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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10549
title: Portrait of La Fiesta de Los Angeles Queen, Miss Francisca Alexander, ca.1897

description: Photographic portrait of La Fiesta de Los Angeles Queen, Miss Francisca Alexander, ca.1897. Miss Alexander is pictured in bust, looking slightly to the left. She wears an embroidered, regal-style dress which features a high collar. She also wears a tiara. Miss Alexander's hair is pulled back. She appears to be no more than thirty years old.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10544
title: Men performing the "Ta-ta-Wheela" Indian Dance at Fiesta Park during La Fiesta de Los Angeles, ca.1897

description: Photograph of men performing the "Ta-ta-Wheela" Indian Dance at Fiesta Park during La Fiesta de Los Angeles, ca.1897. A circle of men and women stand on what appears to be a racetrack. The men are shirtless and have used their hands to paint designs on their bodies. Some of them wear thermal underwear. All of the participants wear headdresses. The women wear what appear to be floral-patterned westernized dresses. A man stands in the back of the circle, dressed in a trench coat and hat. Several other individuals can be seen hauling equipment in the distance. Houses are visible behind the bleachers in the background. Picture file card reads: "Grand Avenue and Flower Street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10531
title: Los Angeles La Fiesta Parade the Hill Street side of the park, ca.1894

description: Photograph of the Los Angeles La Fiesta Parade the Hill Street side of the park, ca.1894. A group of men in sailor suits stands in the front of the read arranged in two lines, trailing what appears to be a cannon. Behind them, a single rank of riflemen in military uniforms is led by their instructor. Horsemen can be seen further down the unpaved street. Onlookers stand to either side, and houses are visible in the background. Text appears to have been edited out of the image at the bottom left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10545
title: La Fiesta Tribune Queen, Francisca Alexander, receiving the parade on the Hill Street side of the park, Los Angeles, ca.1897

description: Photograph of La Fiesta Tribune Queen, Francisca Alexander, receiving the parade on the Hill Street side of the park, Los Angeles, ca.1897. Miss Alexander sits on a throne at the top of a collection of steps, to either side of which flower girls in lightly-colored dresses holding baskets, with two more similarly dressed girls at center, one of which sits in a throne of her own, which is decorated in flowers. Attendants stand on the top platform on either side of Miss Alexander, dressed in Victorian style, with wigs and cravats. Onlookers stand behind a seated line of what appear to be helmeted riflemen who are themselves seated to the outside of the flower girls. A bouquet of flowers can be seen in the lower right corner.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11068
title: Dixie W. Thompson, a rider from Santa Barbara, at the La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901

description: Photograph of Dixie "Dick" W. Thompson, a rider from Santa Barbara, at the La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901. The rider is pictured aside his horse in a bolero suit and tall hat. Spectators are visible behind him on the sidewalk in front of a picket fence. Automobiles can be seen parked along the unpaved street in the left background. The rider has a short cropped beard and appears to be past middle-age. Picture file card reads "Solid silver sad[d]le bought by Mack Adou.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10543
title: Chinese Merchant Float in the La Fiesta Parade in Los Angeles, 1897

description: Photograph of a Chinese Merchant Float in the La Fiesta Parade in Los Angeles, 1897. A middle-aged Chinese man dressed in traditional clothing sits at the helm of a large horse-drawn cart, which is filled with young, similarly dressed Chinese boys in the back. The cart is decorated with flowers on its wheels, and what appears to be either intricate rugs or hammered metal everywhere else. Houses can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10747
title: Americus Club of Pasadena at President McKinley's review of the La Fiesta Parade at City hall, Los Angeles, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Americus Club of Pasadena at President McKinley's review of the La Fiesta Parade at City hall, Los Angeles, ca.1901. A collection of bleachers stands in the background in front of old City Hall, decorated in an American flag motif, while rank after rank of riflemen in lightly-colored uniforms walks by along the road. Shop fronts are visible in the right background, while another group of spectators are visible in the right foreground. Legible signs include: "Safety Loan Co.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7213
title: Chamber of Commerce "tally-ho" float for the La Fiesta Parade, Los Angeles, ca.1902

