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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13863
title: Grammar school, in Prescott, Arizona, 1910

description: Photograph of a grammar school, in Prescott, Arizona, 1910. A school structure which stands two-stories with a small extension area atop the roof appears at center, behind a utility pole. The sidewalk runs before the structure, beside an unpaved road, and several trees stand around the building as well. The shadow of a tree is cast across the foreground, while the background is neutral.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2569
title: Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles from St. Vincent's College at Washington Street and Grand Street, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles from St. Vincent's College at Washington Street and Grand Street, ca.1905. Most of the visible buildings are residential. Trees are interspersed throughout, while a vacant field can be seen in the foreground. Two streets on either side proceed into the distance. A horse-drawn wagon can be seen on the street at left. The street at right has streetcar rails and electric lines running up it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21662
title: Mercy Hospital, Prescott, Arizona, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the Mercy Hospital, in Prescott, Arizona, [s.d.]. A large structure with two stories and several chimneys on its roof stands across a vast field. Two tower-like extensions sit on either side of the structure, and what appears to be a tank of some sort sits atop an elevated brick structure, at left. The words "Mercy Hospital" appear over the building's entrance, while the tops of several tall trees can be seen behind the structure.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21667
title: Yavapai Club in Prescott, Arizona, ca.1910

description: Photograph of the location of the Yavapai Club, in Prescott, Arizona, ca.1910. A large clubhouse bearing the American flag atop a pole on the house roof stands at center, while the lines from utility poles string through the foreground. An unpaved road runs before the house, and around it, at a corner, from which another house behind the first can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6327
title: Indian wash place in front of Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1885

description: Photograph of the Indian wash place ("lavanderia") in front of Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1885. A wooden picket fence runs along the front of the mission which has a long row of arches supporting the tile roof over an exterior corridor at left and the church flanked with two square bell towers at right. Several trees are planted along the fence.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m780
title: Spring Street looking north from 6th Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1915

description: Photograph of Spring Street looking north from Sixth Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1915. The structures are mostly eight to ten-story commercial buildings. The sidewalk is crowded with pedestrians. Several automobiles and streetcars are driving in the street. Many more automobiles are parked at the curbs.; Legible signs include: "Salt Lake route", "Western Railway", "Western Ry.", "Ticket and freight office", "Los Angeles Trust & Savings Bank", "Robert Marsh, real estate", "Geo. B. Thomas, [...] investments", "E.K. Wood Lumber Co.", "& retail", "Geo. E. Hart & Co., [...] farmlands", "Wesley Roberts Co.", "Kodaks", "Restaurant", "Sale now on", "Mercantile Place", "Dancing", "Mon. Thu. Sat.", "Dancing every night, lessons", "Force", "Hotel Afton", "Chile", "rank and girls [...]rt clothes", "ch & Co., optician", "The Angel-us", "Block [...] floor", "Shanghai".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6195
title: A huge live oak tree in the middle of Orange Grove Avenue (Marengo Avenue?), Pasadena, ca.1890-1907

description: Photograph of a huge live oak tree in the middle of Orange Grove Avenue (Marengo Avenue?), Pasadena, ca.1890-1907. In the foreground at center, a wide dirt road can be seen extending into the extreme background. To the left of the road, a divider lined with small trees is visible separating the two sides of the street. At the center of the divider, a large oak tree can be seen. The branches of the oak tree extend far over the lanes of the both sides of the street. Along the base of the tree, two large rocks are visible. In the background at left, a large building is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7119
title: Close-up of a grape cluster, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a close-up of a grape cluster on a vine, ca.1898. On a neutral background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15324
title: General view from the southeast of Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1880

description: Photograph of a general view from the southeast of Mission San Antonio de Padua, ca.1880. The mission is in a dilapidated state. A long low building with arches supporting a tile roof over an exterior corridor runs to the left. At right is the church. A tree grows near a corner of the church. A post and rail fence encloses an area to the right of the church. Scrub grass grows in the foreground. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1720
title: Alfred Solano residence on Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, ca.1880-1889

