cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-86
title: A snapshot, African American man in a suit, Pasadena, 1928

description: A snapshot, African American man in a suit, Pasadena, 1928. A young looking man wearing well tailored suit stands in front of what looks like a barn door, or garage door. The photographer's shadow is seen at bottom right. An ink inscription at the top edge identifies the year and location. The photograph is in good condition, with minor corner creases.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-89
title: Four gentlemen, Sun Produce Company stall, Los Angeles, photograph, circa 1920

description: Four gentlemen selling produce at the Sun Produce Company store, Los Angeles, circa 1920. View of the interior of the company's produce store. Four men, appearing to be Japanese American, stand among the vegetable displays, wearing work clothes and aprons. A variety of vegetables are displayed for sale in neat stacks, including Blue Diamond almonds, artichokes, cauliflowers, green onions, squash, pumpkins, green beans, potatoes, walnuts and others. Each crate has a sign with name of the vegetable and price. A scale hangs above on the right side. A bakery can be seen on the far left. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1241
title: Camp Rincon, photographic postcard, circa 1910

description: A real photograph postcard, Camp Rincon, San Gabriel Canyon, Azusa, California, USA, circa 1910. Photograph by E. B. Gray. View of seven women standing knee deep in the river. The women are standing in a row and have their backs to the camera. They are wearing floor length dresses and hats, dresses and undergarments have been bunched up to their thighs. There is an ink inscription on the front and back with an artura postage stamp box on the reverse. To Claudine B. Hazen, Franklin Avenue and Center Street, Pasadena, California, USA. The item is in good condition with minor silvering.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-749
title: German Day celebration ribbon, 1907-10-06/1907-10-07

description: Ribbon, German Day celebration, Los Angeles, 1907 October 06/1907 October 07. Cloth ribbon of red, white and blue stripes. Includes event information printed in black. In good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1356
title: German Day celebration ribbon, 1907-10-06/1907-10-07

description: Ribbon, German Day celebration, Los Angeles, 1907 October 06/1907 October 07. Cloth ribbon of red, white and blue stripes. Includes event information printed in black. In good condition, foxing on reverse.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-856
title: Japanese American man, studio portrait 1917-12-17

description: A studio portrait of a Japanese American man, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1917 December 17. A young man with a moustache is depicted in the photograph with an embossed border. There is an ink inscription at the bottom of the photograph. The item is in good condition with remnants of photo corners and moderate surface soiling throughout.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1415
title: A postcard, "Chinese Opium Fiend", postcard, 1906-03-08

description: A postcard, "Chinese Opium Fiend," published by O. Newman, Los Angeles, 1906 March 08. The postcard depicts a Chinese man lying down with an opium pipe and tray beside him. The man is presumably in an opium den. An ink inscription is on the right side indicating the sender of the postcard visited several dens to observe. To Helen Beitzel, Mechanicsbug, Pennsylvania, USA, from "Clarence." The postcard includes a postage stamp and in in good condition with minor edge abrasion.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-604
title: "The Santa Rita Settlement", pamphlet, circa 1920

description: "The Santa Rita Settlement." A pamphlet published by the National Catholic War Council, 804 Higgins Building, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1920. The settlement was established on 1920 February 22 and blessed by Bishop Cantwell. Its purpose was to provide community services to a poor neighborhood, with a majority of Mexican population. The pamphlet details its history, purpose and services (medical, sports clubs, education). It also includes photographs of the settlement and the people it served. There are also several anecdotes of the people who lived in the neighborhood. Delia Hutchinson (Delia Josefina Davoust) is listed as the District Worker for the organization and is depicted several times thoughout the pamphlet. The pamphlet is in fair condition. The text block is in good condition but the cover has completely detached.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-655
title: Young Japanese American girl, studio portrait, circa 1920

description: A studio portrait of a young Japanese American girl, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1920. A young girl wearing a plaid overcoat sits in a damask armchair. Her hair is cropped short with straight bangs across her forehead. There is an ink inscription on the reverse, written in Japanese. The photograph is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1759
title: A snapshot, Japanese culture gathering with children, circa 1920

description: A snapshot, Japanese cultural gathering with children, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1920. A large group of people, of Asian possibly Japanese descent, poses outside of a large brick building. The children stand in front with adults towards the back. Most people are dressed in a traditional attire, children wear make up and hats. Some men to the right are wearing sashes over their suits. Above them hang paper lanterns and a cloth banner with Japanese language characters on it. There is a pencil inscription on the reverse. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-826
title: A studio portrait of two women with bicycles, 1900

