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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8781
title: Exterior view of the Juan Baldini residence, San Diego, 1915

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Juan Baldini residence, San Diego, 1915. The large two-story adobe extends from out of frame in the right foreground to the left background, where a second building can be seen. A tree at center obscures much of building. The house features a decoratively-railed second floor balcony which shades the first floor porch. Several doors can be seen along the first floor wall, with two windows flanking the rightmost door. A trellis is visible on the upper story to the right from behind the tree. Several small gardens stand to the left and the right of the porch steps, surrounded by foot-high serrated borders. A potted plant sits at the top of the steps.; Picture file card reads: "Headquarters of Commodore Stockton during the Mexican War. Built as a one story adobe in 1829, with a second story added in 1868. Purchased by A.H. Seeley, and named The Cosmopolitan Hotel and run in conjunction with his Los Angeles and San Diego Stage Line.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8907
title: Exterior view of the Machado House in the Old Town Plaza of San Diego, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Machado House in the Old Town Plaza of San Diego, ca.1920. The narrow side of a barn-style building displays two signs which read "Casa Mexicana", which appears to be electrified, and "Now Open.". A portion of post-and-rail fence is visible next to one of the two windows to the left. Several doors are visible along with what appears to be the support for a covered patio in the right distance. A long sign stands next to the leftmost doorway, although it is illegible. The roof of a second, much taller building can be seen in the right background behind trees and a second post-and-rail fence. The road in front is unpaved. Picture file card reads: "Old army headquarters and house of the Mexican girl patrol.".; "Corporal Jose Manuel Machado, pioneer leatherjacket soldier of the Spanish Army, arrived at San Diego Presidio about 1782. He built this house, on the southwest side of the Old Town Plaza, facing San Diego Avenue, probably in 1832, for his daughter, Maria Antonia and her husband, Manuel de Silvas. It became Known as the Casa de la Bandera, or 'House of the Flag,' when the lady hid in it the Mexican flag cut away from the Plaza pole, when the Americans occupied San Diego. Albert Smith, who shinnied up the pole with the Stars and Stripes, married Maria Antonia's sister Guadalupe soon after. The old house is now in use as a Community Church for the Old Town area." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2075
title: Exterior view of the clubhouse at the Los Angeles Country Club, located on the southwest corner of Pico Boulevard and Western Avenue, ca.1895

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the clubhouse at the Los Angeles Country Club, located on the southwest corner of Pico Boulevard and Western Avenue, ca.1895. Two trees growing from a patch of cordoned-off grass partially obscure the clubhouse at center, which features a large patio with several chairs and a multileveled roof. Posts connected with wire and a small skirt of arranged stones separates the trees from the road around them, which appears to be paved. Originally, the photo was captioned as "Exterior view of the clubhouse at the Los Angeles Country Club, located on the northwest corner of Pico Boulevard and Western Avenue, ca.1895".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17965
title: View of Broadway looking north from Third Street, Los Angeles, 1898

description: Photograph of a view of Broadway looking north from Third Street, Los Angeles, 1898. A man in a hat stands to the left of a stopped streetcar at center which advertised "West Lake Park" on its marquee. Horse-drawn carriages are parked along the sidewalk to the left. To the right, commercial buildings line the street displaying signs, while the tower of the old City Hall can be seen farther down, an American flag extending from its front. Other high rise buildings are visible to the left along with utility poles. There appears to be either some construction to the left in the unpaved street, or a pile of goods. Legible signs include: "Geneva Restaurant / Meals 10 to 15¢", "Eureka", "In Operation Inside", "C.C.C.",  and "Singer Sew[ing Machines]". Additional information: This photo was taken mid-block, between 3rd and 4th Streets, approximately where the present-day Grand Central Market is located (in the 1896 Homer Laughlin Building). The large building in the upper middle-right is the Bradbury Building. The multi-story structure in the upper left (north-west corner Broadway and 3rd Street) is the Fred J. Byrne Building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2235
title: Horse-drawn fire wagon speeding down the Fifth Street looking west from Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a horse-drawn fire wagon speeding down the Fifth Street looking west from Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1900. Three horses gallop down the street, pulling five men behind them on a fire wagon. Other horse-drawn carriages and wagons make their way down either side of the street, going the opposite direction. Victorian-style high rises line either side, with a cathedral faintly visible in the far distance. Streetcar tracks are visible embedded in the road. Picture file card also reads: "Intersection of 5th and Main".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m158
title: Aerial view of Los Angeles showing the Examiner building under construction, ca.1913-1914

