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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7358
title: Fourth of July parade on Mojave's Main Street, July 4, 1896

description: Photograph of the Fourth of July 1896 parade on Main Street in Mojave looking southeast from Harvey House, July 4, 1896.  Most of the town was destroyed by a fire in the fall of 1896. An electrical pole stands in the foreground while horse-drawn wagons ride down the street behind it. They pass a row of businesses including the Beer Hall Saloon and the Dewey House. More buildings line the intersecting street on the far left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2903
title: Twenty-four men with wooden clubs standing in front of rabbits after a massive kill, 1890-1900

description: Photograph of twenty-four men with wooden clubs standing in front of rabbits after a massive kill, 1890-1900. A large group of hunters pose in an open field behind a sea of dead rabbits. Four men crouch amidst the carcasses in the foreground, some holding sticks and others clutching the dead hares. Behind the scene, a stick fence is visible. In the foreground, the words "Rabbit Drive, Kern Co..." is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7359
title: Harvey House in Mojave, 1896

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Harvey House next to railroad tracks in Mojave, 1896.  The tracks lie over the dirt in the foreground while the long building stands behind them at center. Several men stand next to large objects in front of the entrances. The two-story, wooden building has hundreds of windows and four visible chimneys. Before the railroads had dining cars all passengers were fed in these Harvey Houses.  They also had a few rooms to rent.  Mojave was the end of the line for passengers and freight going north.  They transferred here from Santa Fe Railroad to Southern Pacific Railroad.  Harvey House system operated only on Santa Fe Railroad.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7374
title: Randsburg panoramic view

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Randsburg, 1905. The town sits at the foot of short hills at center with the land elevating towards the left. The land slopes down to a thin road which separates the town from the short hills in the foreground. What appears to be part of a set of tracks leans against a small dirt mound in the foreground on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7379
title: Exterior view of a ramshackle cabin in Randsburg, ca.1924

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a ramshackle cabin in Randsburg, ca.1924. The cabin stands at center with a rusted, arched, metal roof and rotting wood walls. An ax leans against a log front of the cabin while junk lies littered across the dirt on the right. A small shack with no front wall stands on the right with a small, dead bush in front of it. Plants speckle the hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7380
title: Exterior view of a ramshackle cabin in Randsburg, showing a yucca tree on the left, ca.1924

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a ramshackle cabin in Randsburg, showing a yucca tree on the left, ca.1924. The cabin stands on the right with a broken screen window and damaged wooden walls. A pile of rocks sits on the right side of the front wall while a large yucca tree stands on the left. The tree has man thick, long arms which are blanketed in long needles. More cabins can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7386
title: Hanford Grammar School, 1904

description: Photograph of people standing in front of the grammar school in Hanford, 1904. Hundreds of finely-dressed people stand under the leafless trees in front of the school at center. The people spill into the street that extends from the left foreground to the right distance. The large, brick school stands two stories tall with a bell and clock tower over its entrance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7388
title: Exterior view of the Esrey residence in Hanford, 1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Esrey residence in Hanford, 1900. At center, a two-story Tudor-style home is pictured, shown from the adjacent street. From the sidewalk, a paved path extends towards the house porch and around to the left. Two trees line the sidewalk, while a Stick-style home is visible in the left distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7389
title: Hanford Union High School, 1895

description: Photograph of people on balconies and in front of Hanford Union High School, 1895. The school stands three stories tall, each story thinner as it gets higher up. The bottom floor is wide with a porch and a yard in front where many students relax on the grass. The second story has less room, but many students stand at the ledge. The top story is just a tower with the label "Hanford Union High School 1895".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7390
title: Exterior view of the First National Bank building in Hanford, 1904

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the First National Bank building in Hanford, 1904. The two-story Greek Revival-style building, which also houses the Arthur E. Horlock Company, is pictured on the corner at center. Just right of the corner, the entrace to the building is pictured, two columns supporting a triangular pediment. Farther right, a striped awning shades bicycles and the sidewalk in front of the Horlock portion of the building. A sign hung from one of the second-story windows reads either "Abstracts" or "Extracts".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16627
title: Neophyte at work on reconstruction of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, California, 1904

description: Photograph of a neophyte at work on reconstruction of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, California, 1904. He is wearing a Franciscan robe and sandals and pushing a wheelbarrow. His hat lays on the ground nearby. Low foundation walls lay out a grid on the ground around him. A long row of arches in the background is the most dominate large structure. A chair and two piles of lumber sit on the ground behind the monk.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7391
title: Kings River Dam with people in rowboat, ca.1904

description: Photograph of people in a rowboat on Kings River below a dam, at head of People's Ditch near Hanford, ca.1904. Two men sit in a rowboat at left while the water spills over a short fall to the right of them. A tangling of twigs sits in the right foreground while trees stand across the far bank in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7392
title: Man and a woman examining a rose bush at a residence in Hanford, 1904

description: Photograph of a man and a woman examining a rose bush at a residence in Hanford, 1904. At center, a large rosebush obscure the corner of a one-story home, a woman examining it at left. At right, a man in a suit stands on a paved walkway, also examining the bush. Towards the roof of the home, a weather vain can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7393
title: Hanford Grammar School, ca.1904

