cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4057
title: Dump truck leaving asphalt on an unpaved road in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a dump truck leaving asphalt on an unpaved road in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The truck can be seen at center and is dumping asphalt into the foreground. A man holding a shovel is visible behind the large vehicle. The unpaved road runs from the foreground to the background at center and is lined with squat palm trees. An early automobile can be seen at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4058
title: Steam roller paving a street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a steam roller paving a street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The road runs from the foreground to the background at center. At left, the large steam roller can be seen. A group of men with shovels is following the machine as it moves towards the foreground. At right, a line of utility poles and two sets of railroad tracks run parallel to the road. The corner of a brick building can be seen at left. Mountains are visible far in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4076
title: Asphalt finishing machines smoothing a street for a resurfacing project, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of asphalt finishing machines smoothing a street for a resurfacing project, [s.d.]. At center, two men pilot tractors which are smoothing agregate over a damaged portion of a neighborhood street. The rightmost machine moves away from the viewer, while the leftmost works with the agregate, moving towards the viewer. Behind, two men work with rakes. Houses line the street to either side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4099
title: Sidewalk removal next to buildings, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of sidewalk construction next to buildings, showing a steam-shovel loading dirt into a truck, [s.d.]. The sidewalk at center has been removed. Several men work on the back end of the site while one man stands nearr the steam-shovel and truck on the road above on the left. A brick hotel stands in the left foreground while more buildings stand along the street in the left background. Electrical poles extend into the distance from just behind the dug-up sidewalk.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4101
title: Steam shovel moving dirt near a road in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a steam shovel moving dirt near a road in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The large machine can be seen at right and has a long arm that extends to left. Mounds of dark dirt can be seen at left, and a deep ditch separates the dirt from a road at right. Several men are watching the steam shovel work from the edge of the road. Buildings and utility poles can be seen in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4117
title: Workers manipulating concrete in the bottom of a trench during storm drain construction, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers manipulating concrete in the bottom of a trench during storm drain construction, [s.d.]. At center, eight men work to spread concrete over a frame set into the bottom of the trench in which the men work. At left, a slide extends from a concrete mixer, pouring the concrete down into the trench. In the background, more workers can be seen along the edge of the trench.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4118
title: Men on scaffolding during storm drain construction, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of men on scaffolding during storm drain construction, [s.d.]. At center, a stretch of wooden scaffolding supports five workers and a pile of lumber. Below, water runs in a narrow stream perpendicular to the scaffolding. Rocks and dirt line the stream to either side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4102
title: Workers during asphalt street paving, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers during asphalt street paving, [s.d.]. At center, a rectangular patch of smoothed asphalt is being worked at the far end by men with rakes. To the left, a man on a steam roller skirts the edge. In the background, a truck full of the asphalt is visible. At right, pedestrians observe the work. Commercial buildings fill the rest of the image. Legible signs from left to right read: "Auto Park. All Day. 15 cents", "Garage", "Property R.A. Rowan & Co.", and "Calo-Building".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4119
title: Workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]. At center, men stand on wooden cross-beams that are situated over a trench where more men can be seen below. In the background, a section of concrete pipe is suspended from a nearby crane. To the left and right, clothing can be seen hung over wooden walls that skirt the trench.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4120
title: Workers constructing a storm drain along an unidentified road, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers constructing a storm drain along an unidentified road, [s.d.]. At center, workers stand at the bottom of a narrow ditch, partially obscured by the darkness. At left, more workers shovel from a large ridge of dirt that runs along the ditch. In the background, a machine of some sort funnels material into the ditch. At right, a man operates a crane.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4121
title: Crowd of workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a crowd of workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]. At center, men can be seen in the bottom of a narrow ditch which is lined with wooden planks that jut out from the edge. At left, other workers shovel from a large ridge of dirt. At left, a crowed of other men can be seen by the side of the ditch.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4122
title: Workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers constructing a storm drain, [s.d.]. At right, sections of pipe stand in a line on their wide end, while at center men can be seen at the bottom of a narrow ditch. Farther in, four more workers use a machine to funnel material into the ditch. Above, a ridge of dirt can be seen standing at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4123
title: Man in a storm drain during construction, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a man in a storm drain during construction, [s.d.]. At center, a man stands in the shadows at the bottom of a ditch which is lined with half-pipe and wooden scaffolding. Above, at left, construction materials are piled-up.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4127
title: Street construction at Doris Place, using mules, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of street construction at Doris Place, using mules, [s.d.]. In the distance just left of center, two men use mules to turn the soil of a nearby street. At left, an automobile makes its way down the adjacent street. In the right foreground, a street sign reads "Doris Pl". Farther in, construction rubble is visible, while a third man or child sits at the base of a utility pole.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4333
title: People entering the headquarters building of Rocketdyne Company, 6633 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, [s.d.].

