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Indigenous San Diego
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Spanish San Diego
3.
Mexican San Diego
4.
The U.S. - Mexican War in San Diego
5.
San Diego's Mexican Community, 1850-1910
6.
Revolutionary San Diego and Tijuana
7.
La Lucha: The Beginnings of the Struggle 1920-1930s
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Chapter 1: Indigenous San Diego
Kumeyaay Petroglyph
Kumeyaay Petroglyph
Jacale
California Indian
Luiseno Elders
Hut
Photo Gallery Chapter:
1. Indigenous San Diego
2. Spanish San Diego
3. Mexican San Diego
4. The U.S. - Mexican War in San Diego
5. San Diego's Mexican Community, 1850-1910
6. Revolutionary San Diego and Tijuana
7. La Lucha: The Beginnings of the Struggle 1920-1930s
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/petroglyph_cross.jpg">','Kumeyaay Petroglyph','Post 1769 showing Christian Cross.','Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology) ','480','400'))
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/petroglyph_hand.jpg">','Kumeyaay Petroglyph','Many of the meanings of these rock carvings are lost.','Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology) ','480','400'))
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/jacale.jpg">','Jacale','A contemporary jacale or brush hut similar to that built by the Kumeyaay before the White men arrived.','Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology) ','480','400'))
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/pg_indian.jpg">','California Indian','Painting of a California Indian by Louis Choris, 1816.','Courtesy of Oakland Museum','480','400'))
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/luiseno_elders.jpg">','Luiseno Elders','A 20th century photo of Luiseno Indian elders.','Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society','480','400')){kind=small}
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/OP12423_1067.jpg">','','','Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society','480','400'))
![](javascript:openMediaWindow('<IMG alt="" SRC="../images/picture_gallery/01/809077.jpg">','Hut','Indian hut Palomar Mountain.','Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society','480','400')){kind=small}