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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9718
title: Two panoramic drawings published by Adolph Witteman depicting the Embarcadero and the Market Street Wharf of San Francisco, 1884-1885

description: Photograph of two panoramic drawings published by Adolph Witteman depicting the Embarcadero and the Market Street Wharf of San Francisco, 1884-1885. The top drawing depicts the Embarcadero; a tugboat is visible among the sailing masts of other ships at the dock. A free sailing vessel makes its way out of the harbor to the right. Mountains and other ships are visible in the right distance. The second scene depicts the Wharf; a clock tower is visible at center above a number of labeled stations from which streetcars and horse-drawn coaches are departing. They are, from left to right: "Red Bluff", "Napa", "Calistoca", "Yuma", "Portland, OR", "St. Louis", and "San Jose". The rest are illegible. A sign at the center reads "[...] Ferry".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14600
title: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, showing one of the original pepper trees in the courtyard, 1900

description: Photograph of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, California, from behind the quadrangle arches, showing one of the original pepper trees in the courtyard, 1900. A long row of arches are also visible at right extending all the way to the mission.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3007
title: Two panoramic drawings from Ward Brothers in Ohio, depicting views from the state Normal School, Los Angeles, 1889

description: Photograph of two panoramic drawings from Ward Brothers in Ohio, depicting views from the state Normal School, Los Angeles, 1889. The top view shows a large hill, possibly Pound Cake Hill after the removal of Los Angeles High School (formerly Fort Moore), behind which the residential area of the city can be seen. A church is evident in the left background. Several horse-drawn carriages make their way down the street to the right. Mountains can be seen in the background. The bottom view looks north and northeast on the city may show the blocks between Grand Avenue and Hope Street. Streetcars navigate the paved road to the left. A park is pictured at the center of the scene to the right of the street. The spires of several churches are evident. Mountains can be seen in the background. Image joins with CHS-7352.; CHS-7351 --  Photograph of two panoramic drawings from Ward Brothers in Ohio, depicting vies from the state Normal School, Los Angeles, 1889. The two drawings comprise the left side of the adjoining panoramas from CHS-7351. The top panorama shows pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages making their way towards a fork in the road in the foreground. They are flanked to either side by Victorian-style houses, one of which in the right foreground has its wash hung out to dry in the back yard. Mountains are visible on the horizon. The bottom panorama shows a more densely populated area. An long building that appears to be either a courthouse or hotel stands on the corner at a crossroads while a horse-drawn carriage rides by. A cluster of trees fills the area in the foreground next to it. More Victorian-style housing continue into the rest of the city behind it, along with a few high rise buildings. Mountains are visible along the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10548
title: Caballeros in the La Fiesta Parade in Los Angeles, ca.1897

description: Photograph of caballeros in the La Fiesta Parade in Los Angeles, ca.1897. A group of horsemen dressed as boleros, Indians and cowboys makes its way in no particular formation down the paved street, in which streetcar rails can be seen. Spectators stand along the sidewalk in the background, beneath the cloth canopies of shop fronts. Legible signs include: "C. H. Royston", and "Drugs".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3499
title: Panoramic view of the cities of San Bernardino and Colton looking from Stover Mountain, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the cities of San Bernardino and Colton looking from Stover Mountain, ca.1900. Orchards can be seen stretching across the foreground, with a cleared field at their center, down the center of which a thin road runs. A portion of the mountain can be seen in the right hand corner. A small farmhouse sits in the center of the left orchards, while the farmhouse in the right orchards is located towards their back at right. An adobe mission or church appears in a clearing beyond the orchards to the left of center, after which the residential areas of the cities are visible across the whole of the panorama. Mountains are visible in the background, with snow-caps to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3075
title: Long panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles looking east on 3rd Street, 1908

description: Photograph of a long panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles looking east on 3rd Street, 1908. Various multiple-story buildings are visible throughout, including a six-story building with multiple rectangular windows towards center. Most of the buildings have flat roofs, and low hills can be seen in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1043
title: Lithograph depicting Downey Block on the corner of Spring Street and Temple Street, Los Angeles, 1875-1885

