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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20103
title: Exterior view of the West Point Post Office, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the West Point Post Office, ca.1930. Four men wearing hats and shirts with rolled up sleeves sit on the front porch of the lightly-colored post office while two others sit behind a tree on the porch on the side of the building on the left. The main entrance of the building is just behind the first four men with a poster for the National Rifle Association just to the right. Many large windows on the right overlook another tree just outside while more trees can be seen hanging over the shingled roof. "The timbers were hewn on a flat a block away. This building, excepting the roof, dates from the 1850's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20104
title: View of burnt ruins at West Point, October 19, 1933

description: Photograph of a view of burnt ruins at West Point, October 19, 1933. An automobile is parked outside of Odd Fellows Hall on the right. The tall, wooden building is intact along with the several other buildings covered by trees on the right side of the road. The left side, however, is lined with leafless trees. The brick buildings are damaged, incomplete and discolored. Several other automobiles can be seen parked along the sides of the road which leads into trees in the distance. "On left are ruins of buildings destroyed by fire on October 11, 1983. This view was taken eight days later while the ruins were still smoking".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20105
title: Burnt buildings at West Point seen from across the street, October 19, 1933

description: Photograph of the burnt buildings at West Point seen from across the street, October 19, 1933. A bell stands on top of a wooden pole at center with a wire fence below and the ruins across the street. A short, incomplete brick building can be seen on the left with trees standing around it while a taller brick building stands with no roof on the right. Trees can be seen in the background. "The town had a bell but no fire department. The burned walls of former buildings can be seen across the street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14040
title: Exterior view of a hotel in Whiskey Town, ca.1900 (ca.1930?)

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a hotel in Whiskey Town, ca.1900 (ca.1930?). Trees line the raised sidewalk that supports the hotel with a white well sunk through the front porch on the right. The building is two stories tall with white wooden paneling and a short staircase that leads from the door to the sidewalk and street below. Further down the street a sign that reads "Welcome to Whiskey Town" protrudes from the trees.  A wooden fence stands to the left of the hotel while several other white structures can be seen further down the road.; Photo file card reads "This place still boasts of a hotel. The rest of the town is gone.  A feature of the hotel is a well sunk through the front porch -- its white cement sides can be seen near the right side of the photo. Here the guests can help themselves. The old bucket and rope are still there".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20129
title: View of Wood's Crossing and Whiskey Hill, ca.1900 (ca.1930?)

description: Photograph of a view of Wood's Crossing and Whiskey Hill, ca.1900 (ca.1930?). In center a small puddle surrounded by earth and rock is all that occupies the riverbed. The farthest riverbank leads to an automobile parked to the left in front of a large tree. To the right of the automobile Whiskey Hill is sandy and littered with large rocks in the center, but covered with thick woods on the right-hand side, further down the bank of the dried riverbed. Photo file card reads "It was here in 1848 that the first gold was found in Tuolumne County. Saloons and shanties soon sprung up on the hill -- but all is deserted now".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10332
title: Old and new versions of Chinese book

description: Photograph of two versions of a Chinese book, one 1,000 years old and another printed ca. 1900. The line drawing on the cover of both depicts a man in a decorative frame.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14010
title: Exterior view of an old store in You Bet, California, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an old store in You Bet, California, ca.1930. The two-toned brick store stands center with a door and two windows shaded by the wooden porch on the left. The pillars of the porch are balancing on blocks of cement in the ground while a wooden pole extends from the roof and out of view to the left. Rocks litter the ground on the left while two tall trees stand against the wall on the right, connected by a small piece of wood. "This old store -- abandoned -- is all that is left of You Bet, on the Colfax-Grass Valley Road".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20130
title: One-room jail in Volcano, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the one-room jail in Volcano, ca.1930. At center a small wooden building is visible from the front and side. The roof is sloped and appears to be made out of some sort of metal. A dirt road runs in front of the building from bottom left to the right. Trees, shrubs, and another building on a hill are visible in the background. Photoprint reads: "Any one thinking they can kick their way out will be disappointed. The walls are made of boards with boiler plate iron sandwiched in between".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20131
title: Mercantile store and Volcano House in Volcano, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the mercantile store and Volcano House in Volcano, ca.1930. To the right is the front side of a stone building with three iron doors as visible from an angle. Overhead is a wooden overhang propped up by two wood planks. Visible through this porch and to the left in the background is a three story white building with two balconies and a porch. A flag is visible hanging from the second story, and an automobile is parked in front of the building. A road runs from the left to the center in front of the first and second building. Trees are visible along the road. Photoprint reads: "The mercantile store with iron doors - and across the street - glistening with a new coat of white paint - is the Volcano House - one of the oldest three story buildings in the state".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20132
title: View of town buildings and a white oak tree in Volcano, as seen from the Plaza, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of town buildings and a white oak tree in Volcano, as seen from the Plaza, ca.1930. A simple wooden building with iron doors, formerly Wells Fargo Bank, sits at the left centerground of the image. Several boards are missing from its roofline, and its exterior finish is worn or dirty. To the right of this building sits a smaller building that bears a sign reading "Old Ab[e] Historic [?]. Civil [?]. Volcano [?]". A flagpole sits in front of these buildings, while behind them sits a two-story building which at one time was the Odd Fellows Hall. The two-story building's finish is damaged as well; bricks are visible amidst the stucco in several patches. A white oak tree, where gold was first discovered in the area, sits at the left edge of the image. The edge of the jail building is just barely visible at the extreme edge of the image, behind the oak tree. Trees are visible in the background.; The walls of the jail, though they appear as wood, are reinforced with boilerplate steel between their wooden layers. The smaller building on the right may house a cannon. The buildings and oak tree date to the 1850's.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20133
title: Stree scene and saloon in Volcano, California, 1936

