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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5189
title: Exterior view of the Echo Mountain House, taken from Trails magazine, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Echo Mountain House, taken from Trails magazine, [s.d.]. The massive hotel is in the background at center, prominently perched on a mountainside. It is three stories high, with a domed tower at right and a wrap around porch. The tracks of the Echo Mountain Inclined Railway run from the foreground at left, past the front of the house, and into the distance at right. A small building is to the right of the tracks, and a low shed is in the foreground at center. There is an American flag on the shed, and unidentified flags fly from the other two buildings. The hotel was built in 1893 and burned on February 5, 1900.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5196
title: Mount Lowe Railway car in front of the Alpine Tavern on Mount Lowe, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a Mount Lowe Railway car in front of the Alpine Tavern on Mount Lowe, [s.d.]. The open electric railway car is at right and is crowded with passengers. Its tracks curve around and end up in the foreground at left. The large Alpine tavern is in the background at center. It is a three-story structure with wooden upper floors and a stone lower story. There are two small balconies on the second floor. A large wooden post is in the foreground at right, and piles of construction materials are on the ground nearby. The area around the tavern is full of tall trees, and there is a rock-lined ditch at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20185
title: Exterior view of the Ocean Park Bath House in Santa Monica, ca.1905

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Ocean Park Bath House in Santa Monica, ca.1905. The massive, three-story, Moorish-style building is at center. It has a large dome over the entryway at right, and four smaller domes at each corner. Four large spires topped with flags surround the large dome. There is a large, arch-shaped entryway with steps leading to the doors. A small number of beachgoers is on the sand in front of the building. Several small children are playing in the shallow waves at right. The corner of another building is visible at extreme left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2063
title: Exterior view of the Hotel Playa in Playa del Rey, ca.1905

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hotel Playa in Playa del Rey, ca.1905. The two-story hotel is at center. It has a wrap-around porch and balcony, and rows of large rectangular windows cover the perimeter of the building. The hotel has a flat roof with a fence around it, and a sign bearing the hotel's name is at left. There is a tall flag pole with an unidentified flag over the sign. The land in front of the building is deep sand, marked with tire tracks, while the land behind it is occupied by a tall hill with a road going to the top at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m24799
title: Outdoor play showing a band and a group dressed like Native Americans, Claremont, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an outdoor play showing a band and a group dressed like Native Americans, Claremont, ca.1930. The band can be seen at center, while the band members are all dressed in the same clothing of pants, long-sleeved jackets, and caps. The band members can be seen looking towards the background at a few dozen people dressed as Native Americans. Most have long hair, while some wear loincloths. Trees can be seen in the background, while the tops of heads of what appear to be audience members can be seen in the extreme foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11374
title: Specimen of a flying fish from Santa Catalina Island, ca.1900-1910

description: Photograph of a specimen of a flying fish from Santa Catalina Island, ca.1900-1910. On a neutral background. The fish is facing left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4480
title: Rear Admiral Robley Evans' torpedo flotilla entering San Pedro Harbor, ca.1908

description: Photograph of Rear Admiral Robley Evans' torpedo flotilla entering San Pedro Harbor, ca.1908. Four large destroyers are moving in a column from the distance at right to the foreground at left. They are all steamships with several smokestacks and large masts with flags. Several smaller boats are lined up on either side of the formation of military vessels. A long breakwater and Dead Man's Island are visible in the background. The Torpedo Flotilla was composed of several destroyers and accompanied the Great White Fleet from Hampton Roads to San Francisco.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20186
title: Blimp-shaped float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a blimp-shaped float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, ca.1900. The float is at center and is surrounded by several young boys in light-colored uniforms. The float consists of a large, oval-shaped balloon held in place by flower-covered ropes. The boys are holding more flower-covered ropes that are attached to the base of the blimp. There is a sidewalk at left, as well as several large trees. A horse-drawn vehicle is making its way down the dirt street in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6788
title: Birdseye view of the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. The rolling hills take up the entire image. They are mostly bare, although the hill in the foreground is sparsely covered with small bushes. There is a road(?) running through a valley at right, and the mountains flatten out in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6789
title: Birdseye view of the East Whittier hills, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the East Whittier hills, ca.1914. The rolling hills are very high at right and slowly taper down to a flat plain at left. A winding road is visible as it enters the hills at left. Most of the hills are bare, but the hill in the foreground at center is covered with widely-spaced bushes. A hill in the middle ground at center has several vertical lines on the side, perhaps the result of agricultural activities.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6790
title: Young men at a military-style camp in the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of young men at a military-style camp in the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. At center, many uniformed boys are kneeling around several smoky fire pits. At left, more people are serving themselves from a line of wooden tables. There are three light-colored tents in the foreground at right. There are rolling hills visible in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6791
title: Line of tents at a military camp for young boys in the East Whittier hills, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a line of tents at a military camp for young boys in the East Whittier hills, ca.1914. Several light-colored tents are visible in the distance at center. A small group of uniformed boys is gathered in front of them. The rolling hills surrounding the area are covered with an assortment of bushes and grass. A water tower is visible on a hill in the distance at left, while a flag on a pole is in the background at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6792
title: Recently-mowed hay field on a hillside behind Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a recently-mowed hay field on a hillside behind Whittier, ca.1914. The straw or hay growing in a large section of rolling hillside at center has been cut down and moved into piles, which are neatly arranged in a grid pattern. In the foreground, the hill is covered with low scrub brush. Two large sheds and another field are visible in the distance to the right of center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11972
title: Zuni Indian pueblo showing a 6-story dwelling, 1886-1900

