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Coronado Local History Photograph and Map Collection

Owning Institution: Coronado Public Library

About this Collection

Coronado Public Library's photograph collection includes images of Coronado and other areas of San Diego County from the late 1800s to 2005 that are of historical interest. Images document early aviation and the United States Navy; commercial, residential, and public buildings, including businesses and restaurants; the fire department, public schools and the public library. The map collection includes both maps and charts of Southern California and the San Diego Bay dating from 1849 to 1968. View collection guide.

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197 items found in this collection

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All five panels of the El Dia del Mercado mural by Alfredo …
Aquaplaning aboard the fast new launch “Glorietta”, San Diego Bay, circa 1920
As the Coronado-San Diego Bay Bridge nears completion in the background, one …
Asher & Adams, California and Nevada, South portions, c. 1872
Assembly and alignment hanger, Naval Air Station North Island, 1918
A bad landing on deck of the Saratoga, 1930
Blueprint of grammar school buildings showing first floor and playground area, Coronado, …
Boats docked on Glorietta Bay, Coronado, (Calif.) c.1960
Both man and machine move slowly as a crate containing part of …
Brad Wright and Ellie Schmidt continue the restoration work on the El …
“Bugs”, Mr. Hyatt, Fire Chief George Sanven, and Billie Mahu with 1916 …
California Building, Balboa Park, (San Diego Calif.) 1915
The Canasta de Flores mural by Alfredo Ramos Martinez being set into …
Canasta de Flores mural by Alfredo Ramos Martinez is transported from the …
Car drives through Coronado after all-night rain floods streets and shops, April …
Cars enter the toll plaza of the San Diego and Coronado Ferry …
Cars enter the toll plaza of the San Diego and Coronado Ferry …
Cars exit the ferry onto access roads through the landing structure, Coronado, …
Cars in queue on Orange Avenue waiting to board the ferry bound …
The Century Atlas, California, southern part. Details of Los Angeles, San Diego, …
Charlie Chaplin (far right) at the polo field, Coronado, 1921
Chief Thompson and other Coronado firefighters pulling a “horse drawn hose cart” …
Children on Coronado beach c. 1916
Children’s bathing pool and pavilion, Tent City, Coronado, Calif. c. 1920
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