description: Photograph of the Chamber of Commerce "tally-ho" float for the La Fiesta Parade, Los Angeles, ca.1902. The large coach holds four rows of women holding parasols in lightly-colored dresses, with an extra similarly-dressed woman sitting in front with the coachman, who wears a nightcap and brandishes a gray handlebar moustache. The coach is decorated with tiny flower buds on its sides and wheels, and has made out the initials of "C of C" on the side. The card affixed to the float reads "Class Number C1". A clapboard-sided house is visible in the background.; Picture file card reads: "The great President Roosevelt was here.", and "L.A. Times Sunday 5-5-1901: 'Events of Society / One of the handsomest Tally-ho coaches that will appear in the La Fiesta Parade is that of the Cham. Of Com., which will follow the president's carriage. Mrs. Howard M. Zale will act as chaperone on that day and the coach will be occupied by prominent young society ladies. They will be gowned alike in white and will carry white parasols, ornamented with yellow ribbons. The C. of C. colors, yellow and white, will also be carried out on the floral decorations of the Tally-ho. The following named young ladies will be there: Misses Virginia Drydew, Dorothy Graff, Bella Coulter, Reba Cole, Mary Ridgeway, Lucy Clark, Bereba Pollard, Edith Whittaker, Theresa Smith, May Chapman and Louise Hill.'".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10754
title: Sixteenth Street School marchers in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Sixteenth Street School marchers in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901. Four ranks of young schoolgirls dressed in lightly colored dresses, boots and uniformed caps march holding small American flags. A group of darkly uniformed boys can be seen behind them on the unpaved road, holding one of the two "Sixteenth Street School Co.C." banners that are being carried. The words "La Fiesta de Los Angeles" appears to have been edited out of the photo at the bottom right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8091
title: Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1900

description: Photograph of view of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, California, ca.1900. Many palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11069
title: Portrait of the ladies from La Fiesta's Chamber of Commerce Float, Los Angeles, ca.1902

description: Photographic portrait of the ladies from La Fiesta's Chamber of Commerce Float, Los Angeles, ca.1902. Twelve young women in white dresses are arranged in three rows and hold parasols. A more elderly woman with white hair and a pale face sits in the center of them. An oval border frames the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13218
title: Engraving depicting the founders of Los Angeles, 1781

description: Photograph of an engraving depicting the founders of Los Angeles, 1781. Musicians crash cymbals and play flutes in the left foreground while behind them, altar boys hold both a crucifix staff and a tall candle, backed by a hooded monk. To the right of them, a uniformed rifleman stands. Less assuming settlers are visible flying a flag in the background, on which a woman is embroidered. Mountains and birds are pictured in the distance behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5612
title: Portrait of Governor Pio Pico with his wife and two nieces, ca.1885

description: Photographic portrait of Governor Pio Pico with his wife and two nieces, ca.1885. The last Mexican governor of Los Angeles, Pico is pictured to the right of center, with his arm over his wife's (Nachita Alvarado de Pico) shoulder to his left. His niece Maranata Alvarado is pictured on the far left, while his niece Trinidad de la Guerra is on the far right. Pico wears a suit and plaid vest, his wife a florally-patterned calico dress. The niece to the left has her long dark hair down and appears sullen. The niece to the right has her hair up. All are pictured from the ankles up.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13523
title: Portrait of Nathan Cole, Jr., 1880

description: Photographic portrait of Nathan Cole, Jr., 1880. Mr. Cole can be seen from his thighs up wearing a suit. He can be seen holding a top hat on his right forearm, which he rests on the back of an embroidered chair. His left hand is placed in his pocket. His watch fob is visible on his vest. His hair is dark and parted on the right, and he can be seen looking to the left. He appears to be no older than twenty. He was the first editor of the Los Angeles Times.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4340
title: Exterior view of the Adobe Los Encinos Rancho near Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Adobe Los Encinos Rancho near Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The long, one-story adobe, built by Vincente de la Ossa, features with a front porch shaded by eaves stands at the center of the image, extending diagonally into the left distance. Multiple doors are visible along the building's broad side. A palm tree stands in front of the adobe to the narrow right side. A line of additional, non-palm trees are visible to the left. The adobe was later the home of Eugene Garnier and later still of the Amestoys. It then became part of a historical monument.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10532
title: Cliff Dwellers' float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894

description: Photograph of the Cliff Dwellers' float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894. Four horses draped in white cloth with holes cut out for their eyes pull a large cart, on top of which a model of stone dwelling places has been built. Three men in white robes, two of them with hoods, stand in front of the float. The remaining man wears a regular hat. They are situated on a patch of grass in front of a picket fence. A sign is partially visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10528
title: Alaskan Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894

description: Photograph of an Alaskan Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894. A group of seven men dressed in white jockey suits and hats stand in front of a horse-drawn cart on top of which a fake igloo and ice formation have been built. Further to the right, a man in a hooded white robe stands in front of the four horses, which have been draped in white sheets with eye-holes cut out. The float is pictured on a patch of grass in front of a picket fence.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13188
title: University of Southern California Medical School Float in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894