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Los Angeles showing the Examiner building under construction, ca.1913-1914. Main Street, Hill Street and Olive Street are shown in the panorama. To the left of center, the examiner building is lined by scaffolding. The rest of its surrounding lot is empty. Farther forward, the Reed and Hammond Auctioneers building is visible next to the paved road where automobiles can be seen driving. A second open lot is visible across the street from the Examiner to the right, beyond which a cityscape of high rise buildings is visible. Some sort of railing is visible from the top of the frame to the bottom in the extreme foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14634
title: Man sitting at entry to Indian dug-out home on Warner's Ranch, ca.1901

description: Photograph of man sitting at entry to Indian dug-out home on Warner's Ranch, ca.1901. The man-made dirt cave is shored up with wood. The surrounding land is relatively barren save some scrub brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17966
title: Panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley at what would become the site of the Hollywood Country Club, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley at what would become the site of the Hollywood Country Club, ca.1890. A man stands a distance away at center, trailing behind a horse-drawn cart. A large, flat field stretches out behind him, meeting several barns and a farm house in the distance, which is partially obscured by trees at the center. More flat land is visible beyond this. A hem of tall grass is visible in the extreme foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m416
title: Aerial view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue looking north during and aviation fair, Los Angeles, 1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue looking north during and aviation fair, Los Angeles, 1920. Automobile are parked off the roads at the fringes of the open fields that skirt them. Oil fields are visible along with mountains in the background, while at center, people crowd around a collection of airplanes that are situated next to small vendor booths. In a field in the left background, a building shows a sign which reads "Mercury Aviation Company".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m429
title: Aerial view looking southeast on crowds at Sid Chaplin's airport at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 1920

description: Photograph of an aerial view looking southeast on crowds at Sid Chaplin's airport at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 1920. Dozens of cars are parked in rows in the foreground, with several airplanes parked behind them in the more open field, around which crowds of people move about. A vendor tent is visible farther up the image, near more parked cars. A billboard to the left reads "Racine Tires". Sid Chaplin, the owner, was also Charlie Chaplin's brother. The airport later came under the ownership of Emery H. Rogers.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12095
title: Decorated locomotive engine used to transport President Theodore Roosevelt to La Fiesta in Los Angeles, May 8, 1903

description: Photograph of the decorated locomotive engine used to transport President Theodore Roosevelt to La Fiesta in Los Angeles, May 8, 1903. The steam engine bears an image Roosevelt's own face on the front of its furnace, and is further decorated in an American flag motif; cloth is draped along the sides, and striped ribbon is crisscrossed over the cowcatcher at the front. An American flag is visible in the background, in front of another railcar. Train tracks can be seen to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17967
title: Portrait of caballeros at La Fiesta, Los Angeles, 1906

description: Photographic portrait of caballeros at La Fiesta, Los Angeles, 1906. Four men are pictured, seated on their horses in bolero suits. Their horses are decorated with garlands, save for the rightmost horse. Shop fronts and pedestrians can be seen behind them. Legible signs include: "Garage", "[...] Gill Drapery Co." and "Stoves". A carriage decorated with flowers is partially visible in the background, and a man is visible in the second-story window of the rightmost building. The bottom of the photograph is hazy.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4462
title: Lithograph depicting the wharf entrance to the harbor in Wilmington, 1878-1898

description: Photograph of a lithograph depicting the wharf entrance to the harbor in Wilmington, 1878-1898. Sail boats navigate the harbor at the bottom of the image, the buildings of the harbor behind them farther up. To the left, a walking bridge on which pedestrians can be seen, cuts across the bay from the bottom of the frame to the wharf. To the extreme left, what appears to be a ferry is docked at a strait, people loading on, behind which more sail boats are visible. In the far distance, smoke billows from the chimneys of houses in front of the mountains on the horizon. Wilson College, just north of early Wilmington is shown in the center of the drawing.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5829
title: View of the first pavilion on the Pine Avenue Pier, Long Beach, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the first pavilion on the Pine Avenue Pier, Long Beach, ca.1890. The pavilion can be seen in the left distance, at the end of the pedestrian-filled pier that stands at center. A collection of horse-drawn carriages parked with their horses can be seen on the sand to the left. Beachgoers and more carriages are visible to the right. A sign on the beach reads "McKinley and Roosevelt", another advertises Tintypes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m644
title: Sidewalk showing the first building and campus at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1885(?).

