cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17861
title: View of a road in Placerville city, El Dorado, California, ca.1912

description: Photograph of a view of a road in Placerville city, El Dorado, California, ca.1912. Horse-drawn carriages are parked along either side of the unpaved street. In the foreground, a man is walking across from right to left, near a sign that reads "Gasolene". Further back, a second man sits on a bench which appears to be situated more or less in the center of the road. Saloon-style buildings with wooden canopies line the street to either side along with utility poles. A house is visible on the hill in the distance, along with trees. Legible signs include: "Clothing Sale", "Roundtent", and "[...] Lager [...]". Picture file card reads: "'Where gold is panned out of the streets.'"
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11970
title: A flying fish of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a flying fish of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, California, ca.1910. The flying fish (family Exocoetidae) is shown from above on a neutral background with its large pectoral fins extended to its sides. The fish is one of any of the species in the family capable of long, out-of-water glides using such fins.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5631
title: Seagulls in the Avalon harbor on Catalina Island, Los Angeles, ca.1900

description: Photograph of seagulls in the Avalon harbor on Catalina Island, Los Angeles, ca.1900. Seagulls flock on the shore while a man sits on a crate behind them, cleaning abalone shells. A small dingy is also on the bank, tied to something outside of the frame. A dock is visible to the left, in the background, while a second boat is visible with a man inside, on the water to the right. Mountainous cliffs and other boats are visible in the distance.; Picture file card reads: "In regard to this picture, there is a girl at the arcade post office who was born on the island and whose father at one time was postmaster over there. She says the man in this view is Joe Ardago. Joe was a waterfront character who made a living doing most anything. Here, he is cleaning abalone shells and throwing the meat to the gulls. He sold the shells. This girl knew Joe very well."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11225
title: Children in Santa Monica celebrating Sailor's Memorial Day, California, ca.1930

description: Photograph of children in Santa Monica celebrating Sailor's Memorial Day, California, ca.1930. A crowd of pre-adolescent children dressed in formal clothes stand on the Santa Monica pier with American flags in their hands. Behind them the Bowling Pavilion can be seen, as well as the North Beach Bath House building. Flowers have been arranged in wash basins lining the right side of the pier. A slightly taller boy in front towards the left holds a bouquet of flowers in his left hand. Trees are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14578
title: Gamblers playing roulette in a tent, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of about twenty gamblers playing roulette in a tent, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905. They are grouped about a table with a cloth spread over it. On the cloth are the acoutrements of the game. Some of the people are onlookers and include children. Some are sitting, most are standing. They wear a variety of types of hats.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11224
title: Veterans marching towards the ocean holding flowers during Memorial Day ceremonies, ca.1925-1930

description: Photograph of veterans marching towards the ocean holding flowers during Memorial Day ceremonies, ca.1930. Nine veterans march along the pier holding flowers to cast into the sea for Decoration Day (the old name for Memorial Day). The veteran in the back row to the extreme left is dressed in the Navy flat hat and flared pants of his duty uniform, while the rest of the veterans are dressed in formal uniform jackets and brimmed caps. They carry the navy flag in front of them and the American flag behind. A veteran towards the back is wearing a hat of the type worn during the Spanish-American War.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17862
title: Sailors and citizens walking down a pier in Los Angeles, bearing flowers, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of sailors and citizens walking down a pier in Los Angeles, bearing flowers, [s.d.]. Two navy men front the march, one dressed in his duty uniform bearing the naval flag, and the other in a more formal jacketed uniform, while a man in civilian clothes and a western-style hat holds an arrangement of flowers to the left. The procession extends all the way back to the shore, where still more crowds of people stand. To the right of the two naval officers a woman stand at the railing of the pier looking downwards while a man in front of her looks ahead, a bouquet in his hands. The American flag is carried further back, with a third flag between it and the naval flag.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11223
title: Navy men and civilians casting flowers into the sea at the Santa Monica pier, 1925-1935

