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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1237
title: Exterior view of the Ambassador Hotel from a golf course, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Ambassador Hotel from a golf course, ca.1920-1929. The large hotel can be seen in the background. It is five stories high and has two distinct wings. A tower can be seen on the roof of the building at right. In the foreground, a small golf course is visible. Several people can be seen walking around the golf course at center. An ivy-covered out building can be seen in the foreground at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1234
title: Exterior view of the Ambassador Hotel from a covered walkway, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Ambassador Hotel from a covered walkway, ca.1920-1929. The walkway runs from the foreground at center towards the background at left. The columns supporting the overhang are adorned with vines. The main building of the hotel is visible in the background at right over a row of tall, leafy trees. Two people can be seen walking near the end of the walkway at left. See also CHS-36984.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1238
title: Swimming pool at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of the swimming pool at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, ca.1920-1929. The rectangular pool can be seen in the foreground. Several guests can be seen lounging around the pool under the shade of large umbrellas. The long hotel building can be seen in the background. It is a five-story structure with a tower at center and a terracotta tile roof. A flag flies from the top of the tower, while an American flag can be seen on a pole near the pool. Compares to CHS-35221, which shows the same shot with the people in slightly different positions.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17120
title: One of the stations of the cross in the garden at Mission San Jose, ca.1907

description: Photograph of one of the stations of the cross in the garden at Mission San Jose, ca.1907. The crosses three points are shaped like tri-foils. It stands at the apex of a peaked roof. The doors in the small cabinet are open revealing a vase containing lilies in front of a painting. The cabinet sits on a square wooden pedestal. Trees and other vegetation are visible in the background, as is the tall steeple of a church beyond a copse of trees. The mission was later used as a Dominican orphanage
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1245
title: Birdseye view of the Alhambra Hotel after it was moved, 1924

description: Photograph of an birdseye view of the Alhambra Hotel after it was moved, 1924. The six-story hotel can be seen in the background and rests on a series of metal girders. In the foreground, workers can be seen near where the hotel used to be. Utility wires can be seen at right. A sign on the bottom story of the hotel reads: "This 6-story re-enforced concrete building 60 x 123 feet, weighing 11,000 tons - was moved 130 feet sideways by the Kress House Moving Company of Los Angeles." Relates to USC-2-1-1-1289.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1243
title: Interior view of the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles showing a choir and a Christmas tree, ca.1900-1909

description: Photograph of an interior view of the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles showing a choir and a Christmas tree, ca.1900-1909. The large tree can be seen at left and is decorated with lights and ornaments. A choir made up mostly of children can be seen standing near the base of the tree. People can be seen watching from behind the choir and from a balcony on the second floor.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1248
title: Interior of the "Biltmore Bowl", a large ornate dining room in the Biltmore Hotel, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the interior of the "Biltmore Bowl", a large ornate dining room in the Biltmore Hotel, [s.d.]. Many tables are visible around a wooden dance floor at center. The tables are covered with light table cloths and are set for dinner. Wooden chairs are placed at the tables. The walls and ceiling of the room are elaborately decorated. A jazz band setup can be seen on the stage in the background at center. There are no people in the room.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1262
title: Interior view of the Lankershim Hotel lobby, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an interior view of the Lankershim Hotel lobby, [s.d.]. Two large landscape paintings can be seen on the back wall and the wall at right. Three chandeliers hang from the ceiling, while a checkered pattern can be seen on the carpet. Chairs and over-stuffed couches line the walls, while a potted palm tree is visible at the center of the room. A large pillar is visible in the left foreground, while an arched entryway to another room can be seen at the center background at the leftmost portion of the right wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1266
title: Exterior of Munn Hotel, 1915

description: Photograph of exterior of Munn Hotel, 1915. In the foreground, a paved road can be seen extending from left to right. Adjacent to the road, a small sidewalk is visible. At center, a small four-story building is visible. A small flight of stairs leads to the entrace framed by an arched doorway. Above the doorway, a small balcony attached to a series of metal ladders can be seen. The ladders lead to the top of the facade. A small sign lines the upper levels of the hotel at right reading "Hotel Munn". To the left and right, trees can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1281
title: Shoreham Hotel, 666 Carondelet Street, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Shoreham Hotel, 666 Carondelet Street, [s.d.]. The tall hotel stands at center with a small staircase leading to its arched entrance on the right. Plants climb up the walls of the first floor while bushes and small trees decorate the entrance as well as the manicured yard in the foreground. The hotel houses eighty rooms. "Rates on the American Plan: one person w/o bath is $3-3.50; w/ bath is 3.50 to 4.50; two person w/o bath is $4-5.00; w/bath $5-7.00"
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1289
title: Exterior view of the Perkinson Hotel at 824 Golden Avenue, between West 8th Street & 9th Street, Los Angeles, 1915

