cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12755
title: Oakland camp of Spanish American War volunteers, ca.1898

description: Photograph of the Oakland camp of Spanish American War volunteers, ca.1898. The silhouette of a horse-driven carriage runs beneath a row of trees at left, and several structures stand in the background alongside several light-colored tents. In the foreground run what appear to be train tracks, followed by a grassy plot of land. The lines from utility poles float overhead.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12750
title: Spanish American War volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of Spanish American War volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898. Holding an assortment of instruments, a band stands in the middle of the street across from a large crowd at right. Men, women and children in fancy dress stand at the wayside as the parade marches through, with a row of buildings behind them. A two-story structure stands at right, bearing a large US flag. Another American flag floats atop a building at center in front of a smoking chimney. The background is otherwise neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12751
title: Spanish American War artillery volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of Spanish American War artillery volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898. Rows of volunteers in uniform march across the streets of San Francisco, as a large crowd watches. Two soldiers at center hold the US flag and another flag. Standing at the wayside, men, women and children in fancy dress stand, some watching from the windows of several two-story structures that line the street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12752
title: Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898. Ranks of men are pictured marching down the street in the foreground, their rifles slung over their shoulders with lightly-colored flags flying from them. In the background, two clapboard-sided Victorian-style homes can be seen with spectators on the sidewalk in front of them, while more buildings can be seen in the left distance. An American flag blurs in the lower lefthand corner of the image. Compares to CHS-12607 which shows the same parade at a different angle.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12749
title: Front rank of Southern Californian veterans from the Spanish-American War marching in a parade in San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of the front rank of Los Angeles veterans from the Spanish-American War marching in a parade in San Francisco, ca.1898. The soldiers are shown marching with their rifles slung over their shoulder, American flags extending from the barrels. A single soldier leads them to the right. In the background, spectators can be seen on the sidewalk in front of three two-story Victorian-style houses. Compares to CHS-12607 which shows the same parade from a different angle. An earlier record reads "Volunteers arriving in San Francisco from Los Angeles to fight in the Spanish American War of 1898".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19795
title: Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War at rest during a parade, San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War at rest during a parade, San Francisco, ca.1898. A rank of men can be seen to the left having fallen out and leaning against their rifles. In the left background, spectators can be seen in the balconies of two clapboard-sided Victorian-style homes, while more are visible on the sidewalk in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14960
title: Two men on horses in the midst of huge Hawaiian tree ferns, 1907

description: Photograph of two men on horses in the midst of huge Hawaiian tree ferns, 1907. At center, two men with three horses make their way down a narrow path, surrounded by tree ferns. The foliage fills the rest of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12753
title: Spanish American War Red Cross volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898

description: Photograph of Spanish American Red Cross volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898. Riding a Red Cross horse-driven carriage, workers sit and participate in a parade on the streets of San Francisco. In the left foreground walks a woman in a hat and fancy dress, while the other side of the street is lined with a thick crowd. Behind the crowd sit rows of two-story structures.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21305
title: Door in the Mission San Juan Capistrano, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a door at Mission San Juan Capistrano, [s.d.]. A rectangular door lined with concrete embellishment is carved into a brick wall, at center. Around it, one can see overgrown patches of grass.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13917
title: Decoration at the base of a column at a mission, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a decoration at the base of a column at a mission, ca.1900. This column is visible at center, butted up against an adobe wall. A pointed design adorns the base of a column, which is set against a neutral background. The column is slightly damaged, with several chips in its surface.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13937
title: View of ceiling rafters and a painted wall at the Mission San Miguel Arcangel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of ceiling rafters and a painted wall at the Mission San Miguel Arcangel, ca.1900. Wooden rafters can be seen at top, attached to the wall with decorative moldings. The ceiling itself is tiled, and the wall to the right has been painted so that it appears to be a bannister. Other patters are visible below it on the wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19796
title: Baptismal fount at the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in San Diego, 1903

description: Photograph of the baptismal fount at the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in San Diego, 1903. The tall stone basin is shown through an archway at center, a small cross resting on its rim along with a metal pan. A window can be seen above it on the wall in the background. The walls in the foreground appear to have been painted for decoration and then to have faded.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21348
title: View of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia cemetery through a nearby archway, 1903

description: Photograph of a view of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia cemetery through a nearby archway, 1903. A tall adobe wall stretches across the image from left to right in the foreground. The light-colored plaster is missing from the bottom half of the wall. A tall, narrow archway is visible at center, and the cemetery can be seen in the distance. A tall wooden cross is visible on an adobe-brick platform in the middle of the graveyard. Patchy vegetation covers the ground in front of the wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13935
title: Cows among trees at the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1900