description: A studio portrait of two women with bicycles taken by F. E. Grover on Main Street, Los Angeles in 1900. The women wear day hats, dark colored full skirts and a ruffled, high collar shirt. They are each posed with a bicycle to their right side, holding onto the handle bars. The photograph, cabinet card, includes the photographer's identification at the bottom and an inscription identifying the women's names, Anna Lacolesm and Jenny Benson, and year of the photograph, 1900. The item is generally in fair condition with a hard crease at the top right, moderate surface soiling and delamination of the mount at the bottom right.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-844
title: "Los Angeles" [Calvary Cemetery near Elysian Hills], stereoscopic photograph, circa 1892

description: Stereoview of Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1892. Photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, New Hampshire. The image looks southward from the Elysian Hills near today's Dodger Stadium and takes in much of the old Catholic cemetery, which was established in 1844 and was replaced by the modern Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles. In the distance are residential neighborhoods further south towards downtown. . In good condition, minor surface soiling throughout and major crease to card starting at right edge to middle, photograph flakes at crease.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1912
title: Two Japanese American women, photograph, circa 1920

description: A photograph of two Japanese American women, Los Angeles, California, USA circa 1920. The two women are standing outside a simple building, in front of wooden steps to the door. They are weating ankle length dresses under long wool coats. The image is bordered by a decorative design. The photograph is generally in good condition with remnants of a black photo album paper on the reverse.
DOI: 10.25549/uschist-c104-221387
title: School of Dentistry yearbook (2008)

description: University of Southern California School of Dentistry yearbook (2008).
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1934
title: Chinese man with baskets of vegetables, photograph, circa 1890

description: A photograph of a Chinese man with baskets of vegetables, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1890. The man stands at the center wearing a traditional working man's outfit with a straw hat. In his left hand he holds a scale with a small basket of vegetables at the bottom. His right hand is holding up a long stick, used to carry two large wicker baskets full of vegetables, presumably for sale. He is standing in what looks like a residential backyard with a high wooden fence and surrounded by tall plants. The photograph is yellowed on the reverse, acid burn from adhesives but overall is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-559
title: Two women on an Indian motorcycle, postcard, circa 1910

description: A real photo postcard of two women on an Indian motorcycle, circa 1910. Two young women dressed in loose, floor length dresses sit on the back of a motorcycle, parked on the front yard of a residence. Behind them is the road and a row of small residences. The motorcycle has long handle bars and the Indian logo is visible on the side. There is a cyko postage stamp box on the reverse. The postcard is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-140
title: A postcard of "feeding the dragon" by the Chinese at La Fiesta de los Angeles, circa 1900s

description: A postcard of "feeding the dragon" by the Chinese at La Fiesta de los Angeles, published by Paul C. Koeber Company, New York, circa 1900s. The colored photos shows the face of the dragon approaching a wooden table on which food has been placed for the ceremonial "feeding." In the background are participants and observers of the event and portions of brick buildings in the old Chinatown where Union Station now stands are in view. The postally unused card has some soiling and edge rubbing, but is in good overall condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-116
title: Exterior view of the Sun Produce Company, Los Angeles, photograph, circa 1920

description: Exterior view of the Sun Produce Company, Los Angeles, circa 1920. A view of the store front from the street. The produce company was owned and operated by a Japanese American family. The store occupied the first floor of a low building with an awning in front. Three of the wide doors are open with stacked crates of produce outside. To the left is a parked automobile with several passengers. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-128
title: Four gentlemen, Sun Produce Company, Los Angeles, photograph, circa 1920

description: Four gentlemen, Sun Produce Company, Los Angeles, circa 1920. View of four men wearing suits standing in front of a delivery truck with a fenced in bed of the truck. The men appear to be Japanese American. The truck has a sign on the side indicating the Sun Produce Company, which sold fruits and vegetables. The photograph has remnants of a black album paper on the reverse. It is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-838
title: Native American and Mexican themed tourist stop and cafe, photograph, circa 1920s

description: A real photograph postcard, a Native American and Mexican themed tourist stop and cafe, San Gabriel, California, USA, circa 1920s. View of a store front, the building is constructed in a mission style with a flat roof and an arcade entryway. The exterior is decorated with woven baskets, clay jars and woven blankets. Two signs outside indicate the place sells tamales, sandwiches, coffee as well as pottery, baskets and bead work. The postcard is unused and in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-2008
title: A set of seventeen snapshots (a-q), Japanese Americans everyday life, circa 1920

description: A set of seventeen snapshots (a-q), Japanese Americans everyday life, Los Angeles, circa 1920. Views of a family enjoying a picnic, children outside a residence, children in the backyard, children in a garden. The photographs are in good condition. Reverse sides of images have not been included in this set as they are blank.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1973
title: Ten photos of Japanese-Americans at a beach, circa 1920

description: A set of ten snapshots (a-j), Japanese Americans at the beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1920. Scenes include women with infants sitting under umbrellas, children in swimsuits playing in the water, a dog, burying people in sand, women posing near picnic benches with furs and parasols, picnic baskets, children making sand castles, a mother breastfeeding her child. The photographs are generally in good condition, some were previously adhered to a black album page. Reverse sides of images have not been included in this set as they are blank.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1043
title: Germania Reducing Herb Tea, advertisement, 1928-04-28