description: Photograph of a Zuni Indian pueblo showing a 6-story dwelling, 1886-1900. A woman in the foreground is carrying a jar of water on her head. A wagon is sitting in the plaza in the midst of the pueblo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6793
title: Haystacks in the rolling hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of haystacks in the rolling hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. Several large, mound-shaped hay stacks are visible at center in the middle of a large open field. The field abruptly changes color in the foreground at right, going from a dark color at left to a light color at right. A large number of low, slowly rolling hills is visible in the distance at left, and at right, neatly planted rows of crops are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6794
title: Birdseye view of the rolling hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the rolling hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. A wide expanse of bare, rolling hills is visible across the entire image in the distance. A meandering road winds its way through the valley at the base of the hills at center. The hill in the foreground from which the picture is taken is covered with low brush. A hill in the distance at right has rows of an unidentified crop along the side of it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6795
title: Workers digging a roadbed through the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of workers digging a roadbed through the hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. Six men with mattocks and a wheelbarrow are digging into a hillside at center. They are standing on a portion of the hill that has already been cleared of brush and flattened. The hill above them at left is covered with bushes, and below them at right are several large trees. In the distance at right, several large hills are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6796
title: Man looking down at the hills behind East Whittier from a tall peak, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a man looking down at the hills behind East Whittier from a tall peak, ca.1914.  Many rolling hills dot the landscape in the distance, creating several narrow valleys. The man is on a tall hill in the foreground at right and is looking into a valley at center. A hill in the distance at center is marked by several lines, perhaps the result of agricultural activities. The hill in the foreground on which the man is standing is covered with low brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6797
title: View of tents in the tall hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914

description: Photograph of a view of tents in the tall hills behind East Whittier, ca.1914. The hills are at right and left and create a low valley at center. The hills are covered with an assortment of trees and bushes. In the distance at center, a small camp is visible. There is a row of light-colored tents in the middle of the camp, a tall flagpole at left, and a light-colored water tank on a hill at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6488
title: View of Redondo Beach, looking south towards the railroad pier from a pier in the foreground, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a view of Redondo Beach, looking south towards the railroad pier from a pier in the foreground, ca.1926. The beach is crowded with beachgoers and bathers, many of whom are resting beneath umbrellas. Several people are watching from a raised walkway in the foreground. There is a high embankment running parallel to the ocean at left, and it is lined with trees. The ocean is at right, and the long railroad pier runs across the image from the center to the right in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1119
title: View of the waterfront business and amusement district of Redondo Beach from the Horseshoe pier, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of the waterfront business and amusement district of Redondo Beach from the Horseshoe pier, ca.1925. The pier is at center and is crowded with pedestrians. A series of covered benches run along the middle of the pier. A tall wooden rollercoaster is visible in the background at left, and several large, light-colored buildings are in the background at right and center. The El Ja Arms hotel, which was demolished in the mid-1960s, is in the background as well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1128
title: Southward view of the concrete boardwalk in Redondo Beach, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a southward view of the concrete boardwalk in Redondo Beach, ca.1920. The boardwalk is at center and is crowded with people. The left side of the boardwalk is bordered by a series of light-colored buildings, while the right side is bordered by a wide, sandy beach. The beach is full of bathers relaxing umbrellas, and several boats are pulled up on shore. A tall wooden rollercoaster is in the background at right, and two piers are visible in the distance at right.; Legible signs include, from left to right: "Furnished Apartments", "210", "202 The Corawood Rooms Apts", "Sam's Café", and "Giant Dipper 10".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7743
title: Northward view of a rocky shoreline in Laguna Beach, 1910