description: Photograph of cows among the trees at the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1900. Several spotted cows stand in the field, beneath "the first pepper trees in California". Behind them, at left, a row of arches appears.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13921
title: Mission Asistencia of San Antonio at Pala, 1903

description: Photograph of Mission Asistencia of San Antonio at Pala, 1903. A rudimentary brick building stands amongst a field at right while a wall that appears to be broken can be seen in the center. A short tree stands at left while grasses are visible in the foreground. Back of photoprint reads "Pala Mission Chapel. View from Olive Orchard at E. Side. by Blunt".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14961
title: An outrigger canoe pulling up to the beach, Hawaii, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an outrigger canoe pulling up to the beach, Hawaii, [s.d.]. The shoreline curves from the foreground at center towards the background at right. Palm trees line the beach at left. In the foreground at right, two men can be seen in the small canoe. Diamond Head is visible in the distance at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13778
title: Portrait of Pio Pico dressed in a long coat with top hat on the table next to him, 1860

description: Photographic portrait of Pio Pico dressed in a long coat with top hat on the table next to him, 1860. Pico is visible at center, posed with his left hand at the breast of his long, open jacket which appears to be made out of satin or silk. His pants are of a lighter color and have stripes down the side. He also wears a darkly-colored vest. His top hat is visible to the left along with an item that is possibly a cigarette case on a cloth-draped table. Pico's beard is full, uneven and white. Pico was the Mexican Governor of California and a lifelong resident.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19797
title: Statue depicting the infant Christ holding an urn, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a statue depicting the infant Christ holding an urn, ca.1903. An toddler with an adult face is shown kneeling on a nebulous shape that appears to be a mushroom. He holds an urn in his right hand and supports it from below with his left. He wears a tunic, the sash of which is billowing upward. A wrinkled cloth covers the floor. Adobe walls can be seen in the background. Picture file card reads "Chapel. San Diego Old Town".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19798
title: Statue depicting the "Queen of the Angels" at the chapel of Mission San Diego Alcala in Old Town San Diego, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a statue depicting the "Queen of the Angels" at the chapel of Mission San Diego Alcala in Old Town San Diego, ca.1895. A woman is depicted at center, wrapped in robes, holding her hands at her chest in prayer. Her head is inclined slightly to the left, topped by a large, ornate crown. A picture frame is visible on the adobe wall behind her.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21276
title: Sculpture of John the Baptist at the Mission Chapel in Old Town San Diego, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a sculpture of John the Baptist at the Mission Chapel in Old Town San Diego, ca.1903. A sculptured man stands on his artistic platform at center while wearing a cloth over his body and exposing half of his chest. A lightly colored wall stands behind the statue.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21287
title: Ruins of the Mission Chapel at the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana mission, ca.1900

description: Photograph of ruins of the Mission Chapel at the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana mission, ca.1900. A dirt road in the foreground runs from left to right while the ruins of the mission stand behind a grassy field. The ruins look like walls that have been eroded by time while the roofs of modern buildings can be seen at right. Trees are visible behind the buildings while the outline of a mountain can be seen in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1412
title: View of Spring Street near the corner of Second Street, showing a block of shop fronts, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a view of Spring Street near the corner of Second Street, showing a block of shop fronts, ca.1895. A dirty, paved street cuts across the width of the image, railcar tracks visible embedded in the pavement. To the right, the wheel of a cart or automobile is visible, while shown in the background is a line of flat-roofed one-story buildings occupied by shops. Written on the negative are arrows labeling parts of the block: "Corner", "Mrs. Longstreet 24 ft.", "Mrs. Drake 31 ft.", "Mrs. Miner and Alfred 65 ft.", "South [...]".; Legible signs from left to right include: "Sudenberg & Co. Fine Havana Cigars", "Made of the finest Vuelta Abajo", "Telegraph Office", "Duffin's Overland Cut Rate Ticket Office", "Rail Road Tickets Bought Sold and Exchanged. Cut rates to all points Member A.T.B.A. Excursion tickets bought and sold", "Frank M. Kelsey Real Estate. Insurance", "Los Angeles Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta Co.", "Burlington Route Overland Ticket Office. Weekly Excursions to the East", "Oil and Gasoline", "Marcher [...] jewelry. Precious Stones. Wholesale & Retail. Opals", "Shaving 10 cents", "First Class 5 cent Shine", "Men's shoes: cost. Ladies' shoes: below cost", "J. Small Boots and Shoes. Repairing Done", "[...]onis Bros. wholesale dealers in Fruit and Produce", "Woodbury Business College", "Stoves, Agate Irons, Tinware", "The Fair", "Crockery, Glass Wood and Willow-ware", "Cutlery, Silverware, Toys Etc.", and "Dye".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m492
title: View of Second Street near Spring Street, showing the Wilmington Transportation Company, 1900

