cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15162
title: Horse-drawn wagon driving through a hole cut in a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of horse-drawn wagon driving through a hole cut in a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900. One man is sitting in the wagon. Another stands to the left. Two horses are pulling the wagon. The forest is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15163
title: Two men stand at the foot of a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two hikers standing at the foot of a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900. The massive tree has a sign on it which reads "Mariposa". Each man has a walking stick and wears a bed roll across his right shoulder. The forest is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11813
title: Stagecoach on road on Catalina Island, ca.1903-1905

description: Photograph of a 6-horse team drawing a stage coach down a road cut into a rocky mountain slope on Santa Catalina Island.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15164
title: Half Dome and Yosemite Valley from the river, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of view of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley from river, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930. Half Dome towers 5,000 feet above the valley floor. A couple of structures are visible through the fir trees at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14277
title: Old date palm tree at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1886.

description: Photograph of old date palm tree at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1886. It stands in a copse of many smaller non-palm trees. A wagon is visible in the center background. The Mission building itself is not visible. Originally planted by Mission Fathers, it went down in a storm of 1891.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14209
title: View of Mission San Juan Capistrano Bell Tower from front, 1900

description: Photograph of campanario (1813) from front, circa 1900. The bells, left to right are: San Vicente, 1796; San Juan, 1796; San Antonio, 1804; San Rafael, 1804. On the fifth stone up from the ground (in the wall of the stone church where it joins the campanario) may be seen the inscription of don Juan Forster (JF 19) placed there in 1845 when he purchased the ex-mission from the departmental government. This has since been cut off the face of the stone.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15165
title: Man and woman sitting in a hole in one of the Wawona Big Trees, in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man and a woman sitting in a hole in one of the Wawona Big Trees, in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900. They are sitting on folding wooden chairs. Some of their clothing (hats, jacket, etc.) hangs behind them in the hole (a natural gape in the trunk).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15166
title: Group of people on and around a fallen Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of about a dozen people with horses standing on and beside "Fallen Monarch", one of the Wawona Big Trees, in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900. The forest is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15167
title: A log cabin dwarfed by a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a log cabin dwarfed by a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, ca.1920. The small cabin (left) has two windows, a door, and a stone chimney. The forest is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15168
title: Mountains, "Three Brothers,"  in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of the mountains known as "Three Brothers" in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900-1930. The river is visible below through the trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1393
title: Ellington Drug Company, Fourth Street and Spring Street, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Ellington Drug Company, northwest corner of Fourth Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, ca.1901. A man and a woman are walking toward the entrance. A bicycle is parked at the curb. Two floors of the brick building are visible. A row of 5 awning-shaded windows front the 2nd floor. Signs read: "Ellington Drug Co., Incorporated".; "Mr. C.C. Pierce: Dear Sir. When I was in your shop over a week ago you showed me a picture of the EllingtonDrug Co. taken many years ago. Recently I went to the Library and found this drug store listed in the 1900 and 1901 directory at 357 South Spring Street. A.W. Ellington, Prop. I looked in the 1895 directory but it was not listed. -- The number on Spring Street is on the northwest corner of 4th St. in a 2-story building that has been there as far back as I can remember. It is now occupied by a cigar store and a bookstore. -- This probably is the same building shown in your picture. -- Chas. Puck" -- from a letter, 24 December 1930, Los Angeles, California.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5487
title: View of Seal Rock along the coast of Santa Catalina Island, 1905

description: Photograph of the Seal Rock along the coast of Santa Catalina Island, 1905. The Seal Rock is pictured in the center distance, at the terminus of a long ripple of surf. Farther towards the beach, a taller rock is pictured jutting from the wet sand. Small rocks are covered by surf in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5517
title: Arch Rock on Santa Catalina Island, with yachting party in the schooner Fleetwing in the water in the background, ca.1905

description: Photograph of Arch Rock on Santa Catalina Island, with yachting party in the schooner Fleetwing in the water in the background, ca.1905. In the foreground is a man in a rowboat. The mountains of Catalina rise behind.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15169
title: Portrait of Manuel Micheltorena, governor of Alta California, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of a portrait of (Miguel) Manuel Micheltorena, governor of Alta California, ca.1900-1930. He can be seen from the lap up sitting in an armchair turned partially toward the right. His right arm rests on the arm of the chair. He has dark hair and a high forehead, and he is wearing a 3-piece suit. Photoprint reads: "Mexican governor of California". He was the governor of Alta California from 1842 to 1845.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15170
title: Engraving of a portrait of Commodore (Commander?) Robb F. (L.?) Stockton, U.S. Navy, ca.1840-1860