description: Photograph of a northward view of a rocky shoreline in Laguna Beach, 1910. There are high cliffs bordering the beach on the right side of the image. Several small wooden houses are perched on the cliffs in the distance. The ocean is at left and small waves are crashing gently on the shore. Tall mountains are visible in the distance and taper down into a low peninsula that juts into the water at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7848
title: View of a sidewalk bordering North Main Street in Santa Ana, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of a sidewalk bordering North Main Street in Santa Ana, ca.1905. The narrow concrete sidewalk is at center and heads away from the viewer into the distance. It is lined with thin trees at right and tall bushes at left. The bushes are in front of a residence whose address is 6631 North Main Street. A fence surrounds the bushes at right. Main Street is at right and is a broad dirt road that runs parallel to the sidewalk. A two-story house is visible in the distance across the street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9606
title: Large flock of sheep laying (mostly) in a field, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a large flock of sheep laying (mostly) in a field, ca.1900. The landscape is flat far into the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5309
title: Lithograph depicting Augustus Langenberger's house and business in Anaheim, ca.1880

description: Photograph of a lithograph depicting Augustus Langenberger's house and business in Anaheim, ca.1880. The large brick house is at center. It has a massive chimney sticking up over the second-story roof at center. There is a large lawn around the house that is populated with an assortment of trees. A small shed is visible in the distance at left. A white picket fence separates the grounds of the house from a wooden sidewalk that runs parallel to a street in the foreground. Several pedestrians and horsemen are visible. An inset picture shows Langenberger's two-story store. It is rectangular in shape with a flat roof and it has a series of arched windows and doors around its perimeter. A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front.; Legible signs include, from left to right, "A. Langenberger", "Groceries, Hardware, & Crockery", and "Wells Fargo & Co. Express".; The photograph was taken from a book, Thompson & West 1880.  It shows the residence of Augustus Langenberger in Anaheim, California, which at the time of the lithograph was in Los Angeles County.  In the upper left corner is a  picture of his business.  He operated a Wells Fargo & Co Express at the same location.  Augustus Langenberger's first wife , Petra, was the daughter of Juan Pacifico Ontiveros.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7701
title: Exterior view of the Anaheim City Hall, ca.1903

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Anaheim City Hall, ca.1903. The building is two stories high and is made of brick. There is a tall tower at center topped by an open viewing platform. Another, shorter tower is at left and bears the words "City Hall 1882". A balcony is at left above a large arched doorway. There is an awning covering the sidewalk in front of the building at right. A horse-drawn wagon with a single person inside is parked in the dirt street at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7772
title: People seated on a railroad pier in Newport Beach, ca.1908

description: Photograph of people seated on a railroad pier in Newport Beach, ca.1908. The pier is in the foreground at right and a large number of people is seated on the left edge of the wooden structure. A pair of metal railroad tracks run down the pier, and two flatbed railroad cars are visible with more people seated on them. In the background, a long, sandy beach is visible and many people are playing in the surf or on the sand. A row of large buildings runs behind the beach, parallel to the ocean.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7705
title: Birdseye view of a street in Anaheim decorated with American flags, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of a street in Anaheim decorated with American flags, ca.1925. The street runs from the foreground at left to the distance at right and is lined with an assortment of early-model automobiles. Both sides of the street are bordered by concrete sidewalks and two-story buildings containing shops and stores. Several wires are hung across the street, and American flags are hung from them, suggesting that this photograph was taken around the Fourth of July.; Legible signs include, from left to right: "and J.I. Case T. M. Co. Service Phone 643 J", "Marsom & Marsom Academy of Dancing", "Daley's Quality Groceries", "Soda Café", "P.H. McCloskey Clothing", "Jewel Box", "Cafeteria", "Rooms", "Brunswick", "Keen", "Drugs", "Walnut Café", "Golden State National Bank", "George B. Peck Hardware Groceries Crockery", "Anaheim", and "Citrus".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20209
title: Birdseye view of the Santa Monica coastline looking south from Palisades Park, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the Santa Monica coastline looking south from Palisades Park, ca.1925. Pacific Coast Highway runs from the foreground at right to the distance at left. At center, the steep rocky cliffs of Palisades Park run parallel to the road. There are bushes at the base of the cliffs and a line of palm trees is a the top, in front of a twisted wooden fence. To the right of the highway is a line of buildings and beach houses. In the foreground at right is a large sandy section of beach. A pier is visible in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4345
title: Exterior view of Union High School in San Fernando, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Union High School in San Fernando, [s.d.]. The school building is a three-story, Romanesque structure with a large entryway at center. The entrance is flanked by tall columns and a wide stairway leads to double doors beneath a balcony. The name of the school appears above the columns at center. A smaller but similarly designed entryway is at right. There is a dirt path in front of the school, and many trees are visible in the distance behind it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4369
title: Railroad workers on Van Nuys Boulevard near Sylvan Street in Van Nuys, October, 1911

