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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2449
title: Squatters' cabana cabins on the beach in Santa Monica, ca.1916

description: Photograph of squatter's cabana cabins on the beach in Santa Monica, 1916. A collection of tents and ramshackle huts can be seen lined-up along the beach, with many of the homes at center and at right hanging clothes out on the line to dry. In the background, a separate home can be seen installed along the slope of the palisades at center. Picture file card reads "These are squatter's cabins, Mr. Keogh's among them. They squatted there for seven years and then the SP made them sign a lease".
DOI: 10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc237wz7
title: CSD 1944009: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

description: Related Article: Md Saiduzzaman, Shuhei Akutsu, Nobuhiro Kumada, Takahiro Takei, Sayaka Yanagida, Hisanori Yamane, Yoshihiro Kusano|2020|Inorg.Chem.|59|4950|doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00213
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19945
title: View along the beach at Santa Monica, showing the palisades and cabana shacks, ca.1916

description: Photograph of a view along the beach at Santa Monica, showing the palisades and cabana shacks, ca.1916. A collection of beach huts can be seen just behind a small dune at left, with the palisades showing in the background. To the right, the ocean surf can be seen lapping at the shore, a long pier extending out to deeper water. Compares to CHS-12910 which shows the shacks in greater detail.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4471
title: Schooners docked at the early Wilmington waterfront, ca.1895

description: Photograph of schooners docked at the early Wilmington waterfront, ca.1895. A small white steam boat is pictured at center, sandwiched between a large sailing vessel to the right, and two similar boats behind. Each of the sailing vessels has four masts, their sails stowed. A hill can be seen faintly in the left distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7122
title: Evans' Great White Fleet entering the San Pedro Harbor, showing a long wharf in the foreground, 1908

description: Photograph of Evans' Great White Fleet entering the San Pedro Harbor, showing a long wharf in the foreground, 1908. The wharf cuts across the width of the image in the foreground, two cranes visible positioned on it to the right. In the background, a long file of white steam ship can be seen moving from the left distance to the right foreground. Other, smaller ships such as a schooner and skiff can be seen farther left.; The White Fleet was a touring fleet that then-President Theodore Roosevelt sent around the world from December 16, 1907 to February 22, 1909 as a symbol of the American naval power. The image represents the fleet while it was still under the command of Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1032
title: View of Timm's Point and the Timm's Point Hotel at the Port of Los Angeles, looking south, ca.1888

