Lewis (Leland) Aerial Photographs of Baja California Collection, 1947-1971

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Summary

Title:
Leland Lewis Aerial Photographs of Baja California Collection
Dates:
1947-1971
Creators:
Lewis, Leland R.
Abstract:
Aerial photographs of Baja California (Mexico) coastal features, including black-and-white images of points, ports, capes, bays, and islands, taken by Leland Lewis, a west coast navigator, sailor and author. Port towns represented include Ensenada, La Paz, Loreto, Mulege, Santa Rosalia, and San Felipe. Many of the images were used to illustrate Lewis's book entitled Sea Guide - Baja (1971).
Extent:
1.6 Linear feet (4 archive boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Leland Lewis Aerial Photographs of Baja California Collection, MSS 409. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Background

Scope and content:

The Leland Lewis Aerial Photographs of Baja California Collection contains images of points, ports, capes, bays, and islands along the Pacific and Gulf of California coasts of the Baja California peninsula. Most of the images are eight by ten inch black-and-white photoprints taken from a light plane off the coast. While most of the photographs were taken by Lewis, some images were collected from commercial and governmental sources. The collection includes images of the towns of Ensenada, La Paz, Loreto, Mulege, Santa Rosalia, and San Felipe. The photographs, most of which date between 1965 and 1971, are arranged alphabetically by location.

Biographical / historical:

Leland Lewis was a navigator who worked aboard west coast tuna clippers and sailed as the skipper of his own schooner. In 1965, he published the first volume of his Sea Guide, which covered the Southern California coast from Point Arguello to Punta Banda, Mexico. The second volume, covering both the Pacific and Gulf of California coasts of Baja California, appeared in 1971. Most of the photographs were taken in the company of Arnold Senterfitt, a pilot and author of Airports of Baja California.

Acquisition information:
Acquired 1995, 1996, 1998.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-08 20:03:32 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

For photographic or digital reproductions of images in this collection, patrons must obtain written permission from Leland Lewis.

Terms of access:

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Preferred citation:

Leland Lewis Aerial Photographs of Baja California Collection, MSS 409. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
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