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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19409
title: Exterior view of Mission San Antonio de Padua from the inner court, ca.1889

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Mission San Antonio de Padua from the inner court, ca.1889. There is a long building with a covered walkway at center. There is a line of rectangular adobe columns supporting the terracotta tile roof. It is in a state of disrepair, as much of the adobe spackle is missing and the roof is sagging in several places. There is a large section of the roof missing at left. Another building is visible at right. It is also adobe and also has a terracotta roof, but it is significantly taller and has a cross on top. In the courtyard in the foreground is an assortment of bushes and trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21355
title: Fountain in front of the facade of Mission Santa Barbara, 1911

description: Photograph of a fountain in front of the facade of Mission Santa Barbara, 1911. The mission stands at left, with an arched outdoor walkway at the base of a structure leading up to a building with a cross and two towers. In the foreground, at right, a small fountain shoots water into an octagonal pool, while the portion of a large tree can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21392
title: Drawing of the Mission San Miguel Arcangel from the southeast, 1883

description: Photograph of a drawing of the Mission San Miguel Arcangel from the southeast, 1883. The main adobe mission buildings can be seen at center. The large mission church is on the right side of the structures, while a long, low building marked by rows of large archways can be seen protruding from the side of the church. In the foreground, a man on a horse is visible on a dirt road near two pedestrians and a small wooden shack. Rolling hills sparsely dotted with trees can be seen in the background. A stagecoach is visible in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21283
title: Bells of the Santa Ysabel Asistencia and campanero at the San Diego Mission, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of bells of the Santa Ysabel Asistencia and campanero at the San Diego Mission, [s.d.]. A man stands with his arms across his chest at left while two bells can be seen in the foreground in front of him. The bells hang by chains from a wooden pole supported by poles on both ends. Two men sitting on horses can be seen in the background while a hillside is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21280
title: Bells of the Santa Ysabel Asistencia at the San Diego Mission, 1904

description: Photograph of bells of the Santa Ysabel Asistencia at the San Diego Mission, 1904. Two bells hang from a wooden pole that is supported on each end by another wooden pole so that a rectangle is formed with the ground. A shadow is cast to the right while a small building can be seen in the left background. The land surrounding the bell is full of grass and small hills while trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21262
title: Cement water pipe, Mission San Fernando, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a cement water pipe, at Mission San Fernando, [s.d.]. Several smaller pipes stand on the stone floor, around a large cement water pipe. In the background, pieces of old furniture stand. A drawer sits atop a small wooden table, at right, and a stack of wooden furniture sits in the corner, at left, beneath several picture frames mounted on the wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19410
title: Father Edward Doyle standing outside Mission Pala, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of Father Edward Doyle standing outside Mission Pala, [s.d.]. The padre is standing at left and looking to the right. He is wearing dark robes with a white collar. He has thin gray hair and his hands are crossed in front of his stomach. There are large bushes on both sides of the walkway on which he is standing. The mission is behind him and consists of a white adobe building with a roof covered in curved terracotta tiles. There is a tall tree behind an adobe wall at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1042
title: Exterior view of the silk and woolen mill owned by the Reverend B. F. Coulter on the west side of Figueroa Street north of Sixth Street, ca.1931

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the silk and woolen mill owned by the Reverend B. F. Coulter on the west side of Figueroa Street north of Sixth Street, ca.1931. The mill is at center and is a large blocky building. There are four chimneys on the left side, as well as two rows of arched windows. At right, the building drops off into a single-story structure with more arched windows. Painted on the side of the building at center is a large insignia. There is a streetlamp in the foreground and an empty lot at left. Streetcar tracks are visible on the road in the foreground, and there is a Victorian house behind a fence in the background at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12353
title: The Colis P. Huntington, a Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the Colis P. Huntington, a Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive, 1875. The steam engine is at center and is facing the right. It has a large flared smokestack at right, and the engineer's cab is at left. There is a single, large, piston driven wheel at center with tow smaller wheels at right and two more at left. A triangular cow catcher is affixed to the front of the locomotive. There is a man in a vaquero costume standing on palm fronds by the entrance to the engine. A white adobe building with an American flag in front is in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3776
title: Exterior view of Juan Crisostomo Vejar Stage Station on Ventura road, ca.1886

