cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17572
title: President Theodore Roosevelt and Mayor Snyder in a carriage at La Fiesta de Los Angeles, 1903

description: Photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt and Mayor Snyder in a carriage at La Fiesta de Los Angeles, May 3, 1903. Both men are visible wearing top hats and are facing left. The carriage they are seated in is adorned with dense plant arrangements. A crowd of well-dressed spectators are visible on a grandstand in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14510
title: Plaza and church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the plaza and church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905. A small boy in a jacket and hat is standing among the foliage in front of the church in the Plaza. A monument "A Benito Juarez" topped by a bust and surrounded by a planter and four light posts is behind the boy. The bell tower of the church which is topped by a cross is quite prominent. Legible signs include: "N[...]eria".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17573
title: Portrait of a Navajo Captain wearing his war headdress and solid silver ornaments, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a Navajo Captain wearing his war headdress and solid silver ornaments, ca.1900. The scrawny, elderly man has a headband around his head and several bead necklaces around his neck. He has a sash with linkages formed by coins that wraps which is worn over his right shoulder and wrapping diagonally around his body. He has a blanket(?) wrapped around his waist.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13790
title: Navajo blanket maker weaving a blanket, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a Navajo blanket maker weaving a blanket, ca.1895. The yarn (or thread?) is stretched horizontally by a wooden frame constructed of tree branches and tied with ropes. The woman can be seen seated at left and is weaving yarn through the horizontally stretched yarn. Piles of yarn and several spools lay on the floor at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17574
title: Close-up of juniper (Juniperus) leaves and berries, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a close-up of juniper (Juniperus) leaves and berries, ca.1920. The leaves are thick needle-like leaves.; "This group consists of evergreen shrubs and trees that are found wild throughout Europe, North America, Asia, the West Indies, Canary Islands, and eastern Africa. Some are hardy, some are small enough for the rock garden, some are good foundation plants, and some grow into trees of medium size. Junipers, as they are commonly called, are divided into two categories based on the kind of leaves they produce. The mature trees either has scale-like, leaves closely pressed against the branch, or needle-like, spreading leaves that are arranged loosely on the branch. The leaves are dark bluish-green and they stay on the branches for five or six years. The dark blue cones are small (one-quarter-inch diameter) and berry-like, each containing one or more hard seeds. The Junipers have other common names including Savin and Red Cedar, but the tree is really a Juniper and not a true Cedar. Junipers grow from 30 to 40 feet high with a diameter of 1 to 2 feet or more. The wood of the Junipers is fragrant and very durable. It is often used as fencing, but is of value for more important purposes. The wood of J. virginiana is sometimes called Pencil Cedar because its wood is used for making lead pencils. In the south of France, the wood of J. Oxycedrus is distilled for medicinal oil it contains. The oil is called 'Oil of cade', and it is used in the treatment of skin diseases." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17575
title: Exterior view of Mission San Diego Alcala showing a well (or water tank?) in the garden, San Diego, ca.1874

description: Photograph of the exterior view of Mission San Diego Alcala showing a well (or water tank?) in the garden, San Diego, ca.1874. The mission, in the background, is in a state of disrepair. Much of the stucco deteriorated from the adobe walls. A road from the left leads to the church entrance. In the foreground is a windmill and well. A pipe extends from the windmill and its end hovers over the well.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7175
title: Exterior view of Mission San Buenaventura, from the hills behind the mission, Ventura, California, ca.1873

description: Photograph of the exterior view of Mission San Buenaventura, from the hills behind the mission, Ventura, California, ca.1873. The quadrangle is visible (at left). "Part of Ayers Hotel can be seen beyond the roof of a building attached to the mission on the right (center), and the saloon owned by Obiols is next to the Ayers Hotel." Two palm trees are in the mission garden (at right).; "Originally planned to be the third mission in the California chain, halfway between San Diego and Carmel, San Buenaventura's founding was postponed for 12 years. Problems at other missions prohibited the availability of the military escorts needed to establish Mission San Buenaventura. Finally, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782, Father Serra raised a cross and celebrated Mass to found his ninth and final mission on the beach of the Santa Barbara Channel. One of the main reasons for the prosperity of this mission was the extensive irrigation provided by a seven-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to the mission from the Ventura River. This allowed the production of many types of fruit, grains and vegetables. Due to the outstanding climate they were even able to grow exotic crops usually found only in torrid zones, such as sugar cane, bananas, coconuts and figs. After the first mission church burned down a new large stone church was begun. Fifteen years later, in 1809, it was dedicated. Three years later the earthquake of 1812 severely damaged the church but it was quickly reinforced. After secularization, in 1836, most of the mission lands were sold to private settlers. The mission church became a parish church for the surrounding town. Fortunately, the 'modern improvements' made to the church in the 1890's were undone in 1957 when the church was restored to its original state." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7183
title: Panoramic view of the back of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from the hill behind the mission, ca.1883

