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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13013
title: View of the Graf Zeppelin dirigible at the Mines Field of the Los Angeles International Airport, 1929

description: Photograph of a view of the Graf Zeppelin dirigible at the Mines Field of the Los Angeles International Airport, 1929. The Graf Zeppelin nearly fills the upper half of the image, with its cabin at center and its envelope above. The side of the zeppelin reads "Graf Zeppel[?]". A large group of uniformed men stands in the field below the zeppelin, along with two seats that sit in the foreground. Anchor ropes for the zeppelin diagonally cross the lower right corner of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3906
title: View of police investigating an illegal still, showing distillery equipment, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of a view of police investigating an illegal still, showing distillery equipment, ca.1920-1929. Three uniformed policemen and another man, presumably a detective, stand behind a still that consists of barrels, metal tanks, and a large glass jug. One of the policemen tilts the glass jug toward another who holds an instrument and a glass tube. A large cloth hangs in the left background, while the wall in the right background is made from planks.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4370
title: View of street construction on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, 1950-1959

description: Photograph of a view of street construction on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, 1950-1959. A paved street crosses the image diagonally from the upper left to the lower right corner. Cranes and other construction equipment sit along the left side of the street, while to its right sits the single-story Woodland Realty office. A sign to the right of the building advertises "Woodland Realty. Real Estate Service. 22233 Ventura Blvd. Drive in. Homes. Lots. Acreage". Another street, lined by parked automobiles,  intersects the main street in the upper portion of the image. Residences are visible in the background, while a hillside sits in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12844
title: View of Rogers Airport, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Street, looking west toward the general office and hangars, 1922

description: Photograph of a view of Rogers Airport, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Street, looking west toward the general office and hangars, 1922. Rogers Airport sits in the centerground, with a large sign reading "Rogers Airport. The Center of West Coast America. Fly City and Cross Country Flights. Instruction" at the right edge of the image. The small clapboard building at the left edge of the image bears a sign reading "General Offices. Rogers Aircraft Inc". Two men stand on the building's steps, one of whom may be Jim Webster, the airport manager. Two airplanes sit at center, in the open land behind the sign, while the hangar sits in the left background. A road crosses the foreground of the image, dividing the airport from the land in the right foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4965
title: View of a dance marathon at the Venice Pavillion, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of a view of a dance marathon at the Venice Pavillion, ca.1920-1929. Dancing couples fill the centerground of the image, wearing light-colored clothing labeled with team information. The couples in the near foreground represent "LA Monica Ballroom" and "Bennet's Pharmacy Team no. 11". Men in the foreground hold a rope at the edge of the dance floor, possibly separating the dancers from the public. Buildings are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m810
title: View of the junction of Main and Spring Streets near Ninth Street, looking south, showing the Joe Toplitzky Company and automobiles, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the junction of Main and Spring Streets near Ninth Street, looking south, showing the Joe Toplitzky Company and automobiles, ca.1926. The paved lanes of Main Street and Spring Street run horizontally through the image,  intersecting at an acute angle in the left foreground. Automobiles drive along both streets, while many are also parked along the far street; a bus sits near the intersection of the two streets. Both streets are lined by commercial buildings, with many highrises visible along the rear street and in the background.; Legible signs, from left to right, include: "W.M. Garland Building", "Joe Toplitzky Co", "Auto Park. Inside Parking", "Orpheum Vaudeville", "Radio Shop", "Printing. Rubber Stamps", and "The Los Angeles Morris Plan Company".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5002
title: View of the Cabrillo Canal in Venice, showing the intersection of two canal lanes, ca.1924

description: Photograph of a view of the Cabrillo Canal in Venice, showing the intersection of two canal lanes, ca.1924. The waters of the canal fill the foreground, splitting into two lanes in the centerground. A row of small clapboard houses sit on the island or peninsula in the center of the image, connected to the land on either side of the canal by arched bridges in the background. Trees are visible on both sides of the canal, as well as in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18689
title: Aerial view of Westwood village, showing commercial buildings and residences, ca.1929

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Westwood village, showing commercial buildings and residences, ca.1929. A cluster of commercial buildings sits at the left edge of the image, including a light-colored building with a tall bell tower. Several residences sit in the upper right corner of the image, while expanses of open land fill the lower left. Roads, many lined with parked automobiles, divide the land into irregular shapes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15792
title: Rapids of Colorado River just above Bass's Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of the rapids of the Colorado River just above Bass's Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. Water swirls around rocks sticking up above and just below the water line. The steep rocky canyon walls hem the river in on both sides, forming a "V". The sun shines on a massive rock formation shaped by erosion rising up out of the canyon in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20617
title: View of the opening of the Hollywood Subway on the Pacific Electric Railway, showing streetcars and onlookers, 1928