description: Photograph of the USC Medical School Float in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1894. The University of Southern California's horse-drawn cart decorated with flowers and palm leaves bears the sign "Medical College U.S.C." while a group of men in lightly-colored clothing stand on top of it, one of whom is dressed as a skeleton, and who holds an actual skeleton. Shop fronts are visible behind them. Legible signs include: "Jas. Jones Manufacturer of Glass and Iron Goods [...]" and "Wood Work / Architectural Wood Carving / Scroll Sawing [...]". The float is located on the west side of Main Street between Seventh Street and Eight Street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10757
title: Chamber of Commerce Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Chamber of Commerce Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1901. Six white horses pull the flower-decorated coach of the float, which contains a group of women dressed in white, who carry parasols. The initials "C of C" are blazoned on the side. A man with a gray handlebar moustache acts as the coachman. Spectators can be seen along the sidewalk in the background in front of clapboard-sided houses and trees. Streetcar rails and horse dung are visible in the paved road. A sign is partially visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8093
title: Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders, ca.1901

description: Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders, ca.1901. Several palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) stand over small bushes in the foreground while a wall of stacked boulders stands at center, taller to either side. The tops of more palm trees can be seen behind the wall. A mountain stands in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11046
title: Electric float in the shape of a crane for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1909

description: Photograph of an electric float in the shape of a crane for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1909. A young girl, her hair decorated with flowers, wears a lightly-colored cape and sits on the side of the float's huge stylized bird, on top of which a second, more mature woman in similar dress is seated. A skirt encircles the float's operating wheels. A sign which reads "121 Clothing" is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11047
title: Organized Labor Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1909

description: Photograph of an Organized Labor Float for Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1909. Four men dressed in helmets, tunics and sandals, in the manner of what appears to the Greek god Mercury, attend the horse-drawn float. The cart which they pull appears to have a large bush on it, as well as a nautical anchor made from flowers. The side reads "Organized Labor" before dropping down to the cloth skirt that hides the wheels. A fifth man sits at the helm of the float, manning the reigns. He wears a more lavish helmet than his fellow laborers and checked pants. A sign and an American flag are partially visible in the left background, as a clapboard-sided house is to the right, behind a line of trees. Streetcar rails can be seen in the foreground of the unpaved street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11032
title: Camel in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1906

description: Photograph of a camel in Los Angeles' La Fiesta Parade, ca.1906. Two men in Moroccan dress attend to the camel's reigns, one dressed in a robe and fez, the other in a draping turban. A woman in a darkly-colored dress is seated on the camel. Spectators are visible on the sidewalk in the background. Animal droppings can be seen on the paved street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1374
title: View of the corner of Main Street and Fifth Street on the site of what would become the Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a view of the corner of Main Street and Fifth Street on the site of what would become the Rosslyn Hotel, Los Angeles, ca.1903. A man and a woman stand on the sidewalk left of center with two children, in front of Platt's Popcorn Palace popcorn stand, where two more men stand, one in an apron, the other in a suit. A brick highrise is visible behind them, displaying signs that read "The Hub [...] North Spring Street", and "Pra[...] Real Estate [...]". The old post office building is visible with its towered corners in the right background. Streetcar rails are visible in the street in front, which appears unpaved.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9604
title: Flock of sheep grazing in Pinoche Valley, Fresno, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a flock of sheep grazing in Pinoche Valley, Fresno, ca.1900. Mountains are visible in the background as hundreds of sheep spread out across the grassland, feeding. A leafless tree is visible in front of a second tree to the right, with a second tree line visible farther in the left distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m338
title: Birdseye view looking west on Temple Street from Bunker Hill, ca.1880

description: Photograph of a birdseye view looking west on Temple Street from Bunker Hill, ca.1880. A collection of craftsman-style houses are clustered together in the crook of the hill, separated at the center by a line of trees. More houses are visible on top of the ridge of hills in the left background, with a mountain faintly visible in the right distance. Dirt paths connect the houses in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3808
title: Panoramic view of Glendale and Eagle Rock Valley looking from the southwest, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Glendale and Eagle Rock Valley looking from the southwest, ca.1900. Streets lined by utility poles and farm homesteads are visible beyond the grassy hill edge visible in the foreground. More hills, checkered with crops, are visible to the right distance, beyond which several mountain ranges can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8092
title: Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing the canyon wall in the background, ca.1901

description: Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing the canyon wall in the background, ca.1901. Palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) stand near the bottom of the canyon wall in the foreground while many others stand at the bottom of the opposite wall. A stripe of dark grass lies between them. The far canyon wall stands in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2764
title: Panoramic view of East Glendale, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of East Glendale, ca.1910. A wooden bridge is suspended over an irrigation ditch that cuts through a dirt road. A grassy hill stands to the left. Orchards extend in the background until they reach a farm house (Dunham House) in the right corner. More orchards and mountain ridges are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5667
title: Exterior view of Dr. David Burbank's home at Dark Canyon Pass, Burbank, ca.1910

