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Rare 1926 photos of missions, Indians, more...

Vince - 11-18-2013 at 05:35 PM

That is real history. Thanks, David.

David K - 11-20-2013 at 04:39 PM

De nada Vince... I hope others enjoy these 90 year old photos. The ones of the native Indians from various parts of Baja and the Mainland are interesting... as well as the others.

Pompano - 11-21-2013 at 09:25 AM

Nice.

I just found this thread and viewed all the links. Very interesting. Being a lifelong history fan & camera buff, I find these early photos a great addition to my Baja feeling. The history of Baja is a huge plus for anyone who chooses to live here.

Thanks for your research and work, David.

David K - 11-21-2013 at 09:28 AM

De nada Roger! There are hundreds of photos from Edward Davis:

Edward H. Davis (1862-1951) was a long-time resident of Mesa Grande who documented, photographed, studied, and wrote about Indian tribes throughout San Diego County, the Southwest, and Mexico. Over 5,000 images from the E.H. Davis Collection are available online which portray the people, places, and events Davis captured while living in San Diego County and traveling abroad. The bulk of the material in this collection spans from 1903 to 1947 and includes photographs, negatives, lantern slides, photographic postcards, and field notebook pages.

güéribo - 10-18-2014 at 09:06 AM

I love these historic photos. The San Diego History Center is a great resource. Here are more articles on Baja to read:

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/search/google/baja%20californ...

(Click the "search" button to view.)

[Edited on 10-18-2014 by güéribo]

David K - 10-18-2014 at 09:16 AM

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Originally posted by güéribo
I love these historic photos. The San Diego History Center is a great resource. Here are more articles on Baja to read:

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/search/google/baja%20californ...

(Click the "search" button to view.)

[Edited on 10-18-2014 by güéribo]

NICE! Thank you very much güéribo!

This may be a direct link: SanDiegoHistory.Org BAJA ARTICLES

Udo - 10-19-2014 at 09:27 AM

Thanks for the direct link, David.

I took my time to look at all the first links you provided...quite a history collection, buddy!

Thanks for sharing!

David K - 10-19-2014 at 02:21 PM

You are welcome amigo. Isn't it great that photos were preserved from that long ago!

BajaBlanca - 10-19-2014 at 06:16 PM

where are all those Indians now? ... mixed in with the mexicanos and all that we have are the photos- which are fabulous. I really enjoy looking at them and imaging what life was like for them. Talk about the real Baja -this is as good as it gets!

thanks for sharing.

David K - 10-19-2014 at 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
where are all those Indians now? ... mixed in with the mexicanos and all that we have are the photos- which are fabulous. I really enjoy looking at them and imaging what life was like for them. Talk about the real Baja -this is as good as it gets!

thanks for sharing.

Many of the Indians in northern Baja were left intact after the Spanish period... and today live near Ensenada (Guadalupe area and Santa Catarina area), and the Colorado River.

Estrella - 10-19-2014 at 06:42 PM

Wow, a treasure...thank you so much!

David K - 10-19-2014 at 10:32 PM

Glad you like them... Note that I posted them eleven months ago... so if this sort of stuff is interesting to you as much as it is to me... go through this Historic Interests forum where there is a ton of stuff from me and other history loving Nomads!

Mulegena - 10-20-2014 at 05:11 AM

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Agreed. What a wonderful experience to view this old, rugged land and its peoples.

Stunning... and yes, the Indians now - where are they ... mixed in with the people who came after, the Mexicans, the French and Chinese and occasional European who ventured here and remained.

I find it curious that few Baja natives remember from whom and whence they came. An exception to that was my mother-in-law, the family historian. She was born in Los Comondus and lived a good portion of her life up in the mountains of La Purisima. She knew all the anecdotal stories of the area and knew the history of its inhabitants. She, herself, was descended from the long-time inhabitants of the land and a John Cunningham, an Englishman who married her grandmother.

There is a lady in Mulege who the people say is the last of the Cochimi Indians and is over 100 years old. I don't question the veracity of this commonly-held belief but only appreciate when I see her walking about town, old and weathered as the land and equally strong and resilient in her attitude and appearance.

Good report, DavidK. Thanks!

Vince - 10-20-2014 at 09:06 AM

Enjoyed them all over again, David.