cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10365
title: Boulder Canyon transmission line near Boulder Dam (Dead End Tower), ca.1935

description: Photograph of the Boulder Canyon transmission line near Boulder Dam (Dead End Tower), ca.1935. The skeletal, metal tower stands at center with thin transmission lines extending from its top to both in front of it and behind. The tower stands at the top of a dark, rocky hill which is speckled with small weeds. Lightly-colored clouds gather over the tower's pointed tips.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10327
title: Boulder Canyon, down stream from the upper dam site during Boulder Dam construction, April 24, 1921

description: Photograph of Boulder Canyon, down stream from the upper dam site during Boulder Dam construction, April 24, 1921. The water shimmers in the sun as it washes up on the smooth beach in the foreground on the left. Further down the beach is littered with dark boulders which spill into the water at center. The water flows through two opposing jagged rock walls which appear to continue as it continues out of sight the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10328
title: Boulder Canyon, down stream from the upper dam site during Boulder Dam construction, April 24, 1921

description: Photograph of Boulder Canyon, down stream from the upper dam site during Boulder Dam construction, April 24, 1921. The water shimmers in the sun as it washes up on the smooth beach in the foreground on the left. Further down the beach is littered with dark boulders which spill into the water at center. The water flows through two opposing jagged rock walls which appear to continue as it continues out of sight the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10331
title: Close-up view of Boulder Canyon on Colorado River, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a "Close-up of Boulder Canyon on Colorado River where federal government proposes to transform the terrifying flood menace of the southwest into a rich national resource of electric power and water", ca.1920. The water barely ripples as it shines with sunlight and reflects the jagged rock wall on the right. The giant wall casts shadows over the smaller peeks on the left. More mountains can be seen faintly in the background.; Photoprint reads: "Plans advanced and approved by Secretary of the Interior Work and Secretary of Commerce Hoover provide for a self-financing method of taming the flood mad Colorado River. They recommend, and legislation now pending in Congress will provide, construction of the world's largest dam at Boulder Canyon on the Colorado. Towering 600 feet above stream level between the granite walls of the Canyon, Boulder Dam will hold back the River's annual flood waters and will create a site for the generation of 1,000,000 horsepower of hydro-electricity, U.S., Reclamation engineers point out. Congressional legislation drawn up on the recommendations of Secretaries Hoover and Work provides that no money is to be expended by the Government on the dam until its entire cost, plus interest charges, has been guaranteed through the sale of electric power and domestic water leases."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10334
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, showing the back side of the dam, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, showing the back side of the dam, ca.1930. Ladders and jagged staircases climb up the tall dam at center while frame-like structures of intertwining wood and metal beams lie at the bottom. The dam wall is striped with discolored panels as it extends from canyon wall to canyon wall. Wires also reach the distance of the canyon while other wires hang into the work site below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10335
title: Construction of Boulder Dam at night, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam at night, ca.1930. The ladders which climb the height of the dam at center are spotted with tiny orbs of light that barely illuminate the dark panels of the wall. Many large lamps brighten the busy work site at the base of the dam, however, and beam against the foot of the canyon wall on the right. A large beacon of light shines from a tower which can be seen over the top of the dam on the far left while a smaller light shines from a similar tower on the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10336
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, showing a work site on a canyon wall, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, showing a work site on a canyon wall, ca.1930. The torsos of several men in suits and hats can be seen on the bottom in the foreground with a small, wooden shed to the left of them and the canyon wall behind them. A pulley hangs down on the left with a wooden porch standing in the rock wall on the far left. A wooden staircase connects the porch to a flimsy, wooden structure at the top of the wall. A wooden tower stands above the rock at center with wires extending through its frame and to the right. Metal towers stand in the opposing canyon wall in the background on the far right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10338
title: Construction at Boulder Dam, showing a row of cylindrical tanks, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction at Boulder Dam, showing a row of cylindrical tanks, ca.1930. A woman stands outside of her automobile at center with a row of large, darkly-colored, cylindrical tanks behind her. The tanks stand on wooden supports and extend into the distance to the left. What appears to be a large, lightly-colored warehouse stands behind the tanks with a strip of windows running horizontally through its visible side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10341
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, showing the back side of the dam, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, showing the back side of the dam, ca.1930. Ladders and jagged staircases climb up the tall dam at center while frame-like structures of intertwining wood and metal beams lie at the bottom. The dam wall is striped with discolored panels as it extends from canyon wall to canyon wall. Wires also reach the distance of the canyon while other wires hang into the work site below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16553
title: Havasupai Indian, Waluthama, meditating, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Havasupai Indian, Waluthama, meditating, ca.1900. He is sitting on a small rock on the ground near a saddle and a bedroll leaning his head in his left hand, eyes downward. He is wearing a scarf tied about his head, shirt, trousers, and knee-length moccasins. Additional camping gear is visible on the ground behind him.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10372
title: View of Hoover Dam, ca.1940

