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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5871
title: Bathers at the Long Beach shore, with the amusement park in the distance, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of bathers at the Long Beach shore, with the amusement park in the distance, 1925. A group of three young women with similar, darkly-colored bathing suits talk at center, ignoring the camera and standing calf-deep in the surf. Farther back, a group of young men appear to be posing for the camera, while a young boy to the left stands with his hands folded behind his back, staring directly at the viewer. On the sand still farther left, a man in a suit strikes a similar pose, standing in front of a beached flatboat which bears the title "Venetian". More beach enthusiasts lounge behind him underneath large sun umbrellas. In the background, the undulating tracks of a roller-coaster can be seen along with a ferris wheel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5864
title: Weekend beach-goers at the Long Beach shore, ca.1925

description: Photograph of weekend beach-goers at the Long Beach shore, ca.1925. Two adolescent boys stand in their bathing costumes looking towards the camera, a young woman standing to the right of them with her hand on her hip doing the same. The smallest boy holds a collapsed miniature umbrella in his hands. Surrounding them, other beach-goers lounge beneath a gauntlet of sun umbrellas. In the background, various others play at the waters edge or in the surf itself.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7711
title: View of Balboa Beach in Corona Del Mar, showing beached sailboat, 1924

description: Photograph of a view of Balboa Beach in Corona Del Mar, showing beached sailboat, 1924. A large swath of of smooth beach is apparently empty in the foreground, while shallow, still water can be seen it its left. This water continues past a hill and rocks to the second beach where a group of mariners can be seen tinkering with a small sailboat. Still farther back, along the horizon, more visitors can be seen beneath the drapes of a tent.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7717
title: View of rocks on Balboa Beach at Corona Del Mar, 1924

description: Photograph of a view of rocks on Balboa Beach at Corona Del Mar, 1924. Jagged, eroded boulders are visible along the horizon line in most of the image, while at the far left a piling of smaller rocks extending into the surf appears to be a breakwater. In the foreground, patches of scrub vegetation speckle the sand along with bits of trash.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7712
title: View of Balboa Beach in Corona Del Mar, seen between two rock formations, 1924

description: Photograph of a view of Balboa Beach in Corona Del Mar, seen between two rock formations, 1924. Empty beach fills much of the foreground of the image, while in the center ground, two jagged rock formations lean to the left. The surf is visible in the pause between them, showing a sailboat in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7716
title: View of Balboa Beach at Corona Del Mar, showing the cliffs, 1924

description: Photograph of a view of Balboa Beach at Corona Del Mar, showing the cliffs, 1924. Steep slopes covered in scrub vegetation are visible to the left of the image, a short, illegible sign posted on one of the shorter ledges near center. To the right, the surf smashes up against jagged rock formations. In the distance, smoother mountains can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7780
title: View of the inner harbor in Newport Bay, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of the inner harbor in Newport Bay, ca.1925. A lone car can be seen driving down the bently curving road at center, cliffs covered with scrub vegetation to the right, marshland to the left beyond a line of utility poles. Just at the bend of the road to the right, a small wooden shack can be seen. Farther back, a bridge runs across the harbor horizontally, an oil derrick visible at its left side. Still farther back, a three-masted ship can be seen in profile in the shallows. More oil derricks are visible in the right distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7726
title: Oil field in Huntington Beach seen through fog, 1935

description: Photograph of an oil field in Huntington Beach seen through fog, 1935. A small strip of asphalt is shown in the extreme foreground, behind which a clump of scrub vegetation can be seen. Past this, piles of earth can be seen scattered along the moors. In the far distance along the horizon, the blurred outlines of numerous oil derricks can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7735
title: Horsemen in an Armistice Day parade, Huntington Beach, 1924

