cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12295
title: Oil well in "blow out", ca.1930

description: Photograph of oil seep in a "blowout" surges high above the oil derrick, ca.1930. Part of a building is visible at the base of the derrick at right. In the background are tree tops.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15212
title: Chapel at Mission Santa Ysabel Asistencia, San Diego, ca.1878

description: Photograph of 3 people standing in front of the chapel at Mission Santa Ysabel Asistencia, San Diego, ca.1878. Two bells hung on a rough wooden frame are visible at right. A hill spotted with shrubs is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15213
title: Crypt of a cemetery at Oaseaca (Oseaca?, Oaxaca?), Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a crypt of a cemetery at Oaseaca (Oseaca?, Oaxaca?), Mexico, ca.1900. Four people are standing in the long cobbled corridor the left wall of which holds hundreds of vaults. Many potted plants line the floor along the walls. A watering can sits on the floor in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15214
title: Entrance to the patio past the kitchen at Guajome Ranch, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the entrance to the patio past the kitchen at Guajome Ranch, ca.1900. Two chimneys stick up from the tile roof. Trees are visible in the background. Spoken of in Ramona, the novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9537
title: Drawing of a cowboy sport, "snatching the rooster", ca.1889

description: Photograph of a half-tone print of a drawing of a cowboy sport, "snatching the rooster", in which the cowboy leans down from a galloping horse to pull a buried rooster out of the ground, ca.1889. The horse is racing to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15215
title: Ruins of the exterior corridor of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruins of the exterior corridor of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, ca.1900. The wooden framework is all that remains of the roof, allowing sunlight to decorate the columns on the right. The left stone wall stands although large spots of deterioration can be seen. The ground is littered with the fallen building debris and neat piles of ceiling tiles sit on the far right. What appears to be graffiti on the wall at left may read: "Bielloca, 1896".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15216
title: Ruins of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Lompoc, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruins of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, Lompoc, ca.1900. All that remains is a thick eroded adobe(?) wall on a grassy knoll. A tree is visible at left. Hills or mountains are visible in the background. Copyright 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15217
title: Interior of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, showing the choir loft over the front door, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the interior of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, showing the choir loft over the front door, ca.1904. Wooden stairs at right lead up to the loft surrounded by a wooden balustrade. A ladder further up probably leads to the bell tower. There are almost no furnishings on the ground floor. Two pictures topped with crosses are on the walls.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15218
title: Side altar and confessional at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the side altar and confessional at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, ca.1904. Three paintings hang on the wall including a tilma (the Virgin Mary). Below the tilma sits the altar with photographs and three candles along its top. Printed cloth covers the altar. A broken, wooden dresser(?) stands on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15219
title: Cemetery at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the cemetery at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, ca.1904. Numerous wooden crosses mark graves in the grassy overgrown yard surrounded by a wall with tile top at right, picket fence in back and buttresses of the church wall at left. A windvane is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15220
title: Church bell at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, California, ca.1904

description: Photograph of a close-up of an "esquita", a church bell balanced to swing easily hanging in a bell tower at Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, California, ca.1904. The wooden yoke with iron[?] strapping is typical of that used by Mission fathers. Legible writing on the bell reads ..."AS.MEFECIT.A"..., ..."de la Nveba California"... (i.e. ..."de la Nueva California"...).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14283
title: Gold of Ophir rose, residence of Jamor H.W. Rusk, South Pasadena, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Gold of Ophir rose, residence of Major H.W. Rusk, South Pasadena, ca.1900. A man (possibly Rusk) who has a very long beard and is in a three-piece suit with a hat on is standing next to the huge rose bush which towers over him. He is standing among many large bushes and trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15221
title: View from the south of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view from the south of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. Four nuns (backs to the camera) are walking along the sidewalk going to mass. The mission is situated on an area elevated from the level of the street and sidewalk in front of it with a stone wall which separates the mission from the street. A wooden bell tower is visible on the roof. An older structure (adobe?) with a tile roof abuts the newer wooden structure. Copyright 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15222
title: West end of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the west end of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, ca.1900. The mission is situated on an area elevated from the level of the street and sidewalk in front of it with a stone wall which separates the mission from the street. An older structure (adobe?) with a tile roof (in the foreground) abuts the newer wooden structure (at right).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15223
title: Front corridor of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the exterior front corridor of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, ca.1904. Arches supporting the roof are right, while the wall of the building is at left. Several benches and chairs sit on the dirt(?) ground against the wall. Part of a picket fence is visible outside of the arches. Part of the church building with tile roof and a cross on top is visible through one of the arches.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15224
title: Interior view of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, showing the altar and pulpit, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the interior of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, showing the altar and pulpit, ca.1904. Pews are situated facing the altar forming an aisle up the middle of the church toward the low wooden balustrade which demarkates the altar area. Several statues sit on or near the altar. The decorated rafters of the roof are visible high above.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15384
title: Interior of Mission Santa Inez in Solvang, showing choir loft, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the interior of Mission Santa Inez in Solvang, showing choir loft, ca.1904. The curtain forming the arches at the top of the loft is made of rawhide painted by the Indians. The open main entry is directly below the loft. Pictures hang on both side walls. A few pews are visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15225
title: Detail of roof structure at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, ca.1904