description: Germania Reducing Herb Tea, advertisment, supplied by Mme Nell and Anderson, 315 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1928 April 28. Includes an images of a woman with a long spotted shawl wrapped around her shoulders. There is also an image of a box of the herb tea. The tea is advertised to reduce weight in a harmless and healthful manner. The photograph has a date inscribed in ink on the reverse. It is in good condition with minor creasing and staining at the top right corner, minor silvering overall.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1891
title: Hewes packing house employees, El Modena, photograph, circa 1920s

description: A photograph of Hewes citrus packing house employees pasted on a brown album sheet, El Modena, Orange, California, USA, circa 1920s. This is a large group portrait of the staff taken outdoors, in front of the packing house factory buildings, owned by David Hewes. The packing house was at the center of an orange and lemon grove. The group mainly consists of women, seated at the front with the men standing at the back. Several bicycles are visible to the left. There is an ink inscription at the base of the photograph. On the reverse, are two photographs of a woman cradling an infant, taken May 1922. The women most likely worked at the packing house pictured on the reverse. The photographs are in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1223
title: Japanese American family in Los Angeles, studio portrait postcard, 1932-05-22

description: A real photograph postcard, a family studio portrait, Japanese Americans in Los Angeles, California, USA, 1932 May 22. A studio portrait of a family of three, the parents stand side by side with a young boy in front. The postcard has an ink inscription on the reverse as well as an azo postage stamp box. "Taken on John's birthday / May 22nd, 1932 / John's family" -- inscription. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1238
title: A mounted photograph, Chinese men walking down Ferguson Alley, Chinatown, circa 1890

description: A mounted photograph, Chinese men walking down Ferguson Alley, Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1890. Several men in traditional dress are walking along the paved sidewalk underneath a rounded wooden awning extending from the second story of a brick building to their right. The bottom of a sign with a Chinese character is visible at the top right. To the left is the dirt street. In the background is a large factory building belonging to Kerkhoff. The location is identified in a pencil inscription on the reverse. The photograph is in fair condition, moderate abrasion to the edges and surface soiling.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1628
title: Fire fighter carriage on streets, photograph, circa 1910

description: A photograph, fire fighter carriage on streets, Los Angeles, California, USA, possibly Boyle Heights, circa 1910. View of a commercial street with a horse drawn fire fighter vehicle on the street. To the left are several two story, wooden commercial buildings. The road is unpaved. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/uschist-c104-219136
title: El Molaro (1992)

description: El Molaro (1992), the University of Southern California School of Dentistry yearbook.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1937
title: A real photograph postcard, construction crew on site, circa1910

description: A real photograph postcard, construction crew on site, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1910. View of a construction site with a group of laborers, young men, to the left in front of steel piping laid on the ground. An empty flat bed trolley is at center, on tracks, another set of tracks to the right. In the background are two buildings, one looking like a church. To the right are a pile of sacks. The postcard is unused and includes a cyko postage stamp box. The item is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-850
title: The Japanese Importing Company, Ltd., postal card, 1907-07-09

description: A postal card, The Japanese Importing Company, Ltd., Los Angeles, California, USA, 1907 July 09. The postcard confirms the receipt of a payment check to the company. It is a printed template with ink inscriptions. The merchant boasts being the largest manufacturers in Japan for dry goods. Postcard includes ink inscription and postmark stamps. The postcard is in good condition with minor surface soiling and creasing.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1046
title: Camulos family foods store, photographic postcard, circa 1940s

description: A real photograph postcard, Camulos family foods store, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1940s. On the corner of Camulos and Lan Franco, a view of the interior of a foods store. A woman stands behind the counter. The walls of the store are shelved, stacked with canned foods, medicine bottles, chocolates, cigarettes, candy. On the counter are two large containers of pickles. There is a Coors beer sign at the top, a roll of butcher paper and scale to the right. The postcard was previously adhered to a black photo album page. It is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1412
title: A snapshot of female employees of Union Oil Company, 1928

description: A snapshot of female employees of Union Oil Company, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1928. Eleven women are posed outside of an office building as a group. The ink inscription on the reverse refers to them as the "feminine part of our force." "Hope you like our office force..." -- first line. The women are young and wear mid-length dresses with hair in the marcel wave. The photograph is in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1383
title: Lanier Bartlett, "The Sudden Passing of a Mother Town", 1907-05

description: "The Sudden Passing of a Mother Town," by Lanier Bartlett, an article removed from "The Pacific Monthly Magazine", 1907 May, pages 501-513. The article is illustrated with photographs by C. C. Pierce and Co. and discusses Los Angeles's past as an adobe town under Spanish and Mexican rule and its change to an anglicized city. The loose pages are in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1875
title: Couples on back of train, postcard, circa 1940s