description: Photograph of horsemen in an Armistice Day parade, Huntington Beach, 1924. Two lines of men on horseback make their way down the vacated street, moving from the upper right of the image to the lower left while spectators stand to either side of the street. Automobiles can be seen parked behind the crowd to the left, in front of a two-story building draped with striped banners.; Legible signs from left to right include: "[...] County Riding Club", "Huntington Beach Telephone Co.", "Huntington Beach Tank Co.", "Signs", and "Caution: Fire Station".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8983
title: View of surf, rocks and vegetation in La Jolla, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of surf, rocks and vegetation in La Jolla, ca.1900. Small islands thick with vegetation are pictured surrounded by water in the foreground, while farther back, waves crash against a flat stretch of rocks riddle with tidal pools
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5763
title: Santa Monica panorama, northeast from Third Street and Arizona Street, 1900

description: Photograph of panoramic view of Santa Monica looking northeast from Third Street and Arizona Street, 1900. Trees stand on the side of the street in the foreground. The street runs from the right foreground to the left. Smaller trees line the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road. Large houses stand in a row with wide, manicured lawns. More houses can be seen amongst the tree tops that extend to the mountains in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5888
title: East front side of the Rancho Los Cerritos ranch house (later Bixby Ranch), ca.1900

description: Photograph of the east front side of the Rancho Los Cerritos ranch house (later Bixby Ranch), ca.1900. At center, the two-story long adobe building is pictured, a porch along its second story. Several trees of varying size are dispersed along the grass in the foreground. The ranch house was located just off Long Beach Boulevard near the Virginia Country Club. It became the home of the Bixby family after Llewellyn Bixby and Benjamin and Thomas Flint became owners of the rancho in 1866. The buildings and grounds were restored and were later open to the public under lease from the Bixby family, to the City of Long Beach.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6515
title: View of cars moving down streets in the Pike, an amusment area for Redondo Beach tourists, ca.1924

description: Photograph of a view of cars moving down streets in the Pike, an amusment area for Redondo Beach tourists, ca.1924. To the left, two lanes of automobiles make their way up and own the street while other autos are parked diagonally on either side. To the right, an American flag hangs in from above, rolled over itself. Beyond this, pedestrians can be seen walking across a vacant street in which streetcar rails can be seen. Two- to three-story brick commercial buildings line the block to the left. To the right, a large gathering-house is visible, topped by American flags.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Rooms", "Roy's Place", "Trombridge's Market", "Hotel", "Farmers & Merchants National & Savings Banks", "Furniture", "Clothing, Shoes", "Hawthorne -- Redondo", "Garland Hotel", "Bathing", and "Theatre".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6514
title: Redondo Beach looking east along the Pike, an amusement area for tourists, ca.1924

description: Photograph of Redondo Beach looking east along the Pike, an amusement area for tourists, ca.1924. The traffic-free street of the Pike at right is separated from the driving lanes to the left by thin, hurdle-style dividers which can be seen moving into the frame from the lower right corner of the image. To the left, the three-story El Ja Arms Hotel building can be seen, surrounded by cars parked along the sidewalk. To the right, pedestrains walk along the edges of commercial buildings and amusement ride entrances topped by American flags.; Legible signs from left to right include: "The White House", "Columbia Bakery", "Fish Market", "Spanish Cafe", "Giant Dipper", "This is Sure Some Wicket Ride", "Lee's Delicious Orange Drink" and "Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers 10 cents".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1192
title: Exterior view of the Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, ca.1925. The tripartite romanesque building of the high school is shown at center from across the road. Two concrete walkways divided by a patch of greenery angles-in off the road and points towards the two-story central entrance, which is framed by ionic columns. This central building is connected to the two other sections by covered corridors. These sections are both two stories in their own right and appear to be identical. They angle-in towards the center of the school's front courtyard. A web of utility-pole wires can be seen hanging above the street, and the back edge of an early automobile can be seen along the right edge of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1149
title: View of the amusements at the Pike, a park along the pier in Redondo Beach, ca.1924

