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"Long-time Escondidan Peter Oliver recalls earlier times in the Southland as he scans a pulp novel about Kit Carson, printed in 1935. Oliver says he hopes the new Kit Carson Days will be as wonderful for the community as Grape Days were."

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"Mrs. Homer Smith (left) and Mrs. Barry Brindley (center) advise Mrs. Randall McCowan on the proper place to put a bumper sticker reminding other motorists not to forget U.S. prisoners of war. The women are members of Iota Lambda chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority which will participate in a letter writing campaign to obtain names of the prisoners in Vietnam." [Envelope contains similar related images.]

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"Food for frontiersman George Davignon, president of the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, is offered by Felicita (Tina Sarno) and Miss Kitty Carson (Kim Bishop) during Kit Carson Days festivities Thursday at Grape Day Park. Employes [sic] of businesses around town are appropriately garbed in the true frontier spirit during the event." [Envelope contains additional images from the festivities.]

Scope and Contents "While driver Robert Jennings made a phone call for help from a neighborhood house, an unidentified spectator (left foreground) speculated on how a water-pull vehicle fell from its trailer on the Metcalf Street onramp to Highway 78. The equipment, owned by Jennings Grading and Paving of Escondido, suffered an estimated $2000 damage when it became overbalanced going around the turn and fell off. A diesel-powered vehicle, the water-pull is used to wet down newly-cleared areas to keep dust...

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"Roy "Max" Maxon and wife Mildred admire an old radio transmitter using "breadboard" construction."

Scope and Contents "Prizes from Felicita herself, Tina Sarno (right) were presented Tuesday to winners of the Kit Carson Days downtown window decorating contest. Tickets to the Felicita Pageant were awarded to Ann Hamilton (second from right) for her first place theme entry in the window of the Valdon Shop, 113 W. Grand Ave. (rear). Other first place winners were Anita Kratka, co-winner with her sister, Annette (second from left), for their most comical entry. Kim Wright (third from left) was a second place...