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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11109
title: View of the entrance to the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing fairgoers and a large canvas-topped tent, ca.1925-1929

description: Photograph of a view of the entrance to the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing fair-goers and a large canvas-topped tent, ca.1925-1929. Fair-goers traverse the fore- and centergrounds, entering and exiting the fair. Other fair-goers sit, facing the activity, on benches around a group of hedges at the left of the image. A parked automobile sits in the right centerground, in front of a row of small palm trees. A large, canvas-topped tent sits in the right background, with flags at its peak and on its support posts. Another tent is visible in the background. Legible signs, from left to right, include: "Floral Display Straight Ahead", "See Selig Zoo. [?] See La Fresa Pheasantry", "Los Angeles County Fair Poultry Show. The Largest Fair Exhibition on the Pacific Coast", "Womens' Department Under Grandstand", and "Electric Shoe Shine [?]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11221
title: Display of citrus fruit at the Los Angeles County Fair, showing a woman with a tray of fruit, ca.1925-1929

description: Photograph of a display of citrus fruit at the Los Angeles County Fair, showing a woman with a tray of fruit, ca.1925-1929. A large display of citrus fruit is arranged at center, below a small backdrop of palm trees and pyramids. The fruits are arranged to appear as two american flags against a backdrop, with striped banners hung above the flags. A woman stands in front of the display at the right, holding a tray of citrus fruit. Three crates labeled "Sunkist Lemons" and "College Heights" sit in front of the display.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11111
title: Panoramic view of the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing parked automobiles, 1928

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing parked automobiles, 1928. Several large, canvas-topped tents sit in a cluster at the center of the image. A two-story building with a tiled roof sits just in front of the tents. Automobiles are parked in rows in the foreground of the image, amidst vegetation. Trees and fields are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11222
title: View of Los Angeles city planners in front of a map showing projected improvements to the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, ca.1929

description: Photograph of a view of Los Angeles city planners in front of a map showing projected improvements to the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, ca.1929. Five men stand in an interior space, looking at a map on the wall of the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds in Pomona. Three of the men stand to the left of the map, while two stand to the right; one of the men to the left gestures with a pen or a pointer to an area of the map. A plaque  with text concerning city planning, titled "Herbert Hoover Says", hangs on the wall below the map.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11112
title: Birdseye view of the "Fun Zone" of the Los Angeles County Fair at night, ca.1953-1958

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the "Fun Zone" of the Los Angeles County Fair at night, ca.1953-1958. The "Fun Zone", a group of carnival rides including a Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round, runs diagonally through the image from the lower left to the upper right. The rides are illuminated for the night, as is the building behind them. Parked automobiles sit in the foreground of the image, while the lights of a city are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11113
title: View of workmen and horse-drawn equipment during the construction of the grandstand at the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds in Pomona, 1922

description: Photograph of a view of workmen and horse-drawn equipment during the construction of the grandstand at the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds in Pomona, 1922. A team of horses at center draws a wheeled apparatus bearing two men along ruts in a large dirt lot. A workman on the ground at the left edge of the image works the dirt with a shovel. Several sets of parallel ruts can be seen in the dirt in the fore- and centergrounds. A section of the grandstand sits in the background at center, with several men on its roof. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9643
title: A burro being packed for a desert ride, Grand Canyon, 1900

description: Photograph of a burro being packed for a desert ride at Bass Mystic Springs, Grand Canyon, 1900. Bass steadies himself by placing his right foot on the burros hind quarters as he tightens a diamond hitch while tethering the pack to the burro. Another man assists with the pack beside the burro. The surrounding landscape includes two scraggly trees with no leaves, brush and bushes on a rocky slope behind the men, and towering rock formations shaped by erosion in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11114
title: View of the midway of the Los Angeles County Fair, showing stands and fairgoers, ca.1933-1937

description: Photograph of a view of the midway of the Los Angeles County Fair, showing stands and fairgoers, ca.1933-1937. A crowd of fairgoers walk along the paved pathway that runs through the center of the image. The path is lined on the right by a row of stands, with the nearest stand bearing a sign that reads "Original Hot Nuts". A tall building is visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11220
title: View of the entrance to the Los Angeles County Fair, showing a four-way street intersection, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of the entrance to the Los Angeles County Fair, showing a four-way street intersection, ca.1930. The intersection of four roads, possibly unpaved, sits at the right centerground of the image. Several multi-story buildings sit near the intersection amidst trees and utility poles. Two men stand in the foreground, in an expanse of dirt that is lower than the ground level of the rest of the image, while another man stands on the road behind them. Rows of trees extend into the distance on the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11107
title: Birdseye view of the construction of the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, showing rows of trees in the background, 1922