description: Photograph of the front street view of the large residence of Alfred Solano on Figueroa Street at the corner of Twenty-fourth Street (?), Los Angeles, ca.1880-1889. The three-story Tudor home and lawn with trees (including palms) planted at intervals sits behind a low brick wall. Utility lines run over the adjacent sidewalk. Parts of some other houses are visible on the periphery of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15325
title: Almond orchard in the west end of the Antelope Valley, ca.1895

description: Photograph of an almond orchard in the west end of the Antelope Valley said to be the largest in the world, ca.1895. Small almond trees sweep out in regimented lines far into the distance. A wagon drawn by 2 horses is visible at left. A boy (or man?) stands with 2 dogs in the foreground looking toward the orchard. A farm house is visible in the distance. Mountains rise in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15326
title: Statue of Father Junipero Serra as monument at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1929

description: Photograph of a statue of Father Junipero Serra as monument at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1929. His right arm is raised in the air while his left encircles the shoulder of a small Indian. The statue is on top of a tall stone pedestal located in a garden. Benches are visible behind the foliage at right. Further back are the buildings of the mission. Father Junipero Serra (Miguel Jose Serra) was one of the most important Spanish missionaries in the New World. Born in Majorca on November 24, 1713, he joined the Franciscan Order at the age of 16. He soon gained prominence as an eloquent preacher and eventually became a professor of theology. His dream was to become a missionary to America. He arrived in Mexico City in 1750 to begin this new life. In 1769 he established a mission at the present site of San Diego, California, the first of a number that would include San Antonio, San Buenaventura, San Carlos, San Francisco de Assisi, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara. This was a herculean task considering that Father Serra was already in his fifties and suffered from a chronic ulcerated condition in one leg. Serra was ascetic and uncompromising in his zeal to convert the Indians to Christianity and to make his missions self sufficient. Inhabitants built their own homes, spun wool for garments, and pursued careers as masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, and millers; thousands of barrels of grain were kept in reserve supply, and herds of cattle, sheep, horses, and swine were maintained. The ulcerated condition of Serra's leg eventually spread to his chest. At the age of 71, aware of his deterioration, he made a final visit to his missions. The well-known and beloved missionary died in Monterey, California, on August 28, 1784; his missions continued to flourish for another 50 years (according to Architect of the Capitol, Office of the Curator).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5164
title: Mount Lowe railway car on circular bridge, 1895-1900

description: Photograph Mount Lowe railway car on circular bridge, 1895-1900. In the extreme foreground at right, a section of the circular track can be seen extending over a steep drop. At center, a railway car with a painted number "5" can be seen on the track. At least twelve people can be seen riding in the car. A large metallic pole can be seen extending from the top of the car and meeting with another pole extending from a post to the right of the tracks. The hotel on Echo Mountain is visible in the background. In the extreme background at left, the landscape of the city is visible. The railway was the creation of Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, a Civil War balloonist.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15327
title: A fig tree in an orchard, California, ca.1880-1940

description: Photograph of a fig tree bearing fruit in an orchard, California, ca.1880-1940. The ground below it is dry and cloddy. A few other trees are visible behind it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15328
title: Bell tower or campanario of Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1929

description: Photograph of the bell tower or campanario of Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1929. The church ruin is barely visible at the right of the 4-bell bell tower. The chapel is at the left with a cross on the roof. A garden and rock-lined garden path is in the foreground. Part of a fountain is visible at left. Also at left a tree towers over the structure.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15329
title: Large residence of Alfred Solano on Figueroa Street at the corner of Twenty-fourth Street?, Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the large residence of Alfred Solano on Figueroa Street at the corner of Twenty-fourth Street?, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The three-story Tudor home and lawn with trees (including palms) planted at intervals sits behind a low brick wall. Plants are also growing in the grassy median between the sidewalk and the curb. A paved driveway runs up the side of the property at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15330
title: Portrait of a Pima Indian girl or squaw, Arizona, ca.1885

