valley in the 1950s. Gaines's trip to Thule Air Base in Greenland and the surrounding glaciers is well documented by a large series of 35mm slides....
Dates:
1940-2002; Majority of material found in 1940-1980
Collection
Identifier: MS-0024
Scope and Contents
The collection documents Cooper's early life horse breeding and racing, ranching, commerce, land development, and politics. Because of the breadth of the collection, it has been organized alphabetically by subject, person, or correspondent with inclusive dates listed. Users should be aware that many files refer to other files and that careful cross-referencing may be required. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, financial records, breeding lists, photographs, and publicity.
Dates:
1917-1948
Collection
Identifier: MS-0222
Scope and Contents
The San Diego Photograph Collection is modest in size with only 700+ images, yet some are of particular interest to those interested in the military in San Diego, Coronado and Hotel del Coronado, and outlying San Diego County.
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Dates:
1870-1975