description: Photograph of a view of the amusements at the Pike, a park along the pier in Redondo Beach, ca.1924. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk outside a novelty vendors' buidling, which featrues a windmill on its left side and a barn-like structure to its right. In the background, passengers begin their descent in a rollercoaster car.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Fish Market", "London Fish Co.", "Redondo Pop Corn Shop", "Spanish Cafe", "Headquarters for Texas Tamales", "Hamburgers" and  "Ice Cold Coca-Cola Sold Here".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2058
title: Beach-goers near tents and beach umbrellas, south of the pier, Playa Del Rey, ca.1924

description: Photograph of beach-goers near tents and beach-umbrellas, south of the pier, Playa Del Rey, ca.1924. A family in attire that appears to be unfit for the beach is pictured from behind in the foreground. The father wears a white button-down shirt, while the woman seems to be wearing a house dress. One of the children is wrapped in a blanket or towel, while the other wears a cap and sits closer to the tilted umbrella sitting next to him. Farther back, changing tents can be seen, along with other visitors enjoying the beach in a myriad of ways. A few two- to three-story houses can be seen in the distance along a ridge. The ocean is visible to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14202
title: View of the San Pedro Harbor, showing the breakwater, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing the breakwater, ca.1925. In the left foreground, a small utility shed stands with signs that read "Bait  and Tackle" and "Fresh Fish". Farther to the left, five individuals can be seen standing at the end of a short plank walkway with their backs to the camera, just on the edge of the long stone stretch of the breakwater. Filling the remainder of the background, what appear to be large cargo ships are scattered through the harbor in open water, while two tug-boats float next to one another to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5082
title: View of Santa Rosa Avenue in Altadena, showing automobiles, 1925

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Rosa Avenue in Altadena, showing automobiles, 1925. The single lane of the paved road cuts through two rows of tall deodar trees, which are decorated with lights for the entire length of the road during winter holidays, giving the street the nickname "Christmas Tree Lane". Two early automobiles are immediately apparent a short way up the road, while a longer line of cars can be seen hazily, closer to the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11226
title: Huge throng of people filing down the street after the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a huge throng of people filing down the street after the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, ca.1925. People pour down the street in front of the Union Pacific Station whose banner, "Union Pacific System, The Way East" can be seen in the right backgrond. To the left, one- to two-story commercial buildings can be seen, their lower floors obscured by the crowds. The rest of the space is filled with people visible mostly from the waist up, except for a small sliver of unoccupied road to the right of center, and several cars visible in the middle of the pedestrians. Striped banners hang above the celebrants, secured between poles on either side of the street. At what appears to be an intersection to the left, a sign for a railroad crossing can be seen.; Other legible signs from left to right include: "Hudson", "[...]ran & McMenamy", "[...]demeter Service", "Garage", "Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate", and "Laundry".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2396
title: Bank of Santa Monica at the corner of Third Street and Santa Monica Boulevard (then, Oregon Avenue), Santa Monica, ca.1907-1910