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hanford Grammar School, ca.1904. Electrical lines extend over the sidewalk in the foreground while leafless trees stand fenced in behind them. The large grammar school stands behind the trees at center. The building stands two stories tall with brick walls and a bell and clock tower over its entrance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7394
title: View of Seventh Street in Hanford, ca.1904

description: Photograph of a view of Seventh Street in Hanford, ca.1904. At center, a wide, dirt road can be seen extending into the distance past a horse that stands near the middle of the street. At left, striped canopies extend from the second floors of a block of commerical buildings, shading the sidewalk. A sign at left reads: "[...] Schmitt Furniture".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7396
title: Hanford's Masonic Temple, ca.1904

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a Masonic Temple in Hanford, ca.1904. The two-story, adobe-style building stands at center with windows across its front wall and the Masonic symbol displayed over its entrance. An awning shades the sidewalk in front of it where a bicycle is leaned against a window. A man stands at left while a tipped-over, wooden wagon sits in front of brick building in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7397
title: Hanford's Umbrella Avenue, a street of trees shaped like umbrellas, ca.1904

description: Photograph of Umbrella Avenue in Hanford, a street of trees shaped like umbrellas, ca.1904. The street extends from the foreground to the center distance. The wide trees on either side form umbrellas that shade the sides of the street. Fences stand along the yards behind the rows of trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7399
title: Exterior view of the Carnegie Free Library in Hanford, 1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Carnegie Free Library in Hanford, 1900. At center, a two-story Gothic-style building is pictured, a bicycle leaning against the curb in the foreground. A tower extends over the entrance at center, the windows that extend to the right iterations of the arched doorway.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7401
title: New grammar school at Hanford, 1900

description: Photograph of New grammar school at Hanford, 1900. In the foreground, a series of young trees supported with wooden planters can be seen in a grassy yard. In the background at center, the large grammar school is visible. The school consists of two rectangular sections, separated by the stairs leading to the covered entryway at center. Tall, rectangular windows line the sides of the building. At the center of the building, a rectangular tower supporting a large flag pole can be seen. Additional homes are visible in the extreme background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2616
title: Horse-drawn carriage filled with children in front of a livery stable, 1906

description: Photograph of a horse-drawn carriage filled with children in front of a livery stable, 1906. At center, a large group of children crowded in a carriage pulled by four horses turn and face the camera. The children are dressed up in long dresses and hats, waving American flags. Behind the carriage, a large building is visible. A sign above the open entryway reads: "Fashion Stables. Livery, Feed and Sale. John A. Baxter". An American flag can be seen attached to the building above the sign.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2624
title: Monrovia's first automated fire engine, 1909

description: Photograph of Monrovia's first automated fire engine, 1909. The fire engine stands in the foreground to the right. Two women and a small dog stand on the fire engine. A small, triangular flag can be seen to the left of the dog.  A small sign beneath the feet of the women reads: "After". What appears to be a bouquet of flowers can be seen on the roof of the automobile. A large brick building sits in the background. At its center, a large rectangular entrance is visible. A window is visible tot he left of the entrance. A large banner is draped above the building's entrance, and additional banners can be seen at the far ends of the structure. Two men stand under the entrance of the building, and a small sign sits against the building to the immediate left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14066
title: Two neophytes at work on reconstruction of Mission San Luis Rey, 1904

description: Photograph of two neophytes at work on reconstruction of Mission San Luis Rey, 1904. Viewed through a semi-circular arch, one man works with a shovel, the other with a wheelbarrow, moving debris. The arch is the highest structure still standing among the ruin of low adobe walls and part of a row of arches. A three-story simple wooden building with a ladder leaning against it is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2627
title: Portrait of John A Baxter's grandmother on the porch of the family home, Monrovia, 1905

