The City Clerk’s collection of historical images showcases the ironic and illustrative history of its citizens throughout the City of San Diego. These subjects and collections include compilations of images from various decades, preserved and maintained in the City Clerk Archives.

This collection documents the history of San Diego and surrounding areas in images between 1870 and the 1970s. Collection of photographic prints collected by SDHC prior to the 1970s. Includes 8×10, 4×5 and 5×7 prints, matted prints and other prints.

Containing over 2.5 million images, the Photograph Collection is one of the largest regional photography collections in the United States. The collection documents the people and the environment of San Diego County from the mountains and the …

With its great weather, miles of sandy beaches, and major attractions, San Diego is known worldwide as one of the best tourist destinations and a great place for residents to relax year round.

This album contains images of the San Diego Misson, Point Loma, the outlook at Green Dragon, family members, boat builders, Torrey Pines, ocean scenes, Old Town, San Juan Capistrano Mission, wildcat, hunting, Warner’s Hot Springs, San Francisco, and other subjects.

Nov 13, 1980 · There is a photograph of Old Town in 1867 that we can look at today. We can imagine ourselves there at that time and wonder if we would have done what the “Father of San Diego” did: turn his...

Glimpse history through old images of San Diego, California, in the USA. 1908: Panorama I’ve taken a panorama of San Diego which was taken sometime aroud 1908, and made several closeups of different parts of the panorama.

By 1890, San Diego had reached 16,159 people, thanks to the opening of the transcontinental railroad line. Below are some stunning historical photos that show what San Diego looked like in the late 19th century.

Feb 8, 2024 · From the explorers and colonists of Southern California to horse and buggy times, the boom of the automobile and beyond, the region has evolved from black and white to color with the changing...

The 3,000 images found here of historical photographs from the 1870s to the 1980s represent the work of many important San Diego photographers, including J. A. Sherriff, Herbert R. Fitch, F. E. Patterson, Ralph P. Stineman, Walter E. Averrett, Lee Passmore, Roland Schneider and Florence Kemmler, Joseph M. F. Haase, Jimmy Erickson and Howard ...