description: Photograph of people entering the headquarters building of Rocketdyne Company, 6633 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park, [s.d.]. Three men, several feet apart, walk to the entrance of the Rocketdyne building. All three are dressed in suits, one is at the door, the second is on the front steps, and the third is walking through the parking lot in front of the building. The large doors are glass and plants decorate the building on either side. Men walk towards the street in the background where a car sits. A second building stands across the street with tall trees and a mountain side behind it. Photoprint reads: "HQ building - Canoga Par, "a small residential and farming community in the west San Fernando Valley", main offices, ranch, developments and manufacturing of liquid, propellant(?) rocket engines. Press release: 'High-thrust rocket engines for the arrived forces are designed, developed, and manufactured in this ultra-modern main plant of Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviator, above. Located at Canoga Park in California's San Fernando Valley, the plant contains in addition to 316,000 square feet, engineering and warehousing facilities nearby. In the Santa Susana Mountains near Canoga Park is Rocketdyne's propulsion field laboratory, where the large, liquid-propellant rocket engines are static-fired in huge steel test stands. It is the free world's most extensive and advanced rocket research center.' -- unknown source".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4052
title: Workers constructing a storm drain next to railroad tracks, ca.1900

description: Photograph of workers constructing of a storm drain next to railroad tracks, ca.1900. At center, a group of men work in a  square ditch supported by wooden cross-beams. At right, a second group of men shovel dirt at the edge of the ditch. At left, two men in rimmed hats watch the process. Behind them, railroad tracks can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16818
title: Page of a register in the hand of Father Palou at Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1900

description: Photograph (ca.1900) of a page of a register, written by Father Palou at Mission San Luis Obispo, California, dated 1 September 1772. Details are given about the history of Mission San Luis Obispo and statutes for burials at the mission.; "Libro de Entrerras en que se assientan las partidas de los que mueren en esta Mision de Sr San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Pertenenciente al Colegio Apostolico de propanda Ride de San Fernando de Mexico del Orden de los Messores de la regular observancia de N.S.P. San Francisco. Fundada por los religiosos de apostolico Colegio en la California Septembrional con el favor y experiencia de nuestro Catolico Monarca y Rey de Espana." -- partial transcription.; Father Palou was in charge of Mission San Francisco and was the biographer of Father Junipero Serra.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4051
title: Truck dumping asphalt on an unpaved street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a truck dumping asphalt on an unpaved street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The large dump truck can be seen at center and is facing away from the camera. Asphalt can be seen in a pile behind the vehicle as well as in its bed. Automobiles can be seen on the street in the background at left, and small houses line both sides of the road.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4050
title: Newly-paved street, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a newly-paved street, [s.d.]. In the foreground at center, the wide, paved road can be seen extending into the extreme background. On both sides of the street, lines of utility poles can be seen. At the center of the road, a single automobile can be seen driving towards the foreground. At left, two men can be seen. One man holds a hose, while the other washes down the road and points off to the left. A small pipe runs along the side of the road near the men into the extreme background. At right, a man can be seen driving a tracker on the soft dirt.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4041
title: Two machines paving a residential street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of two machines paving a residential street in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The road runs from the foreground at right to the background at left. A steam roller and an unidentified tractor are working to smooth out the dark asphalt. Small houses and trees line both sides of the street, and an early automobile can be seen in the distance at left. Utility wires are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4024
title: Slauson Avenue Storm Drain excavation, one hundred feet west of Fourth Avenue, [s.d.]