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Dr. David Burbank's home at Dark Canyon Pass, Burbank, ca.1910. The homestead of Dr. Burbank, who named the town, is pictured at the foot of the mountains; the cabin stands to the left of center, to the right of which the barn, a windmill, and a water tower stand. This site would later become the site of the Warner Bros. Studio.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17974
title: Panoramic view of Montrose, California, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Montrose, [s.d.]. A long road lined to either side by utility poles curves in from the left side of the frame, through a sandy area at center. Orchards are visible beyond the residential block that follow directly after, with mountains in the background. A second, straight road intersects the curving road, coming in from the above left near the mountains. Part of the mountainside is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6187
title: View looking west on Colorado Boulevard from Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view looking west on Colorado Boulevard from Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910. A streetcar with the number "103" and "North Loop" written across its front makes its way down the paved street at center, while horse-drawn carriages park along either side of the street. Two- to three-story Victorian-style shop fronts line the street on the left and the right. Legible signs read: "Dentis", "Charles Gardner Dry Goods" and "Metcalf's Pharmacy". Utility poles are also pictured along the street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6178
title: View of the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue looking east, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue looking east, Pasadena, ca.1910. Pedestrians bustle across the street while a streetcar with a sign that reads "North & South Loop" tries to make its way past; a second streetcar meets it in the intersection, coming down the cross street. Victorian-style high rise buildings line the streets to either side, with the Postal Telegraph building visible in the left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6184
title: View of Colorado Boulevard looking east from Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Colorado Boulevard looking east from Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910. Horse-drawn carriages make their way down the paved street in the distance, flanked to either side by Victorian-style high rise buildings. Pedestrians navigate the sidewalks. The four-story First National Bank building is visible on the corner, in front of which a woman with a parasol is walking. Signs in its windows read: "Dentists", "Dr. C.E. Burton", "Dr. H. Reamer", and "Law Offices". Utility poles stretch streetcar cables over the area.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6189
title: View of Colorado Boulevard looking west from Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Colorado Boulevard looking west from Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, ca.1910. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians navigate the streets and sidewalks respectively, while a streetcar tries to get through in the distance. Victorian-style high rise buildings line the street to either side, advertising with signs. Several portions of the image appear to have been touched-up with paint, or perhaps even painted completely in as new additions. The sign on the streetcar reads "Orange Grove Ave.". Other legible signs include: "Popein and Sestor Tailors", "New York [...]", "Postal Telepgraph", "Tuttle's Curio Store / G.W. Tuttle Proprietor", and "Philadelphia Shoe Co.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6207
title: View of the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard looking south from Union Street, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard looking south from Union Street, Pasadena, ca.1910. People on bicycles, horse-drawn carriages and two streetcars make their way along the street, lined to either side by Victorian-style high rise shop buildings. "Slavin Building." is printed on the side of a tall building in the left foreground, while a building with a spired dome can be seen in the right distance. Other legible signs include: "Slavin Block", "Chas. H. Ward Druggist", "Hardware and Stoves", "The Model Grocery Company", "Telegraph Office", and "Delicious Refreshing Coca-Cola".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6208
title: View of Fair Oaks Avenue looking north from Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Fair Oaks Avenue looking north from Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, ca.1910. A streetcar featuring a sign that reads "Pasadena" makes its way down the avenue at center, while horse-drawn carriages are parked along with bicycles to either side, at the feet of high rise shop buildings. A carriage in the shape of a large shoe stands to the right, illegible advertising written on its side. Legible signs include: "Philadelphia Shoe Co.", "New York Dental Co.", "Money to Loan", "First National Bank", and "Parker Bros. Dentist". Mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8153
title: First hotel in Palm Springs, ca.1901-1904

description: Photograph of about a dozen visitors to Dr. Welwood Murray's hotel in Palm Springs, standing in front of the hotel, ca.1901-1904. There is much foliage around the one-story structure. This was the first hotel in Palm Springs.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14236
title: Summit of Wilson Peak, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of summit of Wilson Peak, California, 6232 feet. One man is leaning against the trunk of a large fir tree in the foreground. Into the trunk are carved numerous initials including: "E.J.S.", etc. A second man is sitting on the ground. Both men are looking to the left towards the peak of a mountain. Additional trees and shrubs are visible.