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 Come in and take a look around.

What you see below is a collection of originals. 
Paintings and antique photos, prints and renderings, even interpretations in digital media.

Some by international artists, some by long ago amateurs, some by family members past and present.  And each is wonderful.

The collection spans the past century.  Every piece has a story significant to our family, Palomar Mountain or Southern California.

Every piece is available, some matted and framed as shown. Each includes a "folio"  describing the piece, it�s subject or the artist.

I add or remove pieces from time to time, so keep in touch. Let me know what you think of the Gallery, your comments are welcome.

Enjoy your visit.

Viewings by Appointment:
760 / 742 � 1859
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Copyright � 2001 by BNBailey

The Old Palomar Collection

These pieces depict Palomar Mountain's early days, roughly from the mid 1880s through the 1940s.  It was a simpler time, and some who were there knew it was changing far too quickly.  They recorded the era as it was unfolding, in photos and paintings.

The following pieces are interpretations taken from pictures and documents our family has treasured for over a century.  Enjoy.

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 The accompanying folio for the piece is shown, in part, below:

"Motor Camping"
Palomar�s Cedar Crest campground was their destination in 1914.  The adventure included fording the San Luis Rey river in Pauma Valley and ascending to 5500 feet up the treacherous Nate Harrison
grade on Palomar Mountain�s west face.The old Cedar Crest motor camp was sub-divided into cabin lots in the 1920s.

"Motor Camping"  is available as below:

18"x20"  (see above) 
  Framed in cedar & redwood                   $ 250.00
14"x17"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $ 125.00
10"x12"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $  75.00
 5"x  7"
  Print (un-mounted)                               $  25.00

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The accompanying folio for the piece is shown, in part, below:

"Nate�s Cabin"
Nathan�el Harrison was a black man brought to California as a slave around 1848.  He eventually settled on the west grade of Palomar Mountain, which now bears his name.

For 73 years he greeted all passersby from his rustic cabin, calling himself "The first white man on the Mountain."  He died in 1920 at the age of 101 years.

"Nate's Cabin"  is available as below:

25"x22"  (see above)  
  Matted & framed in cedar & redwood    $ 250.00
14"x17"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $ 125.00
10"x12"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $  75.00
 5"x7"
  Print (un-mounted)                               $  25.00

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The accompanying folio for the piece is shown, in part, below:

          "Uncle Nate"
Brought west as a slave from Kentucky about 1848, Nathan�el Harrison eventually settled on the west grade of Palomar Mountain that now bears his name.

Known to all as Uncle Nate, he lived alone in his pioneer cabin for 73 years, greeting every passersby. He died in 1920 at the age of 101.

"Uncle Nate"  is available as below:

22"x27"  (see above)  
  Matted & framed in cedar & redwood    $ 250.00
14"x17"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $ 125.00
10"x12"
  Matted & framed in cedar or redwood   $  75.00
 5"x 7"
  Print (un-mounted)                               $  25.00                                           

copyright (c) 2001 by BNBailey