description: Photograph of navy men and civilians casting flowers into the sea at the Santa Monica pier, 1925-1935. A young man in a naval uniform looks away from the camera in the foreground, throwing his flowers over the railing for sailors who have died at sea. The crowd behind him including civilians and other navy men, do the same. A man in civilian clothing stands further back in a western-style hat. Flowers and flower petals hang in the air in mid-fall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17863
title: Patriotic flower floats being towed out to sea, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of patriotic flower floats being towed out to sea, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. A man dressed in a dark, long jacket stands in the small flatboat in the foreground, while a second, seated man dressed in white tends to the boat further up the deck. They trail behind them five prism-shaped flower floats decorated with American flag motifs. In the background, another small boat passes across the frame. Picture file card reads: "F.F. Storey, pres. Of the Chamber of Commerce".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17864
title: Naval men giving a gun salute for sailors at a memorial ceremony in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a naval men giving a gun salute for sailors at a memorial ceremony in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. Naval men stand to either side of the pier, aiming their rifles in the air towards the sea. Towards the right center, a separate officer holds his saber at his side, his body obscuring much of a second man behind him who bears a tattered American flag. A third man stands with his legs slightly apart, looking at the scene, in the right foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13620
title: Portrait of Mrs. A.S.C. Forbes, California, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Mrs. A.S.C. Forbes, California, [s.d.]. Mrs. Forbes, a historical writer and the originator of the memorial ceremonies for sailors in Los Angeles, can be seen in bust looking straight ahead. She can be seen wearing what appears to be a button-down sweater decorated with tassels and an open-necked shirt. Her hair is short and light-colored. Although her face looks slightly older than middle-age, it is surprisingly free of wrinkles. Thin lips and a small, button nose are visible below large, owl-like eyes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7009
title: View of Roe Lake and Roe Peak in Sierra Nevada, Fresno, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Roe Lake and Roe Peak in Sierra Nevada, Fresno, California, ca.1910. Two snow-dappled mountain peaks slope inward at the left, surrounding the rippled surface of the lake below. More mountainous terrain, capped by trees, cuts in from the left side. Compares to CHS-6901.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3026
title: Man standing by a stream in Kings River Canyon, 1900-1950.

description: Photograph of Kings River Canyon, 1900-1950. A man stands in a porkpie cap on the left side of a riverbank, surrounded by forest to either side. Tree trunks dominate the left side of the photograph while a few coniferous tree tops can be seen over the rest to the right. A tall, flat-topped mountain peak can be seen in the background. Plant foliage intrudes from the bottom of the frame.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13862
title: Totem pole of Haida Indians from Kitchikan, Alaska outside of a lodge in Portland, Oregon, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a totem pole of Haida Indians from Kitchikan, Alaska outside of a lodge in Portland, Oregon, ca.1900. The totem pole stands in the center of the image, approximately 50 feet tall. A native American in a headdress and wrap stands to the left, while a man in a button-down shirt and tie stands to the right. A wooden lodge stand behind them, with two carved wooden fish hung over the door. Forest is visible behind them. There are four large, discernable totems comprising the pole.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3027
title: Cape Foulweather Lighthouse on the Oregon coast, Oregon, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse on the Oregon coast, Oregon, [s.d.]. Two houses, a small utility shack and a lighthouse stand on top of the cliffs to the left of the photo, while the ocean makes whitecaps against the rocks below. A small inlet can be seen at center, filled with large, perilous, jagged rocks. Picture file card reads: "Landing can only be made from boat by the steam hoist.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14579
title: Two women make tortillas in prepration for the family meal, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of two women making tortillas in prepration for the family meal, Mexico, ca.1905. They are gathered about a fire beside a crude stick and grass house. At right a man is sitting on a log against a tree from which a basket hangs, looking on. A child stands behind the woman who is frying the tortillas. Another woman, beside the child, is sitting and nursing a baby. Various pots, bowls, jars, and baskets are set about the preparation area. Railroad tracks are visible behind the group.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12351
title: Tillamook Lighthouse near Seaside, Oregon, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the Tillamook Lighthouse near Seaside, Oregon, [s.d.]. The lighthouse extends out of a small, flat building next to which a small utility shack is located. The bottom half of the light tower is boxy, its upper half cylindrical. Towards the back right edge, an American flag waves on a flagpole. To the left, further down on the rock face, a second, smaller building stands next to a long crane. A small rowboat full of people navigates the tumultuous waters below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12350
title: View of Tillamook Head, near Seaside, Oregon, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of Tillamook Head, near Seaside, Oregon, [s.d.]. Waves roll into whitecaps and crests while the silhouette of a large island cliff is visible in the left distance, shrouded by mist. The sun hangs in the sky to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5846
title: Children on the shore at Long Beach surrounded by seagulls, ca.1900

description: Photograph of children on the shore at Long Beach surrounded by seagulls, ca.1900. A young girl in a dress and a hat decorated with ribbon holds the hand of a young boy half her height while they walk away from the camera along the moist sand, the ocean in the background. Seagulls circle above them in the air and surround them on the ground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13908
title: Moonlight on the Pacific Ocean in Newport, Oregon, ca.1900/1950

