Palomar, Mount (Calif.)

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"Lady and Sam, Labrador Retrievers play "fetch it" with owner, Jean Kuchenmeister of Poway at Rancho Bernardo Webb Park." View of children in play area climbing railroad tie blocks in Webb Park. Rancho Bernardo. Envelope includes photos of worn-down house "Woodwardia" on Palomar Mountain. House and ranch was named by original owner, Louis Salmons. Photo id by Peter Brueggeman, historian (Brueggeman to Clausen 03/07/2026 email).

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"Palomar is home for show horses" Les Johnson, road boss and foreman for Tony Aguilar and his family of actors and rodeo performers. Johnson is photographed with two horses in corral. His children are also in view visiting corralled horses. Weekly Free Press, front page.

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"Old Tractor on Palomar Mountain" (DTA 04-11-1976); old car in weeds; Louis Salmons "Woodwardia "ranch house, Palomar Mountain.

Scope and Contents "Rousing itself like a young behemoth for an assault on the universe is the new 60-inch Mayer telescope at Palomar Mountain. The scope, though smaller than the famed 200-inch telescope, will see almost as far. It will be used to map areas of the heavens which later will be explored in detail with the more powerful 200-inch telescope." [Envelope contains similar images. Images in envelope related to those in envelope 399. Adjacent story "'Wiener-scope' fills gap in probing stars' secrets,...

Scope and Contents "Rousing itself like a young behemoth for an assault on the universe is the new 60-inch Mayer telescope at Palomar Mountain. The scope, though smaller than the famed 200-inch telescope, will see almost as far. It will be used to map areas of the heavens which later will be explored in detail with the more powerful 200-inch telescope." [Envelope contains similar images. Images in envelope related to those in envelope 398. Adjacent story "'Wiener-scope' fills gap in probing stars' secrets,...

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Mrs. Les Johnson and daughter, Amy Johnson. Les Johnson horse manager for famous rodeo star, Tony Aguilar. Original ranch house of cattleman Louis Salmons, Palomar Mountain. Also in envelope are side views of a rustic wooden barn location likely Palomar Mountain.