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San Diego, CA
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San Diego History Center
The museum showcases the region's unique, colorful, and diverse history exhibiting artifacts, costumes, textiles, art, and photographs detailing life and development of the local area. The Library and Booth Historical Photograph Archives contains extensive local historical resources and houses documents, maps, architectural drawings, books, oral history, as well as one of the largest photograph collections in the western U.S. with more than 2.5 million images documenting local history.
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Hours
Museum:Tues.–Sun. 10:00am–5:00pm. Closed Monday. Library and Booth Historical Photograph Archives. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 9:30am-1:00pm. |
Contact
(619) 232-6203Visit Their Website Get Tickets |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00am Our City, Our Neighborhood: Celebrating the Histories of San Diego’s Diverse Neighborhoods |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:00am Local Treasures from the History Center's Collections |
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Friday, February 24, 2012 - 10:00am Local Treasures from the History Center's Collections |
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Friday, February 24, 2012 - 10:00am Our City, Our Neighborhood: Celebrating the Histories of San Diego’s Diverse Neighborhoods |
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:00am Local Treasures from the History Center's Collections |
Make your next play date go down in history! Get to know other families while the kids enjoy crafts, entertaining activities and a special story time. All programs engage children in the history of the San Diego region. History for Half Pints is for children ages 3 -5 years and a favorite adult.
Located on the lower level of Casa de Balboa, the San Diego History Center's library is home to extensive collections that document the people, places and stories of San Diego past and present. The collections in the library constitute a rich documentation of the region's history. Open to the public, researchers can access San Diego history through books, ephemera, original maps, manuscripts, architectural drawings, and public records, as well as SDHC's extensive photograph collection.
Hours: Wed. – Sat., 9:30am-1pm
Contact: Call (619) 232-6203.
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San Diego History Center 1649 El Prado, Suite 3 San Diego, CA 92101 Driving Directions |
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