description: Photograph of an engraving of a portrait of Commodore (Commander?) Robb F. (L.?) Stockton, U.S. Navy, ca.1840-1860. He can be seen from the waist up looking off to the left. He has curly hair with muttonchop sideburns, but is otherwise clean shaven. He is visible wearing a military uniform with epaulettes. His sword, in its scabbard, is resting in the crook of his left arm. Stockton first captured the city of Los Angeles from Mexican forces, raising the American flag over the city on 13 August 1846.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6468
title: Bath house and beach in Long Beach, ca.1910

description: Photograph of many people (mostly not in bathing suits, but rather fully clothed) sunbathing on the beach in front of the two-story Bath House with grand portico in Long Beach, ca.1910. An American flag flies from the roof. The ocean is not visible. Part of the city is visible in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7920
title: Orange pickers in, W.B. Russell's orchard, Riverside, ca.1890-1898

description: Photograph of orange pickers in, W.B. Russell's orchard, Riverside, California. One is standing on a ladder leaned against an orange tree. Two others are standing on a wagon in the orchard.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2743
title: Desert prospector with two mules and a horse, Mojave Desert, 1890

description: Photograph of a desert prospector with 2 pack mules and a horse, Mojave Desert. He stands at right with his hand on the neck of one of the mules. The flat desert with scrub brush, stretches out behind him. Mountains are visible in the distance. He is posing for the camera.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13537
title: Painting of Hernando Cortes restraining his soldiers, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painting of Hernando Cortes restraining his soldiers, [s.d.]. His arms are uplifted. In his left hand he holds a flag. He is barring the way of several soldiers clamoring to reach the several Indians[?] (including Montezuma?) behind him.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m897
title: First Congregational Church between Third Street and Hill Streets, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the exterior of the First Congregational Church on the southeast corner of Third Street and Hill Street, ca.1890. The building has a sharp spire rising from a square tower on the corner. The adjacent buildings (commercial and residential) are visible. Stretching over the street in the foreground are utility lines. A horse-drawn carriage is parked at the curb at right. Two pedestrians are on the sidewalk in front and to the side of the church. A woman is kneeling near the curb across the street near two utility poles in the foreground. Streetcar rails round the corner at right. Legible signs include: "The Scholl Ground Floor Gallery, S. Bros.", "Bartlett's Music House", "Hill St., [...]rd St.", "The cars stop".... It was dedicated on 16 May 1883. The pastor was A.G. Wells. It was sold to the Central Baptist Church nd later bought by the First Utilitarian Church.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8141
title: Portrait of a man standing amidst palm trees in Florida, ca.1920

description: Photographic portrait of a man standing amidst palm trees in Florida, ca.1920. Layers of palm fronds line the ground beneath the man, ankle-deep. In his right hand, he holds a walking stick, while in his right he holds several coconuts. He wears a vest and hat, and his watch chain can be seen leading to his fob. The palms fill the rest of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15171
title: Arrowhead Mountain in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, ca.1890

description: Photograph of Arrowhead Mountain in the San Bernardino Mountains, California, clearly showing the formation for which it was named, ca.1890. A utility line stretches from pole to pole across the slope in the foreground as it works its way to the building at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7999
title: Mission San Gabriel sacristy, showing statues of saints, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mission San Gabriel sacristy, showing statues of saints, ca.1900. At center, four statues of saints along with an assortment of other religious items can be seen placed across three wooden chests with drawers. Other items stacked on the chests include candleholders, chalices, crucifixes, and wooden boxes. On the far end of the table, a decorative structure which may have been used as a tabernacle can be seen with a dove descending overhead. To the left of the table, a mop and brush can be seen leaning against the wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15172
title: Barrel cactus in the desert, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of of a close-up of a barrel cactus in the desert, [s.d.]. Behind is scrub brush and in the background are mountains.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15173
title: Yucca in blossom (Candlestick of the Lord, or Spanish Bayonet), ca.1920

description: Photograph of a yucca in blossom (Candlestick of the Lord, or Spanish Bayonet), ca.1920. A harnessed horse and wagon are directly behind the tall blossoming stalk. Other trees, including a very tall fir tree, are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m277
title: Panoramic of city looking northeast from Hill Street and Fourth Street, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the rooftops of downtown Los Angeles from Bunker Hill, Hill Street and Fourth Street, looking northeast, ca.1903. Commercial and residential buildings visible from the Fremont Hotel. Legible signs include: "Aldine", "Billiards", "W.E. Cummings", "Conrad's", "Factory, Climax wa[...] Isolar"..., "So. Cal. Music Co., [...] pianos, pianolas, aeolians", "City of London"..., "Crockery & Glassware", "Watches", "Los Angeles"....
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9145
title: Lemon tree loaded with lemons, Riverside, California

description: Photograph of lemon tree loaded with lemons, Riverside, California. There is also a pile of lemons on the ground under the tree.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15174
title: View from "Short Trail" of Half Dome and two people standing on the precarious Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1902

