cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19193
title: Birdseye view of Sioux Indians and General Brooks' camp at Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Sioux Indians and General Brooks' camp at Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, ca.1890. Multiple tents and teepees can be seen on a flat expanse of land surrounded by hills. Horses, wagons, and people can be seen near the tents, while pine trees can be seen on the hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19194
title: Sioux Indian war council, ca.1891

description: Photograph of a Sioux Indian war council, ca.1891. About a dozen men can be seen standing in a line wearing native dress of headdresses, necklaces, and bare chests. Five men are visible crouching in front of the line of men at center with blankets draped across themselves. Wagons, homes, and hills can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19195
title: Sioux Indian Renegades Chief Kicking Bear, Young Man Afraid Chief of all the Sioux's, and Slanding Bear, ca.1891

description: Photograph of Sioux Indian Renegades Chief Kicking Bear, Young Man Afraid Chief of all the Sioux's, and Standing Bear, ca.1891. Three men can be seen at center standing side by side. The man at left wears a vest, shirt, and bandana. His legs are visible, and his hair is in two braids. A blanket lays at his feet. The man at center wears a hat and has a woven blanket wrapped around him. The man at right wears a long sleeved shirt, pants, and wears a cross around his neck. He holds what appears to be some sort of weapon. Wagons and tents can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19196
title: Portrait of Sitting Bull, the head chief at the Custer Massacre, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a portrait of Sitting Bull, the head chief at the Custer Massacre, ca.1890. He is visible from the chest up wearing a jacket lined with fur over a button-up shirt. His shoulder length hair is tied into pig-tails, and he wears a hat. He looks serious, while wrinkles are visible on his face.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19197
title: General Custer and his officers posed possibly at a fort, ca.1875

description: Photograph of General Custer and his officers posed possibly at a fort, ca.1888. A group of soldiers and women gather around the staircase leading up to a front porch. The men are clad in uniform and are loosely scattered, some sitting, others standing and facing the right. The women are in long dresses or skirts, and stand amidst the men. In the background, a fenced porch can be seen, with a large windowed door in the middle between two large windows. Note: it's a copy of the original photograph (made by C.C. Pierce in circa 1888).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10644
title: Upper Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of close-up of Upper Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, ca.1900. Water crashes on the rocks below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5900
title: Composite image showing the Manuel Dominguez adobe in Carson before and after restoration, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a composite image showing the Manuel Dominguez adobe in Carson before and after restoration, ca.1905. The upper left corner of the image is dedicated to the picture of the adobe in ruins. Two wood framed windows are visible in the adobe wall, but the roof, as well as a large section of the wall, has caved in. The base of the walls is overgrown with weeds. The bottom of the image shows the restored adobe. There is a long covered porch around the front of the "L"-shaped building, and a series of archways grants access to it. The ground in front of the adobe is covered with grass, and there are two tall trees at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30519
title: A drawing of two Native Americans ploughing the fields with their oxen, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing of two Native Americans ploughing the fields with their oxen, [s.d.].  The drawing depicts two men using a pair of oxen to plough their fields. In the foreground lies the field, and in the background two trees and a mountain range are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12105
title: Locomotive at Vulcan Iron Works, San Francisco, ca.1870

description: Photograph of a locomotive at Vulcan Iron Works -- probably one of the first locomotives built in California -- San Francisco, ca.1870. At left, a small locomotive engine is visible being pulled out from the Vulcan Iron Works building on a horse-drawn cart. To the right, twelve people can be seen standing on or in front of the locomotive. More can be seen farther left. The street in the foreground appears to be muddy.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13610
title: Portrait of David (or Daniel) Freeman, 1902

description: Photograph of a portrait of David (or Daniel) Freeman, ca.1902. A man with a trimmed beard and smiling eyes looks toward the left. He is wearing a dark suit, with a gray vest and light under-garment, as well as a tie.; He was born in Canada in 1837 and came to California in 1873.  He was the owner of the Centinela Ranch when it was divided and Inglewood was sold off.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13649
title: Portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant and family at Mount Gregory, New York, 1885

description: Photographic portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant and family at Mount Gregory, New York, 1885. Several men, women and children sit at the steps of the front porch of a residence. Two men stand beside another man in a top hat, who is seated at center, while two women are visible at left, beside another man seated on the stairs. A young lady and several children sit on the steps at right, while a house with windowed doors appears behind the family.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13249
title: Map of Rancho del Paso de la Tijera, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a map of Rancho del Paso de la Tijera, ca.1940. At top right a drawing of a small house is visible, which is surrounded by lines that appear to be indicating a field.  Hills are drawn behind the house, and a river runs from the right of the hills to the front of the house. A scroll is drawn at left with writing indicating the name of the ranch.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11822
title: Captain Banning driving stage at Wilmington home, ca.1910