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the back of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from the hill behind the mission, ca.1883. The church and bell tower are visible in the foreground. To the left of the church is the quadrangle. Just outside of the mission is a small community of houses and buildings. Much of the land to the right is barren. The beach is visible in the distance. "Shows the Ayers, Palace and American Hotels, Schiapapietra house, small wood buildings that must be Chinatown, and beach." -- unknown author.; "Originally planned to be the third mission in the California chain, halfway between San Diego and Carmel, San Buenaventura's founding was postponed for 12 years. Problems at other missions prohibited the availability of the military escorts needed to establish Mission San Buenaventura. Finally, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782, Father Serra raised a cross and celebrated Mass to found his ninth and final mission on the beach of the Santa Barbara Channel. One of the main reasons for the prosperity of this mission was the extensive irrigation provided by a seven-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to the mission from the Ventura River. This allowed the production of many types of fruit, grains and vegetables. Due to the outstanding climate they were even able to grow exotic crops usually found only in torrid zones, such as sugar cane, bananas, coconuts and figs. After the first mission church burned down a new large stone church was begun. Fifteen years later, in 1809, it was dedicated. Three years later the earthquake of 1812 severely damaged the church but it was quickly reinforced. After secularization, in 1836, most of the mission lands were sold to private settlers. The mission church became a parish church for the surrounding town. Fortunately, the 'modern improvements' made to the church in the 1890's were undone in 1957 when the church was restored to its original state." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7203
title: View of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from east along Main Street, Ventura, California, ca.1885

description: Photograph of a view of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from east along Main Street, Ventura, California, ca.1885. Stockpiles of lumber belonging to Chaffee and Boustel (Bonestal?) Lumber Co. are stacked to the right of the mission's quadrangle (center). To the left of the quadrangle is the church and bell tower. The mission appears to be in dilapidated condition. "Lumberyard is east of remaining quadrangle. Hill school is on hill in back of mission. Lumber belonged to a lumberyard owned by Bonestal and [Chaffee Lumber Co.]."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10124
title: View of First Presbyterian Church, Hotel Saint Marcus and Hotel Arlington, Santa Barbara, ca.1885

description: Photograph of a view of First Presbyterian Church, Hotel Saint Marcus and Hotel Arlington, Santa Barbara, ca.1885. The church features a tall Gothic-style spire to the right of the façade. On the opposite side of the façade is a small bell tower. Next to the church is a smaller building (or house?). The hotels are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7084
title: Panoramic view of Ventura showing Mission San Buenaventura, looking northeast toward the ocean, 1885

description: Photograph of panoramic view of early Ventura showing Mission San Buenaventura, from a hill behind the mission looking northeast toward the ocean, 1885. The church and bell tower of the mission is situated below the hill just before the cluster of houses (at left). To the left of the church are several smaller buildings and the mission's quadrangle. "Hill School (far right) and three hotels (across and west of the mission) are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14511
title: North side of the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the north side of the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905. Four males are standing beside a long adobe wall. In the background at right, several flat buildings lined with rectangular doorways and openings can be seen. The architecture is typical 'pueblo' construction. The lightly-colored church and bell tower is visible in the extreme background. Three arched windows can be seen above the large side entrance of the church. Two flights of stairs can be seen leading to smaller entryways on the upper portion of the structure.  Mountains are visible in the far distance extending from left to right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7215
title: View of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from behind and east of the mission, ca.1883

description: Photograph of a view of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from behind and east of the mission, ca.1883. Most of quadrangle still exists but is in deteriorated condition. The church and bell tower stands to the right of the quadrangle. A small outhouse(?) is visible in the foreground just beyond the wooden fence.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10134
title: Painting named the Madonna of the Franciscans, by Murillo, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painting named the Madonna of the Franciscans, by Murillo, [s.d.]. Madonna appears to be standing on a cloud with cherubs pushing (or clinging onto?) the clouds at her feet. "Esteban Murillo, the most popular Baroque religious painter of 17th-century Spain, noted for his idealized, sometimes precious manner. Among his chief patrons were the religious orders, especially the Franciscans, and the confraternities in Seville and Andalusia." -- Encyclopedia Britannica.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6679
title: Two tall palms in front of an old adobe home south of the Raymond Hotel in South Pasadena, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two tall palms in front of an old adobe home south of the Raymond Hotel in South Pasadena, ca.1900. Next to the palms is a tall slender tree. Shorter bushier trees flank the building. A utility pole is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6112
title: The "first home in Pasadena Colony", showing a small frame wooden structure in disrepair, Pasadena, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the "first home in Pasadena Colony", showing a small frame wooden structure in disrepair, Pasadena, ca.1895. The two windows on the right side of the house are boarded up. Several trees are visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5128
title: Interior view of Echo Mountain Observatory (Mt. Lowe Observatory?), showing Professor Larkin with his hand on the telescope, [s.d.].