description: Photograph of a Volcano street scene and saloon, 1936. At bottom center is a dirt road that runs to the center left and into the background. At right a dilapidated building is visible from the side. It is made from vertical wooden planks and has a shingled, inclined roof. The front appears to be made from horizontal wooden planks and has signs on the front which are visible ripping or falling down. To the left is a second building composed of various shaped stones. The roof is also shingled and inclining, and four archways are visible on the front of the building. A power line is visible to the left, and two tree stumps are visible in front of both buildings. A low wooden fence runs to the right, while a large tree is visible to the left foreground. Several automobiles are visible parked on the sides of the road, and tall trees are visible in the background. Photoprint reads: "The building on the right was once a saloon. On the wall is a sign dated 1879".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20134
title: Exterior view of the Saint Georges Hotel in Volcano, 1936

description: Photograph of the St. Georges Hotel in Volcano, 1936. At center a three-story brick building is visible. Each story has five sets of double-doors with windows on them. The second and third stories have balconies with small wooden fences in front. A porch wraps around the first story with a man standing under it on the right. Two automobiles are visible parked in front of the building, while trees are visible to the left and right. A dirt road leads up to the building and curves to the left from the bottom center. A small second building is visible to the left and is obscured by one of the automobiles. Photoprint reads: "Built in 1862 by a Mr. George who named it for himself and added the prefix 'St.'. In 1934 the old place was repaired and with a new coat of paint is still in first class condition".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10211
title: Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Building and Post Office in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936

description: Photograph of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Building and Post Office in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936. The Post Office can be seen in center painted white with one of just three winding staircases in the town. The I.O.O.F. Building can be seen to the right of the Post Office with many fliers posted on its brick wall, while to the left  the Trinity Bakery can be seen with an automobile parked outside. Two trees stand in front of the Post Office on either side lining the raised sidewalk.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14045
title: Exterior view of the Masonic Building in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Masonic Building in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936. The Masonic Building stands center with two stories that are connected by a winding staircase to the right. The second story has a short, intricate fence with the sign reading "The Red & White Store" directly below it.  A tall white door with dark windows can be seen at sidewalk level next to a tree that supports a second, smaller sign. The building extends down the sidewalk on either side with more dark windows set in an abutting brick wall to the left.; Photo file card reads "Notice the winding stairs that lead to the Lodge rooms above".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20135
title: Chinese Joss House built in 1864 in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936

description: Photograph of Chinese Joss House built in 1864 in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936. The Chinese Joss House stands center with two small American flags displayed on a  wooden gate leading to a porch that presents the entrance. The large double door of the building has a border that is printed with Chinese symbols. On the right side, a broken edge to the building's shingled roof can be seen.  The building extends to the left with one small window in a wall of wooden paneling. The Chinese Joss House was built in 1864 and is "Still in use by that race".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20136
title: View of the Weaverville Coast Highway over a river, Trinity County, 1936

description: Photograph of the Weaverville Coast Highway over a river, Trinity County, 1936. The narrow highway, lined with short white posts, bridges over the river between two rocky hillsides. The jagged river's banks are littered with boulders that lead to a forest of spruce trees that decorate the hillsides. The highway is barely visible on the left where the hillside is blanketed with shade, but leads to a bright scene on the right. The river was one of the richest mining locations in the state in the early mining days.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13965
title: Two anthropomorphic pieces of Toltec (Aztec) pottery from the cliff dwellers and Pueblo Indians of Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two anthropomorphic pieces of Toltec (Aztec) pottery from the cliff dwellers and Pueblo Indians of Mexico, ca.1900. At left, a tall, square piece shows a standing figure in relief. At right, a squat, cylindrical piece shows only a face and what appears to be a crown. A previous record reads "in the Coronel Collection".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6024
title: Arroyo Seco woodland view in Pasadena, showing small creek and trees, ca.1887