description: Photograph of a sidewalk showing the first building and campus at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1885(?). A park area is shown, with several trees planted on grass, which obscure what would later become the Carriage House to the left. Glimpses of several other buildings can also be seen. All have clapboard siding. The road in the foreground appears to be unpaved.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17968
title: View of Santa Monica looking east from the Academy of Holy Names, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Monica looking east from the Academy of Holy Names, ca.1900. A roof's corner is visible in the lower left, beyond which an unpaved road and a sidewalk can be seen. To the right, farther in a two-story craftsman-style home can be seen, along with a farmhouse even farther back at center. More houses can be seen along the horizon behind the trees that fill much of the rest of the frame.; "The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary had arrived in Santa Monica in July 1899. They opened the Academy of the Holy Names on September 4 of that year in a small frame building on Fourth Street and Arizona. An intense fund-raising drive was launched immediately and a more substantial Academy building was erected in 1900 at Third and Arizona. The dedication of the school on February 22, 1901 was celebrated with a grand parade, fiesta and banquet. Juan Carrillo was parade marshal. Special trains brought guests from Los Angeles." -- unkown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14635
title: Interior of Indian dug-out home on Warner's Ranch, ca.1901

description: Photograph of interior of Indian dug-out home on Warner's Ranch, ca.1901. Large branches shore up the walls. Earth from outside is kept from leaking in by a layer of finer twigs and brush. A thicker branch in the right foreground probably acts as a structural member to hold up the ceiling. The floor is dirt.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17969
title: View of Santa Monica looking southwest from the tower of the Academy of Holy Names, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Monica looking southwest from the tower of the Academy of Holy Names, ca.1900. One-story houses are visible behind a picket fence on the foreground block to the left of the wide, unpaved street. An intersection is visible farther up, beyond which more two-story craftsman-style houses can be seen. The ocean is visible in the distance.; "The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary had arrived in Santa Monica in July 1899. They opened the Academy of the Holy Names on September 4 of that year in a small frame building on Fourth Street and Arizona. An intense fund-raising drive was launched immediately and a more substantial Academy building was erected in 1900 at Third and Arizona. The dedication of the school on February 22, 1901 was celebrated with a grand parade, fiesta and banquet. Juan Carrillo was parade marshal. Special trains brought guests from Los Angeles." -- unkown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1022
title: Exterior view of U.S. Army Quartermaster Headquarters and Town Hall in Wilmington, 1862

description: Photograph of an exterior view of U.S. Army Quartermaster Headquarters and the Town Hall in Wilmington, 1862. Debris and an unhitched palate cart stand in the foreground in the dusty yard. Behind them, wooden scaffolding stands in front of a double-doored building with tall windows and clapboard siding and a flagpole extending from the roof, likely Town Hall. Longer, less decorated wooden buildings stand to the right, the second, darker building at the far right positioned at a right angle to the others; this appears to be a stable of some sort.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4476
title: View of Wilmington during the great dredging and filling work of 1922, Los Angeles, ca.1922

description: Photograph of a view of Wilmington during the great dredging and filling work of 1922, Los Angeles, ca.1922. Pipes are visible in the extreme foreground at the bottom of the frame, the backmost of which is spewing fluid. Elevated shacks and residential houses are visible along the horizon in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17970
title: Exterior view of the Exchange Building in the community of Wilmington before the arrival of the railroad, Los Angeles, 1863

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Exchange Building in the community of Wilmington before the arrival of the railroad, Los Angeles, 1863. A stage coach is parked in front of the two-story depot house at center, with people gathering on the front porch. Farther right, a man tends to a horse-drawn cart, next to which a dog stands by a picket fence. A second building is annexed on to the main two-story building, running perpendicular to it. Other buildings are visible in an open field in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4551
title: Exterior view of the Banning residence in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1899

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Banning residence in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1899. The two-story house, built by General Phineas Banning shortly before the Civil War, is mostly obscured by the trees and bushed that line the dirt walkway leading to it. Three windows can be seen on each level. General Banning named the surrounding district after his birthplace, Wilmington, Delaware. Due to his activities and petitioning to the effect, Banning is considered the father of the San Pedro Harbor, which managed to prosper by the time of his death.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m996
title: Drum Barracks Old Officer's Quarters in Wilmington, Los Angeles, 1928

description: Photograph of the Drum Barracks Old Officer's Quarters in Wilmington, Los Angeles, 1928. Bushes and trees obscure much of the two-story clapboard-sided house, which is missing shutters from several of its visible windows. A clearing is visible to the right of the property's post-and-rail fence, behind which a one-story annex to the building is visible. A paved street and sidewalk are visible in the foreground. This was later to become the site of the first telegraph station in California.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4549
title: Exterior view of a farmhouse in the community of Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1899