description: Photograph of Bank of Santa Monica at the corner of Third Street and Santa Monica Boulevard (then, Oregon Avenue), Santa Monica, ca.1907-1910. The three-story building is visible on a corner at center with a small tower at top. About six horse-drawn carriages can be seen on the street. Several pedestrians and bicycles are visible on the sidewalk, while streetcar rails and electric lines are visible in the foreground. There is a dog on the sidewalk corner at left. Legible signs include: "Bank, Santa Monica", "Public library", "[...] E.W. Boehme, real estate", "E.W. Boehme, general insurance, AETNA, Pennsylvania, Sanceshire[?], Phoenix, New York life insurance", "Dr. Frank Comer, Dentist, [...]gland [...]on free", "306 Oregon Avenue", "Ranges, heaters, stoves [...]", "Jackson Bros.", "[...] Pendleton [...]", "M.D. Feather, [...] Beeman's[?] [...]", "Groceries", and "The Packet[?]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8536
title: Throng of people on Colorado Street looking west from Los Robles Avenue after the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a throng of people on Colorado Street looking west from Los Robles Avenue after the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, ca.1925. The American Flag, banners for the American Legion and other flags hang from the cable car wires that make a net above the street. Below, the road is completely obscured by vast waves of pedestrians crammed shoulder-to-shoulder. In the center foreground, a young boy looks towards the viewer, surrounded by a corona of unoccupied space. Farther right, a young girl in a dress and hat holds a similar position. To the far left, one- to two-story commercial buildings can be seen. In the distance, the Hotel Maryland is also visible. Legible signs from left to right include: "[...] Hawkins. Dentist", and "Drugs".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6062
title: Birdseye view of the First Methodist Church in Pasadena, looking southwest, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the First Methodist Church in Pasadena, looking southwest, ca.1925. The tall, gothic building of the church is visible at the corner at center and appears to be arranged in six sections. The first section is positioned at the end of the paved walkway that turns in from the sidewalk, which terminates at the building's three identical doors. Over these, a large, arched set of stained-glass windows are positioned, leading up to a steeply-slanted roof. This building appears to move backwards perpendicularly to the second section, on which a tall spire can be seen to the right. In front of these, to the left, a shorter, longer building is visible, matched by an even longer building of similar height to the right, which is positioned next to the two-story Weatherby-Kayser Shoe Co. in what is labeled as the Bruce Building. Two more short buildings are partially visible in the background behind the central sections. Early automobiles can be seen parked along the street to the left, where the ledge of a building can be seen in the extreme foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6065
title: Exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, ca.1925. The gothic building of the church is visible behind a crop of trees at center, filling much of the image. In the bottom center, a paved walkway leads up to the smaller of the church's two sections, feeding into a second walkway that leads to all of the church entrances. This smaller section is connected ot the taller section at right (which appears to hold the bell tower) by a short arcade that appears to enclose a courtyard in the background. A tall office-style highrise can be seen in the background behind the church. A car is partially visible parked along the sidewalk in the right foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8533
title: Band marching in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a band marching in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, ca.1926. A large band, possibly the Freemasons or Shriners, march in six files wearing fez hats while spectators watch on either side of Colorado Street. Farther back, men in lightly-colored robes walk alongside a float which reads "De Molay". Still farther back, three men carry a banner which reads "Knights of Pythias". Commerical highrises line the street to either side.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Citizens Savings Bank, Commercial Savings", "Dentist", "New Home of the California Security and Loan Corporation", "New Home of [...] The Boy's Shop", "[...] Book Shop", "Hancock Music Co.", "Newport", "Cheeri-O Shoppe", "Whitford's Florists", "Fred T. Huggins Co." and "Hertel's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8526
title: Floats moving down Colorado Street during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, ca.1926

description: Photograph of floats moving down Colorado Street during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, ca.1926. Spectators are crowded along the sidewalks, spilling over onto the streets while horse-drawn floats make their way down the road. Flags hang from wires stretched overhead. At center, two men march with a banner that reads "Pasadena Humane Society", behind which a lightly-colored horse is tended to on a float by a man in arabesque robes. Commercial highrises line the street to either side.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Anderson Typewriter Company (all makes)", "Bartmann", "Woolen Mills", "Geo. Penny Photos", "Security National Bank", "F.C. Nash & Co. China, House Furnishings, Toys, Goodrich, Dry Goods, Shoes", "[...] Clothes. Brenner & Wood", "Ceasar Cafe. Spaghetti Ravioli", and "Morse Heckman".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6809
title: Philadelphia Street looking east from Greenleaf Street in Whittier, ca.1924