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Juan Crisostomo Vejar Stage Station on Ventura road, ca.1886. The station, built in 1820 by the family of Thomas Delano and Juan Crisostomo Vejar, is a two-story wooden building with a covered porch and balcony at left. There is a yard full of plants and trees and surrounded by a picket fence at left, and at right a split rail fence extends from the building. A tall brick chimney rises up from the side of the building at center. The Vejar Station was located at the present city of Agoura.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14889
title: Distant view of the Colorado River from O'Neils Point on the rim of the Grand Canyon east of the Bright Angel Hotel, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of a distant view of the Colorado River from O'Neils Point on the rim of the Grand Canyon east of the Bright Angel Hotel, 1900-1930. A lone tree is in the left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19412
title: View of a fountain at Mission San Fernando, 1923

description: Photograph of a view of a fountain at Mission San Fernando, 1923. The flower-shaped adobe fountain is at center. There is two-tiered fountain in the middle from which water falls to the basin below. A bronze plaque is visible on the ground at center. A covered colonnade is at left and there are gardens and trees in the background. This is a replica of a fountain in Cardova, Spain. It was part of the water system for Mission Gardens. One hundred years later, it was donated to Los Angeles with land for a park by Sislie Brand and moved bodily about three hundred feet to the present site on July 4, 1922.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19414
title: Mexican Californian clowns, or Maromeros, performing on the patio of hacienda Aguillar, 1903

description: Photograph of Mexican Californian clowns, or Maromeros, performing on the patio of hacienda Aguillar, August 24, 1903. There are five clowns pictured, including four young boys and a man. At left is a boy lying on his chest with his feet over his head. At center, two boys and the man are lined up. They are wearing clown make up and baggy clothes. The fourth boy is standing on the man's head. The adobe hacienda is visible in the background behind a wooden bench. The clowns performed in the patio of the houses of the well-to-do Californians for cigarettes, other smaller offerings, and a few coins.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19416
title: Mexican clowns, or maromeros, performing on Mexican Independence Day in the back of the Leoniso Parra adobe in San Juan Capistrano, September 16, 1900

description: Photograph of Mexican clowns, or maromeros, performing on Mexican Independence Day in the back of the Leoniso Parra adobe in San Juan Capistrano, September 16, 1900. A group of assorted men and women is lined up around a blanket on which a man in a strange costume is sitting. A guitarist and a violinist are performing at left. In the center, the sailor with white pants is Andre Garcia; the man dressed as an Indian is Celestino Martinez; the man with his hand upraised is Juan Vallas; hidden in the ramada for the circus the woman on the right of A. Garcia is Josefa Oliones; the woman on the immediate right is Felicidad Yorba de Aguilar; seated is Fernando Placencia; Guitarist is Delfin Sere a mestizo; the violinist is Juan Lobo. Text at bottom of photograph reads: "From earliest days circuses from Mexico toured California. This one is shown at the town of San Juan Capistrano in 1900".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14001
title: Mission Arch, Spain, ca.1900-1910

description: Photograph of the Mission Arch beneath the shade of a large tree, in Spain, ca.1900-1910. A large archway leads to the door of a structure, which stands beneath the shade of a tree set in a concrete casing at left. A small stream of water drips from a faucet in an arched piece of stone beneath the tree, spilling into a square basin on the cracked cobblestone floor.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19419
title: Portrait of Don Jose Antonio Pico, II, father of Lieutenant Jose A. Pico, the elder brother of Governor Pio Pico and General Andrés Pico, ca.1860

