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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19752
title: Portrait of Peter Lassen, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Peter Lassen, [s.d.]. Mr. Lassen is shown from his torso to his head and is looking very slightly to the left. He is wearing a dark overcoat, lighter coat, dark tie, and white shirt. He has thinning dark hair and very thick sideburns. Photo can be seen in an oval frame.; Lassen was born in Denmark in 1800, came to America in 1819, went overland to Oregon in 1839 and to California by sea in 1840 before his death in 1859. He was a hunter and guide who also worked as a blacksmith sometimes at Sutter's Fort, San Francisco, and San Jose. In 1844, he was naturalized and obtained grant of the Bosquejo Rancho on Deer Creek in what is now Tehama County, where a little settlement formed around the house which was known as Lassen's or Lawson's. This was the first settlement reached by immigrants in 1849-50 who entered California through the Lassen Pass. In 1859, Lassen was killed by Indians while prospecting north of Pyramid Lake. His name was given to Lassen County, Lassen Peak, and Lassen Pass.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19753
title: Portrait of Thomas C. Larkin, 1846

description: Photographic portrait of Thomas C. Larkin, 1846. Mr. Larkin is shown from his torso to his head and is looking to the left. He is wearing a dark suit, dark vest, dark bowtie, and white shirt. He has short dark hair and thick sideburns. Photo is reproduced from Colton's "Three Years in California".; Thomas C. Larkin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on September 16, 1802 and died in San Francisco on October 27, 1858. He came to California on the American brig Newcastle from Boston via Honolulu in 1831 to join his half-brother, Captain J. V. R. Cooper. For a time Larkin was clerk for Captain Cooper before embarking in mercantile business for himself. He was careful and thrifty and soon acquired a competence. In 1843 he was appointed United States Consul for the port of Monterey and in 1846 confidential agent for the United States. He would have been successful in inducing the Californians to accept a peaceful change of flag had not the action of the filibusteros interfered with his plan.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19754
title: Portrait of William Davis Merry Howard, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of William Davis Merry Howard, [s.d.]. Howard is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking to the right. He can be seen wearing a dark jacket, dark bowtie and white shirt. He has dark hair parted at right and a thick dark goatee. An earlier record lists the portrait under "William Davis Merry Haward".; Howard was born in Boston in 1819, came to San Francisco in 1839 as a cabin boy on the ship California, and died in San Francisco in 1856 at 38. In 1845, he formed a partnership with Henry Mellus. They bought the Hudson's Bay Company property on Montgomery Street in San Francisco and, under the firm name Mellus and Howard, did the largest business in the California. By 1848-49, they had branches in Sacramento and San Jose. The firm dissolved in 1850 and Howard retired as a rich man. He bought the eight thousand eight hundred seventy-five acre San Mateo Rancho from Cayetano Arenas. There was no better man in California than Howard and he was deservedly popular with all classes. His first wife was Mary, daughter of William R. Warren, and after her death he married Agnes, daughter of Dr. J. Henry Poett. Howard Street in San Francisco is named for him.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14904
title: Yosemite stage coach beside "Fallen Monarch", one of the Wawona Big Trees, in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Yosemite stage coach beside "Fallen Monarch", one of the Wawona Big Trees, in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900. Four people are sitting in the coach (drawn by a 4-horse team) headed right. Five people are standing on the huge fallen tree behind.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19756
title: Drawn portrait of Charles M. Weber, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawn portrait of Charles M. Weber, [s.d.]. Weber is shown from his torso to his head and is turned to the left. He is wearing a dark jacket, dark vest, dark tie and a white shirt with an upturned collar. He has neatly combed dark hair parted at right and a stern expression on his face.; Weber was born in Germany in 1814 and died in Stockton in 1881. He came to America in 1836 and to California in 1841 with the Bidwell-Bartleson party, the first organized group of immigrants to cross the plains to California. He settled first in San Jose as a trader and miller and in 1843 obtained through his partner, William Gulnac (Weber not yet naturalized) the Campo de los Franceses rancho, buying his partner's interest in 1845. He was naturalized in 1844 and raised a company of foreign volunteers in 1845 to help the Californians against Micheltorena. He refused to join the American filibusteros in 1846, not liking the methods of Fremont, but was made captain of volunteers in the Santa Clara campaign against Sanchez. In 1847 he formed a settlement on his rancho which he named Tuleburg but later renamed Stockton. It became an important supply depot during the gold mining period.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13452
title: Portrait of Samuel B. Bell, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Samuel B. Bell, [s.d.]. Bell can be seen from his torso to his head facing to the right. He is visible wearing a dark jacket with a black collar, dark tie, and white shirt with and upturned collar. He has curly dark hair that extends almost to his shoulders. Bell was born in Orange County, New York, in 1817 and died in Santa Barbara in 1897. He came to California in 1853 as part of a group of eight clergymen sent out as missionaries by the Presbyterian General Assembly. His arrival in San Francisco on March 20, 1853, on the clipper ship Trade Wind, marked the end of a 102 day, record-setting voyage from New York via Cape Horn. Mr. Bell was the first minister of the first Presbyterian Church of Oakland, organized March 20, 1835(?). He was one of the incorporators of the College of California, predecessor to the University of California, and was instrumental in the establishment of the University. He was Chairman of the first Republican Convention in 1856; in 1857 and 1858, he represented Alameda and Santa Clara in the Senate. In 1859, he was one of the candidates for the Republican nomination for governor. Dr. Bell was large, erect, and an effective speaker, self-denying and self-forgetful, and his influence and usefulness in the community was great.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19763
title: Portrait of J. A. Muir, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad from1893-1903 and his secretary, J. E. Brown, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of J. A. Muir, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad from1893-1903 and his secretary, J. E. Brown, [s.d.]. The two men are seated on opposite sides of a large wooden table and both are looking at papers on the table. The man at left is wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and round glasses. His partner is also wearing a dark suit and is writing on a piece of paper. There is a set of shelves behind the men, and on it is a portrait of an older gentleman. There is a calendar at right and several framed pictures on the walls.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19764
title: Assistant Superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad Mr. A. McGovern in an office with N.R. Potter and H.M. Batig(?), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of Assistant Superintendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad Mr. A. McGovern in an office with N.R. Potter and H.M. Batig, [s.d.]. McGovern is at center and is leaning on a wooden barrier. He is wearing a dark vest and bowtie over a white shirt and has a black bowler perched on his head. At left is Mr. N. R. Potter, who is sitting at a desk and wearing a dark suit and hat. Sitting at another desk at right is Mr. H. M. Batig(?), who is wearing a light-colored vest over his white shirt. There is a telegraph machine in front of Batig and a phone behind McGovern.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m595
title: View of Main Street looking south-south-east from Plaza Street (aka Republic Street) showing Pico House, Los Angeles, ca.1878