description: Photograph of Hoover Dam, ca.1940. Two framed tunnels allow water into the jagged canyon walls on either side in the foreground while the majority of the water flows against the dam on the left. Two concrete buildings stand at the base of the canyon walls with the tall, lightly-colored dam standing behind them. The faint mountainside stands in the background behind the dam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10373
title: View of Hoover Dam, ca.1940

description: Photograph of Hoover Dam, ca.1940. Oddly-shaped stone pieces protrude from the lightly-colored top of a tunnel in the foreground which intersects a castle-like, brick bridge which winds around the dark rock wall on the left. An automobile drives along the road which extends over the bridge and continues over the top of the large, lightly-colored dam at center. Cars park along the sides of the top of the dam and see electrical towers which climb from the left to the tall, jagged hills of rock in the background. To the right they see four cylindrical towers connected by walkways which stand in the smooth, shimmering water that continues out of view to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13206
title: Construction of Boulder Dam, showing work behind the dam, ca.1930

description: Photograph of construction of Boulder Dam, showing work behind the dam, ca.1930. Wooden frames stand behind the wall of the dam on the left with piles of thin, wooden beams lying on the cement supports which stand beneath them. Thick wires extend from the top of the dam on the far left down to the busy construction site on the right. People resemble ants walking through the maze of buildings and parked automobiles as well as piles of supplies and a crane at center. Dirt is settled in a large pile in the foreground on the left while a tall, lightly-colored portion of the dam stands to the left of a rock wall in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10343
title: Construction of the Boulder Dam, ca.1934

description: Photograph of construction of the Boulder Dam, ca.1934. Dim water collects in the foreground on the right with thin, dirt roads lying along the edges and continuing into the construction site beneath the dam at center. Several long buildings and automobiles line the small roadways which wind around two shallow craters in the land in front of the dam. Several lines and metal walkways extend over craters from the rock wall on the left to the wall on the right. Compared to the crowded work site, the castle-like dam appears to be under very little construction.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11083
title: Crowd dispersing at a parade for Charles Lindbergh near the Chamber of Commerce building, on September 20, 1927

description: Photograph of a crowd dispersing at a parade for Charles Lindbergh near the Chamber of Commerce building, on September 20, 1927. A young boy is pictured at center, in an open space between the parade-goers. To the left, a young man rides a bicycle, while at right a group of four men in uniform can be seen. Most of the rest of the scene is filled with meandering spectators.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Los Angeles Desks [...]", "Auto Park", "West Coast Stat[ionary - Printing Co.]", and "Maxwell House Coffee".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10469
title: Elaborate costumed dancers posing for a photographer, ca.1930

description: Photograph of elaborate costumed dancers posing for a photographer, ca.1930. Four women kneel on one knee in the first row while five stand in the back row wearing long sashes over silky dresses. The women's faces are painted with thick makeup while they wear conical hats that are more than twice as long as their heads. The woman in the center wears a hat that is flowers out with wires while all the women form blades with their hands and hold their arms in angular poses. The women stand over trimmed grass while bushes and windows of a building are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10473
title: Mexican American band and two dancers, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a Mexican American band and two dancers, ca.1920. A man wearing a decorative sash over his left shoulder and a mariachi suit stands in the center while a woman wearing a Mexican fiesta skirt and sombrero stands to his left. A man sits on the left with a guitar while a man sits on the right with a string instrument in his lap. Another man stands to the right holding a guitar. All of these men wear large sombreros and mariachi outfits. Photoprint reads "235 South Jacoba Street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10475
title: Electrical parade in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, ca.1932

description: Photograph of an electrical parade in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, ca.1932. The blurry lights of a parade wrap around the interior of the coliseum at night. To the left of center, the individual lights of a float are visible while the rest of the lights appear as a stream because the objects seem to be in motion. Cars can be seen parked within the grounds of the coliseum while people seem to be lined up within the circle of the parade. The seats of the coliseum appear to be full of people.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10476
title: Float in parade depicting two oxen pulling a cart, ca.1932

description: Photograph of a float in a parade, ca.1932. A float covered in flowers and leaves stands on a paved parking lot in the center while a large group of people gather around in a circle. The float has the words "Los Angeles" written out on the front while two flowery ox stand on top pulling a wagon. Palm trees can be seen amongst the crowd. A large paved street is visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16554
title: Three Hopi Indian kachina dolls, ca.1900