description: Photograph of the interior view of Echo Mountain Observatory (Mt. Lowe Observatory?), showing Professor Larkin with his hand on the telescope, [s.d.]. Sunlight reflects off the metallic frame of the telescope. Behind the professor is a mobile flight of stairs. The professor is an elderly man wearing spectacles and a dark suit.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m128
title: Panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking north on Broadway from 7th Street, showing the post office in the foreground, 1907

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Los Angeles, looking north on Broadway from 7th Street, showing the post office in the foreground, 1907. Other notable buildings include the Mackie Fredericks Co. building (at left) and Hotel Alexandria (at right). The street is busy with pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Legible signs include: "Mackie Fredericks Co., furniture, carpets, curtains, rugs, matting & linoleums", "Green Marshall Co., paints, oils, brushes, glass [...]", "Hotel Alexandria, erected by the Bilicke-Rowan fireproof building, this fireproof hotel is absolutely fireproof".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8004
title: Wedding consisting of wedding principals, attendants and guests standing before the ornate alter in the San Gabriel Mission, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a wedding consisting of wedding principals, attendants and guests standing before the ornate alter in the San Gabriel Mission, ca.1900. Paintings and crucifixes decorate the wall (at right). Six statues are situated on the wall behind the altar. Plants decorate the aisles and the end of the pews.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14512
title: A group of people on the sidewalk across the street from the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of group of people on the sidewalk across the street from the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905. Several of the people are sitting on benches. Behind one bench is a street light. A horse-drawn carriage followed by two men on horseback. Several people are standing behind a wooden slat fence in front of the church's bell tower. A few other buildings are partially visible at the extreme edges of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1145
title: Exterior view of the Painter Hotel in Pasadena, in Spanish known as La Pintoresca, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the exterior view of the Painter Hotel in Pasadena, in Spanish known as La Pintoresca, ca.1895. The hotel stands at about four-stories tall. It features a conic-capped tower (at right), a conic-shaped corner (center), many windows and an immaculate yard. Trees, palms and bushes populate the yard. Mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5994
title: Panoramic view of Pasadena looking north from South Pasadena, 1910

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Pasadena looking north from South Pasadena, 1910. Residential homes and buildings are scattered across the landscape.  Clouds hover above casting shadows on the mountains in the distance. Picture file card reads: "prints 1, dupes 1".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6697
title: View of Oneonta Park and Pasadena viewed from the hill to the south, Huntington Drive & Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Oneonta Park and Pasadena viewed from the hill to the south, Huntington Drive & Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, ca.1910. Two sets of railroad (or streetcar?) tracks merge behind the station (center) to form parallel tracks that lead into the distance. Utility poles line the tracks. A billboard or a sign is visible at right. Mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17576
title: Portrait of General William Stark Rosecrans, [s.d.].

description: Photographic portrait of General William Stark Rosecrans, [s.d.]. He can be seen from the knees up standing at center with his left hand resting on his holstered(?) sword. His right hand can be seen by his side. He has a short beard and is partially bald in the front. He is dressed in his Union soldier uniform.; "Union general and excellent strategist early in the American Civil War (1861-65); after his defeat in the Battle of Chickamauga (September 1863), he was relieved of his command. Rosecrans resigned his army commission in 1867, serving as minister to Mexico during the next two years. Later he represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives (1881-85) and served as register of the U.S. Treasury (1885-93)." -- Encyclopedia Britannica.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17577
title: View of the French hotel and the church of Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1873