description: Photographic portrait of Don Jose Antonio Pico, II, father of Lieutenant Jose A. Pico, the elder brother of Governor Pio Pico and General Andrés Pico, ca.1860. Pico is seated on a fur or grass covered chair at center with his right elbow leaning on the top of the chair. His legs are crossed and he is holding both ends of a cane across his lap. He is wearing a dark suit, dark vest, light shirt, and dark hat. He has a thick beard and moustache. There is a painted backdrop behind him depicting a marble balcony surrounded by palm trees. There are several porous rocks on the ground in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19426
title: Portrait of Don Delores (Dolores?) Pico and his wife in their automobile in San Jacinto, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of Don Delores (Dolores?) Pico and his wife in their automobile in San Jacinto, ca.1900. There are three people sitting in the car, which is facing to the left. A man and a woman occupy the back seat with the man on the right and the woman on the left. In the front seat, a man is at the driver's seat at left and a dog is sitting next to him. The car itself is dark with light-colored wheels. There is a two-story house with a covered porch directly behind the car and another building is visible in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7825
title: Mexican American cowboys lined up at a fiesta and pasear held by the old Californian families of the San Juan-San Luis Rey region, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mexican American cowboys lined up at a fiesta and pasear held by the old Californian families of the San Juan-San Luis Rey region, ca.1900. Eighteen riders are lined up facing the camera and all are dressed in Western costumes. There are trees in the background. Photoprint reads: "Fiesta Cerca a' Milpetes". From right to left, the participants are as follows: 1. Senora de Forster (wife of Don Juan Forster, III); 2. "El Chapo" Ambrosio Valenzuela (the most famous vaquero of the area); 3. Jose Antonio Pico, II; 4. Ubaldo(?) Manriquez; 5. "Chito" Aguilar; 6. ?; 7. ?; 8. ?; 9. ?; 10. ?; 11. Don Jesus Aguilar (son of the alcade Don Blas Aguilar) standing; 12. ?; 13. Thomas Ramos, III; 14. Jose Antonio Yorba, IV; 15. Damian Rios; 16.?; 17. Don Francisco Forster II; 18. ?.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19432
title: Portrait of Dona Antonia Pico y Vaca (Baca), sister of Don Jose Antonio "Chapo" Pico y Baca, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of Dona Antonia Pico Y Vaca, sister of Don Jose Antonio "Chapo" Pico y BacaDon, ca.1900. She is shown from her upper torso to her head and is looking slightly to the right with her shoulders turned to the left. She is wearing a black blouse with a pin at the collar with a man's picture on it. Her gray hair is tied behind her head and she has very thick eyebrows. She has a square jaw, thick eyebrows, and a big nose.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13813
title: Mr. Spurgeon, the founder of the City of Santa Ana, and his wife with shovels by the road, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of Mr. Spurgeon, the founder of the City of Santa Ana, and his wife, [s.d.]. The two people are standing at left in front of an empty horse-drawn wagon. The dark-colored horse is at right, facing to the right. Mr. Spurgeon is wearing a dark suit and matching dark bowler hat. He has a long white beard and is holding a shovel. His wife is to the right and is wearing a gray dress with a white shirt and a straw hat. She is leaning on an unidentifiable tool. There is a large clapboard building behind them, and there is a sign that says "Goodrich Pes" painted on the wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19456
title: Portrait of five people at the Agua Caliente de San Juan, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of five people at the Agua Caliente de San Juan, [s.d.]. The five people are lined up in front of a tall wooden building. At left is Garciana Yorba de Pico, who is standing and holding a bottle of alcohol and a cup. Sitting to the right is Manuelo (Manuela?) Yorba de Pico, who is wearing a long dress and is also holding a cup. Standing at center is Vicente Aguilla, who is wearing a dark shirt and holding a glass. Sitting to the right is Muriana(?), who is knitting a checkered cloth in her lap. Sitting on the ground at extreme right is "El Barbero", a son of the bandit Juan Corral of the bull rush days. He is resting his arm on a chair at right. There is a large dark flag with a light corner behind the group.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14890
title: The Grand Canyon from O'Neils Point, looking east on the Bright Angel Trail

description: Photograph of the Grand Canyon from O'Neils Point, looking east on the Bright Angel Trail
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m190
title: Exterior view of thee mansions lining Figueroa Street near Orange Street and Sixth Street, ca.1898