description: Photograph of Captain Banning driving stage at Wilmington home, ca.1910. A coach with six horses leading it is shown to the right, on which three men sit. The road beneath them is dirt. Trees can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30520
title: Two men riding their carriage across a river, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of two men riding their carriage across a river, [s.d.].  Two men riding a horse-drawn wagon are fording a river.  There are five visible horses in the water, and the two men are riding outside, atop the carriage.  The wagon is small with larger wheels in the back than there are in the front.  In the background, the river bank is visible as well as some vegetation.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30531
title: A bird's eye view of a California land region, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a bird's eye view of a California land region, [s.d.].  A vast expanse of land is visible in the foreground and middle.  There are scattered trees visible on various sections of land, and what appear to be roads or boundaries can be seen.  In the background, at center, an oil field is visible. In the extreme background, a mountain range can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10667
title: Nevada Falls in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of close-up of Nevada Falls in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m417
title: Aerial view looking east at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard, August 6, 1926

description: Photograph of an aerial view looking east at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard, August 6, 1926. Wilshire is at center and runs away from the camera while San Vicente runs from the lower left corner to the middle of the right edge. The land around the two large streets is divided into small blocks by narrow residential roads, and countless small houses are filling the blocks. The only open land is La Cienega Park, visible at left, and a large open field in the bottom right corner. Compares to CHS-11988, showing the same view in 1923, and CHS-11991, showing the view in 1930.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m433
title: Aerial view looking east at the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards, March 11, 1930

description: Photograph of an aerial view looking east at the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente Boulevards, March 11, 1930. Wilshire is at center and goes away from the camera, while San Vicente cuts across the image from left to right. The land around the two large streets is filled with dense houses divided by narrow roads. La Cienega Park is visible at left, and what appears to be a school is visible in the lower right corner. Compares to CHS-11990, showing the same view in 1926, and CHS-11988, showing the view in 1926.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4906
title: Adobe brick makers at work, 1900-1909

description: Photograph of adobe brick makers at work, 1900-1909. At center, a man wearing overalls and a bandanna around his head can be seen hunched near a large clay brick. Clay covers the man's hands as he spreads them across the surface of the brick. Additional lines of bricks can be seen in the foreground. To the right of the man, a small bucket is visible. Behind the hunched over worker, another man holding a small wheelbarrow is visible. This man also wears overalls and faces the camera. In the extreme background, lines of trees can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14254
title: Mission Santa Barbara, showing bell tower from northeast, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mission Santa Barbara, showing bell tower from northeast, California, ca.1900. At left, a wooden picket fence abuts a large stone wall at right. Over the top of the wall, large trees are visible and obstruct and great portion of the image. In the background at center, the large bell tower can be seen. The body of the bell tower is divided into three rectangular sections. Each rectangular section is smaller than the section below it, and small arched openings can be seen along the sides of the upper sections. Part of a bell can be seen in the upper niche of the bell tower. Atop the tower, a small dome is visible with a decorative column at its apex.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14205
title: Three specimens of "Rose of Sheol (Hell)", a growth on trees, 1920-1930

description: Photograph of three specimens of "Rose of Sheol (Hell)", a growth on trees, 1920-1930. Three specimens are shown: the fungus-like blossoms appear to have rent the tops of each tree trunk into the fungal shape.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9480
title: Mule-drawn double wagon loaded with grain and bailed hay, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a mule-drawn double wagon loaded with grain and bailed hay, ca.1901. The wagon train runs the width of the image, standing closest in the foreground to the right and farthest as it recedes towards the horizon at the left, where the ten-mule team can be seen pulling the loads of feedstuffs. The hay is piled directly on the platform of each flat cart, baled into rectangular blocks. The grain is in sacks, stacked on top of the hay. Barrels can be seen secured to the sides of the carts as well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8406
title: Desert path leading towards the Sierra Madre Range in winter, showing Mount Baldy and Cucamonga, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a desert path leading towards the Sierra Madre Range in winter, showing Mount Baldy and Cucamonga, ca.1920. Two furrows hint at tire-tracks through a narrow strip of cleared sand in the left foreground, running to the distance. Desert vegetation lines either side, and several mountain ridges can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11541
title: A mountain hiker climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, ca.1930