description: Photograph of a view of Timm's Point and the Timm's Point Hotel at the Port of Los Angeles, looking south, ca.1888. A wide, marshy area is shown, on which a number of shipping houses can be seen along the set of railroad tracks that cut in from a hill in the center foreground and below where several piles of lumber can be seen. In the distance, the breakwater can be seen serpentining out towards Dead Man's Island, which is pictured to the right. Ships are visible in the harbor. An earlier record locates the hotel in the "upper middle ground". The image shows Timm's Point prior to dredging. The railroad was laid in 1883.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1497
title: View of the Southern Pacific slip at San Pedro Harbor, showing a steam locomotive and oil derrick at left, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Southern Pacific slip at San Pedro Harbor, showing a steam locamotive and oil derrick at left, ca.1900. The long dock of the harbor is pictured in the foreground, a small steam engine making its way along at left. Lumber can be seen strewn on the dock in various places, and a dense collection of docked schooners can be seen farther right. Back at left, an oil derrick is visible, just above a sign advertising for the Wizard Oil Company. Below the dock, a man can be seen traversing a second set of railroad tracks that are situated on the sandy shore. Dead Man's Island can be seen in the left distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9722
title: View of Nob Hill, showing homes and the shipyard along the harbor point, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a view of Nob Hill, showing homes and the shipyard along the harbor point, ca.1890. A train of railroad cars is pictured to the right, parked on a track that skirts the edge of a giant pile of lumber in the ship yard. To the left, several small buildings that could either be shipping houses or homes are scattered in the foreground, while farther in the distance, a number of buildings more suggestive of a town can be seen on the ridge.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4511
title: View of the railroad yard at the San Pedro harbor, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the railroad yard at the San Pedro harbor, [s.d.]. A large depot building is shown just to the right of center, flanked to either side by a network of railroad tracks. Farther right, the edge of the harbor can be seen, the bank bulwarked against the water with wooden pilings. A steam engine can be seen switching tracks at left, just behind piles of piping that are laid next to the tracks. The homes on Nob Hill are faintly visible on the ridge in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4512
title: View of the E.K. Lumber Company yard at Timm's Point, showing Dead Man's Island in the background, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the E.K. Lumber Company yard at Timm's Point, showing Dead Man's Island in the background, [s.d.]. A complex of warehouse buildings is pictured on a marshy extension of land just at the edge of the harbor. To the left, railroad cars can be seen hauling large boulders towards the foremost of the warehouses at left. In the right distance, the breakwater can be seen serpentining towards Dead Man's Island, while back at left, a building that appears to be a home is visible on the ridge behind the lumber yard.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2034
title: Breakwater under construction at the Port of Los Angeles, showing ships in the distance, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the breakwater under construction at the Port of Los Angeles, showing ships in the distance, ca.1900. A long, narrow set of railcar tracks is visible on the breakwater at center, extending out into the harbor in an "s" formation. Towards the center, a small crane can be seen billowing smoke. To the right of the breakwater, four schooners can be seen traversing the harbor waters. A grassy bank serves as the breakwater's starting-point in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14981
title: Lilium Humboldtie specimen, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a Lilium Humboldtie specimen on a neutral background, ca.1920. The orange spotted maroon flower hangs down from the stem, and may grow as high as 10 feet but is usually 4 or 5 feet tall. One of the "grandest of the world's lilies".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4521
title: View of the Los Angeles Harbor, showing a railroad yard and docked ships, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the Los Angeles Harbor, showing a railroad yard and docked ships, [s.d.]. A small maintenance shed is visible at right, surrounded by freight cars which are loaded with large rocks, while more tracks can be seen running the width of the image just behind the shed. Visible behind these are the masts of several schooners, which appear to be docked along the harbor's edge. The back of the photoprint reads "W. Symons".; Back of photoprint reads "W. Symons".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1024
title: View of Front Street looking south in San Pedro, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of Front Street looking south in San Pedro, ca.1905. A section of  post-and-wire fence is pictured in the left foreground, guarding the edge of a steep incline that leads down into the unpaved Front Street. To the right of center, a man can be seen walking towards a side of the street lined with commercial buildings, while farther in the foreground at right, a billboard for Coca Cola can be seen. To the left, the tail end of a set of railroad cars can be seen behind a line of utility poles. The domed building of the Carnegie Library building can be seen on the hill in the distance, whilte farther in the foreground, a second domed building is City Hall.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Cannon's [...]", "Coasters Saloon", "M. Brown San Francisco Store", "Union Saloon", "Restaurant", "Emergency Hospital" and "Hotel Spokane".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4510
title: View of  the Los Angeles Harbor at night, ca.1915