description: Photograph of Main Street looking south-south-east from Plaza Street (aka Republic Street) showing Pico House at left, Los Angeles, ca.1878. The road is unpaved and a streetcar track runs down the middle. Both sides of the street are lined with imposingly large buildings. At center on the left side of the street is an especially big building topped by a prominent tower. Most of the other buildings are somewhat Romanesque, with large columns and archways dominating their facades. There are several horse-drawn vehicles parked on both sides of the street. There is a barber pole at right.; Legible signs include, from left to right, "Nick's[...]Stables", and "Telegraph". Additional information: Identifiable buildings include (left to right): Pico House (built in 1869-70); Merced Theater (built in 1870); Masonic Hall (built in 1858); Baker Block (1877-1942); Cosmopolitan Hotel (1856-1937, for new Federal Court House and Post Office) -- it began as the Lafayette, but was modified over the years becoming the Cosmopolitan and then the St. Elmo; Temple Block (1871-1927) -- large structure, to the left and below the Cosmopolitan, at the intersection of Main Street, Spring Street and Temple Street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19765
title: Painted portrait of Saint John Capistran, O.F.M., [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Saint John Capistran, O.F.M., [s.d.]. The friar is pictured from his waist to his head and is looking at a cross he is holding up at left. He is also holding a flag with the letters IHS written on it. He is wearing the dark robes of a Franciscan monk and has a large halo around his mostly bald head. There is a rope tied around his waist. He was also known as San Juan Capistrano. Photoprint reads: "from Englehardt".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19766
title: Birdseye view of the pillars and the door to the Sanctuary at Mission San Juan Capistrano, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the pillars and the door to the Sanctuary at Mission San Juan Capistrano, [s.d.]. There is a very large arch-shaped alcove at left with Romanesque pillars  near the opening. An arched doorway is set into the wall at center, and there is a square window high above the door. There are broad steps leading into the alcove. Much of the spackle covering the adobe walls has deteriorated, leaving large patches in which the bricks are bare.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19767
title: Painted portrait of Father Geronimo Boscana, O.F.M., author of Chinigchinich, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Father Geronimo Boscana, O.F.M., author of "Chinigchinich", [s.d.]. The friar is at center, is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the right. He is wearing a light-colored hooded robe with the hood pulled halfway up his head. He has some thin white hair but is mostly bald. Chinigchinich was an account of California Indian life, focused on the Indians near San Juan Capistrano.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14905
title: Wawona stage coach at Wawona Meadows, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of Wawona stage coach at Wawona Meadows, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930. About a dozen head of cattle are in the fenced pasture. Behind are visible tall pine trees, a large wooden building, and a few other smaller wooden buildings. Three men are in the coach, "Teneya", drawn by two horses, facing left. "Trip to Yosemite Valley by Washburn Stage."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3098
title: Drawing by Alexander F. Harmer depicting Franciscan Missionaries walking through the hills, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing by Alexander F. Harmer depicting Franciscan Missionaries walking through the hills, [s.d.]. Two monks are at center and are walking to the left. They are both wearing dark robes and broad-brimmed straw hats. The monk in front is holding a stick with a bag tied to the end. The hill on which they are walking is rocky and covered with various desert plants, including cactus. There is a mountain range in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19769
title: Exterior view of the east end of Mission San Fernando, ca.1890