description: Photograph of a lithograph depicting Downey Block on the corner of Spring Street and Temple Street, Los Angeles, 1875-1885. Carriages and street cars both drawn by horses navigate the roads in front of the commercial block, a large, two-story romanesque building riddled with advertisements and signs. Pedestrians walk along the covered sidewalk, browsing the shops. The lithograph is from Thompson and West's History of Los Angeles County, published in 1880.; Legible signs include: "The Capitol", "La Cronica", "Gun Store", "I.N.L. Auction of [...]", "Music & Musical Instruments", "Libreria Espanola", "Books & Stationary", "L.W. Thatcher", "Commercial Restaurant",  and "L. Harris Clothing.". Signs on the sides of streetcars read: "Cultural Park / Washington Garden", "S.P.R.R. Depot", and "Boyle Heights / Los Angeles & Aliss Avenue & Co.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3071
title: Panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking west, north and east from the intersection of 9th & Main St., ca.1915

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking west, north and east from the intersection of Ninth Street and Main Street, ca.1915. High rise buildings adorned by signs line the streets, in the foreground more prominent to the left, with smaller buildings standing to the right. Mountains are faintly visible along the horizon.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Stillwell", "Hotel Yale", "Los Angelus Desk Co. / Office Furniture", "Majestic Theatre and Office Building.", "White Garage", "Egan School / Music and Drama / The Los Angeles Music College Seventh Floor", "Hamburger's / Broadway. Eighth & Hill Sts.", "Hamburger's / Largest Department Store in the West; Absolutely Fireproof", "Terrill", "Bronson's Desk Exchange / Buy Sell", "Newmark's Cabinet", "J.W. Hellmann", "Pure and Healthiful Coca-Cola", "The Niagara / Furnished Rooms", "Central Bldg.", "Eastern Outfitting Company / Adjoining the Pacific Electric Building / Furniture Carpets Draperies", "Owl Cigar 5¢", "Anheuser Busch", and "We Sell New [...] Pianos".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m303
title: View of Spring Street looking South from Franklin Street, showing the Courthouse Hill, Los Angeles, ca.1878

description: Photograph of a view of Spring Street looking South from Franklin Street, showing the Courthouse Hill, Los Angeles, ca.1878. A work yard is shown behind picket fence in the foreground, a small brick building at its center and the framework for a carriage in the lower left corner. Beyond the fence, Spring Street can be seen, the spired Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South  built in 1875 visible first on the left side of the road with the City Brewery building following farther back; the church was located on the east side of Spring Street, between First and Second Streets.  Suburban houses fill the rest of the town's blocks, with a windmill visible over the rooftops to the right. The first Spring Street School can also be seen on the northwest corner of Second Street and Spring. Included is a letter F.S. Hamilton's recollection of the landmarks in the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18777
title: Panoramic view of residential Hollywood, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of residential Hollywood, ca.1910. The intersection of two paved roads is visible to the left, surrounded by one- to two-story homes. Although much of the property that appears to the left are lawns, the tightly-packed trees of orchards line much of the horizontal road. The homes can be seen fading towards the mountains that mark the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3103
title: Panoramic view of Hollywood, ca.1927

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood, ca.1927. Tall studio or industrial buildings stand in the left foreground, where the pagoda roof of Grauman's Chinese Theatre is visible left of center. Other, multiple-story buildings stretch out beyond them, terminating at the mountains in the background, whose largest ridge can also be seen to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18778
title: Panoramic view of Beverly Hills, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Beverly Hills, [s.d.]. A wide, unpaved road vertically bisects the frame, with smaller, residential streets branching-off from either side of it. What appears to be a park area is visible to the left, along with a tall palm tree. A two-story manor-style house can be seen in the background to the direct right of the road, in front of which trees dot flat lawn. A sign that reads "Beverly Hills" is stationed among them. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m119
title: Birdseye view of Broadway looking north from Saint Vincent's College on Fifth Street, ca.1887

