Living Room Lecture: Block 112
San Diego's Working Class in the 1880s
Archaeology provides evidence of those who are under-represented in the official version of history. Often times, the recorded account of history is about rich, influential men and wars. What about the women, children, immigrants, the poor, and the different?
Block 112 in Downtown San Diego reflected the same urban diversity that was typical of large Eastern cities. Of the 50 residents, 16 were white or African American citizens. The other 34 were immigrants and ethnic minorities—Chinese laundrymen, a Mexican mill hand, a French gunsmith, a German day-laborer, a Welsh musician, a Japanese lunch man, and an Irish baker. This presentation reveals clues about their everyday lives, ambitions, and lifestyle.
This event will be held on Zoom.
Neighborhood: North Inland
Contact Info
760-291-0370
vchappins@sandiegoarchaeology.org
Date & Time
Feb 1, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Price
Pay what you wish