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the east end of Mission San Fernando, ca.1890. Two buildings are visible: one is a long adobe structure with a covered walkway at left. It has several arched openings and a terracotta roof. In front of this building is a smaller, very dilapidated building made of bare adobe bricks. It has a sagging terracotta tile roof. In the distance at left are the remains of another small adobe building. There is a wooden wagon parked in the foreground at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19770
title: Interior of Mission San Fernando, looking towards the altar, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the interior of Mission San Fernando, looking towards the altar, ca.1890. The room pictured is a long rectangular area with adobe walls and thick wooden rafters supporting the high ceiling. Holes in the roof let streams of sunlight filter down into the dilapidated room. The floor is overgrown with weeds and small plants.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18900
title: Portrait of Colonel Richard B. Mason, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Colonel Richard B. Mason, [s.d.]. A man in ceremonial attire turns a fixed gaze towards the right. He has high cheekbones, thick eyebrows and thin lips, which he keeps in a straight line. The collar of his uniform is stiff, and conceals his neck, while two rows of buttons run down his chest beneath it.; He was the military governor of California from 1848 to 1849. "Son of George Mason of Lexington, Vigrinia. Born 1797. In 1817 he entered the service as a second lieutenant. In November 1846, he was ordered to California to relive General Kearney. He served as Civil and Military commander from May 31, 1849. he appointed Henry W. Halleck as Secretary of State who as a wise lawyer dealt with the troublesome settlement of California land titles. His report to Washington, Aug.17, 1848, which was incorporataed into the President's message to lawyers, started the Gold Rush. During the exciting year of 1849, Colonel Mason was the one man power in the State." -- From Eldredge's "Beginnings of San Francisco" Volume 2, page 688.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19246
title: Portrait of Brigadier General Bennet Riley, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Brigadier General Bennet Riley, from a painting in the office of Commander at Fort Riley, Kansas, ca.1790. A man with light wispy hair and a beard stands stiffly in his uniform, with two rows of buttons and epaulets on his shoulders. His eyes stare into the center of the foreground, and his neck is concealed by a tall stiff collar.; He entered the service as ensign in 1813. From that time on he served his country in many of its battles -- in the west with Indians and with mauraders and was advanced in command. As Lieut. Colonel in July 1846, was ordered to Mexico in command of the Second Brigade. General Riley relieved Col. Mason at Mason's request as Governor California, April 13, 1849. Through the lawless and troublesome time served with great firmness and wisdom. He assisted in the formation of the State Constitution and turned over his civil power to the first governor, Peter F. Burnett" -- from Eldredge's "Beginnings of San Francisco" Volume 2, page 692. "Born in St. Mary's county, Maryland.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19771
title: Portrait of Fig Tree John near Palm Springs, ca.1897

description: Photographic portrait of Fig Tree John near Palm Springs, ca.1897. The Cahuillla Indian is shown from his knees to his head and is looking towards the camera. He is wearing a dark suit with a dark vest, white shirt, and dark tie. He has a black top hat on his head. There is a white package under his arm at left and he is holding another unidentified object at right. He is standing in front of a wooden building. Fig Tree John later moved to Aqua Dolce.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13743
title: Portrait of James Wilson Marshall, 1872

description: Photographic portrait of James Wilson Marshall, 1872. Marshall can be seen seated at center facing to the right. He is holding a hat at right and is resting on a cane at left. He is wearing a dark suit with a dark tie and a white shirt. His dark hair is combed back on his head. The chair on which he is sitting is resting on a patterned quilt on the ground. On January 24, 1848, Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, Coloma village in El Dorado County, California.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19772
title: Exterior view of an adobe with a car nearby near the San Gabriel Mission , ca.1910