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a farmhouse in the community of Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1899. The two-building complex is shown at center, behind which a windmill can be seen. Both houses are one-story and built in the rancher-style. A man, a woman and a child stand in front of the property's post-and-rail fence, at the back of the field of overgrown grass that stands in the foreground. Clusters of trees are visible both at the left and right. Both houses feature shaded wraparound porches.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1027
title: Drum Bararcks Wilmington Encampment (U.S. Army Headquarters), showing tents, Los Angeles, ca.1865

description: Photograph of Drum Bararcks Wilmington Encampment (U.S. Army Headquarters), showing tents, Los Angeles, ca.1865. Tree foliage stands in the foreground at the lower edge of the image, behind which a shack can be seen in a yard enclosed by a picket fence. Farther back, a large collection of Army tents are arranged in rows in the clearing. A group of men are standing next to a tall, narrow building to the left. Flagpoles with limp flags can be seen in the right distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17971
title: Site of the Aurelio Sepulveda ranch house (no house shown) and orchard in San Pedro, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the site of the Aurelio Sepulveda ranch house (no house shown) and orchard in San Pedro, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. Flat land covered in scrub vegetation extends backward towards two hills, at the foot of which two palm trees can be seen at center. A number of posts, possibly a barbed-wire fence, and a cluster of trees are visible to the right. Mountains can be seen faintly in the distance. The area is apparently near the ranch house of Aurelio's father, Diego Sepulveda. It is 200 yards west of Dry Dock, San Pedro (Wilmington?) Road.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4503
title: Shore at San Pedro during the removal of Deadman's (Rattlesnake) Island and the construction of the breakwater, Los Angeles, ca.1929

description: Photograph of the shore at San Pedro during the removal of Deadman's (Rattlesnake) Island and the construction of the breakwater, Los Angeles, ca.1929. A crane stands at the extreme right, surrounded by debris. A wharf extends out into the bay, where the large boulder of the island can be seen. A sailboat is visible to the left among other removal and construction structures. A water tower is partially visible to the right as well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14636
title: Indian wash place at Warner's hot springs, "Agua Caliente", ca.1901

description: Photograph of woman and little girl doing laundry at the Indian wash place at Warner's hot springs, "Agua Caliente", ca.1901. Shade is provided by a rough wooden frame on which twigs and boughs form a roof. The landscape is rocky.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1862
title: View of Canal Street looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911

description: Photograph of a view of Canal Street (later Avalon Street) looking north from Third Street in Wilmington, Los Angeles, ca.1911. Streetcar rails run across the frame in the foreground, embedded in the unpaved road. A horse-drawn carriage makes its way along the side of the road to the left, while an automobile is parked to the right. Utility poles and shop fronts line the street to either side. To the right, a building that advertises "[...] W. Peakcock Real[ity]" and properties stands in front of a church. Trees are visible in the background. Photo is taken near a Pacific Electric station.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4942
title: View of Front Street (the site of 'new' City Hall) in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1910

description: Photograph of a view of Front Street (the site of 'new' City Hall) in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1910. Two early automobiles make their way down the wide, unpaved road to the left of the frame, which is lined with saloon-style two-story shop fronts. The Ocean View Hotel is pictured at center. Utility poles are visible. Legible signs include: "Barber Shop", "Richard Bros. [...] Tailors Cleaning and Pressing", "Rent-A-Ford", "Look Here 'Bargains' Are Us / Real Estate O. Paul Lic[...]og", and "Pool Hall".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4502
title: View looking inland to San Pedro from the breakwater, Los Angeles, 1920

description: Photograph of a view looking inland to San Pedro from the breakwater, Los Angeles, 1920. A long bulwark is partially pictured to the right, overtop of which two pipelines stand. Debris and a gangplank can be seen to the right extending to a small dock in the water. The cliff faces of the shore and the town are visible along the hilly horizon in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4500
title: View down Dana's Ravine in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1910-1919

description: Photograph of a view down Dana's Ravine in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1910-1919. Two grassy slopes intersect in at center to form the ravine. A small penisula and the bay are hazily visible in the background. Fence-like structures can be seen at the tops of the hills.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4481
title: Wilmington Transportation Company's steamboat "Falcon" in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the Wilmington Transportation Company's steamboat "Falcon" in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ca.1905. The boat, engaged in service to Catalina Island, is visible at center in the middle of the harbor. Harbor buildings are visible to the right, and town buildings are visible to the left. What is either a small dock, or the deck of a flat boat is visible in the lower left foreground. The boat itself sports a two-leveled cabin and two masts. People lean along the edges of the deck.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m985
title: View of Timm's Point Landing in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ca.1875

description: Photograph of a view of Timm's Point Landing in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ca.1875. The docks at the landing are visible at center, surrounded by hills to the right, near which railroad tracks cut and lumber has been piled. Dead Man's Island and the breakwater are visible in the harbor to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4501
title: View of the land edge in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1920

description: Photograph of a view of the land edge in San Pedro, Los Angeles, 1920. A land depression near the San Pedro Harbor is identified by the picture file card as a "fill"; sandy land from the town in the background slopes down to an apparently moister spot where tall grasses are growing diffusely across the basin.