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the construction of the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds, showing rows of trees in the background, 1922. A large expanse of worked dirt sits at the center of the image, with rows of long, low buildings to its right. A few automobiles are parked in front of a low archway that sits at the front of the dirt site. A wooden structure, possibly the grandstand, sits at the rear of the dirt area. Rows of trees are visible in the right background, while hills can be seen at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3761
title: Birdseye view of Sunset Boulevard, now Commerce Avenue, in Tujunga, looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Sunset Boulevard, now Commerce Avenue, in Tujunga, looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains, ca.1926. The paved lanes of Sunset Boulevard run through the center of the image, lined sparsely on both sides by one- and two-story commercial buildings. Automobiles are parked to each side of the street, while a few others drive along it. Visible buildings include the "Tujunga Valley Bank", a hardware store, and a store bearing the sign "The Sunset Fair". Greeley Street intersects Sunset Boulevard in the lower right corner of the image; Michigan, now Foothill Boulevard, sits one block south (beyond the image). The San Gabriel Mountains can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3818
title: Group portrait of men at the police headquarters at the Tujunga Moon Festival, September 1921

description: Photographic group portrait of men at the police headquarters at the Tujunga Moon Festival, September 1921. A group of men, many of the in various uniforms, pose around a sign that reads "Police Headquarters". Behind them to the left is an automobile bearing a sign that reads "Police"; at the center is a tent-like structure, and to the right is another automobile. A building with a log porch sits behind the men. Other people stand on the porch underneath a sign advertising the "Moon Festival of the Tujungans".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3801
title: View of the residential area of Tujunga, looking west toward the San Fernando Valley, ca.1928

description: Photograph of a view of the residential area of Tujunga, looking west toward the San Fernando Valley, ca.1928. Many small houses are scattered sparsely throughout an expanse of land that sits at the foot of a mountain. The majority of the houses are frame houses, though one in the right centerground is made of stone. Orchards are visible on the distant foothills to the left of the image. Several mountains sit in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18625
title: Exterior view of the Tujunga Valley Theater, showing hills in the background, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Tujunga Valley Theater, showing hills in the background, [s.d.]. The Tujunga Valley Theater sits at center, its stucco front accented by a chain-supported awning that bears its name. The theater also has a decorated pediment, with an American flag protruding from its apex. A billboard to the left of the theater bears several posters advertising films, including Sherlock Holmes, while a smaller board in the entryway showcases photographs, presumably film stills. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4313
title: Exterior view of Rice's Restaurant in Tujunga, showing a parked bus, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Rice's Restaurant in Tujunga, showing a parked bus, [s.d.]. Rice's Restaurant, a single-story clapboard building with an awning-covered porch, sits in the right centerground amidst trees. A tree in front of the building bears signs reading "Rice's. Meals. Sandwiches. Soda Fountain", and "Meals 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Cones. Cold Sodas. Tobacco. Ammunition. Films". A Motor Transit Co. bus designated "Los Angeles" is parked in front of the restaurant in the left centerground, its driver still at the wheel. A menu board sits to the right of the bus, advertising the Soda Fountain.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3778
title: Birdseye view of Sunset Boulevard in Tujunga, looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Sunset Boulevard in Tujunga, looking north toward the San Gabriel Mountains, ca.1920. Sunset Boulevard (now Commerce Avenue) runs diagonally through the lower right corner of the image, dotted by automobiles. Michigan Avenue (now Foothill Boulevard) runs diagonally through the lower left corner, intersecting Sunset in the foreground of the image. Buildings, both commercial and residential, sit amidst trees and expanses of undeveloped vegetation; the roof of a building along Michigan Avenue reads "Globe Flour". The snow-topped San Gabriel mountains sit along the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15752
title: Repacking burros after swimming across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of two men repacking four burros which the men just swam across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. They stand on the sandy embankment on the north side of the river where the Bass Ferry lands. They are being prepared for traveling to the north rim. The river is relatively placid at this point. The shore is steep and rocky in the background and across the river. The rough canyon walls rise in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4360
title: View of commercial East Michigan Avenue in Tujunga, showing the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of commercial East Michigan Avenue in Tujunga, showing the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance, [s.d.]. A cluster of single-story commercial buildings sits along the paved lanes of East Michigan Avenue, many of them fronted by chalkboard signs. A man walks toward a building in the centerground, while an automobile is parked in front of a store further down the road. The sidewalk aread in front of the stores is unpaved. At the horizon sit the San Gabriel Mountains.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3810
title: View of the entrance to the Moon Garden Pavillion in Tujunga, ca.1928

