smlslikfish
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old pictures - Puerticitos
I'm looking for the oldest pictures I can find of the puerticitos/ La costilla area. Anybody have any their willing to share? Thanks 
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There are 3 in the late Harry Merrick's book "Baja Traveler" taken in about 1974.
Let us know what you find.
Don
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I can get you several from the older Baja books... I just need to scan them and will post here... perhaps tonight or over the weekend!
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About 1960
Okay... had a busy day... sorry for the delay!
Here is a page from Erle Stanley Gardner's 1961 book 'Hovering Over Baja':

Here is a close up of Puertecitos... as it looked about 1960 just as it was getting started...
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David K
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Before 1970... 1969?
From Cliff Cross' Baja Guide of 1970:

Up close...

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~1973 from 1974 Baja Traveler Guidebook
| Quote: | Originally posted by Salsa
There are 3 in the late Harry Merrick's book "Baja Traveler" taken in about 1974.
Let us know what you find.
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Up close:
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David K
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Photo of our Jeep at Puertecitos in 1967... I was 9 1/2... that was my mini bike on the front of the Wagoneer...
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David------You look like one of Marshall South's kids on top of ghost mountain in Anza-Borrego SP------a la natural! 
Great photos-------thanks.
Barry
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Oh gee thanks Barry... I assure you I have on a swim suit! I am way too modest (when I was 9 1/2)!
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Thats a cool picture David of you next to the wagoneer, cool bike .....
READY SET.....................
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[Edited on 6-28-2009 by Von]
READY SET.....................
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[Edited on 6-28-2009 by Von]
READY SET.....................
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David K
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Not that cool Von...
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Thanks David !!!
My House shows up clearly in most of the pics. However the dates are a little suspect when I spot a couple that were not constructed at those dates
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I think that the Bonanza ride is gonna cost you an access to some of those pics so that I can copy them for our town history !
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Great... I am guessing a bit on the photos as I know when those books were published... I said 1960 for the 1961 book, 1969 for the 1970 book (it
could be earlier indeed), 1973 for the 1974 book...
I will edit those dates, just tell me when you think they were taken. I will be happy to send you the full size files of each scanned page!
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Wow, great old photos... loved it.
Bob H
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