description: Photograph of Arroyo Seco woodland view in Pasadena, showing small creek and trees, ca.1887. West boundary of Rancho San Pascual. The creek trickles through the stand of trees which have lost their leaves. There is a stump in the foreground near a group of small rocks along the edge of the creek. On the opposite side of the creek, a thick line of bushes can be seen. Additional trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20137
title: Catholic cemetery with graves in Weaverville, 1936

description: Photograph of a Catholic cemetery with graves in Weaverville, 1936. The long church building has four windows along the visible side that are shaped like arches and view many graves at the cemetery in the foreground.  While several markers stand in the level yard outside the church, others are in raised plots filled with grass and other plant life. Many trees stand in the background behind the church and larger bushes are separated from the cemetery by a short wire fence on the right.; Picture file card reads "Catholic Cemetery with graves dating from the 1860's. Many of these markers bear scars of grass fires. The church is also old but recently has been modernized".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10186
title: Exterior view of Weaverville Courthouse, Trinity County, ca.1936

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Weaverville Courthouse, Trinity County, ca.1936. The courthouse has two stories, both with tall windows, and in center an entrance to the staircase that connects them can be seen. Two trees that are as tall as the large building stand guard in front on either side. The courthouse, which is almost shaped like a cube, is partially shadowed by these two trees. The courthouse was built at a cost of thirty thousand dollars in 1858.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10199
title: Street corner in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936

description: Photograph of a street corner in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936. The porch of the "Trinity County Journal" can be seen on the right with a tree standing center on the edge of the sidewalk.  Along the adjacent street a second hand store as well as several other stores further down the street that all include porches that shade the sidewalk below them can be seen. The sidewalk is raised and lines a very dusty road.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20138
title: Headstones in a cemetery at Weaverville, 1936

description: Photograph of headstones in a cemetery at Weaverville, 1936. Several graves stand in a row amongst plant life and surrounding trees. To the left of the graves a small, white structure can be seen in the background. In the center there can be seen three almost square headstones engraved with the words "Drowned in the flood of September 16, 1860". Some graves in the cemetery date from 1851.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20139
title: View of a sidewalk in Weaverville, 1936

description: Photograph of a view of a sidewalk in Weaverville, 1936. A winding staircase, "one of three in the town", stands center outside of the Masonic Building with the floor above shadowing the sidewalk below. To the left of the staircase an automobile can be seen further down the street parked underneath a sign that reads "Credit cards good here". Further down there are signs  protruding from the brick  wall on the left edge of the sidewalk that read "Merris Heaton" and "Eat and Drink". The sidewalk seems to be headed off by a tree at the far end.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20140
title: View of an unidentified street in Weaverville, 1936

description: Photograph of a view of a street in Weaverville, 1936. The level street is wide and lined with parked automobiles as well as old Cork Elms. The New York Hotel can be seen on the right with a coffee shop just behind it. A building with two stories sits on the left with a protruding sign. Lines on electrical poles connect the two sides of the street while a large building sits at the end of the road in the distance. In the 1880's this town was one of the most important supply towns for the mines of Trinity and Shasta Counties.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20092
title: View of Table Mountain, near Jacksonville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of Table Mountain, near Jacksonville, ca.1930. An automobile is parked on the side of a paved road which is lined by wooden posts. On either side of the road there are grass fields, but further down where another car drives away, the road is surrounded by trees. This same road leads to Table Mountain and it's characteristically flat top in the distance. The mountain side is sparsely decorated by trees.; Picture file card reads "Table Mountain, near Jacksonville -- the scene of several of Bret Harte's stories. It is a conspicuous landmark in that region".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19083
title: Exterior view of a home in Toll Gate on the toll road north of Mariposa, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a home in Toll Gate on the toll road north of Mariposa, ca.1930. A ladder leans on a stained, lightly-colored brick wall of the home. The ladder sits on the left while trees seem to drape over a shingled awning on the front wall of the house at center. The trees cover all but the dark, shingled roof of the right side of the house while only one bush can be seen in front of the abutting shed on the far left. Wooden panels surround a chimney on the left that extends through the shingled roof. "This old home was built by A.N. Bell in 1870 and is still occupied by the third generation of that family. Much of the interior of this old place is put together with wooden pegs".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14056
title: Exterior view of a tavern in Tuttletown, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a tavern in Tuttletown, ca.1930. The ivy invades both stories of the lightly-colored tavern while the sycamore trees obstruct the view of most of the roof on the left. A wire fence separates the yard beneath the sycamores from the dusty road in front. Along the side of the road towards the right many mailboxes are lined against the tavern. Further down on the right a service station and grocery store sit in the shade of more sycamore trees with a sign depicting a winged horse extending from the shingled roof.; Picture file card reads "The old tavern is almost hidden behind the ivy and the sycamore tree. At this far end John Edwards sells gas. Before his time, hay and oats were sold at the same place, but not any longer".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10190
title: Monument in Truckee dedicated to the Donner Party, depicting a pioneer family, 1830-1860 (ca.1980?)