description: Photograph of a view of the French hotel and the church of Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1873. The church (at right) features a façade with large arched doorways above, which are three arched windows where bells hang. Mountains are visible in the background behind the church. Legible signs include: "Fulton Market", "French Hotel", "P. Agnellini [...] O. Dughi(?)", "restaurant".; "This mission marks the halfway point in the California mission chain. It is located near the Valley of the Bears where the Spanish had found such a large population of bears they were able to keep other missions from near starvation by hunting the bears and sending the meat to the missions. Since there were so many friendly Native Americans in the area, Fr. Serra chose this location for his next mission. Although not all of the natives were friendly. Just south of the mission were tribes that were determined to drive the white men out of the area. They would shoot burning arrows into the dry tinder buildings that would quickly spread to other buildings causing considerable damage and setbacks for the missionaries. Finally, recalling the fire resistant Spanish tile roofs of their homeland, the missionaries began to manufacture similar clay tiles. The red clay was made in pits, and then spread over wooden models to be dried in the sun. They were then baked in a kiln. These were the first roof tiles made in California. Not only were they a protection against the fire raids, they were waterproof, thereby keeping the interiors dry and protecting the adobe walls from the rain. These were eventually used in all future mission buildings built in California. Similar red tile roofs are seen today throughout California." -- unknown author (part 1 of 2).; "Secularization, in 1834, had devastating effects on the mission and its inhabitants. The livestock was driven off and the buildings were allowed to deteriorate to such a state that when it was finally sold in 1845 it brought only $510 - a fraction of its earlier value. There was little left of the mission when it was returned to the church in 1859. Then, in 1868, the buildings were remodeled with white painted siding and used as a parish church for the flourishing town in the area. At one time there was even a New England steeple added to the church. Eventually, in 1934, the steeple and siding were removed, and the church's earlier appearance was restored." -- unknown author (part 2 of 2).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17578
title: View of San Luis Obispo after a major fire, showing the Loobliner building still standing at right, ca.1890

description: Photograph of San Luis Obispo after a major fire, showing the Loobliner building still standing at right, ca.1890. Remains of collapsed buildings and debris litter the ground in the foreground. People are gathered near the two-story building beyond the rubble. The partially collapsed building shows signs of fire damage. Other buildings, including the Loobliner building to the right, appear to be unharmed. Mountains and trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17579
title: View of the city of San Luis Obispo, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the city of San Luis Obispo, [s.d.]. The sidewalks along the street are busy with pedestrian traffic. Several horse-drawn carriages are parked on the dirt road near the curb of the sidewalk. Mountains are visible in the distance. Legible signs include: "Goldtree [...]", "A. Sauer bakery", "fashion".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17580
title: A man and four little girls leaning against a picket fence, near Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1865

description: Photograph of a man and four little girls leaning against a picket fence, near Mission San Luis Obispo, ca.1865. Behind them is the mission(?). Mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14513
title: Interior of the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the interior of the church in Juarez, Paso del Norte, Mexico, ca.1905. The angle suggests the photograph was taken from the choir loft looking toward the altar. The decorative beamed ceiling is prominent in the image. Five worshipers are facing the altar.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1129
title: View of the circular driveway in front of the home of Lucy[?] Longstreet, Palm Avenue, Adams district, Los Angeles, ca.1890

description: Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of a view of the circular driveway in front of the home of Lucy[?] Longstreet, Palm Avenue, Adams district, Los Angeles, ca.1890. The driveway curves to the left. Trees and bushes cover the lawn surrounding the driveway. The house (at left) is about two-stories tall and features cornices and arched windows. "At which time it was in use as an osteopathic hospital" -- unknown author. The residence has been mistakenly[?] associated with Confederate General James Longstreet probably based on a letter to the Herald Express (1940 February 5): "About 1875, Confederate General Longstreet acquired the 40 acres on the northeast corner of Figueroa and West Adams streets. He did what was possibly up to that time the most extensive grading job done in Los Angeles. He made a pleasing slope up to where the house was to be built, a slope such as we used to read about in southern love stories. He built a mansion of Southern grandeur and elegance and made the entrance from West Adams, between the palms which he planted, a southern romance. He planted the whole place with orange trees and it became the showplace of Southern California...".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13185
title: Students and teachers in front of the first Pass School in Hollywood, ca.1895

description: Photograph of students and teachers in front of the first Pass School in Hollywood ca.1895. The children, big and small, are lined up a few yards in front of the school. Teachers and custodians(?) look on from the entrance of the school. "The Pass School, 1894," is embossed in the pediments of the façade. Above the pediments is a tower where two persons, one standing and one sitting, looking onward.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17581
title: Interior view of Mission La Purisima Concepcion showing parts of the mission in dilapidated condition, ca.1880

description: Photograph of the interior view of Mission La Purisima Concepcion chapel showing parts of the mission in dilapidated condition, ca.1880. The beams in the roof is warped and bends downward. The walls appear to be very worn. A pulpit is situated on the left wall near an arched doorway. Just beyond the pulpit is a flight of stairs.