description: Photograph of moonlight on the Pacific Ocean in Newport, Oregon, ca.1900/1950. The moon leaks moonlight out over the ocean from behind the clouds. The silhouette of a bush is visible in the foreground to the right. Near the water's edge to the left of the bush, the silhouette of a person can also be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11148
title: Salt stacks drying in shallow water, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of salt stacks drying in shallow water, California, ca.1910. Short mounds of salt are arranged in long rows stretching back towards the horizon, where mountains can be seen. The rows seem to be placed in closer proximity to one another to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12316
title: Cleaning and drying English walnuts

description: Photograph of English walnuts being cleaned and dried, California, [s.d.]. Two men stand a the center of the frame in front of a trough and numerous palates of walnuts. To the right of them, a horse-drawn carriage sits, unhitched. To the left of them, a wire tumbler equipped with a crank-handle is full of walnuts. A tree stretches out behind them, partially obscuring a barn to the left in front of which a walnut tree stands.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1520
title: People gathering walnuts from under their trees, California, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of people gathering walnuts from under their trees, California, [s.d.]. A man with a long, white beard stands between two rows of walnut trees in an orchard, pouring a bucket of collected walnuts into the pile at his feet. Two workers stoop to collect more to the left of him, while there is only one to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7070
title: Portrait of grape-pickers on Hastings Ranch, near Pasadena, California, ca.1898

description: Photographic portrait of grape-pickers on Hastings Ranch, near Pasadena, California, ca.1898. Workers in long-sleeved shirts and hats are posed in a group in front of grape vines and crates of collected grapes with men hauling more crates through the vineyard on horse-drawn carts behind them. To the right, a man with a white beard is seated among the other workers, while a man in a dark coat and more formal hat stands nearby. To the left, the workers stand near a mule. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17886
title: Grapes on the vine, California, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of grapes on the vine, California, [s.d.]. A man in a candystriped shirt and vest cuts into the grapevines in front of him. They are full of grape bunches.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1428
title: Fruit being dried in the sun, California, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of fruit being dried in the sun, California, [s.d.]. Workers stand amongst the rows of prunes drying in trays, which extend for more than ten acres. To the left of center, barns are visible in the distance, while stacks of crates line the horizon in the distance to the right. Horse-drawn carriages accompany the workers.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14580
title: Little Mexican girl with an olla (water jar) in Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a little Mexican girl with an olla (water jar) in Mexico, ca.1905. She stands with the thumb of her right hand hooked in the sash about her waist and with her left hand grasping the rim of an olla against her left leg. There are several potted plants around her. At left is a large needlepoint rack with a partially finished piece. Behind her is a tree. The ground is paved with tiles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m201
title: Figueroa Street looking north from Sixth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1915

description: Photograph of Figueroa Street looking north from Sixth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1915. A two-story Victorian house is partially visible behind the palms trees that decorate its front lawn to the left, with a second further down. The third house lining the side of the street is build in a lavish Romanesque style employing columns. Streetcar rails are visible to the right, embedded in the street. Two children stand along the sidewalk, which is lined by utility poles spaced at regular intervals. A century plant (Agave Americana) is situated on the lawn between the first two houses.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12685
title: Drawing of a full-rigged sailing ship, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a drawing of a full-rigged sailing ship, ca.1900. The ship is shown in profile and bears three main masts, each of which supports seven sails. One large, tripartite sail is located at its stern, while four triangular subsidiary, non-masted sails are arranged by ropes at its bow. A collection of three, triangular non-masted sails are also arranged between each of the masts. The British and several other flags are flown from a line at the stern. The silhouettes of other sail ships can be seen on the horizon to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11145
title: An aerial view of a salt marsh north of Death Valley, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of an aerial view of a salt marsh north of Death Valley, California, ca.1910. The shallow waters of the marshland are visible beyond the rocky terrain of the mountains in the foreground. Mist appears to be covering the marshes. More mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11149
title: Salt stacks drying, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of salt stacks drying, California, ca.1910. Numerous mounds of salt sit on the moist ground evenly spaced from one another with the mountains in the background. A great deal of their surrounding water appears to have been drained or evaporated.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11150
title: Unidentified salt stacks drying with workers and machinery in the background, ca.1910