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Broadway looking north from Saint Vincent's College on Fifth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1887. The spires and roof of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church are visible to the left of center over the treetops amidst the craftsman- and Victorian-style houses that fill this residential area of the city.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19041
title: Water wheel used for mining at Angel's Camp, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a water wheel used for mining at Angel's Camp, [s.d.]. The wooden water wheel and the wooden scaffolding supporting it are visible at right while below it is a rapidly moving river bordered by dense foliage. At left, there is a large building with wooden(?) walls. In front of the building are several wood scraps. The waterwheel was used for mining gold. Picture file card reads "Duplicate of #20446".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2715
title: Birdseye view of Los Angeles looking south from Fifth Street and Grand Street, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles looking south from Fifth Street and Grand Street, ca.1925. Pershing Square can be seen in the lower lefthand side, just behind the tripartite Biltmore Hotel building. Farther up and to the right, the Detwiler Building can also be seen among other highrises. Across Fifth Street near the lower center of the image, the Hotel Savoy can be seen across from a full parking lot. Farther out in the background, the city shrinks in height into residential areas.; Other legible signs from left to right include: "Bank of Italy Building", and "Knickerbocker Building".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3037
title: Aerial view looking northwest from Fifth Street and Windsor Boulevard at Hancock Park and Hollywood, ca.1918

description: Photograph of an aerial view looking northwest from 5th Street and Windsor Boulevard at Hancock Park and Hollywood, ca.1918. Third Street is visible running horizontally near the middle of the image, while at left is Marlborough School on Rossmore Avenue. The area north of Third Street on both sides of Rossmore is open fields for several blocks, and beyond the city in the background are large mountains.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m568
title: Birdseye view of Los Angeles looking west from Sixth Street towards Loomis and Beaudry, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles looking west from Sixth Street towards Loomis Ranch Road and Beaudry Boulevard, ca.1925. At bottom right, two roads fork at the termination of a wide highway, opening out into a dirt parking lot. The surrounding buildings are a mixture of two-story Victorian-style houses and highrise buildings. The Rex Arms Hotel can be seen at bottom left, as well as the Harbour Apartments and Leigh Apartments buildings just behind the parking lot. A sign on another building to the far left reads "Don Lee".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14689
title: Portrait of John Bell, a Pismo Beach hermit, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of John Bell, a Pismo Beach hermit, ca.1900. Bell is sitting at left in front of a small wooden shack. He has a long gray beard and is dressed in pants, a long-sleeved shirt and a vest. There are tools leaning against the shack, including a broom and a shovel. The door to the hut is open behind Bell, revealing nothing but darkness.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6512
title: Diamond Street, looking north-east from Pacific Avenue, showing the the El Ja Arms Hotel at right, Redondo Beach, ca.1924

description: Photograph of Diamond Street, looking north-east from Pacific Avenue, showing the the El Ja Arms Hotel at right, Redondo Beach, near the Pike, an amusement area for tourists, ca.1924. Early automobiles speed across the intersection in the foreground, while pedestrians in the lower left and right corners watch. At center, a cable car makes its way down the street, surrounded by the commercial buildings on the blocks to either side. To the right, the El Ja Arms Hotel can be seen, cars parked along its sidewalk in front.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Shed Polished", "Auto Park 25 cents", "Garage", "Cars. You Rent, U Drive", "Sam Seelig", "Army & Navy Dept. Store", "After Every [...] Wrigley's P.K. Chewing Sweet. The Flavor Lasts", "Gabriel's Furniture Dept. Get our Prices", "Cafe", "El Ja Arms Hotel. The Perfect Hotel" and "Redondo Valley. China House Furnishings".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19097
title: View of the road through the old Catholic cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the road through the old Catholic cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada, [s.d.]. A small fenced plot stand on a cement base on the left with a tree and another plot just next to it with no fence. Further down the thin, dirt road a lightly-colored plot can be seen with a grave marker and short fence while a plot stands just uphill to it with a taller wood fence. Several more grave markers can be seen around the bend of the road at the top of the hill, many with bases and small fences.  Short trees stand among them along with weeds and small bushes. "Many graves date from the 1860's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1173
title: Pacific Avenue looking south in Redondo Beach, showing the American Bank Building, ca.1924