description: Photograph of the view from "Short Trail" of Half Dome and two people standing on the precarious Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1902. Below them is a vertical 3,257 foot drop. Mountain peaks and ranges are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15175
title: Copper mining town, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of a copper mining town, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, ca.1900-1930. A few larger buildings are sprinkled among the mostly smaller buildings. The mining operation is visible on the slope at right. The town is surrounded by mountains.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6222
title: Chamber of Commerce excursion (more than 100 men) to Pomona, March 6, 1903

description: Photograph of a large group of more than one hundred men of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce pose in front of a building in Pomona, March 6, 1903. They mostly wear three-piece suits and bowler hats. About half the men are standing under the wooden balcony of the building behind, which appears to be the Palomares Hotel. Many of the men are holding overcoats.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15176
title: Portrait of Queen Liliuokalani of the Hawaiian Islands, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Queen Liliuokalani of the Hawaiian Islands, [s.d.]. Her full figure is visible, except for her feet. She can be seen seated in a wooden armchair upholstered in leather with a high back. She is visible wearing a dark dress, while her left elbow leans on the arm of the chair and her left hand is near her stomach. Her right hand lays in her lap. The chair is sitting on a rug, while the wall of a building is visible behind her. She lived from 1838 to 1917. Formal portrait.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5148
title: Painting of Mount Lowe Railway track and Echo Mountain House, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painting of the Mount Lowe Railway track and Echo Mountain House (perched in the distance), [s.d.]. Agricultural tracts are visible on the valley floor below. Railroad tracks wind around the jagged rock mountain which slopes up to the left in the foreground. Low mountains stand across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15177
title: Portrait of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearney, ca.1840-1860

description: Photographic portrait of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearney, ca.1840-1860. He can be seen from the waist up looking slightly to the left. He is clean shaven and is wearing a military uniform with epaulettes. His right arm is partially extended. Kearney took possession of New Mexico for the United States in 1846. Image is a half-tone print of a portrait.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15178
title: Mountain lilac plant (Ceanothus Divaricatus), ca.1920

description: Photograph of a large mountain lilac plant (Ceanothus Divaricatus), ca.1920. A large bush of nettles and flowers is pictured at center and appears to be aon a mountainside. Evergreen trees are visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15179
title: Close-up of a specimen of the blossom of a Mountain lilac (Ceanothus Divaricatus), ca.1920

description: Photograph of a close-up of the blossom of a mountain lilac (Ceanothus Divaricatus), ca.1920. The spring of lightly-colored plant is shown stretching from the bottom right to the top center, its stalk nearly the same color as its flowers. A cloth background can be seen behind.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9146
title: Four-year old orange (lemon?) tree laden with oranges (lemons?) "at H.S. Snow's", Riverside, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of four-year old orange (lemon?) tree laden with oranges (lemons?) "at H.S. Snow's", Riverside, California, ca.1910. Fruit is visible on the ground under the tree in some ruts as well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15180
title: Indian gardener's adobe at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Indian gardener's adobe (Casa del Horelano) at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900. The small building has a tile roof. Behind it is a tall palm tree. Another wooden building is visible at right. Used for illustration on the interleaves of Ramona, the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15181
title: Indian gardener's adobe at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Indian gardener's adobe (Casa del Horelano) at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900. The small building has a tile roof. Behind it is a tall palm tree. Other wooden buildings are visible at right and left. Used for illustration on the interleaves of Ramona, the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15182
title: Indian gardener's adobe at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Indian gardener's adobe (Casa del Horelano) at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900. The small building has a tile roof. Behind it is a tall palm tree. Another wooden buildings are visible at right. In the left foreground is a giant cactus (Hymenosporum flavum) and a wooden fence. Used for illustration on the interleaves of Ramona, the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7114
title: Tables and chairs under a grape arbor, Mission San Gabriel

description: Photograph of about 9 small tables and chairs set up under a grape arbor. A few cages are stacked in the background. Vine was planted in 1862 in San Gabriel. Legible signs include: "We serve ice cream, soda, beer and fine wines, Ring bell for waiter", "Bell", "Mixed drinks of all kinds", "This is Zaza", "We serve ice cream, soda, beer and fine wines & lunch. Ring for waiter". A slot machine is visible at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11794
title: A carreta driven between Mexico and El Pueblo de Los Angeles, 1895

description: Photograph of an old carreta (a cart) which was used for transportation between Mexico and El Pueblo de Los Angeles (later in the County Museum) over 100 years old at the time of this picture. One of the rough carved wooden wheels is closest to the camera.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11793
title: A carreta driven between Mexico and El Pueblo de Los Angeles, ca.1895-1930