description: Photograph of a portrait of a Pima Indian girl or squaw, Arizona, ca.1885. She is visible from the chest up. She is wearing a necklace of beads wrapped several times around her neck and also loosely down her bare chest. She has long straight dark hair. Designs of lines and dots are painted below each of her eyes on her cheeks. She is facing slightly to her right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15331
title: Redondo Hotel and gardens

description: Photograph of the Redondo Hotel and gardens. Looking up a long walkway to the hotel. Several people are standing in the gardens and on the path. The majestic three-story hotel is Victorian in design. A flag is flying in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1141
title: The Hotel Redondo, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Redondo Hotel and gardens, ca.1900. Looking southeast up a long walkway to the hotel. Several people are standing in the gardens and on the path. The majestic three-story hotel is Victorian in design. A flag is flying in the distance.; "Hotel Redondo 1890-1925. Messrs. Thompson and Ainsworth from Portland Oregon formed the Redondo Hotel Company. They received a 22 acre tract from the Dominguez Sisters for $5.00. The hotel was opened May1, 1890. There were 225 rooms and a bath on each floor. The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego is a sister operation built at the same time. The hotel was closed in 1925 and sold for $200.00, for scrap lumber." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1181
title: Redondo Salt Works, California, ca.1898-1906

description: Photograph (ca.1898-1906) of the Redondo Salt Works, California, owned by Fred Mellus, son of Henry Mellus. Looking northeast over evaporation pools, vats and buildings of the salt works at Redondo Beach. Distant vista is of vacant land on hills of Hermosa Beach. The brine of Lake Salinas (as the pond was called) was of unusual composition.  The extracted salt was brought to Los Angeles and prepared for market at the works on Alameda Street near Aliso Street (?).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13264
title: Outline map of California showing missions and principal settlements prior to secularization of the missions in 1834

description: Photograph of an outline map of California showing missions and principal settlements prior to secularization of the missions in 1834. Bounded by: San Francisco Solano (top & left), San Diego (bottom & right). North is up. Entitled "El Camino Real". Lists the 21 missions with their dates of founding. Indicated on map are missions, chapels, presidios, pueblos, and villages.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9675
title: Cavalry soldier holding in his right hand the reins of "Comanche", Custer's horse, 1890

description: Photograph of a cavalry soldier holding in his right hand the reins of "Comanche", Custer's horse, 1890. The soldier's left hand holds a flag on a staff. They are standing in a grassy field. A military base is in the background. A mountain rises in the distance. Comanche was the only living thing that came through the Custer battle at Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. The horse was later mounted and put on display at the University of Kansas or the State Museum at Denver, Colorado.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15332
title: Santa Fe Railway's "La Grande" station, Los Angeles, ca. 1911

description: Photograph of the Santa Fe Railway's "La Grande" station, Los Angeles, ca.1911. The station has a round dome which comes to a peak. A decorative wind vane is on the top. Five automobiles are parked on the adjacent street down which run streetcar rails over which electric lines are visible. A huge gas(?) storage vat is visible behind a stand of palm trees at left. Only one pedestrian is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15333
title: Barker the Black Hills Hermit at his cave, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Barker (Baker?), the Black Hills Hermit standing in the opening to his cave -- a man who left the world behind after the death of the woman he loved to live in a cave. The cave opening is in a rocky outcropping on a scrub-brush covered hill. An animal pelt hangs from the barrel of a rifle leaning against the cave wall behind him. The bearded hermit is wearing rough clothing and leaning on a rifle.; "'Barker,' the Black Hills hermit. -- This extraordinary individual, a man of 'great vigor,' despite his many years, is a character one seldom sees in this busy world. He has lived in this cave, completely isolated from all human companionship, for many years. The only evidence of civilization in that rude habitation was an old faded picture of a young girl with a singularly beautiful face. Feeling instinctively that she was in some way connected with his former life, to my repeated questions, he finally disclosed to me the following narrative: 'You are right. I loved that girl; I love her yet. A few days before we were to be united she died. The world lost its charm for me; the old pleasant scenes I once thought so charming became intolerable. So vividly did everything remind me of her that I resolved to go away and live entirely alone. But who can tell,' he added with a mournful smile, 'when the inscrutable mists that veil the future are lifted, that I may once more see her again.' He would speak no more, and so I left him, pondering over by-gone memories that all these long years had not served to obliterate."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10295
title: Chinese mother, daughter and children in fine costume