description: Photographic portrait of a mountain hiker climbing Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, ca.1930. A man equipped with ropes and hiking gear is holding on to an extended rope diagonal to the image. He is standing on a steep slope, apparently on a mountain, while looking uphill. An overview of mountain silhouettes can be seen in the background towards the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8594
title: Ruins of the Mission San Bernardino, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruins of the Mission San Bernardino, ca.1900.  A dirt road crosses the foreground of the image and sparsely grouped trees dot the landscape in front of the ruins.  To the right is what appears to be a small barn or shack with fencing, while a long mountain range and cloud cover can be seen in the distant background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6073
title: Exterior view of Pasadena's First Presbyterian Church, 1910-1930

description: Photograph of exterior view of Pasadena's First Presbyterian Church, 1910-1930. In the background at center, a large church structure can be seen consisting of two parts. To the right, a series of steps lead to a rectangular steeple connected to the main body of the church. To the left, a series of arched entryways surround a large rectangular building with a pitched roof. A cross sits atop the roof of this building and above one of the arches to the left. A small courtyard consisting of bare trees and lampposts precedes the structures. In the foreground, leaves and branches from a tree frame the top of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19438
title: View of the old fountain at the San Fernando Mission, shown in its original location, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the old fountain at the San Fernando Mission, shown in its original location, ca.1900. The adobe brick basin of the fountain is shown at center, its spackle eroding in some areas. This basin appears to be in the shape of a clover, but the perspective of the image makes it difficult to guess at the shape of the perimeter. To the left, a sapling is growing, while tall grass fills the rest of the image, stretching to the two small hills on the horizon at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14132
title: Merced River in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park in the summer, 1900-1930. Half Dome is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13930
title: View of the Mission San Gabriel from the east end, showing the first bell tower and the last of the Mission Indians settlement, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Mission San Gabriel from the east end, showing the first bell tower and the last of the Mission Indians settlement, ca.1900. In the center foreground, a pell-mell adobe hut can be seen, with large wooden roof shingles that appear to be scap wood. To the left of this, a small dome of mud and wood appears to be either a kiln or sweat-lodge. A barbed-wire fence runs in front of this in the foreground, with a ladder leaning against a verandah of some kind at right, possibly a trellis for grape vines. In the background beyond a slim tree at left, the long, two-story building of the mission chapel and bell tower can be seen, along with the roof of a third building, which is pictured to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6760
title: Ruins of Pio Pico's first home at Whittier Road, shown from across a pond, ca.1883

description: Photograph of the ruins of Pio Pico's first home at Whittier Road, shown from across a pond, ca.1883. Three towers of crumbling adobe walls are shown, the remains of what was likely a two-story rancho. Bushes in the foreground obscure the lower half of the home, growing around the bank of the pond which is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14131
title: The rapids of the Merced River at Happy Isle in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of the rapids of the Merced River at Happy Isle in Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21273
title: Small building at the Mission San Diego de Alcala, showing palms and gardens, 1898

description: Exterior view of a small building at the Mission San Diego de Alcala, showing palms and gardens, 1898. The low wooden building, possibly a residence, can be seen at center. It has a narrow covered porch and a roof covered with wooden shingles. The view of the building is mostly obstructed by a number of large trees, including a very tall palm tree in the foreground at center. A windmill labeled "The Aermotor" can be seen above the trees at left. A low wire fence is visible in the foreground, while rolling hills can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19439
title: Ruins of the Mission San Diego Acala seen from the rear, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruins of the Mission San Diego Acala seen from the rear, ca.1900. What appears to be the mission chapel is pictured at center, a cube of wooden framework leading to a door in what remains of the anterior wall. Of the side walls, only the one on the left remains, and both walls are eroding at their edges. To the right, a drift of sand swallows some of the remaining rubble, with a metal bell secured to the remains of a wall visible even farther right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19440
title: View of the entrance to the Mission San Diego Alcala chapel, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a view of the entrance to the Mission San Diego Alcala chapel, ca.1898. The tall, two-story adobe chapel is pictured at center, the arched doorway of its entrance facing towards the viewer. Directly above this, a rectangular, wooden door is positioned on the second floor, situated just over an awning of terracotta tiles. To the right, behind a section of wooden fence, a bell can be seen atop one of the chapel's annexes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14929
title: Snow coats Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California, during a winter storm, 1850-1930

description: Photograph of snow coating Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California, during a winter storm, 1850-1930. A meadow beyond a wooden post and rail fence sits at the base of steep mountain slope. A building is visible at the far side of the meadow.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19441
title: View of the Mission San Diego Alcala, seen from the rear of the bell tower, 1898