description: Photograph of an old carreta (a cart) which was used for transportation between Mexico and El Pueblo de Los Angeles (later in the County Museum) over 100 years old at the time of this picture. The rough wooden hitching pole is closest to the camera. Pictures can be seen hanging on the wall in the background. A glass exhibit case is partially visible at left. Bare light bulbs hang down on a crude chandelier from the ceiling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7236
title: Pumpkin field in South of Pomona

description: Photograph of large pumpkins in field South of Pomona. A dirt road is visible at left and beyond that a grove of trees. Another line of trees is visible on the distant horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6340
title: Bell tower of Mission San Gabriel from the front, 1900

description: Photograph of the bell tower of Mission San Gabriel from the front, 1900. Bells are in three of the five bell niches. A metal cross is on top of the structure. There are palms in the foreground below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9485
title: Twelve-mule team pulling four wagons of grain, Hanford(?), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a twelve-mule team hauling four wagons of grain near the railroad track, Hanford(?), ca.1900. The mule team is visible at center from above, while three horse-drawn wagons are visible near the three train cars standing on the rails near a loading dock in the background. A long low railroad building is adjacent to the dock. Other buildings are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14278
title: Exterior of church of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana from ruined warehouse from southeast, California, 1887

description: Photograph of relatively distant view of exterior of church of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, California, 1887. From ruined warehouse from southeast. A long row of white arches are the most prominent feature of the main mission building. Very little vegetation beyond basic ground cover. Hills in distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5759
title: Chickens in an outdoor pen on a chicken ranch, ca.1900

description: Photograph of about 50 chickens standing in an outdoor pen, ca.1900. Two buckets of collected eggs sit in the foreground. A bearded man and young boy in strawhat stand in the background against a wooden fence near a barn.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7118
title: Large cluster of grapes on the vine, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a close-up of large clusters of grapes on the vine, ca.1898. A measuring stick propped against the dense clusters show the combined width to be approximately 1 yard. Legible advertising on yardstick: "G.W. Elsey & Co., furniture, carpets, wall paper, picture and room mouldings, McHenry block, 10th & I Sts., Modesto".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6281
title: South front of Mission San Gabriel with palm trees, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the south front of Mission showing the bell tower and line of 10 thick capped vertical members providing structure for the wall, ca.1900. In front of the wall is a row of palm trees and shrubs. A hitching post is in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15183
title: Indian gardener's adobe at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Indian gardener's adobe (Casa del Horelano) at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1900. The small building has a tile roof. Behind it is a tall palm tree. Another wooden building is visible at right. In the left foreground is a giant cactus (Hymenosporum flavum) and a wooden fence. Used for illustration on the interleaves of Ramona, the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13409
title: Portrait of Juan Batista Alvarado, ca.1840-1880

description: Photographic portrait of Juan Batista Alvarado, ca.1840-1880. He can be seen from the chest up facing straight ahead. He is clean shaven, and his hair is parted on the right. He wears a jacket with a light colored shirt underneath with an upturned collar. A sort of scarf is visible around his neck. Half-tone print of a portrait.; Born at Monterey, Feb. 14, 1809. Died on the San Pablo rancho July 13, 1882. He was secretary of the Diputacion 1827-1834; member of the Diputacion 1835-1836; revolutionary governor 1835-1837; governor as interim 1837-1839; constitutional governor 1839-1842; colonel of defenses de la patria from 1847. He was married in the church of the Santa Clara Mission, August 24, 1839 to Maria Martina, Daughter of Francisco Maria Castro. The marriage was by proxy, the governor being sick at Monterey, and was celebrated before a large gathering of the California noblesse, the bridegroom being represented by his half-brother, Jose Antonio Estrada.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2362
title: Drawing by William Hutton of the Los Angeles Plaza as it appeared in 1849

description: Photograph of a drawing by William Hutton of the Los Angeles Plaza as it appeared in 1849. A line drawing of a complex of one-story adobe buildings is shown. The Plaza Catholic Church is pictured as the central building with the plaza and the Lugo adobe is visible across the way.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15184
title: Portrait of Judge Augustin Olvera, ca.1850-1870

description: Photograph of a portrait of Judge Augustin Olvera, ca.1850-1870. He can be seen from the chest up looking slightly to the right. He has a muttonchop beard. He is wearing a bow tie with an upturned collar and an overcoat over a suit coat. He was the first county judge of Los Angeles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13496
title: Portrait of Judge Juaquin Carrillo, ca.1845-1865

description: Photographic portrait of Judge Joaquin Carrillo, ca.1845-1865. He can be seen from the chest up in an oval cutout. He is looking straight ahead, although his shoulders are turned slightly to the left. He is wearing spectacles and has long sideburns. He is wearing a bow tie around an upturned collar and a jacket under an overcoat. Grandfather of Rev (Lev?) Carrillo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6291
title: Del Mar through trees, San Diego

description: Photograph of a view of Del Mar through the trees, San Diego. A dirt road is in the foreground. The ocean is only barely visible.