description: Photograph of a high caste Chinese mother and daughter and two small children in fine traditional Chinese clothing. The two women sit on either side of a small table on which one of each of their forearms rest. Each of the women hold a round fan in their other hand with a picture of a flower and Chinese characters on it. The two small children sit in front of the table. Behind the 4 is a 6-panel hanging with Chinese characters on it. On the table sit a clock, a vase filled with flowers, 2 teacups, and 2 rice bowls.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15335
title: Indian basket collection of Miss Grace Nicholson, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Indian basket collection of Miss Grace Nicholson, ca.1900. About one hundred baskets of enormous variety in style and size hang on the walls of a room or sit on a small table of shelves. A layer of at least five Indian rugs is visible on the floor.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14294
title: Egyptian lotus flower and seed pod "Sacred lily of the Nile", ca.1920

description: Photograph of close-up of Egyptian lotus flower and seed pod "Sacred lily of the Nile" (Nelumbium Speciousum), ca.1920. A large blossom is shown at center, its petals striated and fibrous, a cup-like seed pod at its center. To the right, a larger pod is shown, while above, a pod of intermediate size can be seen. A closed lotus blossom is visible in the bottom left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15336
title: Inside a building at the Tin mines at Temescal, Riverside County, ca.1889

description: Photograph of the inside of a building at the tin mines owned by Colonel Robinson (father of A.P. Robinson, 8315 Lookout Mountain Avenue), Temescal, Riverside County (Corona), ca.1889. The worker in the foreground operates a hoist. A large drum in front of the man feeds cable to the lift in the background. Two large circular guages, one on either side of the man, indicate the position of the hoist. Three men are visible in the background. A narrow set of steep wooden steps leads to an upper level of the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9500
title: Steam threshing beans on the Centinela Ranch, California

description: Photograph of a steam thresher on the Centinela Ranch owned by Daniel Freeman-Inglewood in Inglewood, California. A busy worksite in the bean field. Four or five horse-drawn vehicles work around the thresher. Horses provide power for other activities in the area as well, such as lifting and hauling. About 20 workers are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9499
title: Steam threshing beans on the Centinela Ranch

description: Photograph of a steam thresher on the Centinela Ranch owned by Daniel Freeman-Inglewood in Inglewood, California. A busy worksite in the bean field. About 5 horse-drawn vehicles work around the thresher. Horses provide power for other activities in the area as well, such as lifting and hauling. About 25 workers are visible. Piles of filled sacks of grain are visible at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9498
title: Bean threshing on the Centinela Ranch