description: Photograph of a view of  the Los Angeles Harbor at night, ca.1915. The silhouette of maintenance and shipping buildings are visible on a small wharf in the foreground, while small schooners and sloops can be seen anchored out in the harbor behind them. Dead Man's Island is visible at left at the end of the breakwater, while a smaller patch of water is visible in the foreground, edged by a guard rail. The moon is hidden by the clouds. Back of photoprint reads "W. Symons" and "Warner Falun (?)".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4519
title: View of San Pedro Harbor, showing a steam locamotive at right, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of San Pedro Harbor, showing a steam locamotive at right, [s.d.]. Small trains of railroad cars are pictured on the fork of tracks in the right foreground, a track visible running over a small trestle to the left. In the background, stacks of lumber are visible loaded in front of a four-masted schooner, which is only partially visible behind the wharf. Three other sailing ships are visible in the background docked along the opposite side of the channel. Behind them in the far distance, a long, narrow wharf can be seen. The back of the photoprint reads "W. Symons", while writing on the bottom left edge of the image reads "H.W. Scott".; Writing along the side of the freight cars reads "Ilinois Central Railroad", and "San Antonio Arkansas Pass Mission Route".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4518
title: View of San Pedro Harbor, showing a gazebo on a hill at right, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of San Pedro Harbor, showing a gazebo on a hill at right, [s.d.]. A set of railroad tracks is visible in the right foreground, running along the edge of a hill on top of which a small gazebo is situated. From this track, a long, narrow walking bridge extends over the gap below towards the maintenance shacks visible to the left. Palettes of large rock can be seen extending diagonally into the right distance, while farther left a train of railroad cars do the same. The masts of sailing vessels can be seen in the background, just in front of the narrow channel. Back of photoprint reads "W. Symons".; -
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m998
title: View of the steamer San Gabriel, later lost with her crew along the Mexican coast, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the steamer San Gabriel, later lost with her crew along the Mexican coast, ca.1900. The dark-hulled ship is at center, headed to the right. There is a small cabin amidships with a tall smokestack rising from the roof. There are two tall masts, one ahead of the cabin and one behind, and there are cranes on the masts. A lifeboat is hung from the side of the cabin at right. There is another similar steamer in the background at left, and two large sailing vessels are anchored in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19946
title: Exterior view of the Southern Pacific Passenger Station on the San Pedro waterfront, ca.1913

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Southern Pacific Passenger Station on the San Pedro waterfront, ca.1913. The station is near the water at right and is a small rectangular building with a covered wrap-around porch. There are several people gathered on the porch and the nearby dock. The Southern Pacific tracks, as well as two railroad cars, are visible behind the building. A small boat is in the water at right, and the bow of a large ship is at extreme right. This image is an enlargement of CHS-12829.5.; Legible signs include, from left to right, "Restaurant", "Owl Cigar", "The Tourist", "Delicious and Refreshing Coca Cola Pure and Beautiful", "J. C. Redbach [?] Groceries", "J.A. Weldt & Co. Ship [?]", "Pacific Tel & Tel Co. Cable Crossing", "Rooms 25¢ Up", "Central Vermont 60847", "Southern Pacific Passenger Station",  and "Hotel".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2933
title: View of the outer harbor at San Pedro, showing several sailing ships and Deadman's Island, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the outer harbor at San Pedro, showing several sailing ships and Deadman's Island, ca.1905. Eleven tall wooden ships are visible in the distance. All have several masts, but none has any sails up. There is a small steam tug pulling one of the ships at left. At left, the small rocky top of Deadman's Island is visible, connected to the shore by a narrow rocky strip of land. A large breakwater cuts into the ocean from left, and the rocky shoreline is visible in the foreground. There is a wooden pier in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14982
title: View of the front of Mission San Juan Capistrano showing the church and bell tower, as viewed from the south, 1902

description: Photograph of a view of the front of Mission San Juan Capistrano showing the church and bell tower, as viewed from the south, 1902. A cross is atop the wall of the bell tower at left. The ruin of the church is at the right. Vegetation is mostly scrub grass in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5709
title: Exterior view of the front of the Covina Elementary School, ca.1908

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the front of the Covina Elementary School, ca.1908. The school is a two-story wooden building with a peaked roof. There is a small covered porch at center, the cover of which is supported by four wooden posts. The walls of the building are covered in wooden siding, and the base of the building is made of brick. There is a decorative carving beneath the eaves at center, and a brick chimney is visible at right. There are large rectangular windows on both stories, including five on the top floor and two on the bottom. The school is surrounded by tall trees. A sign over the second story windows at center reads "Public School".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2451
title: Map of the street pattern and boundaries for Pueblo de Los Angeles and the caption that appeared with the map when published, 1959