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Perkinson Hotel at 824 Golden Avenue, between West 8th Street & 9th Street, Los Angeles, 1915. The three-story building with a flat roof can be seen at center with a fire escape visible on the 2nd and 3rd stories above the front entrance. Pairs of rectangular windows can be seen at left and right on each story, and windows can be seen behind the fire escapes. Two potted trees are visible on either side of the entrance, and a road runs across the foreground. Another building is visible at right. Photoprint reads, "No rooms (all all outside / 47, 65% w/private bath, public shower,  steam heat, mahogany finish, furniture; $1.00 up - detached bath , $4.00 week; $1.50 up private bath, $6.00 week."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10200
title: A golfer at Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a golfer at Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney, ca.1920. A golf player can be seen standing at center in a swing position while holding a golf club over his shoulder. Behind him, a giant golf club, which seems to be for decorative purposes, can be partially seen next to a second player (caddie?). In the foreground, a small golf ball can be seen beside another object.  In the background, a row of people can be seen behind a rope line. All subjects are looking towards the same direction. Trees fill in the backdrop.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17121
title: Pulpit on the wall at Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the pulpit on the wall at Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1904. The wood panel pulpit has a roof. It and the pulpit itself both project out from the wall. A doorway is visible in the rough plaster wall providing access to the pulpit. Framed pictures and a cross hang on the wall beside the pulpit. A placard fixed to the font of the pulpit reads "From this pulpit in 1800[?], Father Arrojo[?] preached the Gospel to Indians in 13[?] Indian dialects."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10202
title: Bobby Cruickshank at Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney, ca.1920

description: Photographic portrait of Bobby Cruickshank at Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney, ca.1920. He is standing on a plain grassy lawn in a swing position while holding up a golf club over his shoulder; he is dressed in plus fours and a sweater with a shirt and tie under it. Houses and trees are visible in the far background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10103
title: Aerial view of the Big Dalton Dam, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Big Dalton Dam, ca.1920. Rounded mountains blanketed in dark forestry incline towards center where the lightly-colored dam contains the small, awkward body of shimmering water. A thin toad can be seen curving along the mountainside on the left all the way around the edge of the water creating a thin outline in the dark trees. Several more roads intertwine in a cluster in front of the dam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10104
title: Aerial view of the Big Santa Anita Dam, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Big Santa Anita Dam, ca.1920. Dark trees spot the jagged hills as roads wind through to the dam at center. The smooth, lightly-colored dam is bowed slightly out towards the smoky water behind it. The speckled hills surround the small body of water and continue out of sight on all sides.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10106
title: Aerial view of the Sawpit Dam, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the Sawpit Dam, ca.1920. Thin roads and trails cut through the layer of dark trees that covers the curving hills which surround the dam at center. The tall, lightly-colored dam appears to bow slightly outward towards the thin body of water behind it. Several small structures can barely be seen along the left edge of the water just beyond the dam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10108
title: Aerial view of the reservoir above the San Gabriel Dam Number One, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the reservoir above the San Gabriel Dam Number One, ca.1920.The smooth water shimmers in the sunlight as it lies awkwardly on the right at the bottom of the surrounding hills. The low standing hills have curving tops and dimples in the tree-covered sides. A thin road runs across the top of a hill in the foreground while another small road winds against the hills on the water's right edge into the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10346
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, ca.1934

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, ca.1934. Roads wind against the hills along the water's edge in the foreground and disappear into dark tunnels in the jagged mountains above on either side. One road continues past the body of water to the many structures and automobiles which congregate at the base of the incomplete dam at center. Lines run above the dam from the lightly-colored structures and curved roads on the top of the mountain on the right to the roads and structures that top the left. More dim, smooth water can be seen in the background beyond the dam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10347
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, showing the mountains on either side, March 17, 1934

