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[Envelope contains images taken at first session of swimming lessons by the City of Escondido, Washington Park Pool. Unknown if images were published in the newspaper.]

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"When you open the doors in the morning, an important chore is to hose down the sidewalk in front of your business, especially during the long, rainless summer. Doing his bit to keep Escondido neat and tidy is Ed Lochmoeller, a salesman at Drue's Churchill and Cassou Appliances, 254 E. Grand Ave." [Similar images in envelope.]

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This is a short visual diary documenting some of the COVID-19 related signs that I've seen around where I live in Escondido.

Scope and Contents Library holds digitized copies of microfilm of the Escondido Times-Advocate from 1912-1995. Access to this resource is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of California State University, and visitors to the physical library building, who can access the paper via this...

Scope and Contents "Poway High School coaches (from left) Ted Robinson, Greg Stokes, Norm McMilan and Wayne Smith, lend a hand in building the new press box atop the stands, which have been enlarged at Poway for the '70 season. The Titan field will now accommodate 2,500 spectators, more than twice as many as last season. The press box is 16x18 with a camera tower on top. Poway opens the '70 season Sept. 18." [Similar images in envelope, as well as additional images related to 1970-09-13 article by Kathlyn...

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[Author's recollection of high school, student governance, during the pandemic.]

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[Author's account of high school closures, online education, family care, assistance to neighbors and non-English speakers.]

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[Author's recounting of struggles with motherhood and schooling, husband's work as a Customs Officer at San Ysidro, racist confrontation while shopping at Walmart, family members' contractions of Covid-19.]

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"Mrs. John Edmondson Jr. displays the trophy recently received by the Junior Woman's Club in recognition of the many hours they contributed in the neighbor to neighbor cancer drive. Mrs. Edmondson is cancer chairman for the local Junior Woman's Club. The trophy will be on display for one month at Escondido National Bank." Other images in envelope include a group of men around a table, and something unclear bearing the description "A Brett & Edwards original."

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"A fire hydrant was snapped off its base on North Broadway between El Norte Parkway and Escondido High School Tuesday morning about 8 a.m. when a cement truck driven by Albert L. Stevens of 701 Nancy St. rolled over it when readying to pour cement nearby. Standing to watch the spectacular are Wayne Verkelman and Aubrey Vanderbyl, summer vacationers." [Envelope contains additional related images. Envelope 00011 contains additional images related to geyser.]