description: Photograph looking west along Slauson Storm Drain excavation, one hundred feet west of Fourth Avenue, [s.d.]. A man without a shit stands amongst the tools in the excavation site at center. Wooden support beam extend over head and metal guards stand against the walls of the dug-out trench. A ladder in the left foreground reaches to the land above where several men look down onto the site. Electrical poles can be seen on the land above in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4036
title: Workers setting forms in a reinforced concrete box section of a storm drain, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of workers setting forms in a reinforced concrete box section of a storm drain, [s.d.]. At center, a group of workers stand on top of the box section they are constructing, while three others can be seen in the foreground below. At right, two men stand on the edge of the trench where the drain is being constructed. In the background, signs read "Drugs" and "C.W. Bates [...]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4093
title: Men constructing a storm sewer, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of men constructing a storm sewer, [s.d.]. Extending from the right foreground in the left middle-ground, a square trench with wooden trusses is pictured, a group of men attending it in the left background. Along the left edge of the image, a mound of dirt is heaped. At right, commercial buildings can be seen, one of which features a sign that reads "The Spot".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18626
title: Construction of the Figueroa Street Tunnel, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of construcion of the Figueroa Street Tunnel, [s.d.]. Tracks can be seen in the dirt pathway leading underneath the tunnel at center. Scaffolding can be seen against the arched entrance to the tunnel. Two workers can be seen on a ladder to the left of the tunnel, while a worker can be seen at left amongst construction materials. Another man can be seen at the far right. The tunnel cuts through a mountainside which can be seen devoid of vegetation above the entrance to the tunnel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4040
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain, showing men reinforcing steel for a concrete box section, April 10, 1936

description: Photograph of Slauson Avenue storm drain, showing men reinforcing steel for a concrete box section, April 10, 1936. The storm drain site lies in a trench extending from the left foreground to the center distance. Men stand on top of the concrete box section while others stand on the land above on either side. Ladders reach into the trench from the land on either side. Neat piles of supplies lie next to the top of a ladder in the right foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4048
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, showing lowering of pipe, March 6, 1936

description: Photograph of Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, showing a section of precast concrete pipe being lowered, March 6, 1936. The section of pipe is 102 inches in diameter and hangs from a crane that stands to the left. Men watch as it is lowered into the wooden frame at center. Trees stand on the right while a large building stands in the background. "Glass, Grinding, Reveling, Mirrors, Auto Glass" is printed on the near side of the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16819
title: Part of a document by Father Junipero Serra describing mission marriage regulations, ca.1900

description: Photograph of part of page two document written and signed by Father Junipero Serra, ca.1900. The document entitled "Nota Preira" describes marriage statutes at the San Luis Obispo Mission (?). He mentions a 1776 fire in which many books and documents were burned.; "El libro primitivo en se asentaran con la Jurida Instincion, y claridad las partidas y las informaciones patrimoniales y casamientos en esta mision de San Luis Obispo desde su principio perecio en el inciendo que la abrajo eran parte en la madrugada del dia 29 de Noviembre del ano proximo vencido en 1776 por cuya causa los [?] hasta otro dia celebrados, se hallaran aca notados sin la formalidad y los propios dias en que se celebraron y los particulares testigos a cada uno de ellos asistieron si solo en forma Padron que espresse una, a una las familias cuyos matrimonios, ya los padros, ya la noticia y todo el pueblo, y los que celebraron y celebraren despues otro incendio, se continuaron con la correspondiente distincion y 'la claridad aisto note'. Father Junipero Serra." -- transcription.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4330
title: Street corner and two-story commercial building in the San Fernando Valley, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a street corner and two-story commercial building in the San Fernando Valley, [s.d.]. A two-story building with a flat roof can be seen on the corner at center. Buildings with cloth awnings can be seen to the left and right of the corner building. Automobiles are parked in front of the buildings, while men, women, and children can be seen standing on the sidewalk at the corner. A utility pole can be seen in the middle of the street in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4329
title: Aerial view of the California Brick and Tile Company, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the California Brick and Tile Company, [s.d.]. Several rectangular-shaped buildings with flat roofs can be seen at center in the center of a large patch of land partially overgrown with weeds. A few cars can be seen parked towards bottom, while dirt roads are visible leading to the various buildings. A road can be seen at right running from top to bottom. Homes can be seen at top and at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4323
title: Auditorium of Van Nuys High School, showing the pipe organ above the stage, ca.1915