description: Photographic portrait of John A Baxter's grandmother on the porch of the family home, Monrovia, 1905. At center, an old woman sits on the porch of a National-style home, just outside the doorway. In front, the home's small yard is enclosed by chickenwire fencing, a palm tree at either side of the dirt walkway leading in. John A. Baxter owned Fashion Stable, a livery stable. The woman was 90 years old at the time the photograph was taken.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2628
title: Portrait of John and Charles Baxter posing in the billiard parlor, 1908

description: Photographic portrait of John and Charles Baxter posing in the billiard parlor, 1908. At left, John stands with a long face and dark pants, while Charles stands at right with lighter pants. Three balls are set up in a line on the billiard table behind them, and their initials have been edited onto the image below them. In the left foreground, a glass display case can be seen, while to the right, other pool hall customers can be seen. Pictures and advertisements can be seen all around.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2633
title: Portrait of eight men moving the Baxter Block building downtown from South California Street, 1882

description: Photographic portrait of eight men moving the Baxter Block building downtown from South California Street, 1882. At center, eight men stand in a field of scrub brush, facing the viewer. In the background, a square, two-story building with clapboard siding is visible, fitted onto railroad tracks and pulled by a team of horses. The downtown location of the building was the corner of Lemon Avenue and Myrtle Avenue.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2639
title: Group of people standing on the porch of the Baxter Block building at the corner of Lemon Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, 1886

description: Photograph of a group of people standing on the porch of the Baxter Block building at the corner of Lemon Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, 1886. At center, approximately twenty individuals are gathered together on the porch of a two-story building with clapboard siding. On the dirt road in front, two small children stand, facing the viewer. Horse-drawn carriages are stopped along the building at either side of the corner. A sign above the porch steps reads "Telephone".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2641
title: Interior of the Fashion Stable, 1908

description: Photograph of interior of the Fashion Stable, 1908. At center, a man wearing overalls and a small cap stands beside a large horse. Large carriages line the walls of the bare room, and an automobile can be seen at right. The wooden hitches that would attach to the horse for each carriage are pointing at an angle upwards. Rafters are visible above, and an open entryway can be seen in the background at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2642
title: Portrait of members of the Monrovia fire department standing in front of the local fire engine, 1909

description: Photographic portrait of members of the Monrovia fire department standing in front of the local fire engine, 1909. Ten men in uniform are shown wearing similar hats and standing in front of a fire engine that is decorated with flowers. On the hood of the engine, an eleventh man stands. Houses can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2643
title: Portrait of a group of girls in a Sunday school class, 1895

description: Photographic portrait of a group of girls in a Sunday school class, 1895. Thirty-six young girls and a teacher are lined up in three rows at center. Most of the girls are wearing light-colored dresses. In the background, the covered porch of a large building, possibly a church, can be seen. Included in the photo is Alice Baxter (inked x on girl?), the daughter of John A. Baxter
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2620
title: Group of people standing in front of the Baxter home, 1893

description: Photograph of a group of people standing in front of the Baxter home, 1893. At center, a group of nine people can be seen standing beside a low fence. At left, three men can be seen wearing hats and coats. The youngest man holds a small girl on the border of the fence. At center, two women wearing long dresses are visible. At right, three young children can be seen. The girl at the center of the children holds the hand of the small toddler, while the boy at right holds a dog in his arms. To the left and right of the group, small palm trees are visible. In the background, a large home can be seen. An older woman holding a baby in her arms can be seen standing beneath the covered entryway. The group is possibly the Baxter family posing in front of their home.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2588
title: Aerial view of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards, Vernon, California, 1940

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards in Vernon California, 1940.  They were built in 1923 and closed in 1958. A large building stands at center with an elaborate, circular driveway in front of it. The driveway is lined with automobiles and decorated with tall palm trees. Behind the large building lie hundreds of identical plots spotted with small buildings. A street extends from the right foreground to the right background. A second street intersects the first in the right foreground and extends to the left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2593
title: Back of the Administration Building, Los Angeles Union Stockyards, 1940

description: Photograph of the backside of the Los Angeles Union Stockyards' administration building, 1940.  Several trucks and automobiles sit parked in crooked rows in the foreground. The long administration building stands across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9640
title: Confessional box at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1904-1906

description: Photograph of the wooden confessional box at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1904-1906. Eight of the twelve side panels are decorated with raised carvings. A curtain is pulled across the upper half of the opening. A hinged half-door is at the bottom of the opening. The box sits against a plastered wall inside the church.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2598
title: Monument Unveiling, Los Angeles Union Stockyards, 1940

