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Map of the California Pacific International Exposition
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California Pacific International Exposition
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Presidio Location
An image of the Serra Museum -
Presidio Map Junipero Serra Museum
Another map of the Presidio at the Junipero Serra Museum -
Presidio Map 1820
A map of the Presidio in 1820 -
Presidio
Presidio today -
Presidio
Presidio before completion as a park/museum 1929 -
Presidio map
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Zapata Statue
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Chicano Park Gateway (Eng)
All The Way To The Bay -
Chicano Park Gateway (Esp)
Hasta La Bahia -
Gateway to Chicano Park
Hasta La Bahia -
SDSU War Memorial Main Page
A photo of the completed monument and text. -
Completed SDSU War Memorial.
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Donal Hord in 1937 displaying one of his sculptures
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The Padre
This is another sculpture created by Arthur Putnam, finished in 1908. it once stood at the Presidio and was donated to the San Diego Historical Park by the Scripps family. According to the San Diego City Archives, this statue was commissioned to highlight San Diego history. Putnam was in fact asked to create a series of five statues depicting early San Diego history, this is his second piece. -
Oral history interview with Donal Hord, 1964 June 25-30
An interview conducted in 1964 by Betty Hoag for the Archives of American Art -
The Indian Statue
This statue by Arthur Putnam was completed in 1904. It was commissioned by Ellen Browning Scripps to depict San Diego history. This statue is a prime example of the stereotyping of Indigenous Peoples. It once was installed at various places at the Presidio, below the J. Serra Museum. It was loaned to the San Diego History Museum by the Scripps family in 1933 and became part of their permanent collection in 1967. The statues since been removed and placed within the San Diego History Museum at Balboa Park for "greater preservation-from climate and vandalism." -
Kate Sessions Memorial
Kate Sessions is often referred to as the "Mother of Balboa Park." She is credited with bringing many different plants to Balboa Park. -
Guardian of the Water
This statue, also sculpted by Donal Hord was dedicated on June 10, 1939 at the newly unveiled Civic Center. The statue is meant to represent San Diego's guardian status of the region's precious resource: water. -
Unconditional Surrendeer
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Chicano Park Mural #2
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Modern Footpath
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From Columbus to Gwynn, Our Statues Are a Men’s Club. Let’s Reach Higher