description: Photograph of the auditorium of Van Nuys High School, showing the pipe organ above the stage, ca.1915. On the stage, chairs and a piano can be seen. Farther forward, the seats can be seen on the ground and on the surrounding balconies. Above, the pipes for the pipe organ can be seen, while the keyboard is below in front of the stage to the right. The organ is from the California Organ Company.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4334
title: Exterior view of the Radioplane Company building at 8000 Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Radioplane Company building at 8000 Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys, [s.d.]. A street lies across the foreground with the long building on the far side. The shaded entrance of the building stands on the left with barred windows on either side of the door. Tall plants sit in brick flower boxes which line the front wall of the building. Light clouds hang low above the roof.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4311
title: Artist's rendering of an exterior view of Gault Street Elementary School, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an artist's rendering of an exterior view of Gault Street Elementary School, [s.d.]. About a dozen one-story buildings in the shapes of rectangles can be seen at center. Many of the buildings are parallel to one another. The buildings are surrounded by grass lawns, while a sidewalk and road can be seen in front of the buildings across bottom. A field surrounded by trees is depicted towards the back of the school, while other roads surround the school.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4325
title: Exterior view of Van Nuys High School, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Van Nuys High School, [s.d.]. At center, a wide two-story, Federal-style building is pictured. A wide thoroughfare leads to the entrance, which is decorated by tall columns that extend to the school's name. To either side, the halls extend.  In the foreground, a road extends horizontally across the image. A bush can be seen just in front the road at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4055
title: Workers constructing the Jefferson Street storm drain, 1930-1939

description: Photograph of workers constructing the Jefferson Street storm drain, 1930-1939. At right, a ditch is shown, filled nearly to the top with soil. Men stand in it, to the right of it, and unload lumber from a truck at left. Houses can be seen on either side of the street. Photoprint reads "Jefferson Street storm drain, showing construction work in Union Street north from 27th Street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4061
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, showing the forest in the background, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of construction of the Slauson Avenue storm drain, showing the forest in the background, [s.d.]. A curled, metal fence stands across the foreground with the construction site behind it. Hundreds of men stand on top of the wooden frame of the site while a thick, dark forest stands behind them across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4062
title: Men digging a trench during the construction of a storm drain at Eastern Avenue north of Twining Street, 1934

description: Photograph of men digging a trench during the construction of a storm drain at Eastern Avenue north of Twining Street, 1934. At center, a trench with square walls extends into the distance. Inside, men with shovels work at making what appear to be grooves and struts on the floor of the trench. At left, more men can be seen digging on the edge above, while at right, coats are hung from nearby wooden frames.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4064
title: W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937

description: Photograph of W.P.A. workers constructing the Hooper Avenue storm drain, 1937. At center, extending into the distance, a deep trench held open by wooden framework can be seen. At right, men stand along the edge, the frontmost man dressed in a suit and hat. At left, construction equipment and a crane can be seen. At right, commercial buildings are visible.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Novelty Brass Works. Flood Lightning", "[...] of Bags", "Weiners [...] Metal [...]", "Junk", "We buy all kinds of W[...] Paper. Rags. Bottles. [...]" and "Macmill[an]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4065
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, Fourth Avenue north from 48th Street, 1930-1939

description: Photograph of the construction of Slauson Avenue storm drain, work in progress in Fourth Avenue north from 48th Street, 1930-1939. A thick, wooden frame has been buildt in a deep trench at center. Men in the foreground pose with their shovels in their hands while the men further back keep working. A palm tree hangs over the site from the left foreground while more trees stand on the left further down. Cylindrical pieces lie along the right side with a row of houses behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4068
title: Worker a ditch during the construction of the Eastern Avenue storm drain, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a worker a ditch during the construction of the Eastern Avenue storm drain, [s.d.]. At left, the man is shown standing on the wooden box section constructed at the bottom of the trench. Farther in the foreground, the box section terminates and drops down to the open soil of the ditch.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4069
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, showing buildings on either side, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of construction of the Slauson Avenue storm drain, showing buildings on either side, [s.d.]. Men in hats construct a wooden frame in a trench at center while trees stand over either side of the site. Electrical poles stand on either side with large, brick buildings behind them. A crane can be seen in the background with a tall building just behind it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4070
title: Slauson Avenue storm drain construction, showing a wide street in the foreground, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of construction of the Slauson Avenue storm drain, showing a wide street in the foreground, [s.d.]. A wide, smooth street lies across the foreground with men digging on the site behind it at center. Small buildings and large construction equipment stands scattered across a field in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4084
title: R.F.C. (Reconstruction Finance Corporation?) workers driving sheeting on Venice Sanitary Sewer, 1930-1939

description: Photograph of R.F.C. (Reconstruction Finance Corporation?) workers driving sheeting on Venice Sanitary Sewer, 1930-1939. Just to the right of center, a wooden pile-driver is pictured, with a group of men at left manually hefting the large driver using a winch and rope. The entire construction appears to be set on a wooden platform over excavated earth. In the background, two men at left work with shovels. The road is visible beyond.