Escondido (Calif.)
Found in 178 Collections and/or Records:
Together/Apart COVID-19: Personal Narrative, 2021-03-19
[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.]
"Trophy on display", 1970-08-11
"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."
"Unscheduled geyser", 1970-08-05
"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.]
"Unscheduled geyser", 1970-08-05
"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 00008 contains additional images related to geyser.]
Untitled, 1970-08
Untitled, 1970-08
Untitled, 1970-08-24
Untitled, 1970-08-24
[A person holding up a silver dishing platter, two people looking at their reflection on the plate.]
"Utility comes to rescue", 1970-08-21
"Reg Smith, district manager for San Diego Gas and Electric Co., and Sally Villasante, director of Escondido ACCESS office, look over brochure of Disneyland which will come in handy Sunday when ACCESS officials take 300 underprivileged children to the park. The company donated $400 for the children to make the trip."