description: Photograph of a view of the opening of the Hollywood Subway on the Pacific Electric Railway, showing streetcars and onlookers, 1928. Electric streetcars sit on tracks in the center of the image; the front car reads "Special". The tracks are crowded with onlookers in the foreground, and run to a tunnel in the right background. A billboard in the left background reads "[?]L Repairing. Everything for Building. Free Delivery". Residences and trees are visible on the hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4966
title: View of dancers and a three-piece band at a dance marathon in Venice, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of a view of dancers and a three-piece band at a dance marathon in Venice, ca.1920-1929. Six couples dance at center on a plank sidewalk. A band, consisting of a clarinet, a baritone saxophone, and a tuba, sits among the dancers. A few onlookers stand in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4967
title: Portrait of the winning couple of the World's Endurance Dancing Championship in Venice, ca.1920-1929

description: Photographic portrait of the winning couple of the World's Endurance Dancing Championship in Venice, ca.1920-1929. A woman and man stand on the front bumper of an automobile. Signs reading "World's Endurance Dancing Championship. Starts 3 P.M. Finish 10:00 P.M. Thursday April 21. Washington Boulevard" sit at their feet. Another man sits at the wheel of the automobile. The paved road on which the automobile sits recedes into the trees in the background, while a residence is visible on a hill in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12885
title: Aerial view of Mines Field at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, ca.1929

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Mines Field at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, ca.1929. A large field, marked by several sets of tire tracks, fills the foreground of the image. A cluster of buildings sits at center, inlcuding one with a checkered roof and another that appears to be a hangar. A row of airplanes sits to the left of the bulidings. A row of trees crosses the image horizontally in the rear centerground. The background is filled with rows of residences and other buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13689
title: Portrait of Dr. John R. Haynes, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Dr. John R. Haynes, [s.d.]. John R. Haynes poses in front of an indistinguishable background. He is shown from the waist up with his arms crossed in front of him. His shoulders are turned slightly to the right, while his eyes look straight ahead. He can be seen wearing glasses and a tweed coat with the points of his shirt collar visible above the coat's collar.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1922
title: Exterior view of the north face of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio on West Washington Boulevard in Culver City, ca.1935

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the north face of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio on West Washington Boulevard in Culver City, ca.1935. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio can be seen at center with a high brick wall on the right and the light-colored façade extending to the left background. A taller building is visible inside the studio lot, with the studio's sign visible above its roof at right. Automobiles line the street in front of the studio.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20622
title: View of an open-air market at the Los Angeles Plaza, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of an open-air market at the Los Angeles Plaza, [s.d.]. A circular plaza sits to the left of center, with concentric rings of walkways and a pond at its center. A dense group of horse-drawn carts lines the outer walkway, while pedestrians walk along it. The carts are filled with various products, many in wooden crates. Commercial buildings are visible in the left background, with signs including "Admiral Cigare[ttes]" and "[?]tes & Tiling".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20623
title: Hand-drawn aerial map of the William Emmert Farm and adjacent areas in Washington, D.C., [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an hand-drawn aerial map of the William Emmert Farm and adjacent areas in Washington, D.C., [s.d.]. The map, which dates to 1850 or earlier, shows an aerial view of lands around the Willam Emmert Farm, including cemeteries, forests, and rivers. The William Emmert Farm, labeled "W. Emmert", sits at center, bordered by the "Glenwood Cemetery", the "Prospect Hill Cemetery", and properties belonging to "G. Moore", "J.A. Smith", and "W.W. Corcoran". Boundaries are shown by dashed lines. A river runs diagonally through the right side of the image, while another crosses the upper left corner.  This map is from the Washington Archives.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m475
title: View of Wilshire Boulevard at Kip Street, looking east toward downtown, showing road widening and improvement, December 1934

description: Photograph of a view of Wilshire Boulevard at Kip Street, looking east toward downtown, showing road widening and improvement, December 1934. Wilshire Boulevard is bordered by piles of dirt in the foreground, while its dirt lanes are occupied by construction equipment and Department of Public Works workers. Men stand on the dirt in the right foreground, near a sign on a wooden fence that reads "Slow. Danger". Automobiles are parked in a lot in the left centerground, while another lot is advertized by a sign reading "Entrance. Auto Park. All Day. 10 Cents" in the right centerground. Many commercial buildings are visible in the background, including highrises and the "Paul G. Hoffman Co. Inc. [?] Service".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11229
title: Birdseye view of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena during a football game, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena during a football game, ca.1926. The round stadium is shown at center, with football players on its field. The seats are densely crowded with spectators. Rows of parked automobiles surround the stadium, while pedestrians walk through the parking lots on wide paths.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20630
title: East Side Cycling Club Team at a race at Agricultural Park, Los Angeles, ca.1896