description: Photograph of a view of the entrance to the Moon Garden Pavillion in Tujunga, ca.1928. A large arbor decorated by a hanging star sits at center, marking the entrance to the Moon Garden Pavillion. Two signs reading "No Parking" hang on the arbor. Men and women stand in the pavillion in the foreground, amidst the trees. Rows of seats in the background face a small moon-decorated stage that bears a sign reading "Concert".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4240
title: View of a Department of Public Works refuse collector on a mule-drawn cart, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of a Department of Public Works refuse collector on a mule-drawn cart, [s.d.]. A workman at center sits at the reins of a mule-drawn cart, refuse piled high above the cart's top. Three trash cans sit at the curb to the left to the cart. Residential buildings sit along the paved street in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20572
title: Group portrait of the students of the Los Angeles Dow School, 1894(?)

description: Photographic group portrait of the students of the Los Angeles Dow School, 1894(?). Three rows of school children face the camera, with the children in the first two rows seated in front of the standing children in the third row. An older woman, likely a teacher, stands to the right of the group. The children are posed in front of the window of a clapboard building, likely the school. The Dow School was located at the corner of Normandie Avenue and West Vernon Avenue.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12594
title: View of a Vermont Avenue horsecar on tracks in front of an empty lot, ca.1886

description: Photograph of a view of a Vermont Avenue horsecar on tracks in front of an empty lot, ca.1886. Two horses draw a Vermont Avenue streetcar along tracks next to a street, in front of an empty lot. Two uniformed men stand on the car, one at its rear and one at the reins, while a passenger sits in the rearmost row of seats. The side of the car reads "Washington, Figueroa, Ninth & Spring Sts". A fence crosses the lot in the left background.; Photoprint reads: "This conductor, Eugein Alexander, was a roommate of mine in 1891 at 89 Clark Ave., Detroit, Mich".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1392
title: Exterior view of the Harry B. Fasig Drug Store, located at the corner of Downey Avenue and Truman Street in East Los Angeles, ca.1893

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Harry B. Fasig Drug Store, located at the corner of Downey Avenue and Truman Street in East Los Angeles, ca.1893. Two men stand in the doorway of the Harry F. Fassig Drug Store, a multi-story building with clapboard veneers, designed in the Second Empire style. A large sign advertising the store sits atop its roof, while another is fastened to a colum in the right foreground of the image. The paned windows read "Apotheke", "Botica", and "Apothecary".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m940
title: Exterior view of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, located at Main Street and Second Street, ca.1888

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, located at Main Street and Second Street, ca.1888. The large, neo-Classical cathedral is shown at center, with other, commercial buildings at its left. Several statues protrude from the church's roof, along with two spired steeples. The façade shown has two unadorned pediments, a rose window, and a balustraded railing along the lower roofline. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies stand on the sidewalk and street in front of the cathedral.; Legible signs, from left to right, include: "Los Angeles [B]usiness College. Southern California College of Law", "H. Mathews. Paints. Sherwin-Wi[...]. Pure K[...]", "Scriver & Quinn. Paints, Varnishes, Glass & [...]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11218
title: Group portrait of the Los Angeles County Fair Queen and her co-contestants at the county fair in Pomona, ca.1950-1955

description: Photographic group portrait of the Los Angeles County Fair Queen and her co-contestants at the county fair in Pomona, ca.1950-1955. A group of women in beach attire stand in a line along a walkway, behind an indoor pond. The Fair Queen stands at center, wearing a cape and holding a sceptre. Behind the women are several parade floats, as well as ladders and workmen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11214
title: Panoramic view of displays relating to California counties in a tent at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, ca.1930-1935

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of displays relating to California counties in a tent at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, ca.1930-1935. Rows of fair displays sit inside a large tent, showcasing features of various California counties. In the left foreground is "Ventura County", featuring a trophy and small palm trees, while the "Port of Stockton" in the right foreground features a scale model of the port. The ceiling of the tent is decorated by fabric and chandelier-like light fixtures.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15790
title: Looking down Bass Trail into the Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph looking down Bass Trail into the Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. The canyon walls at both sides of the trail are vertical rocky faces. The canyon spreads out in the distance. A shadow is cast from the right wall. A few large rocks are in the bottom foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8145
title: Dr. Murray's Hotel, Main Street, Palm Springs, ca.1901

description: Photograph looking east on a very rustic Main Street, Palm Springs, ca.1901. Dr. Murray's hotel on right. The Indian Springs on left. A wooden rail fence separates the hotel property from the dirt road. Many large trees dominate the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11219
title: Panoramic view of a tent of displays of products from California Counties at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, ca.1930-1935