description: Photograph of an exterior view of thee mansions lining Figueroa Street near Orange Street and Sixth Street, ca.1898. A low masonry retaining wall separates the well-manicured lawns from the sidewalk. Large palm trees, other trees, hedges, and other foliage are in the yards. A utility pole and lines line the road. A previous version of the record reads: "near sixth street, later the site of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19457
title: Portrait of Don Jose Antonio Pico II, and his son and namesake, Lieutenant Jose Arto Pico, ca.1860/1871

description: Photographic portrait of Don Jose Antonio Pico II, and his son and namesake, Lieutenant Jose Arto Pico, [s.d.]. The two men can be seen on horseback at center, facing straight ahead. Don Jose is at right and has a short white beard. He is wearing a light-colored hat and a long-sleeved shirt. His son is at left and is wearing a dark hat and a dark vest. There is a wooden house in the background that is covered in vines and surrounded by other plants. There is a window beneath the peak of the roof at left. A wire fence encloses a yard in front of the house. The son was the older brother of Governor Pio Pico and General Andreas Pico.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2069
title: View of Rindge Ranch in Malibu's Ramera Canyon, seventeen miles north of Santa Monica, ca.1906 (1925?)

description: Photograph of a view of Rindge Ranch in Malibu's Ramera Canyon, seventeen miles north of Santa Monica, ca.1906 (1925?). This is a view from a rise looking across a valley toward a railroad bridge on a trestle with a nearby cut. The low area is filled with cattle and trees. Wood and barbwire fences are in the foreground. The ridgeline in the distance is bare of plants and animals except for short grass. Image is also identified as the Vejar Stagecoach Station in Agoura, 1925.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20400
title: Unidentified dirt road running through a forest of Redwood trees, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an unidentified dirt road running through a forest of Redwood trees, [s.d.]. The dirt road is pictured at center in the foreground and curves gently to the right. The striated trunks of the Redwoods can be seen flanking it to either side, while in the surrounding area, fern growth fills the forest floor.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19458
title: Portrait of Father Regnernez (Rainerius?) at Mission Santa Barbara, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Father Regnerez (Rainerius?) at Mission Santa Barbara, [s.d.]. The padre can be seen from his upper torso to his head. He can be seen turned to the right and is looking down. He is wearing a dark hooded robe and a dark yarmulke-like hat. He has thinning gray hair and is mostly bald. He has a few wrinkles around his eyes and mouth.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19459
title: Portrait of Reyes De Landes Y Yorba de Yorba, daughter of Ramone Yorba, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Reyes De Landes Y Yorba de Yorba, daughter of Ramone Yorba, [s.d.]. Ms. Yorba is shown from her torso to her head and is looking at the camera with her body turned to the right. She is visible wearing a light-colored sleeveless dress with a fur shawl over her shoulders. She has a wide-brimmed black hat and her dark hair is braided over her ears. She was the granddaughter of Don Domingo Yorba of Rancho Miguel near San Juan Capistrano. Reyus was born at Capistrano in 1876.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19460
title: Portrait of Dona Gertrudes Pico, daughter of Francisco Pico Y Vaca, at Rancho Loma in San Jacinto, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Dona Gertrudes Pico, daughter of Francisco Pico Y Vaca, at Rancho Loma in San Jacinto, [s.d.]. She can be seen full length and is looking straight ahead while leaning on the side of a high-backed chair at left. She is wearing a long light-colored dress with a high collar and puffy sleeves, and there is a flower in her dark hair. The chair on which she is leaning is wooden and is ornately carved with circular patterns. Francisco Pico Y Vaca was the son of Jose Antonio Pico, who was the elder brother of Pio and Andreas Pico.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19461
title: Portrait of William W. Neuer, president of Central Oil Company, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of William W. Neuer, president of Central Oil Company, [s.d.]. Mr. Neuer can be seen from his shoulders to his head and is looking at the camera. He is wearing a checked suit and matching tie, as well as a light-colored shirt. He has a short beard and an upward curling mustache. His gray hair is parted at right. He was born in Hamburg, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1838, and arrived in California in 1891.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30535
title: A profile portrait of William Hervey Bailey of Olinda Crude Oil Company, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a profile portrait of William Hervey Bailey of Olinda Crude Oil Company, [s.d.]. Bailey is an older man with light hair and a thick mustache. His eyes are narrow, almost squinting. He wears a dark suit, vest and tie with a light shirt. A handkerchief pokes out of his pocket like a flower. Below the profile reads "William Hervey Bailey, Olinda Crude Oil Co., Cane Sugar and Oil Producer. Born Hawaiian Islands, Jan. 24, 1843. Arrived in California Oct., 1885. Address, San Francisco".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19463
title: Portrait of La Grand Parker, oil producer, ca.1892