description: Photograph of a view of Second Street near Spring Street, showing the Wilmington Transportation Company, 1900. A beam of metal scaffolding is pictured just to the right of center in the extreme foreground, while the street is visible beyond it running right to left. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked along the sidewalk, where a number of squat commercial buildings can be seen, including Duffin's Ticket Office and a tobacco store. A set of streetcar tracks can be seen embedded in the center of the road.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Loan Office", "Signs", "Printer", "Schroeder Bros. Sign Painters", "Electric cars", "Coal", "A.J. [...] Fashion[...]", "Catalina Island. WT PB Co. Steamers", "Wellington Coal", and "Telegraph Office. Duffin's Overland Cut Rate Ticket Office. Member American Ticket Broke[rs]. Entrance around corner".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17767
title: Portrait of a woman and man posing in front of a Pauma Indian fruit and vegetable stand, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a woman and man posing in front of a Pauma Indian fruit and vegetable stand, ca.1900. The Native American man is dressed in a lightly-colored button-down shirt and jeans and is standing to the right of center. To the left, a caucasian woman in slacks and a polo shirt holds a cucumber or turnip. In the background, an array of squashes and gords are stacked and hung around a wooden framework that has been covered with foliage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9601
title: View of a pigeon ranch along the Los Angeles River near the Riverside Bridge at the junction of Verdugo Road and San Fernando Road, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of a pigeon ranch along the Los Angeles River near the Riverside Bridge at the junction of Verdugo Road and San Fernando Road, ca.1905. The river is shown in the foreground, with a complex of long, one-story coops visible on the bank. Birds can be seen flocked all over these coops, in the river, and on the opposite bank.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m775
title: Birdseye view of Spring Street between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, showing the Angelus Hotel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Spring Street between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, showing the Angelus Hotel, ca.1900. Spring Street is shown slightly to the right, teeming with automobiles, streetcars and pedestrians. It is lined to either side by blocks of high-rise buildings which advertise with signs affixed to their sides.; Legible signs from left to right include: "The Angelus", "Merchants Trust Company Building", "Chamber of Commerce [...]", "Currier Building", "[...] & Co. Know. Popular Prices", "A.K. Brauer & Co. Building. Weatherby-Kayser Shoe Co. Retial Store Broadway at Fourth. The Eastern Hat MFG Co. [...] & Imports 3rd Floor. Carl Nelson Custom Bootmaker 4th Floor. 3rd Floor C.E. Cook Electric Co. [...]", "Hibernian Bl[...]", "L.A. Blue Print and Supply [...]", "Chapella [...] Co.",  and "Delta Of".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m662
title: views of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, and the Amestoy Building at 202 North Main Street, ca.1935

description: Photograph of exterior views of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, and the Amestoy Building at 202 North Main Street, ca.1935. The U.S. Hotel (1862-1939) is the three-story Victorian-style building to the right, visible from across Main Street, wedged between various commercial shop fronts. It was one of the first hotels in the city.  The Amestoy (1887-1958) is the second Victorian-style building to the left (north, across Market Street), with a sign that says "Leighton" over its entrance. Both of the Victorian buildings feature corner oriel windows extending from their second to third levels, as well as towers. The U.S. Hotel has a small octogonal turret at one corner, and a taller square turret and cupola at the other.  The Amestoy has a octogonal turret and cupola.  Automobiles are parked along the sidewalk.  Legible signs from left to right include: "Viciour's", "Ojos Tapatios", "Leighton Restaurant", "U.S. Hotel and Buffet Lunch. Max Vogel, prop.", "Provident Loan Association 706 S. Hill Street", "Shoe Store. Shoes for the entire family", and "New Palace Cafe".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m661
title: Exterior view of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, showing a street lamp in the foreground, ca.1935

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, showing a street lamp in the foreground, ca.1935. Two three-story Victorian-style buildings are pictured at center wedged between commercial shop fronts. The U.S. Hotel is closest to the foreground, while the Leighton Restaurant can be seen farther back. Both buildings feature a tower of sorts, the hotel's sprouting from the flat roof, the restaurant's extending from a column of windows at its corner. The New Palace Cafe and a sign that reads "Shoe Store. Shoes for the whole family" can be seen at right. A sign to the left reads "Victor's". Cars are parked along the sidwalk. Street car cables are attached to the top of a streetlamp visible in the left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m663
title: Exterior view of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, showing pedestrians at its base, ca.1935

