Did you know that February is National Pet Dental Health Month? Make sure to take Fido to get his teeth checked!
To help you to remember this important designation for the month of February, we give you Rounder the dolphin. Rounder is pictured here with a veterinarian—Rounder needed a partial dental plate! The images were taken between 1965 and 1967.
These pictures are held in a series of Historical Photograph Files of the Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments at the Eleventh Naval District. Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, CA.
How about a picture?
Sometimes you can do tons of research on an individual, but never know what that person looked like. If photographs of that person were ever taken, and survived, where might one go to find them?
In the case of our guy, Loyd Sechrist, one of the first places that our archivist looked was at GenWeb. This site has all kinds of information and resources related to genealogy and family history research.
Because of information she had found in his Civilian Personnel File, our archivist knew where he went to high school. This was useful because of that thing so many of us keep hidden away in an attic or closet….the high school yearbook.
**Note Loyd’s captioning information. Such a witty fellow, that Loyd.
As part of our ongoing efforts to help the public conduct successful research, we at the National Archives at Riverside occasionally share the research methodologies of our staff, researchers, and citizen archivists. This post is part of a series of posts related to the research of one of our former archivists, Monique, into the life of a man named Loyd Sechrist. Sechrist conducted surveys of Arizona immediately after statehood for the Bureau of Land Management, and records related to his life (and death) caught Monique’s curiosity. Follow the story of Monique’s research into the history of this man here on Tumblr with the tag #Loyd Sechrist, and on our archives’ Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nationalarchivesriverside.
Happy Birthday Lucy!
Today, August 6, is Lucille Ball’s birthday. She was born in 1911, so she would have been 101 today. She passed away in 1989.
Here she is pictured in 1944 with soldiers at the premiere of “Voice in the Wind” at the Hawaii Theater Hollywood, California. The photo is part of the Central Subject Files of the Port of Embarkation at Los Angeles, CA, held at the National Archives at Riverside.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Waterways in the Pacific Southwest
Throughout the entire 20th century, the USACE developed a complex infrastructure of dams, man-made rivers, levees, and reservoirs throughout our region. Without these massive construction projects, many of the residential and commercial developments in the area would not have been possible. The Army Corps changed the landscape of Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County in order to make the region a safe place to live—and the images of the construction of these fixtures illustrates the ways in which the area has developed in the past century.
Throughout the month of July, the National Archives at Riverside is taking the opportunity to share images, documents, and records that celebrate our local history. As the archives that holds permanent federal records for Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, we have records from the states’ Territorial eras, records relating to the development of the region as a center of commerce and culture, and records depicting the natural beauty and built environments of our unique home. This July, join us in celebrating our heritage as Americans and our heritage as stewards of the Pacific Southwest!
Source: arcweb.archives.gov
Wheeler Expedition of 1878
These images are stereoscopic photographs prepared by the Army Corps of Engineers from the Wheeler Expedition original photographs. The Wheeler Expedition’s goal was to survey the U.S. below the 100th meridian line, then create topographic maps of the region. The images above depict some of the landscapes and people encountered by Wheeler and his team in 1878.
Throughout the month of July, the National Archives at Riverside is taking the opportunity to share images, documents, and records that celebrate our local history. As the archives that holds permanent federal records for Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, we have records from the states’ Territorial eras, records relating to the development of the region as a center of commerce and culture, and records depicting the natural beauty and built environments of our unique home. This July, join us in celebrating our heritage as Americans and our heritage as stewards of the Pacific Southwest!
Source: arcweb.archives.gov
Happy Independence Day!
Today we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. We are thankful for the rights, freedom, and independence we have as Americans!
To recognize this important day, we have selected several images from our holdings that feature the flag, our service men and women, and other symbols of America’s freedom and independence. These images come from records of the Chief of Transportation and records of the Naval Districts and Shore Establishments.
Territorial Arizona: San Rafael de la Zanja Land Grant/ San Rafael Natural State Area
These images are held in a case file created by the Court of Private Land Claims for Arizona. After the Mexican American War, persons that had held grants to land from the Spanish or Mexican governments could petition this new court in order to maintain ownership of the land. The case files are full of evidence, such as hand-drawn survey maps, correspondence, testimonies, and photos. The evidence was to show not just that the petitioners held legal rights to the land, but also to prove the established boundaries for each land grant.
The pile of rocks shown in each picture is one of the markers for a corner of the land. Today, the area depicted in these photos is called the San Rafael State Natural Area, and is located near Arizona’s southern border. Because this land grant was so enormous, much of the land was kept in very good condition and was not invaded by non-native species of plants.
If the area looks familiar, it might be because the 1955 movie Oklahoma was shot on this land!
These images, plus many more, are part of the records of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. They are part of a series called Numbered Case Files of the Court of Private Land Claims for Arizona, created between 1891-1903. The records are held at the National Archives at Riverside.
Throughout the month of July, the National Archives at Riverside is taking the opportunity to share images, documents, and records that celebrate our local history. As the archives that holds permanent federal records for Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, we have records from the states’ Territorial eras, records relating to the development of the region as a center of commerce and culture, and records depicting the natural beauty and built environments of our unique home. This July, join us in celebrating our heritage as Americans and our heritage as stewards of the Pacific Southwest!
The XS-1 in flight, 1947. The XS-1 was the first manned aircraft to go faster than the speed of sound.
In the records created by the High Speed Flight Station of NASA, held at the National Archives at Riverside. Also, check out ARC—our online catalog—for a digital copy of this image, descriptions for records all over the US, plus much more. Use the reference link for the image to get there.
Source: arcweb.archives.gov
Looking westward down Wilshire Boulevard, 1928. The Brown Derby is visible in the lower right.
(via latimes)
Source: digitallibrary.usc.edu
Map Monday!
This is a map held in records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The map shows irrigation plans for the San Carlos Reservation in southeastern Arizona, and is part of an annual report dated for the year 1918.
