Baja California and the West Postcard Collection

Finding aid prepared by Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla, California, 92093-0175

858-534-2533

spcoll@ucsd.edu

Descriptive Summary

Title: Baja California and the West Postcard Collection

Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0235

Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla, California, 92093-0175

Languages: English

Physical Description: 0.4 Linear feet (2 card file boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1900-1989 (bulk 1900-1949)

Abstract: A collection of about 1,270 postcards depicting images of the American West, Southwest, and Baja California. The collection is arranged geographically by the location represented on the postcard. Sites of interest include Ensenada, La Paz, Tijuana, Del Mar, San Diego, and Coronado.

Scope and Content of Collection

A collection of about 1,270 postcards depicting images of the southwest United States, California, and Baja California. The collection is arranged geographically by the location represented on the postcard. Sites of interest include Ensenada, La Paz, Tijuana, Del Mar, San Diego, and Coronado. The majority of the postcards date between 1900 and 1949.

Arranged in eight series: 1) MEXICO, 2) ARIZONA, 3) CALIFORNIA, 4) NEVADA, 5) NEW MEXICO, 6) MISCELLANEOUS, 7) PACIFIC OCEAN, and 8) U.S. NAVY.

Acquisition Information

Acquired 1993.

Preferred Citation

Baja California and the West Postcard Collection. MSS 235. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Digital Content

This collection has been digitized.

Items available online

Publication Rights

Publication rights are held by the creator(s) of the collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Arizona -- Pictorial works

Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Pictorial works

California -- Pictorial works

New Mexico -- Pictorial works

Postcards -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- 20th century

Postcards -- Southwest States -- 20th century

San Diego (Calif.) -- Pictorial works

San Diego County (Calif.) -- Pictorial works

Box 1

MEXICO

Box 1

Baja California - Coronado Islands

Box 1

Baja California - Ensenada

Box 1

Baja California - Magdalena Bay

Box 1

Baja California - Mexicali

Box 1

Baja California - Tecate

Box 1

Baja California - Tijuana

Box 1

Baja California - Tijuana Caliente Racetrack

Box 1

Baja California Sur - La Paz

Box 1

Baja California Sur - Las Cruces

Box 1

Baja California Sur - San Jose Del Cabo

ARIZONA

Box 1

Arizona

CALIFORNIA

Box 1

Asti

Box 1

Agriculture

Box 1

Carmel

Box 1

Catalina Island - Hotel St. Catherine

Box 1

Corona Del Mar

Box 1

Del Mar

Box 1

Desert

Box 1

Highland

Box 1

Jacumba

Box 1

Laguna Beach

Box 1

Long Beach

Box 1

Los Angeles

Box 1

Miscellaneous

Box 1

Missions

Box 1

Monterey 1928

Box 1

Padua Hills Theatre

Box 1

Palm Springs

Box 1

Placerville 1928

Box 1

Riverside

Box 1

San Bernardino

Box 1

San Diego 1911-1959

Box 2

San Diego - Balboa Park, Panama-California Exposition, 1915 1915-1945

Box 2

San Diego - Harbor 1912-1940

Box 2

San Diego - J. Jessop and Sons 1907

Box 2

San Diego - La Jolla 1910-1945

Box 2

San Diego - Military

Box 2

San Diego - Mission Bay

Box 2

San Diego - Mission Beach

Box 2

San Diego - Mission Cliff Gardens

Box 2

San Diego - Ocean Beach

Box 2

San Diego - Old Town 1930

Box 2

San Diego - Pacific Beach, Hotel Balboa 1906

Box 2

San Diego - Point Loma 1910-1944

Box 2

San Diego - Ramona's Marriage Place and Home

Box 2

San Diego - Santa Fe Railroad Station 1915-1959

Box 2

San Diego - Sweet Water Dam 1916

Box 2

San Diego - Torrey Pines Park 1920-1930

Box 2

San Diego - US Naval Air Station 1918-1939

Box 2

San Diego University

Box 2

San Diego - University of California San Diego

Box 2

San Diego Zoo

Box 2

San Francisco 1911-1940

Box 2

San Gabriel

Box 2

San Juan Capistrano

Box 2

Santa Barbara

Box 2

Venice 1910

Box 2

Visalia 1922

NEVADA

Box 2

Boulder Dam

Box 2

Virginia City

NEW MEXICO

Box 2

New Mexico

MISCELLANEOUS

Box 2

Miscellaneous

PACIFIC OCEAN

Scope and Content of Series

A few postcards depicting views of the Pacific Ocean.

Box 2

Pacific Ocean

U.S. NAVY

Box 2

U.S. Navy