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the U.S. Hotel at 170 North Main Street, showing pedestrians at its base, ca.1935. A three-story Victorian-style building is shown at center, an automobile parked along the sidewalk to the right and pedestrians making their way past the entrance. A tower extends from the flat roof on the right side. To the left, a crosswalk can be seen, at the end of which a streetlamp is visible at the edge of the Leighton Restaurant, which is designed similarly to the hotel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5720
title: Citrus Avenue looking north, showing the T.E. Finch Building in Covina, CA, ca.1908

description: Photograph of Citrus Avenue looking north, showing the T.E. Finch Building in Covina, CA, ca.1908. Horse-drawn carriages are vsible parked along the sidewalk at left, behind which two-story commercial buildings can be seen. To the right, bicycles can be seen leaning against the curb, a fire-hydrant in the extreme foreground. Utility poles line the street to the left, stretching back to a cluster of trees at right.; Legible signs from left to right include: "T.E. Finch 1898", "Stanton Bros. & Keeling", "Wholesale-Retail Butchers", "F.E. Wolfar[..] Jeweler", "Hardware", "First National Bank", "F.J. Cline. Dentist", "Franz Richt[...] Bicycle Repair. The Richt[...]" and "J.A. Schumm, Merchant. Tailor. Clothes Cleaned, Dyed, Pressed and Repaired".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5717
title: Several homes along Second Street in Covina, ca.1908

description: Photograph of several homes along Second Street in Covina, ca.1908. In the distance to the left, a horse can be seen drawing a flat cart. To the right, three homes can be seen spaced along the street, all of them two-story structures. A single roof slants down the back of the foremost house, while the next has multiple levels. The final home is obscured almost completely by the second. Trees fill the rest of the block.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19799
title: Birdseye view over an orchard on the Mission San Fernando, looking east from the Santa Susanna Mountains towards the Cahuenga Pass, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a birdseye view over an orchard on the Mission San Fernando, looking east from the Santa Susanna Mountains towards the Cahuenga Pass, ca.1930. A wide swath of treetops can be seen spanning the width of the image, while other planted rows stand behind them. Still farther out, residential buildings are spaced out disparately over a large plot of flat ground. In the foreground, a cleared and unplanted patch of soil can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9202
title: Handcolored print of a man picking an orange tree, ca.1900

description: Photograph (handcolored print) of a man picking an orange tree, ca.1900. A man in brown pants, a gray shirt, and a beige hat kneels under the orange tree at center. He holds several bright oranges in his hands while a satchel lies at his side. The ground is spotted with green weeds and grass. More trees stand across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14090
title: Color view of a California redwood in General Grant State Park, 1900-1940

description: Photograph of a color view of a California redwood in General Grant State Park, 1900-1940. At center the brown trunk of a large tree can be seen with two small signs affixed to it close to the ground. Smaller trees with green leaves can be seen on either side of two dirt pathways that run from the foreground towards the center and right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14963
title: Group of people gathered about a banquet table on a lawn for a luau, Hawaii, 1907

description: Photograph of a group of more than thirty people gathered about a banquet table on a lawn under trees for a luau, Hawaii, 1907. They are sitting on grass mats. Most of them are not native Hawaiians.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6649
title: Children playing in the surf at Santa Monica Beach, ca.1910

description: Photograph of children playing in the surf at Santa Monica Beach, ca.1910. A group of ten youths can be seen lingering in the wet sand in the foreground at the edge of the water. Behind them, a man who appears to be in his early thirties stands waist-deep in the water, while others can be seen farther out, moving towards a breaking wave.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5470
title: View of Seal Rock at Santa Catalina Island, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Seal Rock at Santa Catalina Island, ca.1900. A tripartite rock is shown just right of center, jutting from the water which fills the rest of the image. The rightmost section of the rock leans on a diagonal towards the left, the tallest rock. The center rock stands nearly upright, while the last and smallest leans to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3828
title: Two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905

description: Photograph of two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905. The two pelicans are pictured standing on a flat stone near the edge of the pond. The leftmost bird is largest and appears to have more fully developed plumage, while the other is smaller and mottled. Lily-pads can be seen floating in the surrounding water, while a guard-rail enclosed with chickenwire fence is pictured at left, partially obscured by the foliage of a large water plant.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8756
title: Exterior view of the Bath House in San Diego, ca.1880

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Bath House in San Diego, ca.1880. A long two-story building with multiple towers at its center is visible spanning left to right. The building has an arched entryway and balconies on either side. Rectangular and arched windows are visible throughout, while young palm trees are visible in front of the building. A fence runs in front of the building, while a dirt lot is visible in the foreground. Signs on the building can be seen reading from left to right, "Hot and Cold. Salt Water. Los Banos. Scrub(?) and Plunge. Baths".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13939
title: Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900. The mission stands at left, with an arched outdoor walkway at the base of a structure leading up to a building bearing a cross and two towers. In the foreground, at right, a small fountain shoots water into an octagonal pool, while the portion of a large tree can be seen in the background.