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   Shore Stations Program Data Archive: Current and historical coastal ocean temperature and salinity measurements from California stations

   • Data from the Shore Stations Program consists of current and historical daily, manual measurements of surface temperature and salinity from the nine active stations located on the California coastline.
   • Date: 1916 to present
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   Papua New Guinea Patrol Reports

   • Reports from government patrols are a major source of primary information on Papua New Guinea’s colonial-era history.  Patrol officers and other officials wrote detailed documents reporting on all aspects of the work carried out by the patrols.  The reports give first-hand accounts on many topics, from first contact with remote Highland villages, to census counts, tax collection, health care, justice, labor recruiting, plantations, missionaries, anthropological descriptions, tribal warfare, languages, and more.  The reports in this collection date primarily from the post-World War II era of Papua New Guinea, up through 1975, when PNG gained independence from Australia; a few pre-War reports are also included.
   • Date: 1912-1976
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   Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Railway Locomotives

   • Images of locomotives, trains, and sections of track from the San Diego & Arizona and San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway companies.
   • Date: 1910-1948
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   Scripps Institution of Oceanography Lantern Slide Collection

   • A selection of slides from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Lantern Slide Collection, including images of local cliffs and beaches, the development of the campus, scientists, and research vessels.
   • Date: 1908-1940
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   Tijuana Photograph Postcard Collection

   • A small collection of postcards documenting tourism in Tijuana, Mexico. The majority depict tourists in automobiles near the U.S.-Mexico border, including many Panama California Exposition visitors from the San Diego area in 1915.
   • Date: between 1907 and 1960
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   Pacific Basin Nautical Charts

   • Charts of the Pacific Ocean
   • Date: circa 1910-1960
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   SIO Photographic Laboratory Collection: Selections

   • The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Photographic Laboratory was established in 1949 to provide photographic services to the SIO community. Subjects included aerial views of La Jolla and the Scripps campus, artifacts, campus buildings and events, faculty and staff at work, marine specimens, research ships, and scientific instruments.
   • Date: 1905-2003
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   Baja California and the West Postcard Collection

   • Postcards depicting California, Baja California, and the Southwest, mostly from the early 1900s. Images of Tijuana, Ensenada, Balboa Park, and the California missions are well-represented in this collection.
   • Date: 1900-1989
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   SIO Photographs Collection

   • A diverse assortment of photographic images acquired by the former SIO Archives and collated into one collection. Images include SIO staff and faculty, the campus, and scientific expeditions.
   • Date: between 1900 and 2006
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    Leo Szilard Papers

    • A selection of documents, photos, and audio-visual materials of the nuclear physicist and inventor Leo Szilard.
    • Access: Some items restricted
    • Date: 1898-1998
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    Alaska Commercial Company Records

    • A small collection of business correspondence and records from the Alaska Commercial Company, a San Francisco trading firm concerned with the Alaskan fur trade in the late 19th century.
    • Date: 1895-1897
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    Carl L. Hubbs Papers

    • Images from the collection of Scripps Institution of Oceanography icthyologist Carl L. Hubbs.
    • Date: 1889-1976
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    The Missions of Alta California

    • Albumen photographs of California missions taken by William Henry Jackson.
    • Date: 1885-1890
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    James Howard Collection

    • Photographs and documents from the collection of James Howard, a mining foreman with the Amparo Mining Company who lived in Guadalajara, Mexico and worked in the Bolaños region starting in 1889.
    • Date: circa 1882-1939
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    Scientific Voyages & Expedition Reports

    • This collection contains 90 oceanographic voyages and scientific expedition reports from various countries and institution from around the world dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. They were collected by the former Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library.
    • Access: Restricted to UC San Diego use only
    • Date: 1881-1971
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    San Diego History Center Photographs

    • Over 3,000 images from the San Diego History Center that document the rise and decline of the California fishing industry. These historical photographs from the 1870s to the 1980s represent the work of many important San Diego photographers.
    • Date: 1880-1980
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    Scripps Institution of Oceanography Letters, Clippings, Ships' Logs

    • Images of historical documents about Scripps expeditions.
    • Date: 1873-1987
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    Topolobampo Collection

    • Business records and promotional materials by Albert Kimsey Owen, related to the colony and railroad enterprise established on Topolobampo Bay, Sinaloa, Mexico between 1871 and 1910.
    • Date: 1872 to 1910
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    Ed Fletcher Papers

    • The papers of Ed Fletcher a noted San Diego land developer, civic leader, and member of the California State Senate.
    • Date: 1870-1955, bulk 1920-1950
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    Vermilion Family Correspondence

    • Correspondence of William F. Vermilion, a captain in the 36th Infantry Regiment of Iowa Volunteers during the American Civil War, and his wife, Mary Vermilion.
    • Date: 1862-1865