description: Photographic group portrait of the members of the East Side Bicycling Club in Los Angeles, showing bicycles in the foreground, ca.1896. The members of the East Side Bicycling club are assembled behind a pile of bicycles. Each man wears a hat and an oversized bow tie, except for two in the center background. A small clapboard house behind the group bears a sign reading "[Eas]t Side Club".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4374
title: View of construction on Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, showing train tracks and Virginia Street, February 1911

description: Photograph of a view of construction on Van Nuys Boulevard in Van Nuys, showing train tracks and Virginia Street, February 1911. The lanes of Van Nuys Boulevard run through the center of the image, indicated by white stripes on the side of each unpaved lane. A rail car sits on train tracks that cross the image horizontally in the foreground, along with a group of barrels. Men stand near a horse-drawn cart in the left centerground, while an automobile sits to its right. Virginia Street is noted in the center background; several parallel streets can also be seen. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5478
title: Group portrait of an exposition group at Santa Catalina Island, ca.1890-1899

description: Photographic group portrait of an exposition group at Santa Catalina Island, ca.1890-1899. A group of men, women, and children sit in front of two large, light-colored tents. Signs on the tents read "Annex no. 3. Camp Monrovia" and "Camp Monrovia. Gem of the Foothills". The roofs of residences can be seen behind the tents, while a hill is visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5450
title: View of Beverly Drive, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, in Beverly Hills, showing trees, 1923

description: Photograph of a view of Beverly Drive, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, in Beverly Hills, showing trees, 1923. The paved lanes of Beverly Drive run from the center background to the lower right corner of the image, with an unpaved shoulder to the left of the road. An automobile is parked in the shoulder in the centerground. Small palm and evergreen trees line the road on both sides, while undeveloped land can be seen to either side of the road.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20624
title: Several teams of horses plowing in the San Fernando Valley, ca.1880-1889

description: Photograph of several teams of horses plowing in the San Fernando Valley, ca.1880-1889. The foreground of the image is filled with turned earth and straw. Five teams of horses stand in a line across the center of the image, with a man on a cart near the far end of the line and a man on horseback at the near end. Each team pulls eqiupment. Hills are visible at the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4998
title: View of canal dredging in Venice, showing a steam shovel on a barge, ca.1900-1909

description: Photograph of a view of canal dredging in Venice, showing a steam shovel on a barge, ca.1900-1909. A barge sits to the right of center in the waters of the canal, a large steam shovel arm protruding from its bow. The arm reads "Built by the Marion Steam Shovel Co. Marion, O". Several men stand on the barge near the shovel arm. The free end of the shovel sits in a pile of dirt on the far side of the canal. Vegetation can be seen on the near bank, while open land sits on the far edge.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1230
title: Exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Gilmore Gasoline station, located at the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea, ca.1920. An attendant stands at center, next to the one visible pump of the small Gilmore Gasoline Station. The station's office is covered by clapboard veneers, and signs on the edges of its roof's overhang read "Wilshire-La Brea Service Station. Quick Courteous Service". A sign on the top of the building reads "Gilmore Gasoline". A parked automobile is visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15794
title: Looking west on the Colorado River from Bass's Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph looking west on the Colorado River from Bass's Ferry, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. The calm waters are hemmed in by the steep rocky canyon walls on both sides. The canyon spreads out in the distance. The sun shines on massive rock formations shaped by erosion rising up out of the canyon in the distance. Part of the rocky shore is visible in the bottom foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12634
title: Exterior view of the car barn for the Second Street Cable Car system in Los Angeles, showing a group of uniformed conductors, ca.1890

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the car barn for the Second Street Cable Car system in Los Angeles, showing a group of uniformed conductors, ca.1890.The car barn, a single-story clapboard building constructed in the Second Empire style of architecture, fills the foreground of the image. A sign near its decorated roofline reads "Second Street Cable R.R.". A group of uniformed conductors stand to the left of center, in front of the building, leaning on a wheeled apparatus.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20626
title: Exterior view of the Southern Pacific depot, located at Fifth Street and Alameda Street, showing automobiles, 1926