description: Photograph of railroad workers on Van Nuys Boulevard near Sylvan Street in Van Nuys, October, 1911. A group of railroad workers is huddled around a flatbed railroad car in the foreground at left. A larger group of onlookers is gathered at center. There are men and women, as well as boys and girls, in the group of bystanders. A line of utility poles runs parallel to the railroad tracks at center, and Van Nuys Boulevard is visible at right. A long, light-colored building is behind the crowd, and the California Bank Building is on the corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Sylvan Street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3561
title: Palm tree-lined path in Los Angeles's Eastlake Park (later Lincoln Park), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a palm tree-lined path in Los Angeles's Eastlake Park (later Lincoln Park), [s.d.]. The narrow concrete path runs from the foreground at left into the distance at center. It is bordered on both sides by neat rows of tall palm trees. A variety of other trees is visible in the distance at right. There are several buildings in the distance at left, including a house and what appear to be two stores. A single, light-colored post with a round light bulb on top is visible in the foreground at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11792
title: Horse-drawn wagons hauling grain to depot, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a train of wagon and 3 trailers of wheat-grain-filled sacks being hauled to depot at or near Chico, California, by a team of 12 horses, ca.1920. A stand of tall trees billow behind the train. The train is headed to the left. The flat ground in the foreground is barren.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14264
title: Portrait of Martha Hunter Taylor, daughter of Captain Jesse Hunter of Mormon Battalion, 1890

description: Photograph of portrait of Martha Hunter Taylor, daughter of Captain Jesse Hunter of Mormon Battalion, 1890. Born 1853 on the road between Salt Lake City and San Bernardino in a covered wagon. Married son of Eli Taylor. Died February 1924. The image is from the shoulders up. She is wearing a light blouse with puffed out shoulders and needlework along her left shoulder. She is wearing a pin broach at her collar. Her hair is tied back.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3586
title: Boys launching boats on a lake in Echo Park during the Echo Park Boat Tournament in Los Angeles, ca.1930

description: Photograph of boys launching boats on a lake in Echo Park during the Echo Park Boat Tournament in Los Angeles, ca.1930. Around fifty fifth and sixth grade boys, as well as several older men, are gathered on the shore of the lake at center. Many of the boys are wearing hats. The lake is in the foreground and is full of small sailboat models. An assortment of trees, including several palm trees is behind the boys, and a tall building is visible in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13668
title: Portrait of author Jackson A. Graves, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of author Jackson A. Graves, [s.d.]. Graves is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking to the right. He is wearing a light-colored suit, a light shirt, and a dark tie with a square pattern. He has light-colored hair that is neatly combed and parted at left, a thick light mustache, and light eyebrows. There are large bags beneath his eyes and his ears are very big.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19243
title: Portrait of Franz Lecouvreur, one of the founders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Franz Lecouvreur, one of the founders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, [s.d.]. Franz (Frank) Lecouvreur is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the left. He is wearing a dark jacket, light vest, light shirt, and dark bowtie. He has a long goatee and thick dark mustache. His dark hair is thin and has receded into a prominent widow's peak. He has a pair of small, round-framed glasses perched on his nose. In addition to his role with the bank, Lecouvreur was a director, employee, assistant cashier, cashier, Los Angeles County Surveyor and author of the book "From East Prussia to the Golden Gate". Picture file card also mentions Theodore Maximilian Ferdinand. Photoprint reads: "Surveyor in this area 1862-1885. Surveyed A.B. Chapman tract in Orange County".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13663
title: Portrait of Don Manuel Garfias of Rancho San Pasqual, January 1, 1882

description: Photographic portrait of Don Manuel Garfias of Rancho San Pasqual, January 1, 1882. Garfias is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking to the left with his shoulders turned slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark jacket, light shirt, and dark bowtie. He has a thick dark moustache and his thin dark hair is slicked back on his head. He has large ears and an alert expression.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20220
title: Portrait of Theodor Pickens, 1906-1911

description: Photographic portrait of Theodore Pickens, between 1906 and 1911. Pickens is shown seated from his legs to his head and is looking slightly upwards and straight ahead with his body turned slightly to the left. He is holding a cigar in his hand at left, and his other hand rests in his lap. He is wearing a denim jacket, dark vest, light shirt, and dark tie. He has a thick, light-colored goatee and mustache, and a broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. He is sitting in a wooden chair with decoratively carved arm rests.