description: Photograph of a steam thresher on the Centinela Ranch owned by Daniel Freeman-Inglewood in Inglewood, California. A busy worksite in the bean field. About 3 horse-drawn vehicles work around the thresher. Horses provide power for other activities in the area as well, such as lifting and hauling. About 15 workers are visible. Several men lounge on piles of filled sacks of grain at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13957
title: Barker the Black Hills Hermit at his cave, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Barker (Baker?), the Black Hills Hermit standing in the opening to his cave -- a man who left the world behind after the death of the woman he loved to live in a cave. The cave opening is in a rocky outcropping on a scrub-brush covered hill. The ground in front of the cave is littered with sticks, fallen trees, and other pieces of wood. The bearded hermit is wearing rough clothing and leaning on a rifle.; "'Barker,' the Black Hills hermit. -- This extraordinary individual, a man of 'great vigor,' despite his many years, is a character one seldom sees in this busy world. He has lived in this cave, completely isolated from all human companionship, for many years. The only evidence of civilization in that rude habitation was an old faded picture of a young girl with a singularly beautiful face. Feeling instinctively that she was in some way connected with his former life, to my repeated questions, he finally disclosed to me the following narrative: 'You are right. I loved that girl; I love her yet. A few days before we were to be united she died. The world lost its charm for me; the old pleasant scenes I once thought so charming became intolerable. So vividly did everything remind me of her that I resolved to go away and live entirely alone. But who can tell,' he added with a mournful smile, 'when the inscrutable mists that veil the future are lifted, that I may once more see her again.' He would speak no more, and so I left him, pondering over by-gone memories that all these long years had not served to obliterate."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15334
title: Barker the Black Hills Hermit at his cave, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Barker (Baker?), the Black Hills Hermit standing in the opening to his cave -- a man who left the world behind after the death of the woman he loved to live in a cave. The cave opening is in a rocky outcropping on a scrub-brush covered hill. An animal pelt hangs from the barrel of a rifle leaning against the cave wall behind him. A metal[?] barrel sits to the left of the cave opening. The bearded hermit is wearing rough clothing and leaning on a rifle.; "'Barker,' the Black Hills hermit. -- This extraordinary individual, a man of 'great vigor,' despite his many years, is a character one seldom sees in this busy world. He has lived in this cave, completely isolated from all human companionship, for many years. The only evidence of civilization in that rude habitation was an old faded picture of a young girl with a singularly beautiful face. Feeling instinctively that she was in some way connected with his former life, to my repeated questions, he finally disclosed to me the following narrative: 'You are right. I loved that girl; I love her yet. A few days before we were to be united she died. The world lost its charm for me; the old pleasant scenes I once thought so charming became intolerable. So vividly did everything remind me of her that I resolved to go away and live entirely alone. But who can tell,' he added with a mournful smile, 'when the inscrutable mists that veil the future are lifted, that I may once more see her again.' He would speak no more, and so I left him, pondering over by-gone memories that all these long years had not served to obliterate."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7663
title: Complex of buildings at the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a complex of buildings at the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, ca.1910. Two large, warehouse-style buildings are pictured on a gentle slope at the right of center, where a man can be seen making his way towards the set of stairs that leads between the two buildings. To the left, a steep trestle appears to be elevator for dumping raw ore. Some posts or pilings are visible, stacked loosely to its left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3839
title: Exterior view of the Plaza Church and Plaza, Los Angeles, before 1869

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Plaza Church and the Plaza, Los Angeles, before 1869. There is a fence around the church entrance at right, while a building with a small tower on it can be seen at left. An unpaved road can be seen between the buildings from bottom left towards center. Hills can be seen in the left background. Caption indicates buildings: 1. Second Church, built in 1821-1822; 2. Horacio Penelon's studio in 1865; 3. Residence of ex-mayor José Mascarel; 4. Catholic cemetery, founded in 1800; 5. Department store, T.P. Campbell and Tom Reed; 6. Residence of T.P. Campbell; 7. First public school house; 8. [Building] built in 1844, by Capitan Seguro; 9. Headquarters of Commodore Stockton in 1846; 10. Sisters of Charity's convent; 11. [Building] built in 1842, by Don Tiburcio Tapia, later known as Olvera's home; 12. Water-works, built in 1857; 13. Second plaza; 14. House of Don Romulo Pico; 15. Property of Don Pio Pico; 16. First cemetery in early pueblo days; 17. Jews first cemetery; 18. Main Street, now north Main Street; 19. Street of the Maids, changed to north Main Street, changed to San Fernando Street, now north Spring Street; 20. Bath Street, now north Main Street.; "Where Buena Vista Street is now open, north on the hill stood a chapel from 1784 to 1812 where a Franciscan friar from San Gabriel said mass every Sunday and holidays. The fence about the Plaza was built by the owners of the reservoir at the extreme right of the picture. Later they planted trees and otherwise imporved it." -- Father Adams.