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of a tent of displays of products from California Counties at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, ca.1930-1935.  Rows of fair displays line an aisle inside a large tent. The display in the left foreground features products from San Joaquin County, including produce, while the right foreground features a Native American farm stand from Ventura County. Chandelier-like light fixtures hang from the tent's ceiling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11215
title: Interior view of a Los Angeles County Fair tent, showing displays of products from California Counties, ca.1932

description: Photograph of an interior view of a Los Angeles County Fair tent, showing displays of products from California Counties, ca.1932. Displays line a large aisle inside a fair tent. The exhibit in the left foreground features products from Escondido, including citrus fruit, while Los Angeles County is featured in the right centerground. The wide aisle is divided by large, decorated columns, while the ceiling is covered in patterns. Photoprint reads "Imitation of tent".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11110
title: Panoramic view of the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing tents and parked automobiles, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, showing tents and parked automobiles, ca.1930. Several large fair tents sit in a triangular formation at the center of the image, in the midst of an expanse of open land. A large parking lot, full of rows of parked automobiles, fills the grounds to the right of the tents. A row of trees sits in the background, while hills are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20612
title: Advertisement for Los Angeles County, featuring an image of passengers and airplanes, ca.1933-1938

description: Photograph of an advertisement for Los Angeles County, featuring an image of passengers and airplanes, ca.1933-1938. A single-page advertisement for Los Angeles County is shown, featuring an image of passengers and airplanes at the right center. The bottom of the advertisement reads "Los Angeles County. Better All-Year Flying Conditions", and features a small illustration of an airplane in flight. Other text on the advertisement relates information regarding Los Angeles County Air Transportation statistics and features. The advertisement is credited to the Industrial Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13690
title: Portrait of Arthur C. Harper, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1906 to 1909, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Arthur C. Harper, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1906 to 1909, [s.d]. Arthur C. Harper is shown in a head and shoulders portrait looking to the right in a three-quarter angle. He has a large moustache, and wears a pin on the lapel of his suit jacket. His eyes appear to be light in color. Harper resigned his position as mayor of Los Angeles as a recall movement was in progress.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13744
title: Portrait of Owen McAlber, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1904 to 1906, [s.d]

description: Photographic portrait of Owen McAlber, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1904 to 1906, [s.d]. Owen McAlber is shown looking straight ahead in a head and shoulders portrait. He wears a matching suit jacket and vest over a high-collared shirt, along with a light-colored tie. McAlber is posed in front of an indistinguishable background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13408
title: Portrait of George Alexander, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1909 to 1913 (1904-1906?), [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of George Alexander, Mayor of the city of Los Angeles from 1909 to 1913 (1904-1906?), [s.d.]. George Alexander is shown in a head and shoulders portrait, facing straight ahead. He is bearded and wears a suit jacket, collared shirt, and bow tie, with a small pin or other ornament on the jacket's right lapel. Alexander is posed in front of a dark, indistinguishable background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12846
title: Aerial view of Clover Field Airport in Santa Monica, showing residences in the distance, ca.1924

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Clover Field Airport in Santa Monica, showing residences in the distance, ca.1924. The hangars and other buildings of Clover Field Airport are shown at center, amidst large expanses of open land. Several airplanes sit in the grass in front of and to the left of the buildings. A row of trees sits behind the building, running diagonally across the upper left corner of the image. Residences can be seen scattered throughout the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15791
title: Great fault on Bass Trail, Grand Canyon, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of Great fault on Bass Trail, Grand Canyon, 1900-1930. Geological strata are clearly visible in the rock face. Brush grows on the flat area at the foot of the wall. A few rocks lay among the brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1225
title: Exterior view of the Royal Albatross Gas Station in Studio City, CA, ca.1939

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Royal Albatross Gas Station in Studio City, CA, ca.1939. View of the Royal Albatross, an airplane used as a service station, located on the eastern vertex of a narrow strip of land bordered by Ventura Boulevard (south), Ventura Place (north, seen here, foreground) and Laurel Canyon Boulevard (west). Gasoline pumps are set up under the wing spans. The wing in the foreground of the image is supported by columns that sit in front of the fuel bay. The rear of the airplane reads "Royal Albatross". A sign on a post in the left foreground reads "Good Rich", while a building at the right edge of the image reads "Paul A [?]". Hills are visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6155
title: Group portrait of the Pasadena Police Pistol team in Pasadena, ca.1930

description: Photographic group portrait of the Pasadena Police Pistol team in Pasadena, ca.1930. A row of nine men stands in front of wooden wall and a row of numbered targets. The men stand shoulder to shoulder, facing straight on to the camera. Each man holds a pistol and wears a hat with his uniform or suit; two of them men wear sweaters with patches that read "PPD".