description: Photograph of a view of the Mission San Diego Alcala, seen from the rear of the bell tower, 1898. A small picket fence is visible cutting into the image from the left, attaching itself to the bottom of the adobe bell tower which is visible to the right. At center, the chapel of the mission is open, its walls having crumbled, leaving on the the facade and a single load-bearing wall. The bell tower is shorter than this two-story structure, little more than a brick pedestal for the single bell which appears unscathed. The silhouettes of small plants can be seen growing against the fence. A large sand drift rises up from the left of center to swallow some of the debris surrounding the bell tower.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19442
title: Cross commemorating where Friar Luiz Azone was killed by the Judians, 1775

description: Photograph of a cross commemorating where Friar Luiz Azone was killed by the Judians, 1775. The wooden cross is shown at center, anchored in what appears to be an adobe pedestal, and enclosed by a square of post-and-rail fence. Lush, overgrown foliage fills the rest of the image, with palm trees visible in the background. Azone was considered California's first martyr.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21272
title: Exterior view of the Mission San Diego de Alcala, showing palms and orange orchard, ca.1898

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Mission San Diego de Alcala, showing palms and orange orchard, ca.1898. A small lightly colored building stands in the center while a larger building can be seen to the right. Both buildings sit at the bottom of a slight slope while palm trees line the front. A thick covering of trees can be seen behind the houses while mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19443
title: Three women sitting underneath San Diego's oldest pepper tree, ca.1898

description: Photograph of three women sitting underneath San Diego's oldest pepper tree, ca.1898. Two women in lightly-colored blouses and darker, long skirts are seated beneath a dangling branch of the tree at right, a third woman (possibly a man) situated between them and wearing a darkly-colored shirt. All three wear hats. The tree is pictured at center, and has large, snaking, root-like limbs. In the foreground to the left, a construction that appears to be a wooden picnic bench can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8717
title: Exterior view of San Diego's Old Town Mission church and church bells, ca.1898

description: Photograph of an exterior view of San Diego's Old Town Mission church and church bells, ca.1898. The modest, two-story saltbox building stands at center, its facade sporting wooden clapboard. The main entrance appears to be the rightmost door, which is installed in the church's main building, while a secondary door can be seen in the sloping annex just to the left of it. Two windows are arranged above the main door, just to either side of it. Near the narrow side of the church, to the right, two bells hang from a wooden frame. Scrub vegetation covers the uneven ground out front, while hills can be seen in the immediate background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8718
title: Old mission bells in San Diego, ca.1880

description: Photograph of old mission bells in San Diego, ca.1880. Posts can be seen holding up a horizontal wooden plank from which two bells hang. The bells are suspended by chains. The bell on the right is smaller, and both are tied to the vertical posts with string. The wall of a building composed from horizontal wooden planks is visible behind the bells, while stones line the ground in front of the wall. A hill is visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8706
title: Old Palms of Old Town San Diego at the San Diego Mission, ca.1888

description: Photograph of the Old Palms of Old Town San Diego at the San Diego Mission, ca.1888. At center, two palm trees can be seen next to one another behind a picket fence. The tree to the right is taller and has dead fronds hanging from the top. Behind and to the left of the trees stands a one-story whitewashed building. Dirt and weeds are visible in the foreground, while a fence runs along hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8692
title: View of the Old Town cemetery in San Diego, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a view of the Old Town cemetery in San Diego, ca.1898. A patch of cacti is visible in the foreground, surrounded by sedgegrass, while in the background down a gentle slope the cemetery can be seen enclosed behind a short brick wall. Wrought-iron cages jut up from the premises, presumably encapsulating grave markers. A long, narrow stretch of road cuts behind from the upper left, lined by utility poles. A few cows can be seen in the fields that stand beyond, which appears largely undeveloped.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8924
title: Unidentified street in Old Town San Diego, showing the Estudillo home where Ramona was married, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a view of an unidentified street in Old Town San Diego, showing the Estudillo home where Ramona was married, ca.1898. A large, one-story adobe building is pictured at center, obscured by a collection of randomly dispersed trees. The spackle has come away on the right side, exposing the brick, and to the left, the word "Painter" is inscribed on the side in careful script. Farther back and to the left, a two-story building can be seen, with wrap-around porches on both levels. The words "Souveneirs [...] Olde[...] Tree [...]" can be partially seen on its side. Hills are visible in the background. The Estudillo home was apparently the historical site used as the home of Friar Gaspara in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel "Ramona".