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, showing the mountains on either side, March 17, 1934. Tiny roads wind around the cliffs of the jagged mountains on either side with several clinging close to the water in the foreground and continuing to the construction site at center. These roads run by four tunnels in the mountain side to reach a crowd of parked automobiles and buildings in front of the tall, lightly-colored dam. The site continues behind the dam until it meets the remaining water in the background. Lines extend over the site from large buildings on the left to others on the right. Roadways from these buildings continue over the tops of the mountains into the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17122
title: Byzantine confessional at Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1906

description: Photograph of the Byzantine confessional at Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1906. The wood half door and side panels contain carved decorations. The confessional sits on a raised wood floor and is partially set in a wood panel wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10944
title: Three women walking by the exterior of the North American Aviation Downey airplane factory, September 1950

description: Photograph of three women walking by the exterior of the North American Aviation Downey airplane factory, September 1950. Three women in skirts walk down a path between grassy plots of land lined with bushes. Behind them is a rounded building with the name "North American Aviation Inc....Downey Plant".; Photoprint reads: "A decorative touch to the face of the North American Aviation's Downey Plant is supplied by (left to right) Marion Burgman, Wilma McDonnell and Chari Sewell, company employees. The Downey plant and facilities reporting to it have more than 10,000 employees engaged in a long-range guided missile research and development program, and programs in the fields of rocket engine development and nuclear energy work".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10966
title: Interior of the Douglas Company's Santa Monica Plant, showing the Douglas Skyraider planes being constructed, after 1945

description: Photograph of the interior of the Douglas Company's Santa Monica Plant, showing the Douglas Skyraider planes being constructed, after 1945.  A row of small planes lines the foreground and extends into the background. A small stair leads up to each plane, and several men work on tuning them up. In the background, a maze of a factory area can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11976
title: Fishing boat and seals, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a fishing boat and seals, ca.1910. Seals sit together to the left of center on a rock that protrudes out of the large body of water. To the right of center, a boat can be seen in the distance. The boat has an edited in American flag attached to the back. The silhouettes of people can be seen on the boat while rock formations jut out of the water to the right and left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20640
title: Seals at rest on a rock, ca.1910

description: Photograph of seals at rest on a rock, ca.1910. Five wet seals glisten in the sun as they sit on a large rock at Santa Catalina Island. The seals heads face different directions while the curves of their blubber are visible along with their webbed appendages. To the right, two more seals can be seen on what appears to be a different rock. The rocks sit atop a body of water with some sort of plant growth covering the bottom portion.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11983
title: Wounded whale on Sunset Beach, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a wounded whale on Sun Set Beach, ca.1910. The long body of a whale rests on a stretch of sand near the ocean's edge. The textured lines of the while are visible while the middle of the whale appears to be injured leaving the animals internal workings exposed. Footprints of animals and humans are visible on the sand in front of the whale while the waves of the ocean can be seen washing ashore behind the whale.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17123
title: Old chair at Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1906

description: Photograph of an old chair at Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1906. The arms of the completely wooden chair show signs of deterioration. The sturdy square construction is typical of mission furniture. It sits outside on a cobbled floor in front of a partially stuccoed wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1072
title: An architectural rendering for the Ramona Indian Village, signed "Westervelt", 1900

description: Photograph of an architectural rendering for the Ramona Indian Village, signed "Westervelt", 1900. The long building stands at center with a steep, pointed roof over the main entrance at the center of the front wall. Rocks and short trees decorate either side of the door while a second door stands to the right shaded by a plant-covered awning. A ladder stands to the left of a third door further to the right and a fourth door stands in a protruding portion of the building on the far right. Short trees and rocks also decorate a fifth door to the left of the main entrance and a second protruding section with a sixth door stands on the far left. Tops of trees can be seen over the back of the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1073
title: Architectural rendering for Ramona Indian Village, 1900

description: Photograph of an architectural rendering for Ramona Indian Village, 1900. A large, curved opening stands at the front of the village with a diagonal road extending from just in front of it in the foreground to the background on the right. A wall contains the opening and its doors lead to the village at center. A theatre with rows of seats and walls on either side stands at the center of the village with a circular plot to the right of it. The village's buildings line its perimeter with large buildings on the left and homes on the right. Fields surround the village on all sides. Donated by Jim Lewis.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12893
title: Interior lobby at the Garret Corporation's AiReasearch Aviation Service Division, Los Angeles International Airport, ca.1961