description: Photograph of a map of the street pattern and boundaries for Pueblo de Los Angeles and the caption that appeared with the map when published, 1959. Alameda Street, Santa Ana, Spring Street and Ord form a tapered quadrangle at center. Main Street, represented with dotted lines, runs horizontally through the image at center. The Old Plaza is in the middle of the quadrangle. Los Angeles Street, Olvera Street, and Sanchez Street are visible running horizontally in the plaza, while Arcadia Street and Macy Street run vertically  on either side. A compass rose in the bottom right corner shows north is to the upper right. The caption below the map reads "Master Plan -- Ultimate street pattern and the boundaries for Pueblo de Los Angeles are portrayed in this drawing. Eleven square blocks on all sides of Old Plaza have been made 'sacred and inviolate'." At the top of the image, the words "A Sun., Nov. 8 1959 Los Angeles Times 3" are printed.; Several buildings in the plaza are labeled, including, clockwise from top, "Church of Our Lady Queen of the Angels", "Patio", "Botica Ruiz", "La Luz del Dia", "Bank of America", "Sepulveda House", "Casa La Golondrina", "Zanja Madre", "Latin American House", "Avila Adobe", "Patio", "Vineyard Company", "Richfield", "Fire Station", "Masonic Temple", "Merced Theatre", and "Pico House".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5699
title: Interior of the Carnegie Public Library in Covina, ca.1908 (1920?)

description: Photograph of the interior of the Carnegie Public Library in Covina, ca.1908 (1920?). Four large wooden tables are arranged in a long rectangular room. A wooden counter is in the back left corner of the room, and a large window is at right. The walls are covered with wooden paneling except on the top third, where they are painted in a light color. There are three portraits hanging on the wall above the paneling at left. Magazine racks line the wall at left, and two chandeliers with six lights each are hanging from the rafters that support the ceiling. A second room is visible through a sliding door at the back of the scene.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5707
title: Citrus Avenue looking north from Badillo Street, Covina, CA, ca.1908

description: Photograph of Citrus Avenue looking north from Badillo Street, Covina, CA, ca.1908. A long line of rectangular buildings lines the far side of the street, starting in the foreground at left and extending into the distance at right. Most of the buildings are single-story wooden structures, but there is a two-story brick building in the foreground at right, and several large buildings in the distance. All of the buildings have cloth awnings extending out over the sidewalk in front of them. A line of utility poles runs parallel to the buildings, and several horse-drawn vehicles are parked on the side of the street.; Legible signs include, from left to right, "Groceries", "Dry Goods Ladies Furnishings", "The People's Store", "Millinery Wrappers and Skirts", "Men's Furnishings Clothes", "Hats Shoes Trunks", "Call Patterns", "R. Mears & Co.", "Meals 25¢[?] Lodging [?] Boots [?] Coffee 10¢", "Covina Bicycle and Auto Wks. Machinists and Engineers Phone 23", and "First National Bank".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10326
title: Exterior view of the Joss House of Prayer on Ferguson Alley east of Plaza Street in San Francisco, ca.1947

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Joss House of Prayer on Ferguson Alley east of Plaza Street in San Francisco, ca.1947. A small brick shrine is at center and has an oriental-style roof overhead. A large mural of a man and a woman is painted on the side. At right, a large brick building with a covered porch and balcony is visible. A huge bell and knocker were in place ready for a sinner to announce his repentance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5706
title: Homes along Badillo Street in Covina, ca.1908

description: Photograph of homes along Badillo Street in Covina, ca.1908. The street is in the foreground and runs from the foreground at left to the distance at right. It is unpaved and marked by streetcar tracks. A line of utility poles runs parallel to the street at left. Several square, two-story homes are visible behind a row of squat palm trees. The houses are set back from the street and have large yards with neatly trimmed grass.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19955
title: View of Ferguson Alley, a continuation of Plaza Street on the east, ca.1947

description: Photograph of a view of Ferguson Alley, a continuation of Plaza Street on the east, ca.1947. The narrow paved alley is lined on both sides by tall, two-story brick buildings with rows of rectangular windows. A utility pole is at left, and two 1940's automobiles are parked on the road. A man in a trench coat is standing in the shadows at left. At the end of the alley, another brick building is visible. Picture file card reads "Serra Park almost marks the spot".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1875
title: Exterior view of the Los Angeles Courthouse from the rotunda of the City Hall West Portico, ca.1932