description: Photograph of Pacific Avenue looking south in Redondo Beach, showing the American Bank Building, ca.1924. Early automobiles make their way up and own the two-lane Pacific Avenue at center, in which streetcar rails can be seen embedded. To the left, a man sleeps in one of a number of cars parked along the street, two in from the bottom. To the right, the tall romanesque building of the American Bank Building is visible. In the distance, the spire of a what may be a church and the roofs of what appear to be more residential buildings can be seen.; Legible signs from left to right include: "[...] LaDue Furniture Store", "Photos -- Framing", "Auto Parking", "For Rent" and "Martinello's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1522
title: Exterior view of the Southern Pacific Depot on Central Avenue, ca.1924

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Southern Pacific Depot on Central Avenue, ca.1924. The two-story Classical Revival-style building of the Depot can be seen along the road to the right, extending into the distance. To the left, a cable-car can be seen making its way along one of the two sets of tracks embedded in the road. Cars are parked along the sidewalk on either side while pedestrians cross the street. To the right, a parking lot full of automobiles can also be seen, while to the left, a tree partially obscures what appears to be a two-story house. In the distance, the Los Angeles Ice & Cold Storage Branch Plant building can be seen as well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7692
title: Madame Modjeska's residence, Orange, 1898

description: Photograph of three people standing in front of Madame Helene Modjeska's home, "Forest of Arden", Santiago Canyon, Orange County, 1898. The woman and two men are leaning against a low wall or hedge at the end of a paved walkway. The well-groomed lawn and few trees and other plants surround them. The moderately large, wooden, peaked house is visible behind them. Madam Modjeska first came to California with a party of Polish political refugees who founded a cooperative land colony near Anaheim in the middle of the 1870's. She lived at Arden Cottage after she retired from the stage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3347
title: View of Vine Street looking north from Barton Avenue towards the Hollywood sign, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of Vine Street looking north from Barton Avenue towards the Hollywood sign, ca.1925. What appear to be four distinct lanes of automobiles move up and down the dirty Vine Street. To the left, a two-story adobe-style building can be seen in the foreground separated from the sidwalk by a short concrete wall in front of which lamp posts and a fire hydrant can be seen. Farther back, the two-story building of what appears to be a warehouse bears a sign which reads "Laundry". To the right, pedestrians can be seen making their way down the sidewalk adjacent to a one-story brick house and a two-story craftsman-style home. The city and Hollywood hills can be seen in the background, along with the famous Hollywoodland sign.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13179
title: Portrait compilation of the members of the Los Angeles Board of Education, 1902

description: Photograph of a portrait compilation of the Los Angeles Board of Education, 1902. The picture is a composite of eleven individual portraits arranged in three columns of three with a row of two above: J. A. Foshay, Supt. Of Public Schools; N. S. Averill, Secretary; W. J. Washburn, 1st Ward; C. F. Skilling, 2nd Ward; W. A. Henry, 3rd Ward; G. M. Griffin, 4th Ward; A. M. Brown, 5th Ward; J. H. Foley, 6th Ward; B. F. Hard, 7th Ward; W. J. Horgan, 8th Ward; G. M. Simonton, 9th Ward. All of the men are wearing suit jackets and either bow or straight ties. All of the men have some form of facial hair except for Brown and Horgan.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11245
title: Women seated in a horse-drawn float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a group of women seated in a horse-drawn float in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, ca.1905. The float is facing to the left and is being pulled by a team of at least four dapple gray horses with light-colored harnesses. The float is a large wagon covered with flowers and leaves, and the wheels are covered with foliage as well. There are nine people seated in the wagon. A man dressed as a squire is sitting near the front and holding the reins of the horses, and seven women wearing white dresses adorned with hearts are seated behind him. Sitting high on the back of the float is a woman dressed as a queen, complete with a crown. Another man dressed as a squire is riding a light-colored horse at right, and a large house is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13220
title: "Commerce of the Pacific, the era of the Boston sailing ships", a painting by Carl Oscar Borg, depicting trade along the shore, 1900