description: Photograph of a monument unveiling at the Los Angeles Stockyards, 1940. Composite photo of cattle, aerial view of stockyards and administration buildings. The main photograph shows hundreds of finely-dressed people outside of the long administration building. A smaller photograph in the top right corner shows a man in a cowboy hat holding a lead rope attached to halters on two oxen. A small photograph in the top left corner shows presumably the same man in a cowboy hat sitting on an ox. The photograph below shows cattle in a pen. According to Mr. Glen Bohlander, a USC Digital Library patron, the man in a cowboy hat was his father, Mr. Arnold Bohlander, who worked for Producers Livestock Marketing Association. According to Mr. Bohlander, both photographs of his father were taken in Ontario, California.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5770
title: Earl's Canyon, La Cañada Flintridge, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of a waterfall in Earl's Canyon, La Cañada Flintridge, 1900-1930. Fallen tree limbs lie across the boulder-spotted stream in the foreground. Behind them the smoke-like water spills over the large boulders at center. Trees and a variety of twigs and rocks stand above the small waterfall in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m882
title: Exterior view of the First Church of Christ Scientist, 1915

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the First Church of Christ Scientist, 1915. Small trees line the sidewalk in the foreground while a street lies behind it. Similar trees line the sidewalk across the street while the large, brick church stands behind them at center. The front part of the building stands at right with circular outer walls and columned archways. A tower stands at left with a second circular structure below it.; Elmer Grey, arch.1912. Donor: Jim Lewis.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m883
title: Interior view of the First Church of Christ Scientist auditorium, 1971

description: Photograph of an interior view of the First Church of Christ Scientist auditorium, 1971. Rows of wooden seats lie across the foreground while chairs stand behind the pulpit in the front of the room at center. Two doors stand to either side of the pulpit. The doors are dark wood in contrast to the lightly-colored wall behind them. Large lights hang from the arching ceiling above.; Elmer Grey, arch. 1912. Photo 1971. Donor: Jim Lewis.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m886
title: Interior view of the Second Church of Christ Scientist, West Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Street, 1971

description: Photograph of an interior view of the Second Church of Christ Scientist, West Adams Boulevard and Figueroa Street, 1971. A large, bright chandelier hangs from the high dome ceiling above. The light shimmers on the polished wood of the curved rows of seating below. Two podiums stand on a raised platform at the front of the large room. Tablets with writing on them hang from the walls behind the podiums. Architecture: Alfred Rosenheim, 1910. Photo 1971. Donor: Jim Lewis.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m887
title: Pulpit and chapel of the Third Church of Christ Scientist, 1972

description: Photograph of the pulpit and chapel of the Third Church of Christ Scientist, 1972. At center, two lecterns are on an elevated stage, flanked by two chairs. In the foreground, the balcony looms over the lower level. In the left background, a second balcony can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m888
title: Exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, ca.1920-1950

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, ca.1920-1950. At center, the bell tower of the church is visible, extending from a short arcade. The tiles on the roof are terracotta. A street extends across the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m889
title: Exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, shown through a veil of trees, ca.1920-1950

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, shown through a veil of trees, ca.1920-1950. The arcade of the church is shown at center, steps leading up to through a set of archways that shade the doors to the church. At left, the bell tower can be seen. Tree foliage hangs in from above on both sides.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m890
title: Exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, ca.1920-1960

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Thirteenth Church of Christ Scientist, ca.1920-1960. The church is seen from a few feet away, showing the bell tower and the arcade of the church. A palette of shrubbery stands in front of the building, just in from the sidewalk. The street can be seen in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m902
title: Pews and altar of Saint John's Episcopal Church, ca.1900-1950

description: Photograph of the pews and altar of Saint John's Episcopal Church, ca.1900-1950. At left and right rows of pews extend inwards to the altar at the far end of the corridor. Above, small chandeliers hang, evenly spaced. The altar itself is contained in a small enclosure through an archway where a crucifix is extended on a crossbeam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m905
title: Pews and altar of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the pews and altar of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, [s.d.]. At center, the pathway to the altar is pictured, leading to the flower-decorated table. At left and right, pews are visible. In the background, tall windows flood the scene with light. This site later became the Biltmore Hotel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m861
title: Magnolia Avenue Christian Church, 1911

description: Photograph of Magnolia Avenue Christian Church, 1911. To the far left, wooden chairs arranged in an arc formation can be seen. To the right, the altar area is visible surrounded by a circular, wooden railing. Behind the altar, seats for the choir members are visible. A small pulpit sits to the left, while a piano organ can be seen to the right near a candelabrum. Behind the seating for the choir near the top of the church, a large arrangement of organ pipes can be seen. Several lights in the shape of polygons are also visible hanging by chains from the ceiling. This church was later renamed Ward A.M.E. Church. Donated by Jim Lewis.