Photo Gallery >> Chapter 1: Indigenous San Diego

Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology)

Post 1769 showing Christian Cross.

Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology)

Kumeyaay Petroglyph: many of the meanings of these rock carvings are lost.

Courtesy of Lynn Christiansen (SDSU Department of Anthropology)

A contemporary jacale or brush hut similar to that built by the Kumeyaay before the White men arrived.

Courtesy of Oakland Museum

Painting of a California Indian by Louis Choris, 1816.

Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society

Indian trio: man leading a horse which carries a woman and child.

Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society

A 20th century photo of Luiseno Indian elders.

Courtesy of San Diego Historical Society

Indian hut on Palomar Mountain.