description: Photographic portrait of La Grand Parker, oil producer, ca.1892. Parker is shown from his shoulders to his head and is looking to the right. He is wearing a dark jacket, dark bowtie and light-colored shirt. He has short hair parted at right and a clean-shaven, young face. He was born in Washington County, Iowa, in May 1844, and arrived in California in 1892. He lived in Los Angeles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19464
title: Portrait of Morris Lynn McCray, oil producer, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Morris Lynn McCray, oil producer, [s.d.]. Mr. McCray is shown from his shoulders to his head and is looking to the left. He is wearing a dark jacket, dark vest, dark bowtie, and light shirt. He has a pin on his lapel at right. He has short dark hair parted at right and a thick mustache. He was born in Pennsylvania on September 20, 1862, and arrived in California in 1887. He lived in Los Angeles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14891
title: Group of strawberry pickers in a strawberry field in Bell, California, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a group of 14 strawberry pickers in a strawberry field in Bell, California, ca.1910. Four people in the foreground are standing or sitting near a couple dozen full flats, "A.E. Harrington, Montebello, Cal.", of strawberries. The rest of the people are further back standing or crouching between rows of cultivated strawberries.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13698
title: Portrait of Rufus H. Herron, oil operator, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Rufus H. Herron, oil operator, [s.d.]. Mr. Herron can be seen from his shoulders to his head looking to the left. He is visible wearing a checked jacket, light shirt, and dark bowtie. He has a thick mustache and short dark hair that is parted at right. He is wearing a pair of pince nez glasses on his nose. He was born in Pittsburgh in 1849 and arrived in Los Angeles in 1894. He is a cousin of Lyman Stewart, President of Union Oil Company.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4805
title: Memorial oak at the Sunset Club of Rancho Los Cocomites, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a memorial oak at the Sunset Club of Rancho Los Cocomites, ca.1910. The trunk of a large oak tree is at right and a branch extends out across the image at left. Several other smaller branches stick off of the trunk, and all are densely covered in leaves. The ground around the tree is covered in leafy shrubs and bushes. There is another large tree in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4777
title: Two members of the Sunset Club playing dominoes, ca.1910

description: Photograph of two members of the Sunset Club playing dominoes, ca.1910. The two men are seated on either side of a table at center. Both are wearing dark caps and jackets. The man on the right is smoking a pipe as his counterpart at left ponders his next move. The dominoes are arranged on the table between them. There is a log building directly behind them, and a glass paned window is at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4800
title: Members of the Sunset Club dressed in Japanese costumes for a Japanese banquet, ca.1900

description: Photograph of members of the Sunset Club dressed in Japanese costumes for a Japanese banquet, ca.1900. Approximately seventy members are gathered around four tables that have been arranged in a square formation. All of the people are looking towards the camera and two men in the foreground at right are shaking hands. Many of the members are wearing long kimonos and other Japanese garments, although several are wearing more traditional suits. The room is decorated with Japanese flags, origami birds and paper lanterns.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4778
title: Sunset Club member in Holland with several young Dutch girls in traditional costumes, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a Sunset Club member in Holland with several young Dutch girls in traditional costumes, ca.1910. The gentleman from the Sunset Club is at center and is wearing a long dark jacket and a dark cap. He is leaning on a wooden fence behind him. There are nine girls on the fence as well, four to the right of the man and five to the left. They are all wearing Dutch clothes, including bonnets, dresses and wooden shoes. There are two small houses with wooden siding in the background.