description: Photograph of 3 Hopi Indian ceremonial kachina dolls on display, ca.1900. Two standing figures flank a third consisting of human bird figure perched on the back of a human figure on all fours. Labels below the dolls identify them. Only the 1st is legible: "Mashayeshmana(?) (Tihu): The Katchina carries on the back a [...] stylized, in the right hand a flat [...], and in the left hand a little bunch of grass. On the right side of the head [...] the ear is represented a squash-blossom. Mishongovi, Arizona, 1900. No. [...]. Presented by Mr. Stanley McCormick, Rev. H.A. Voth, collector."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10478
title: Orange display at a fair, depicting the first gold strike in Los Angeles County, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an orange display for Los Angeles County at a fair, ca.1930. A large platform in the center is decorated with oranges covering the sides while a scene is displayed on top. Two manikins dressed up as men stand on the right while a woman stands on the left. A rock like formation sits in the center amongst plants while a fake donkey-like creature can be seen behind the men. A plaque that reads "33rd Annual orange Show Class A Award" rests on the side of the float in the center. Sign on the float reads "Gold Discovered in Los Angeles County. March 9, 1842".In the background, advertisements circle what appears to be the interior of a dome shaped structure. Two visible advertisements read "Exchange" and "Sunkist" in glittery letters. The interior walls of the building are made of a metallic coating on the left while the right side is draped with a silky material in colorful rows.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10479
title: Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise booth at a fair for the Curtis Corporation, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise booth at a fair for the Curtis Corp, ca.1930. A rectangular booth stands in the center with two women sitting inside. The front of the booth has two identical pictures of a stack of Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise on both sides while jars of mayonnaise cover the three sides of the counter. A pot with two flowers stands on the counter, in the middle of the two women. A large sign that forms the back of the booth showcases a ribbon over a real stack of mayonnaise. Two men in suits stand outside of the booth on the left with their gaze directed towards the women in the center. In the right background, a picture of a scenic mountain landscape is visible while the side of a both that reads "Curtis Quality" is visible on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10480
title: Young women in Spanish costumes placing candles cake that has a model of Los Angeles City Hall on top, ca.1930

description: Photograph of four young women in Spanish costumes placing candles on a 5-ft tall cake that has a model of Los Angeles City Hall on top, ca.1930. A cake with three large tiers stands in the center on trimmed grass. The cake appears to be made of inedible material and is styled in wedding form with large candlesticks places around each tier. The top of the cake is decorated with a model of a tall lightly colored building. Two women stand to the right while a third woman stands on the left and a fourth woman kneels in the center. All of the women wear costumes with elaborate headdresses that include long veils and ruffled skirts. In the background, the ground of what seems to be a public park are visible with benches, palm trees, paths, and a few people walking around.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10481
title: Two young women in Spanish costumes placing candles on a 5-ft tall cake that has a model of the Los Angeles City Hall on top, ca.1930

description: Photograph of two young women in Spanish costumes placing candles on a 5-ft tall cake that has a model of the Los Angeles City Hall on top, ca.1930. An up-close view of a large cake is visible in the center while a woman stands on each side wearing ruffled costumes. Full sized candlesticks cover the three tiers of the cake while a model of a tall building stands on the top. The ground beneath the cake is trimmed grass while palm trees and other trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10483
title: Woman holding a star-spangled flag, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a woman holding a flag covered with stars, ca.1940. A woman wearing knee-length linen dress stands to the right of center holding the wooden post of a flag. The flag flows in the wind while the border of the flag is solid and the interior is covered in stars. A wall can be seen behind the woman while the woman appears to stand on a round platform.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10484
title: Woman in costume posing near a banzai tree, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a woman in costume posing near a banzai tree, ca.1930. A woman stands to the right of center with her hands up in a strange pose. The woman wears lightly colored costume made of sheer material wrapped around her entire body and forming a train to the left. A low table stands behind the woman with a tree extending up out of a vase that sits in the center of the table. The tree has not leaves while the wall behind is painted a single color with no decorations.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10485
title: Woman in costume posing by a small gingham covered house at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a woman in costume posing by a small gingham covered house at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930. A life-size model of a lightly colored house stands on a decoratively tiled floor in the center. The asymmetrical house droops low on the left while only slightly drooping on the right. The roof is covered in a checkered pattern while the front door and two windows are lined with a smaller version of the same pattern. A woman wearing a Swedish-style costume stands on a stool on the right with a large pallet in her left hand. On the left side of the wall, a mural of a hill side covered in gingham houses can be seen while the curve of the ceiling is visible above.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10486
title: Woman tending an exhibit of real fur stuffed animals at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a woman tending an exhibit of real fur stuffed animals at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930. An elderly woman wearing a darkly colored shirt stands in the center of a booth with a circular hole in the center and house shaped holes lining the side while the top looks like the roof of a wooden house. Stuffed animals in the form of dogs line the roof and the sides while more sit on the bottom. The woman brushes the hair of a stuffed animal in the center while a single cat stuffed animal sits on the counter to the right. More stuffed animals sit on shelves within the booth while the tiles of the floor form a decorative pattern beneath.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10487
title: Booths at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, where you can buy pressed flowers or antiques, ca.1930