description: Photograph of a view of Philadelphia Street looking east from Greenleaf Street in Whittier, ca.1924. Early automobiles are paked diagonally in toward the sidewalks on either side of Philadelphia, while two lanes of moving cars make their way up and down the pavement. To the left, pedestrians can be seen windowshopping in full figure. In the right distance, the Hotel William Penn can be seen. What appear to be telephone wires stretch across the street.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Poinsettia", "Smith Bros. Music Co.", "L.A. Daniels, Dentist", "E.T. Stoddard, Jeweler", "Kandy", "Rees", "Drugs, Soda. Adams & [...]", "Cafe Teri[...]", "Real Estate", "Palmers Shoes", "Piggly Wiggly" and "Toggery. N.B. Whiter's Clothing, Shoes, Hats".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8521
title: Hotel floats in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Colorado Street, ca.1926

description: Photograph of hotel floats in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Colorado Street, ca.1926. Spectators to flock on either side of the street, sitting in bleachers to the right and pressing in onto the road at the left to see the young woman sitting in the center of a shell-shaped float in the lead of the scene. Farther back, a second float shaped to look like a gilded cage reads "Pasadena". Banners hang over the street from cables suspended between posts. In the background, highrise buildings and the top edge of a church can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8518
title: Crowd filling Colorado Street after the Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a crowd filling Colorado Street after the Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, ca.1926. The back of an early automobile can be seen in the center foreground, separated from a larger group of cars in the background which are similarly swamped by the massive waves of pedestrians filling the image. To the right, the Owl Drug Co. pharmacy can be seen on the corner. Banners hang from the streetcar cables overhead, along with an old-fashioned traffic-light visible to the left. One- to three-story commerical buildings line the street to either side.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Billiards", "Santa Fe Cigars", "Goods", "Shoe Repairing", "Tires", "Hotel", "Pasadena Theatre", "Crown", "Christmas Tree Street of Dreams --&gt;", "--&gt; Stadium, Green Tickets", Dr. L.H. Lawson, Dentists. Painless Dental Work", and "Don't Forget your Kodak Films for the Big Parade".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8512
title: Military men marching in the Pasadena Rose Parade, ca.1926

description: Photograph of military men marching in the Pasadena Rose Parade, ca.1926. What appear to be four files of military men march down the length of Colorado Street, supporting large American flags with the help of shoulder-slung holsters. Several other military personel lead the group to the bottom left, carring rifles. Spectators can be seen crouching along the street to either side. In the background, a sign for Bard's Theatre can be seen, touting itself as "The Show Place of Pasadena".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6049
title: Birdseye view of the Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena on New Year's Day, 1926

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena on New Year's Day, 1926. Football players scramble down on the field just to the right of center, while the hatted heads of enthusiasts fill the oval bowl of the stadium's stands. Along the sidelines, various officiators and what appear to be the press can be seen. In the background, houses are visible along the distant ridge.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14723
title: Panoramic view of Santa Monica, ca.1900

description: Photograph of panoramic view of Santa Monica, ca.1900. Houses on tree-lined streets. Some fences visible at bottom.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8085
title: Wellspring at the bottom of Palm Springs Canyon, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a wellspring at the bottom of Palm Springs Canyon, [s.d.]. Clear, shallow water surrounds a collection of slate boulders, trickling from an unknown source. Short palm trees and other scrub vegetation can be seen in the surrounding terrain. The slope of the canyon wall is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8084
title: View of "Water Trail" in Palm Springs Canyon, ca.1900

description: Photograph of "Water Trail" in Palm Springs Canyon, ca.1900. A clear path of small rocks and sediment winds down from higher up the canyon wall. Various types of palm-trees line it to the right, filling the distance just in front of a wall of slate boulders.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8087
title: View of Palm Forest in Palm Springs Canyon, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Palm Forest in Palm Springs Canyon, ca.1900. A small stream runs through the bottom of the canyon, moving from the upper right to the lower left. At center, a large group of palm trees are situated around the tiny rivulet. To the left, the slope of the canyon wall is riddled with tiny slate rocks.