description: Photograph of a detail of the roof structure at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, California, from below. Tiles are missing on a portion of the roof. This section of roof protects piles of bricks which are stacked against the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15226
title: Distant view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, from the southwest, ca.1904

description: Photograph of a distant view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, from the southwest, ca.1904. Only ruins are visible in the foreground. A long row of arches is visible in the distance. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15227
title: Ruined interior of the church of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, looking toward the front door, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the ruined interior of the church of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, looking toward the front door, ca.1904. Only a few large roof beams remain of the roof. The dirt floor is clean except for a couple of small piles of bricks or tiles at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15228
title: Ruined wine vats of Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the ruined square brick wine vats of Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1904. Note part of supporting brick arch below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15229
title: Ruin of the orchardist's house at Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1904

description: Photograph of the ruin of the orchardist's house at Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1904. Left portion of house has collapsed almost entirely. It has a tile roof as do the ruins of some of the other buildings in the background. A tree is at the left of the house. Scrub brush is the predominant vegetation.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14284
title: Calla Lily field in bloom, showing two men and work horse, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Calla Lily field in bloom, ca.1900. Standing among the lilies are two men. A horse tethered to some piece of cultivating equipment[?] is behind the field to the left. Trees are visible across a clearing in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15230
title: Detail of tile roof laid on tule reeds at Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1904

description: Photograph of a detail of the tile roof laid on tule reeds at Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, elucidating the construction method used, ca.1904. The ruin shows a portion of the roof collapsed. The foreground is littered with broken tiles and roof timbers.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11844
title: Jolon stage station on the old line to San Francisco, ca.1900-1903

description: Photograph of the Jolon Stage Station on the old line to San Francisco, ca.1900-1903. A woman is standing on the wooden porch of the 2-story wooden structure. Behind her is a wooden chair and, further back, several barrels. A covered 2nd-floor balcony fronts part of the building. Hitching rails run along the side of the building (left). Three chimneys rise above the roof of the structure. Chickens forage near a picket fence (right). Painted on the side of the building is "Jolon Station, E.J. Dutton, groceries, provisions and general merchandise". Other legible signs read: "Bulletin"..., ..."Home [...] company of New York", "Dutton's Hotel".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15231
title: Father Junipero Serra's tomb at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, ca.1903

description: Photograph of Father Junipero Serra's tomb at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, ca.1903. Flowers lay on the floor in the foreground. On the wall over a bench is a plaque reading "Hic jacient exuviae, Adm. Rev. Patris Juniperi Serra, O.S.F., Missionum Californiae fundatoris, AC Praesidis in pace depositae Die XXVIII mensis Augusti, A.D. MDCCLXXXIV, atque sociorum ejus, R.R.P.P. Joannis Crespi, Juliani Lopez et Francisci Lasuen, requiescant in pace".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15232
title: Exterior stairs to the belfry at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, ca.1903

description: Photograph of the rough stone exterior stairs to the belfry at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, ca.1903. Doorways lead both under the stairs and into the wall adjacent to the stairs. Part of the roof is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15233
title: Restored interior of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1884-1885

description: Photograph of the restored interior of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1884-1885. A few rows of low benches form an aisle up the middle toward the altar. A large crucified Christ rises above the altar behind a wooden balustrade. A pulpit overlooks the sanctuary from the right. The vaulted ceiling is wood.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15234
title: North side of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the north side of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1900. Thick buttresses support the side wall of the church. A steeply pitched roof rises to a peak on which a cross is mounted. The ground is covered with scrub grass.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15235
title: Restored front of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the restored front of the church at Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Carmel, California, ca.1900. A square bell tower is on the left corner. A steeply pitched roof bears a cross at front and back at its peak. The road leading up to and past the building has a post and wire fence running along the left side. A stone ruin is visible at right. Trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15236
title: Entrance to Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey,ca.1903