description: Photograph of monument in Truckee dedicated to the Donner Party, depicting a pioneer family, 1830-1860 (ca.1980?). Three figures depicting a pioneer family adorn the top of a large pedestal that appears to be granite. The pedestal is shadowed by spruce trees on either side while boulders are evenly spaced in a line in front of the monument. The male figure of the monument looks away from mountains, which are in the background distance. The monument, dedicated to the family who perished here,  was completed in June of 1918. A placard on the pedestal reads: "Virile to risk and find; kindly withal and a ready help. Facing the brunt of fate; indomitable, - unafraid".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10078
title: Los Angeles River in Griffith Park, ca. 1895-1898

description: Photograph of 2 men standing near a water ditch at the bank of Los Angeles River, north side of Griffith Park. One man leans against a shovel. Horses are visible in the background. Trees are behind the man with the shovel (at right). In the foreground are relatively still waters and cattails.; Originally, the record was entitled as "Los Angeles River headwaters in Griffith Park". The Los Angeles River's headwaters, however, are farther NW in the San Fernando Valley, CA.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14014
title: Nevada-California boundary marker, Truckee, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Nevada-California boundary marker, Truckee, ca.1930. An automobile faces the foreground at center with the stone marker on the left. The marker has a small circle on top and a rectangular plaque at the center. The road on the right rides along the mountain side with the rocky hill above on the left and many trees sloping down on the right. An automobile can be seen driving away further down the road. "A few miles east of Truckee, Highway 40 passes into Nevada. The monument marks the boundary. California is in the foreground".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20142
title: Old Police Patrol carriage in Truckee, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the old Police Patrol carriage in Truckee, ca.1930. What appears to be a long wooden wagon can be seen at center with the letters "Police Patrol" written across the side. The large, lightly-colored wheels rest on the grassy field below while a large, darkly-colored wooden structure stands in the background. Trees can be seen behind the structures large, shingled roof. "The old Police Patrol now rests on a hillock overlooking this town. In happier days, it was the depot bus for the exclusive guests of the Riverside Hotel. At that time it had a top".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19091
title: View of the ruins of the Wells Fargo Bank and Express Office in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of the ruins of the Wells Fargo Bank and Express Office in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1930. The ruins of the building stand at center with an incomplete brick wall towards the right. In the front of the former bank columns and long arches that were once windows can still be seen. Below them is the shingled roof of the porch of the first story where the entrance lies. On the right a piece of the back of the building stands alone with empty doorways and a sign that reads "Dangerous Keep Out". On the left two automobiles are parked along the street in front of a still-standing brick building further down from the bank.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19092
title: Exterior view of "Territorial Enterprise" building in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of "Territorial Enterprise" in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1930. The large brick building in the center houses "Territorial Enterprise" "where Mark Twain started as a reporter and his career as a writer in the 1860's". Wood columns line the doors of the building while what appear to be thin, stone columns support the fenced porch that shades that sidewalk and extends out of the second story. Bricks surround the four windows on the second story as well as the three windows on the abutting building on the left. Also two stories, the second building has lightly-colored trim while on the right side of the first building a wood and brick wall is covered in the remains of posters.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19093
title: Old cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1935

description: Photograph of an old cemetery in Virginia City, Nevada, ca.1935. A simple tombstone enclosed by a wrought-iron fence is shown at center, surrounded by similar graves which extend up a slope into the background. A plot at center is marked by a five-pointed star; a more darkly-colored marker located in the right middleground of the image reads "Stocker". In the left middleground, another grave enclosure is on the verge of collapse. Trees and tall grasses are interspersed throughout the plots, with a denser concentration of trees toward the background. Some of the graves date from the 1860's.