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San Ignacio 1911
A couple of photos from a National Geographic article (May 1911) by Edward W. Nelson (author of Lower California and Its Natural Resources).
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photograph and history
Gueribo - sorry that I don't know how to insert the proper symbols for the name.....
This is a really nice photograph. I looked through the 1880-1920 photo archive of "Readings of San Ignacio & Selections from the Photo Archive" by
Jane Beard Ames and didn't see it represented there. Yours is a really cool image of the times.
I appreciate the posting of this history of San Ignacio.
John M
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You're very welcome, John.
Here's another San Ignacio photo:
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And one of the church (1911):
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Wonderful posts!
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Thank you, David. Another one--salt!
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And the final post for today . . .
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Portrait Edward William Nelson
1855-1934
Source: Reproduction of Edward W. Nelson Lower California and its Natural Resources, 1966 by Manessier Publishing Company, Riverside, CA
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No park in front of the church! what a difference 100 years makes.
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Thank you, John. He looks a little like Theodore Roosevelt, don't you think?
The National Geographic article he wrote appeared in the May 1911 issue (Volume XXII, Number 5). . . a beautiful and lengthy piece called "Lower
California, Mexico, a Land of Desert and Drought: Two Thousand Miles on Horseback through the Most Extraordinary Cacti Forests in the World."
By Edward .W. Nelson, with pictures by E. A. Goldman.
It's worth buying if you love Baja history. Lots of description and lovely photos. And a big map of Baja (if you can find the issue intact).
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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looks like there was a garden in front of the mission...neat. Great photos gracias
Mr.Nelson could be Santiagos twin!!!!
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What a pleasure to see these old photos and talk about them with friends. We do have all but one in the photo archive in San Ignacio now, but I
haven't seen the article itself. In the first photo of the family, three children are peeking from behind the adults. I think those shelters may
have been in 'Las Islas,' an elevated area in the midst of Arroyo San Ignacio, which does not flood often. The picture we didn't have is a man
collecting salt. Jacobo Rousseau tells of a man called Angel Villegas, who collected salt at the site called San Angel, way down arroyo near the road
to Punta Abreojos. In a time without refrigeration or ice lots of salt was used to preserve meat, fish and cheese in the storerooms.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
No park in front of the church! what a difference 100 years makes. |
also not seeing the hot dog cart! those were tough times!
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Juanita, I've seen copies of the NG issue for around $20 (Ebay and other used book sites). It's a really nice long article, and you'd love the
photos. Might be worth it for your collection! Try to get one with the map in it.
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One more for you, Juanita!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Juanita
What a pleasure to see these old photos and talk about them with friends. We do have all but one in the photo archive in San Ignacio now, but I
haven't seen the article itself. In the first photo of the family, three children are peeking from behind the adults. I think those shelters may
have been in 'Las Islas,' an elevated area in the midst of Arroyo San Ignacio, which does not flood often. The picture we didn't have is a man
collecting salt. Jacobo Rousseau tells of a man called Angel Villegas, who collected salt at the site called San Angel, way down arroyo near the road
to Punta Abreojos. In a time without refrigeration or ice lots of salt was used to preserve meat, fish and cheese in the storerooms.
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Juanita - do you think this is on el Atajo, or thereabouts? Another interesting thing I noticed is how short some of those date palms are, compared
to nowadays. I'm going on Ebay to see if I can find a copy of that!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Juanita
What a pleasure to see these old photos and talk about them with friends. We do have all but one in the photo archive in San Ignacio now, but I
haven't seen the article itself. In the first photo of the family, three children are peeking from behind the adults. I think those shelters may
have been in 'Las Islas,' an elevated area in the midst of Arroyo San Ignacio, which does not flood often. The picture we didn't have is a man
collecting salt. Jacobo Rousseau tells of a man called Angel Villegas, who collected salt at the site called San Angel, way down arroyo near the road
to Punta Abreojos. In a time without refrigeration or ice lots of salt was used to preserve meat, fish and cheese in the storerooms.
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Juanita,
I found a copy of this Nat Geo issue today for a reasonable price. I would be happy to donate it to your San Ignacio archive when I ride through
there again in the next month.
Regards,
Kurt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by güéribo
And the final post for today . . .
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http://www.citipedia.info/city/general/Mexico__Baja+Californ...
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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CLICK THIS: Bob H link for citipedia.info
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Great photos. I wish people still wore Sombreros. Such a cultural icon, and so practical.
The harder I work, the luckier I get
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