description: Photograph of a painting by Carl Oscar Borg entitled "Commerce of the Pacific, the era of the Boston sailing ships", which depicts the trade of hides and tallow for silk, 1900. The back of the photoprint reads "For West Ways", likely referring to West Ways Magazine. The painting is set on the beach, and a team of oxen and men can be seen moving hides towards the water's edge, where they are being carried out to a waiting dinghy. A large three-masted ship is further out in the harbor. In the foreground, two men, one with a broad brimmed hat and the other holding a list, supervise the activity below them. In front of them are boxes and barrels, one of which bears the letters "XX".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4432
title: Exterior view of the third Los Angeles High School, showing streetcar, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the third Los Angeles High School, showing streetcar, ca.1925. The four-story brick building of the high school is shown at a distance in three sections: the main section of the building runs the width of the image and does not extend past four stories. At the center of this, a section of tower houses the main entrance, capped at its four corners by minarets. It adds an extra story. The third section is pictured at the far right and extends perpendicularly from the main building. It is three stories tall. In the forebround, a 1925 streetcar can be seen parked along the Olympic Boulevard, which passes the high school. In front of this, a narrow dirt path runs down the left side of a large, well-trimmed lawn.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6394
title: Birdseye view of Pomona Valley, taken from the San Jose Hills looking southeast, ca.1884

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Pomona Valley, taken from the San Jose Hills looking southeast, ca.1884. Most of the land has been divided into fields for agricultural use, and rows of crops can be seen growing on some of these fields. In the foreground at right, there is a forested area that does not show signs of the ordered orchard rows seen elsewhere in the picture. Throughout the valley, there are scattered several farm buildings, although they are not grouped in any discernable way.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1860
title: Exterior view of the Temple Building, the first Los Angeles County Court House, ca.1880

description: Photograph of exterior view of the Temple Building, the first Los Angeles County Court House, ca.1880.  Located on East Main Street one block north of Temple Street, the building is bounded by Spring Street, Main Street, Court Street and Market Street; this is a view of the Spring Street side. Vendors are set up at the base of the building under cover of temporary awnings. Horse-drawn carriages are seen at right. The clock on the tower shows the time to be 11:10. Legible signs include: "Gore & Stradley [...] Shoes".  Writing on one image reads "Old Court House 1885...". The building was built in 1859 by John Temple and rented to the County and to vendors who leased store space.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2043
title: Young men out back

description: Young men pitching pennies or playing with dice, marbles, or jacks. Undated.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2044
title: Child in crib pointing as adult exits the water at beach

description: Child in crib pointing as adult in swimsuit leaves the water at beach. Undated.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2045
title: Gale Hunt marionettes publicity still

description: Photograph of Gale Hunt with his marionettes with article from a scrapbook. Circa 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2046
title: Gale Hunt marionettes

description: Gale Hunt marionettes. Circa 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2047
title: Passport photographs for Gale Borden Hunt

description: Passport photographs for Gale Borden Hunt. Circa 1997.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2048
title: Postwar passport photograph for Gale Borden Hunt

description: Passport photographs for Gale Borden Hunt. 1946.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2049
title: Gale Hunt in publicity photograph for marionette performances

description: Gale Borden Hunt when he was known as Gale Borden in publicity photograph for marionette performances. Undated.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2050
title: Portrait of Gale Hunt

description: Portrait of Gale Borden Hunt. Circa 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/one-c4-2051
title: Closeup photograph of Gale Hunt performing on xylophone

description: Closeup publicity photograph with xylophone [or marimba?] played by Gale Borden Hunt performing as Gale Borden. Undated.