description: Photograph of the interior lobby at the Garret Corporation's AiReasearch Aviation Service Division, Los Angeles International Airport, ca.1961. Behind a low brick wall strewn with indoor plants is a line of cushioned chairs in front of a series of large glass windows. Through them, one can see out of the lobby. Outside, to the right, stands an airplane facing forward. To its left is another aircraft in mid-air, having just taken off. Below the craft is a checkered structure. Part of another plane can be vaguely made out in the distance behind the leftmost window side of the lobby.; Photoprint reads: "'Open-air' view of surrounding activity is offered from inside the new lobby  at the Garret Corporation's AiReasearch Aviation Service Division, Los Angeles International Airport. At the same time, the three-sided glass enclosure protects visitors from elements of the weather. AiResearch Aviation Service is the only C.A.A. approved facility at L.A. International Airport for the service, repair, overhaul, and modification of private and business aircraft".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17124
title: Ruin of a triple joined arch at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1907

description: Photograph of the ruin of a triple joined arch at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1907. Standing alone in the low vegetation beside a path, the three arches are nearly completely gone from the brick column. A wooden building, and beyond that the tiled roof of the mission church are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17125
title: Decorated wall niche at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1907

description: Photograph of a decorated wall niche at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1907. The bright paint of the checkered pattern in the half-cylindrical-shaped niche stands out juxtaposed with the surrounding ruin of an adobe wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17126
title: Indian iron work on door handle at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near Templeton, California, ca.1905-1906

description: Photograph of the detailed Indian iron work on a door handle at Mission San Miguel Arcangel (?), near Templeton, California, ca.1905-1906. A small double cross tops the flat plate from which the shaped rod pull protrudes. Leafy branches and the figure of a running hooved animal are some of the design elements. Part of the keyhole is visible at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17127
title: Rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900. The tongue of the worn wooden ratchet is split. The cog of the ratchet is shiny from wear. The rattle leans against a cloth display background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14387
title: Mission Santa Barbara, showing priest standing at door from church to cemetery, California, 1898

description: Photograph of Mission Santa Barbara, showing priest standing at door from church to cemetery, California, 1898. Two skull and crossbones are embedded in the wall on either side of the door at top. The monk can be seen standing below the arched doorway with his left hand on the wooden door. The monk wears a traditional cassock with a rope tied around his waist.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9005
title: Date crops, ca.1925

description: Photograph of date crops, ca.1925. Palm trees shade the sandy field around them as they stand in rows at center. Dates grow in large bunches beneath the large leaves. The crops continue into the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17601
title: Fruit packing house, showing women sorting apples, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an interior view of a fruit packing house, showing women sorting apples, [s.d.]. The women where lightly-colored dresses, hats and gloves as they hunch over the conveyer belts of apples. A separate belt inclines to an area near the ceiling at right. More workers can be seen in the back of the packing house in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7159
title: Fieldhands at an onion seed farm, Santa Clara Company, ca.1900

description: Photograph of field hands at an onion seed farm, Santa Clara Company, ca.1900. Dozens of field hands work amongst the tall plants at center, many wearing wide hats. The field continues back to the smooth hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17619
title: Drawing of figs on a branch, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing of figs on a branch, [s.d.]. The figs sit on many large leaves at center while one hangs, cut open at right. They appear to lie on top of a desk.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7138
title: Six month old Thompson seedless vine grown from a cutting, ca.1900

description: Shows picture of 6 month old Thompson seedless vine grown from a cutting, ca.1900. Quality of photo doesn't seem professional. Back of photo attribution stamped George Law, Palm Springs California. Exact year is unknown. Not labeled by C.C. Pierce and quality of photo not professional
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7103
title: Enormous wild grapevine grown up and around large tree, ca.1898

description: Photograph of an enormous wild grapevine grown up and around large tree, ca.1898. At center, a large column of dangling vines can be seen in the shape that suggests the tree underneath. The ground below appears to be a dry grass growing in arid ground, while small trees can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17628
title: Hop ranch near Sacramento, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a hop ranch near Sacramento, [s.d.]. A man drives a one-horse carriage towards the foreground from center. Opposing walls of the long vine plants hang on either side. They continue into the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17638
title: Close-up of California olive tree branches, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a close-up of California olive tree branches, [s.d.]. Small, dark olives hang like grapes from the thin, drooping limbs of the tree. Thin leaves also grow from the limbs. Caption reads: "rieder (or rieoler), Los Angeles".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9089
title: Golden Gate Park Music Stand in San Francisco, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Golden Gate Park Music Stand in San Francisco, ca.1900. Just right of center, a small ampitheater is turned skew from the viewer, music stands and chairs visible. To either side of this tall stage, a colonnade extends, elevated from the viewing area. Just in front of the stange, two men in suits and a woman can be seen standing near a statue of cherubs.