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an adobe with a car nearby near the San Gabriel Mission, ca.1910. The adobe is at left and is a long rectangular building with covered porches in the front and back. It has a wooden shingled roof and most of its walls are covered with white spackle, although a large section of this is missing on the end wall. An early model automobile is at left and two men are visible riding in it. Writing on the image reads "Old Steamer (Willie?)".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13747
title: Portrait of Alexander Mellus (brother to Henry Mellus) and his wife, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Alexander Mellus (brother to Henry Mellus) and his wife, [s.d.]. Alexander is at left and is shown from his shins to his head. He is wearing a dark suit, dark vest, dark tie, and white shirt. He has short dark hair and his face is encircled by a dark beard. His wife is at right and has her hands in her lap. She is wearing dark striped dress with a lace collar. Her dark hair is tied behind her head, revealing a set of earrings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8320
title: Exterior view of General Castro's adobe house in San Juan Bautista, ca.1910

description: Photograph of an exterior view of General Castro's adobe house in San Juan Bautista, ca.1910. The building is a long, two story adobe structure with a covered balcony on the second level. There are three wood-framed doorways and two wood-framed windows on the first floor, and a wooden railing encircles the upper balcony. Much of the white spackle is missing from the adobe walls, revealing many bare bricks. There are three large trees in front of the house, and several more trees can be seen beyond the terracotta tiles of the roof.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14906
title: Vernal Falls from Lady Franklin Rock in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of Vernal Falls from Lady Franklin Rock in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930. Water crashes through the rocks of the riverbed below (foreground).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13942
title: Long-standing arch at the south end of the cloister at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the long-standing arch at the south end of the cloister at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1895. The remains of the adobe arch are at right. They consist of an adobe wall with a partial arch framed by adobe bricks at left. At left is a large pile of adobe rubble left by the destruction or deterioration of the rest of the adobe building. In the background is a valley full of trees and other foliage, and there are tree-covered mountains in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19773
title: Corner of Downey Avenue and North Broadway during the opening of the cable line to East Los Angeles, 1888

description: Photograph of the corner of Downey Avenue and North Broadway during the opening of the cable line to East Los Angeles, 1888. There is a cable car adorned with several American flags resting on a track at left. At right, a large crowd full of women in white dresses has gathered to watch the ceremony. Down the street, more people have gathered on the sidewalks. There are several large buildings visible, as well as a large number of trees. The cable car bears the number 60.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13793
title: Portrait of Alfred Robinson, a California historian who was married to Ana Maria de la Guerra, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Alfred Robinson, a California historian who was married to Ana Maria de la Guerra, [s.d.]. Robinson is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking to the left with his shoulders facing straight ahead. He is wearing a dark jacket, black tie, and white shirt. He has thinning gray hair combed neatly on his head.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13819
title: Painted portrait of General John A. Sutter, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of General John A. Sutter, [s.d.]. General Sutter is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the left. He is depicted wearing a dark suit, dark bowtie, and a light-colored shirt. He has short dark hair, a thick dark mustache, and sideburns that extend all the way down his face and end up under his chin. He has large eyes and thick eyebrows.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6765
title: Painting by Mrs. Alva (Uva?) Starbuck depicting the Pio Pico house in Whittier, ca.1893

description: Photograph of a painting by Mrs. Alva (Uva?) Starbuck depicting the Pio Pico house in Whittier, ca.1893. The house is at right and is a large white adobe structure with two stories. It has a rectangular façade and behind the façade the roof is conventionally slanted. There are several wood framed windows and doorways set into the white adobe walls. The grounds around the house contain several trees and bushes, and there is a low wooden fence in the foreground at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7985
title: Commemorative plaque on an oil refinery in Newhall, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a commemorative plaque on an oil refinery in Newhall, [s.d.]. The large plaque is mounted onto a brick section of the refinery below a sign that reads "Still No.3 Capacity 100 BBLs" and above a sign that says "Fuel Line".; The plaque itself reads "California's First Oil Refinery Operated on a Commercial Scale Erected 1876 Restored by the Standard Oil Company of California in 1930 as a memorial to D. G. Scofield and his associates of the California Star Oil Works Company, a predecessor to the Standard Oil Company of California. In 1875-1876 Mr. Scofield and his associates obtained California's first commercial production of crude petroleum in Pico Canyon six miles from this point and built this refinery for the manufacture of petroleum products".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12393
title: Exterior view of the first oil refinery in Newhall, erected in 1876, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the first oil refinery in Newhall, erected in 1876, ca.1925. The refiner consists of three brick chimneys connected through a series of dark iron pipe to large tanks and containers, also made of iron. There is one especially large tank towards the back of the refinery at left. The refinery is built partially into a tree-covered hill side, and there are many more trees in the background. In the distance at left is a single tree with a ladder leaning against it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19790
title: Painting by Oriana Day de Young depicting Mission Santa Cruz as it probably appeared in 1794, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painting by Oriana Day de Young depicting Mission Santa Cruz as it probably appeared in 1794, [s.d.]. The painting shows the mission courtyard, at the center of which two padres are standing with a donkey and a dog. At right is another padre ringing a bell attached to a wooden pole. The courtyard is surrounded by several white mission buildings, including a church at center with a cross on its roof. There are mountains in the distance and trees at their base. The painting was located at the Golden Gate Park Museum.