description: Photograph of the entrance to Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey, showing whale bone walk in front, ca.1903. This was the presidio chapel at Monterey. A stained glass window above the arched door depicts an organist. A sign hanging on the door reads "Notice, Visitors wishing to see the interior of the church [...] apply at the [...]"
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15237
title: Front and sides of church of San Carlos Borromeo Mission in Monterey, ca.1903

description: Photograph of the front and sides of the church of San Carlos Borromeo Mission in Monterey, ca.1903. Square bell tower is on the left corner. Crosses are atop both the tiled roof of the bell tower as well as the peak of the front facade of the church proper. A picket fence fronts the property. This was the presidio chapel at Monterey -- the first site of the mission which was later moved to Carmel. There is a small sign on the front door.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7513
title: First Pacific coast theater, Monterey, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the first Pacific coast theater, an adobe structure in Monterey, ca.1900. Five doors and six windows in the one-story structure are visible. A dirt road with utility poles and lines runs beside the building in the foreground. Signs on the side of the building near the chimney at right read: "Save Bull Durham coupons", "Mecruit[?] cigars, 5¢"..., "B[...]ht [...] Sunday, June 7th [...] Admission 50¢".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14285
title: Mission San Juan Capistrano, showing south front church and bell tower, California, ca.1887

description: Photograph of Mission San Juan Capistrano, showing south front church and bell tower, California, ca.1887. In the background at left, a row of arches can be seen extending to the right and joining with the small mission. At right, a small cross can be seen at the top of the structure near a row of arched windows. In the extreme background at right, a large wall and ruined structure is visible. To the far left, a collapsed roof can be seen. "Front of mission, 1887, with ancient well surmounted with new well box, and arches of front corridor walled up to serve as temporary sacristy and bapistry due to the ruin of the ones attached to Fr. Serra's church." -- A. Yorba.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7625
title: Old Custom house, Monterey, ca.1898

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Old Custom House (later owned by the Native Sons) in Monterey, ca.1898. Railroad tracks run between the two-story stone building and the ocean on one side. On the other side streetcar rails are visible in the dirt road with electric lines above. A covered second-floor balcony runs around the oceanside of the building. A tall pole extends straight up on the corner of the building. Painted on the wall of the adjacent building is ..."ette [...]key, served from the wood here, A.A. Moseley". Across the water a pier can be seen as well as houses on the opposite shore.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7610
title: Pacific Grove fishing village near Monterey, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an abalone fishing village near Monterey, ca.1900. In the foreground are two small fishing boats. The shore is littered with abalone shells. Further up is a rough wooden fence surrounding a few small wood buildings. Trees forest the slope behind the buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7623
title: Hotel Del Monte grounds, Monterey, ca.1900-1901

description: Photograph of the gardens of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, ca.1900-1901. Beyond the low palms beside the path in the foreground is a hedge which forms a maze. Trees are visible at left and beyond.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7528
title: Scraggly sentinel cypress tree growing out of the rocky shore near the ocean in Monterey, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the scraggly sentinel cypress tree growing out of the rocky shore near the ocean in Monterey, ca.1900. The tree can be seen at center with foliage at its top. Rocks and boulders surround the base of the tree, while the ocean can be seen at left extending into the background. Other trees can be seen in the right background along the shore.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7514
title: Exterior view of the Washington Hotel at Monterey, ca.1890

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Washington Hotel at Monterey, ca.1890. The three-story building is constructed from adobe, and stucco has fallen off the walls in numerous places. Stairs and three levels of covered porches are visible near a chimney at the far right end. An small upsidedown boat is visible on the bottom porch. A wagon or cart sits nearby at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15238
title: Portrait of General John Augustus Sutter, ca.1850-1880

description: Photograph of a portrait of General John Augustus Sutter, ca.1850-1880. He can be seen from the waist up with his head turned slightly to the left. He is balding but has thick hair on the sides of his head. He has a large moustache and a small soul patch. He is wearing a double-breasted military uniform with epaulettes. He is holding the blade of his sabre in his left hand and a cylindrical object in his right hand. His efforts in establishing a fort for trade near what later became Sacramento were crucial to the formation of a colony in California. He lived from 1803-1880.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7474
title: Tahoe City landing in Lake Tahoe, ca.1910