description: Photograph of unidentified salt stacks drying with workers and machinery in the background, ca.1910. Mounds of salt extend across the moist ground at regular intervals, and it appears that most of their surrounding water has been drained or evaporated. The silhouettes of workers and some kind of machine is visible on the horizon, with mountains visible behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11153
title: View of a salt mine, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of a salt mine, California, ca.1910. Mining cars travel back and forth over rails that have been built over a wooden platform that extends out over the marsh. A large pile of salt is visible in the lower left hand corner, below the mining tracks. An a-frame overhang is visible connected to the tracks at the center right, from which wires hang. Salt deposits line all of the equipment. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1430
title: Salt stacks drying, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of salt stacks drying, California, ca.1910. A single mound of salt dominates the frame in the extreme center foreground, while the other stacks extend across the marsh behind it. The ground looks almost completely dry. The foothills at the base of the mountains are visible in the background, along with what appears to be the buildings of the salt mine.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11154
title: Large stack of salt being piled at a salt mine, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a large stack of salt being piled at a salt mine, California, ca.1910. A wood latticework stretches out from the mine's main building and plants two of its main supports into the salt stack gathering below it. A conveyor belt on top of the frame appears to be adding salt to the pile. Small low-growing vegetation surrounds the desert land around it. Mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11146
title: Blurred view of two men at a salt mine sitting on a cable that appears to be in motion, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a blurred view of two men at a salt mine sitting on a cable that appears to be in motion, ca.1910. Two men sit facing each other on a cable car with legs intertwined inside of the car. Both men wear hats while the man facing the camera appears to hold something in his hand. Four wires run across the picture over the men's heads. A mountain is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14581
title: View of about fifty mummies awaiting burial, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of about fifty mummies standing along the sides of a sunny corridor awaiting burial, ca.1905. A long corridor runs from the foreground to the background at center and dried mummies can be seen leaning against the stone walls on left and right. When the poor of Mexico were unable to pay the fees for burial, the bodies were kept as shown for a fixed period of time and marked for identification. The dryness of the air prevented decay. If the fee was not paid within the necessary time, the bodies were finally buried promiscuously.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11147
title: Locomotive engine used by a salt works, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a locomotive engine used by a salt works, California, ca.1910. Hitched to the engine is a cargo car that supports a large corrugated utility drum. The engine itself is rounded, with a dome pressure gage and fluted smokestack. A tube runs from the top of the engine to the side of the engineer's cabin. Tracks are visible laid in the soft ground in front of the engine, and the roof of a building can be seen behind it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17865
title: Painting by Fra Filippino Lippi entitled "Angel Adoring" depicting a haloed individual at prayer, [s.d.]

description: Photograph (no date) of a painting (ca.1495) by Friar Filippino Lippi (ca.1457-1504) entitled "Angel Adoring" depicting a haloed individual at prayer, [s.d.]. The young, male face nevertheless has feminine features and moderately long, dark locks. The figure leans with his shoulders drooped and his head bowed, raising his hands to his chest in prayer. He wears robes. The halo is indicated by a translucent disk above his head. The original hung in the National Gallery, London.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7157
title: An external view of the Mission Buenaventura, Ventura, California, ca.1927

description: Photograph of an external view of the Mission Buenaventura, Ventura, California, ca.1927. The tall, adobe-style mission stands with its main building to the left of center, a modest cross attached to the top of its terracotta-tiled roof. To the right of the main building, the bell tower stands, with two bell chambers and a cross on top, to the right of which stands the small Mission Museum where a small clapboard-sided house can be seen in the background. A sign is attached to a post on the sidewalk at the left. It reads: "El Camino Real / Mission San Buenaventura / Founded March [...] 1782 / Mission San Fernando 64 [right arrow] / [left arrow] Mission Santa Barbara 30". A bell is also attached to the top of the pole.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11697
title: Exterior view of "The Bottle House" a house made of bottles in Rhyolite, Nevada, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of "The Bottle House" a house made of bottles in Rhyolite, Nevada, ca.1925. The house, built in 1905 and said to have nearly 25,000 bottles that comprise its side walls, stands at the center of the image. Its walls look as though they are made of thousands of tiny circles, showing the bottoms of the bottles. The house also sports a small porch, shingled roof, and brick chimney. A sign posted in the dusty, barren ground out front reads "The Bottle House / Preserved as a Historical Relic by the Beatty Improvement Association / Restored January 1925 by the Famous Players-Lasky Corp. / Paramount Pictures. / Do Not Molest.". Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m144
title: Detailed view of the porch of "The Bottle House", a house made of bottles near Rhyolite, Nevada, ca.1915

description: Photograph of a detailed view of the porch of "The Bottle House", a house made of bottles near Rhyolite, Nevada, ca.1915. A sign that reads " The Bottle House / Preserved as a Historical Relic by the Beatty Improvement Association / Restored January 1925 by the Famous Players-Lasky Corp. / Paramount Pictures. / Do Not Molest." is affixed over the one of the front doors visible from the porch, while walls to the left and at center are evidently made of unbroken bottles and mortar. The large ends of the bottles face out, making cylindrical bricks. The post which supports the porch's overhang is partially visible in the right foreground.