description: A photographic postcard of two couples on back of train, California, USA, circa 1940s. A photo of 2 men and 2 women on the back of a train car. The men are sitting in chairs in the middle and the women are sitting on either side, on the arm of the chair. The man on the left is in dress pants, a button down shirt, and a coat. The man on the right is in pants, button down shirt, tie, possibly platform shoes, and is wearing glasses. The woman on the left is in a pleated skirt, a white shirt, oxford pumps and has a large purse. The woman on the right is in a patterned shirt and has a coat in her lap. The train is sitting on a piece of railroad track and has a sign on the back that reads "On Our Way To California." This postcard was printed by EKC. There is abrasion damage on the top and left edges. There is crease damage on the bottom corners as well as in the middle of the photo. There is also stains on the back. This object is in fair condition overall.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1185
title: Boyle Heights Elementary School, real photograph postcard, circa 1910s

description: A real photograph postcard, Boyle Heights Intermediate School, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1910s. A view of the multi story school building from the street. It is constructed of bricks and is built next to a grass area. Several palm trees have been planted on the side walk in front. The postcard includes a noko postage stamp box and is in good condition, unused.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1168
title: Fleischman's Cafe, photograph, postcard, circa 1920s

description: A real photograph postcard, Fleischman's Cafe, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1920s. The cafe was located at Brooklyn Avenue at Soto in Los Angeles. A view of the interior of the restaurant. There is an L shaped counter with bar stools with a small service area in the back. Three servers, cooks, kitchen staff are beind the counter and two customers sit at the stools. The cafe served lunch and supper. The postcard is unused and includes an azo postage stamp box on the reverse. The postcard includes a marking of black marker on the reverse but is in good condition overall.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1359
title: Fourth Street School, photographic postcard, circa 1910s

description: A real photograph postcard, Fourth Street School, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1910s. A view of the school yard, an open space with a partial view of the school buildings in the background. A large crowd of students and parents has gathered, leaving an open square in the middle of the group. A few automobiles are present on the outskirts. At the center of the open space is a photographer with a tripod camera, a man dressed as Santa Claus. It appears the students are waiting for a turn to meet with Santa, perhaps a Christmas event at the school. The postcard is unused and includes a cyko postage stamp box on the reverse. It is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1176
title: Fruit stand in Pasadena, photograph, 1928-11

description: A snapshot of a fruit stand in Pasadena, California, USA, 1928 November. A view of the front of a fruit stand with an open front and an awning overhead. Two women and a young boy stand outside. The stand boasts itself as the home of the Blue Goose Orange. Visible produce for sale include oranges, pumpkins, squash and apples among other fruits. There is an ink inscription on the front surface: "Pasadena, Calif. Nov. 1928 / Home of the Blue Goose Orange". The photograph was pasted to a black album page. The item is in good condition overall with minor surface soiling and cockling.
DOI: 10.25549/uschist-c104-240540
title: USC Trojan family, vol. 20, no. 6 (1988 July)

description: USC Trojan family, vol. 20, no. 6 (1988 July). Published six times a year in September, November, January, March, May and July.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1492
title: Klingenstein's in Boyle Heights, real photograph postcard, 1916-08

description: A real photograph postcard, Klingenstein's in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1916 August. A view of the interior of the soda pop store and fry goods purveyor. The store also provided candy, cigarettes, cigars and ice cream. Two customers sit at the counter drinking beverages. A woman wearing glasses stands behind the counter in front of a mirrored wall. The shelves lining the walls hold YB Cigars, Owl Cigars, Welch's Grape, Carnation Malted Milk, Dr. Swett's Root Beer, Wrigley's Chewing Gum, Velvet Smoking Tobacco, Old Mill Cigarettes. The item is in good condition. "1916 - see calendar" -- first line.
DOI: 10.25549/uschist-c104-255649
title: USC Trojan family magazine, vol. 31, no. 3 (1999 Autumn)

description: USC Trojan family magazine, vol. 31, no. 3 (1999 Autumn). Published four times a year in February, May, August and November.
DOI: 10.25549/wthm-c116-1157
title: E. Moser Swiss Jeweler store, photographic postcard, circa 1907

description: A real photograph postcard, E. Moser Swiss Jeweler store, 1820 E. Brooklyn Avenue, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1907. Moser and wife standing outside their store. In the two shop windows are displays of dry goods, toys and notions as well as jewelry, clocks and accessories. The shop window also displays a sign encouraging people to buy local and in their home town. The photograph includes an azo postage stamp box on the reverse. It is generally in good condition.
DOI: 10.25549/uschist-c104-218974
title: El Molaro (1990)

description: El Molaro (1990), the University of Southern California School of Dentistry yearbook.