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles Courthouse from the rotunda of the City Hall West Portico, ca.1932. The courthouse is at center and is a massive Gothic building. There is a large, domed clock tower protruding from the middle of the symmetrical building, and a large curved tower in the middle. The sides of the structure are overgrown with plants, and the iron grille around the elevator is visible at center. The large cylindrical columns supporting the overhang of City Hall are visible in the foreground. The courthouse was built in 1888 and demolished in 1933 and was located on the south side of Temple between Broadway and Spring Street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19956
title: View of San Diego Harbor at the foot of Seventh Street, showing the Pacific Steamship Company, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the San Diego Harbor at the foot of Seventh Street, showing the Pacific Steamship Company, ca.1900. The steamship company building is at center and consists of two identical wooden buildings built very close to each other. There are large open doorways in the center of the buildings, and a large group of men is gathered in front of them. A long wooden pier juts into the ocean at left, and several steamships with tall masts are anchored off shore. A train can be seen making its way off the pier at left, and in the foreground at right, an assortment of small wooden buildings is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5118
title: Poppy field in Altadena, California, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a poppy field in Altadena, California, ca.1920. A copse of trees can be seen extending to nearly the right edge of the image, just on the horizon. The field stands in the foreground. Mountains are visible in the right distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14121
title: Mesquite trees in the desert, ca.1925

description: Photograph of mesquite trees in the desert, ca.1925. Two large trees are growing out of the sand at right, and several others are visible in the background. The trees in the foreground are casting long shadows towards the camera. More bushes are situated in the distance at left, and the dirt at left is carved by tire tracks. The edge of a long mountain is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3495
title: Sand dunes at Devil's Playground in the Mojave desert near San Bernardino, 1930

description: Photograph of sand dunes at Devil's Playground in the Mojave desert near San Bernardino, 1930. The expanse of large windswept dunes have a rippled surface and are almost completely desolate. A small group of short desert shrubs is tucked into a small valley at right, and there are other plants scattered across the sand. A caption that reads "Devils Play Ground - Mojave Desert" is written at the bottom of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5566
title: Birdseye view of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island taken from a hill above the city, ca.1894

description: Photograph of a view of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island taken from a hill above the city, ca.1894. The crescent-shaped bay is at right, and a steam ship is making its way into the harbor and spewing out a considerable amount of black smoke. The city is along the shore at left and is composed mostly of small buildings surrounded by short trees. There is a large building with a conical roof at center, and several buildings are built on the hillside in the foreground. There is a wooden pier extending into the water at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5520
title: People standing on the shore near a glass bottom boat on Catalina Island, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of people standing on the shore near a glass bottom boat on Catalina Island, [s.d.]. The boat is at center and is a small vessel with two tall masts and an open upper deck. A lifeboat is hung from the second deck at right. The people, a mixture of men and women, are standing on the sandy beach in front of the bow of the boat. They are all wearing hats, and the men are wearing suits and ties while the women are wearing long dresses. There is a wire fence with wooden posts at right, and a large object is covered by cloth at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5559
title: Aerial view of Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island, showing the steamer Hermosa #1 at anchor, ca.1889

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island, showing the steamer Hermosa #1 at anchor, ca.1889. The steamer is docked at a long wooden pier that juts into the crescent-shaped harbor at center. Several smaller sailing vessels are visible as they are anchored on the smooth water of the harbor at right. The city of Avalon is at left and is composed mostly of small buildings and narrow streets. The town is surrounded by tall mountains.