description: Photograph of booths at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, where you can buy pressed flowers or antiques, ca.1930. A booth styled like an old English house stands to the right of center with a woman in the large front window. The woman looks down as she uses her right hand to hold an object on the glass case in front of her. A sign inside reads "antiques" while a sign outside the door reads "Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe". An extension of the house on the left has a rectangular opening with framed pictures inside and an exterior sign that reads "Fleurette Shop Pressed Flower Pictures Cora Harrison Schafer". An elderly woman sits at a table in front of the booth on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10488
title: Flower booth at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a flower booth at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, ca.1930. A booth with a rounded opening over a glass counter stands in the center. A woman inside the booth stands to the right of center while potted flowers can be seen on every counter, floor, and shelf space within. A woman wearing a lightly colored waist length coat over a darkly colored dress stands on the right in front of a man wearing a large sombrero and a Mexican style garment over his shoulder.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16555
title: Hopi Indian altar, 1906

description: Photograph of a Hopi Indian altar, 1906. Three kachinas are visible standing at the head of the altar, while a painting of another kachina can be seen at right. Corn, rattles, a gourd, a sand (?) painting and other paraphernalia are visible at the altar.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10504
title: Hans Anderson Festival in Elysian Park, May 14, 1917

description: Photograph of a Hans Anderson Festival in Elysian Park, May 14, 1917. A group of what appears to be mostly women wearing lightly colored dresses and bonnets dance to the right of center in a clearing amongst tall trees. A line of children stand watching in the foreground while the heads of more people can be seen on the left and right. A hillside slides upwards on the right while a picket fence can be seen in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12660
title: Chamber of Commerce exhibit, where you can have your profile carved in soap for 50 cents, ca.1930

description: Photograph of booths at a Chamber of Commerce exhibit, where you can have your profile carved in soap for 50 cents, ca.1930. A man wearing a darkly colored robe sits on a chair to the right while holding what appears to be a piece of soap in his left hand. The man has a mustache and slicked back hair as he uses a metal tool to carve into the soap with his right hand. A darkly colored cabinet with figurines placed on it sits on the tiled floor to the left of the man. In the center, a woman stands behind a counter with a glass case while a second woman sits in front holding some sort of tool and round object in her hands. A mural is painted on the wall behind the women while two more women can be seen standing to the left. A sign above reads "2 Feature Hits Now Playing".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10491
title: Postcard of a flower-decked car ready for a parade, ca.1915

description: Photographic postcard of a flower-decked car ready for a parade, ca.1915. A car covered in fuzzy looking flowers from top to bottom stands on a dirt road in the center while five women sit inside the roofless car. The women wear lightly colored Victorian style dresses with elegant hairdos. A house is visible in the background while what seems to be a garage can be seen on the right. Back of photoprint reads "Aunt Sara [...]ttey of Santa Ana California and her two daughters in their Auto. It took first prize in a parade".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10492
title: Children performing dances at the annual International Folk Dancing Festival, ca.1930

description: Photograph of children performing dances at the annual International Folk Dancing Festival, ca.1930. Twelve children bow towards one another in the center while wearing lightly colored knee length dresses with checkered aprons and bonnets. The children stand in the center of a trimmed field while spectators sit on benches in the foreground with the backs of their heads visible. Large groups of children, who seem to be participants in the dance, sit on the grass in the background wearing various costumes. A large structure that looks like the walls of a coliseum are visible in the left background.; Photoprint reads "Outdoor festivals, with hundreds of children appearing as costumed participants, are held regularly throughout the year at Los Angeles municipal playgrounds and recreation centers. Here is shown a scene from the Annual International Folk Dancing Festival, in which children present typical peasant dances of thrity different nations."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10503
title: Groundbreaking ceremony for the State Office Building on First Street, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a groundbreaking ceremony for the State Office Building on First Street, ca.1925. Three men wearing suits pose in the center with large shovels in their hands. All of the shovels converge at a point to the left of center in a pile of dirt. A young boy wearing overalls with no shirt underneath grasps the handle of one man's shovel to the left of center while more men are visible in the background.