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Southern Pacific depot, located at Fifth Street and Alameda Street, showing automobiles, 1926. The Southern Pacific depot, a three-story building with many rows of paned windows, fills the centerground of the image, running along the paved street that crosses the image diagonally. Text above the entrance of the building reads "Southern Pacific" and "Central Station". A streetcar sits to the left of center, in front of the depot, while parked automobiles line the street in the right foreground. Other automobiles drive along the street in the left foreground. A building reading "Ice & Cold Storage" is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5673
title: View of an electric locomotive bearing a sign promoting the city of Glendale in Glendale, ca.1920-1925

description: Photograph of a view of an electric locomotive bearing a sign promoting the city of Glendale in Glendale, ca.1920-1925. Two men stand in front of an electric rail car in the centerground. The rail car is parked on the tracks, and bears a banner that reads "I am on my way to Glendale, California. 'The Fastest Growing City in America'". The edge of another rail car is visible in the left of the image, while trees can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20627
title: Exterior view of the demolition of the residence of Paul De Longpre by the Whiting Wrecking Company in Hollywood, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the demolition of the residence of Paul De Longpre by the Whiting Wrecking Company in Hollywood, ca.1920. The two-story residence of Paul De Longpre is shown at center, in the process of demolition. The frame of the building is exposed on the left side and upper story, and the majority of the window panes are gone. Signs posted on the house read "Watch it go! Whiting Wrecking Co. 2260 E Vernon Ave". Piles of wood and debris sit on front of the house, along with a cart or trailer. A dirt driveway leads to the house, while another residence is visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4825
title: Group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus in Los Angeles, 1923

description: Photographic group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus in Los Angeles, 1923. Four rows of women in light-colored dresses sit facing the camera, with one woman in a dark-colored dress to the right of center. A woman in the front row holds a conductor's baton. The group is posed in front of an indistinguishable background, possibly a stage.; The women pictured in the top row, from left to right, are: Helen Kern, Florence Brown, Alice Heller, Helen Hunt, Dorothy Park, Dorothy Edouart, Thelma Harrison, Ruth Anshutz, Nathine Talbot, Wynela (?) Stead, Clytie Haskell, Mrs. Frank Smith, and Isabel Kleps. The women pictured in the second row, from left to right, are: Minne E. Dunker, Magdalena Wildasin, Grace Conn Copper, Geneviere Parker, Bonnie Hayes, Emma La Pierre, Marie Walters, Helen Long Snelling, and Frances Corpe. The women pictured in the third row, from left to right, are: Charlena Welch, Mrs. Blanche Collins, Mrs. Mae Gunther, Helen May Richardson, Mrs. Margaret Seavey, Norma Beauchamp, and Hope Taylor. The women pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Eva Belle Johnson, Hildegarde Woodward, Lieurie Gardiner, Lavonia Somes, Agnes Wood (Director), Gertrude Mason, LaVerne Dages, and Mildred Hartshorn.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4827
title: Group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus at the Hollenbeck Home, July 9, 1926

description: Photographic group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus at the Hollenbeck Home, July 9, 1926.  Four rows of women pose wearing light-colored dresses pose in a wood-paneled alcove in the Hollenbeck home. A large stained glass window sits in the wall above the group.; The women pictured in the top row, from left to right, are: Esther Campbell, Katherine Spangler, Ova L. Frankfurt, Garnet Favis, Frances Mehl, Margaret Pittman, Joyce Minert, Helen May Richardson, Marie Jeannerette, and Blanche Collins.  The women pictured in the second row, from left to right, are: Genevieve Kilcoyne, Florence Smith, Mazie Kinney, Liculle Jarrett, Edith Chidester, Viola Reynolds, Mildred Hodge, Margaret Seavy, Catherine Pierce, Magdalena Wildasin, and Emma Davis.  The women pictured in the third row, from left to right, are: Lavonia Somes, Florence Brown, Helen Hunt, Violette Rose, Jacqueline Hunter, Laurie Gardiner, Minnie Dunker, Isabel Botello, Gertrude Hensel, and Fern Staben.  The women in the front row, from left to right, are Helen Ward and Agnes Woodward (director).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4826
title: Group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus, October 1, 1926

description: Photographic group portrait of America's Bird Whistling Chorus, October 1, 1926.  The women of America's Bird Whistling Chorus pose in four rows, two seated and two standing,  in front of dark curtains. The surface on which they are posed is covered by flowered carpets. The women all wear pale dresses, some with long necklaces, and others with large corsage-like decorations.; The women pictured in the back row, from left to right, are: Joyce Minert, Cora Schutz, Mildred Hodge, Marie Jeannerette, Helen May Richard, Margaret Seavey, Catherine Greenlea, and Julia Alice Inman. The women pictured in the second row, from left to right, are: Florence Smith, Mazie Kinney, Helen List, Garnet Davis, Minnie Dunker, Eula Atherton, Norma Sikes, Pargaret Pittman, Magdalena Wildasin, Viola Reynolds, and Gertrude Hensel. The women pictured in the third row, from left to right, are: Hope Taylor, Jean Greive, Sylvia Sikes, Christle Eichhorn, Blanche Collins, Violette Morgan, Laurie Gardiner, Madeline Morse, and Fay Altman. The women pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Jacqueline Taylor, Ruth Zody, Lucille Jarrett, Carol Sievwright, Helen Hunt, Florence Brown, and Phyllis Tarr.