description: Photograph of Tahoe City landing in Lake Tahoe, ca.1910. A woman is standing near a wooden rail on a path leading to the landing through a stand of tall fir trees at left. The landing itself is composed of a small building and a dock, and is visible on the lake through a gap in the trees. Mountains are visible in the distance beyond the lake.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7471
title: Stagecoach in front of McKinney's resort on Lake Tahoe, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a stagecoach in front of McKinney's resort on Lake Tahoe, ca.1910. Hammocks hang between trees in the foreground. A group of about a dozen people are gathered on the wooden porch of the 2-story wooden building near a set of 6 steps which lead up to the porch. Several American flags fly from the front of the building. The lake is visible at right through several fir trees. Legible signs include: "Telephone [...] station"....
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7485
title: Mount Tallac, El Dorado County, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mount Tallac, El Dorado County, California, ca.1900. In the foreground at center, a field of tall grass can be seen. To the right, a small body of water surrounded by small rocks is visible. A one-story wooden house and outbuilding are visible in the background near two large trees. To the right, another small building can be seen near a cluster of trees. A small bridge over the body of water can be seen connecting the small building to the one-story house. In the extreme background, a large mountain range is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7473
title: Pond and two log bridges at the Tevis Estate at Lake Tahoe, ca.1910

description: Photograph of the pond and two log bridges at the Tevis Estate at Lake Tahoe, ca.1910. The well-groomed landscape is dotted with fir trees and aesthetically placed rocks. The pond can be seen at left, while a pavilion-like structure with a roof provides a shady resting spot at right. The lake is visible through the trees in the background, while mountains are visible in the distance. Additional information: As of April 2018, the garden still exists. This estate is part of what is now called Tallac Estates.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14286
title: Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, showing tile chimney and outer court from roof, ca.1888

description: Photograph of Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, showing tile chimney and outer court from roof, ca.1888. "Ruin of front corridor in 1887 showing type of tile roof used in mission days -- tiles placed on matting of carrizo or native rushes sustained by aliso or sycamore poles and huge vigas or beams resting on adobe gables. The corridor roof was of concrete on closely grouped beams and collapsed as the beams rotted away. Taken in the year after the progressive Padre Mut's departure."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15239
title: The massive arch at Stanford University

description: Photograph of the massive brick arch at Stanford University. A military frieze near the top depicts soldiers and horses. Paved walkways pass near and under the arch situated in a grassy lawn forming an grand entryway. Trees are visible beyond through the arch.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15240
title: View of the chapel from the corridor at Stanford University

description: Photograph of the chapel across the grassy lawn viewed from the corridor at Stanford University. A long series of arches is on the left of the corridor, on the right is the quarry-stone wall of the building. The chapel rises high above the surrounding area reaching a pinacle topped by a cross. Later (1906) destroyed by an earthquake.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m771
title: Round House entrance on Spring Street, Los Angeles, ca.1885

description: Stereograph of the Spring Street entrance (near Third Street) to the Round House (site of the Lankershim Building), Los Angeles, with large cactus behind a wooden fence, ca.1885. A man wearing a hat and carrying a large wooden box on his back and another parcel stands outside the gate. The image appears to be doubled, and may therefore be a stereoscope.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2534
title: Panoramic view of Sixth Street and Main Street looking east, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1882

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Sixth Street and Main Street looking east, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1882. A dirt road can be seen from the center foreground to the center background. One- to two-story residential buildings can be seen throughout. A larger building can be seen on top of a small hill at right. More hills can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2526
title: Panoramic view of Spring Street as viewed west from Sixth Street, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1870-1882

description: Photograph of a panormaic view of Spring Street as viewed west from Sixth Street, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1870-1882. One- to two-story buildings can be seen throughout. Most of the buildings have sloped roofs, and are situated near one another. Some of the buildings near the foreground have fenced-in yards, and stables can be seen as well. Buildings can be seen on top of hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2532
title: Panoramic view of Hill Street looking east on First Street, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1884

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Hill Street looking east on First Street, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1884. A dirt road can be seen from the center foreground into the background. One- to three-story buildings can be seen throughout. Most of the buildings in the foreground and background appear to be residential, while commercial and government buildings are visible at center. Trees are visible amongst the properties. The background is mostly devoid of buildings.