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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8906
title: People outside of the Machado House, Casa de la Bandera, in San Diego, ca.1900

description: Photograph of people outside of the Machado House, Casa de la Bandera, in San Diego, ca.1900. The two-story home, the first frame house in San Diego,  is pictured turned slightly to the right, portions of its upper porch in collapse and boards missing from its facade. To the right a man in a suit sits on a pile of wooden scrap, while others stand in front of the lower porch near center. A second, more lightly-colored building is pictured beside the building, at right. It is possibly adobe. The image appears out of focus.; "Corporal Jose Manuel Machado, pioneer leatherjacket soldier of the Spanish Army, arrived at San Diego Presidio about 1782. He built this house, on the southwest side of the Old Town Plaza, facing San Diego Avenue, probably in 1832, for his daughter, Maria Antonia and her husband, Manuel de Silvas. It became Known as the Casa de la Bandera, or 'House of the Flag,' when the lady hid in it the Mexican flag cut away from the Plaza pole, when the Americans occupied San Diego. Albert Smith, who shinnied up the pole with the Stars and Stripes, married Maria Antonia's sister Guadalupe soon after. The old house is now in use as a Community Church for the Old Town area." -- unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6295
title: Trestle supporting a San Diego flume that brought water to the city, 1888

description: Photograph of a trestle supporting a San Diego flume that brought water to the city, 1888. Five levels of scaffolding are visible, extending from the right foreground to the left background. Through the structure, mountains and what appears to be water can be seen in the distance.; The high trestle was completed in 1888; it as 1700 feet long, and 85 feet high. It was part of the Cuyamaca Water Company. Flume.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6300
title: Exterior view of an "ancient" adobe chapel in Tiajuana, ca.1887-1903

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an "ancient" adobe chapel in Tiajuana, ca.1887-1903. A squat, one-story building identified as "Tia Juana Church" is pictured at center, its walls made of rought adobe brick, with the right side of the building jacketed in wooden clapboard. A bell is pictured on the hill in the right foreground, while mountains can be seen beyond the cross on the roof's lefthand side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8146
title: Birdseye view of Palm Springs, January, 1921

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Palm Springs, January, 1921. The budding town is in the foreground at center and consists of several small wooden houses grouped loosely around three tree-lined streets. The foreground at right is especially densely covered with trees. The desert beyond the town in the background is covered with low brush, and a tall mountain range overlooks the desert and town in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20930
title: Tent next to a stand of Redwoods in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a tent next to a stand of Redwoods in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900. Multiple Redwood tree trunks can be seen at center emerging from the same large base. What appears to be a wooden stand can be seen to the left of the base, while a cloth tent is visible at right. Other trees and foliage are visible in the background, while fallen leaves can be seen on the dirt in the foreground. Photoprint reads: "Sempervirens".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20928
title: Two men in rain coats standing on the bases of Redwood trees in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two men in rain coats standing on the bases of Redwood trees in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900. Multiple tree branches extend from the same Redwood tree base at center. A man wearing a long jacket, hat, and bowtie can be seen standing on top of the base to the left of center, while a second man can be seen standing in front of the base at center. Smaller trees, leaves, and foliage can be seen in the background, while dirt is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14923
title: Horse-drawn wagon driving through a tunnel in a Wawona Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1902

description: Photograph of horse-drawn wagon driving through a tunnel in a Wawona Big Tree (27 feet in diameter) in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1902. Two people are sitting in the wagon pulled by 4 horses. Another man is standing on the ground at right. Two other men are standing partway up the tree on either side of the tunnel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20927
title: Man with an ax standing on the base of a Redwood tree in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man with an ax standing on the base of a Redwood tree in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900. A man wearing overalls and a hat can be seen standing above ground on an indentation on the side of a Redwood trunk. He is visible holding an axe in his extended right hand, while a sign reading "Young Men's Christian Association Group" can be seen on the tree to the left of the man. Multiple trunks extend from the same tree base, while foliage is visible in the background. Two wooden planks can be seen in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20929
title: Redwood stump amidst younger Redwoods in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a Redwood stump amidst younger Redwoods in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900. A large Redwood stump is visible at center surrounded by smaller Redwood trees. The trees and branches can be seen into the background, while a dirt slope can be seen in the foreground descending towards the stump. Many stones can be seen in the right foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14088
title: Automobile by a small crater and Redwood trees in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an automobile by a small crater and Redwood trees in Henry Cowell Park, ca.1900. An automobile can be seen from above obscured by three thin, tall tree trunks. The trees are visible behind a small crater in the dirt. A man wearing a long coat, tie, and cap can be seen standing in front of a Redwood tree in the left foreground, while a second tree is visible in the right foreground. A few tents and small trees can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14087
title: Redwood trees at Big Basin State Park, showing two men and a sign for the Redwood Inn at bottom

description: Photograph of Redwood trees at Big Basin State Park, showing two men near a sign for the Redwood Inn, 1930-1940. Multiple Redwood trees are visible at center growing in a clump next to one another. A sign reading, "Redwood Inn" is affixed to the trunk of a tree at center, while two other signs can be seen below the first sign. A man wearing a suit and hat can be seen leaning against the left side of the tree, while a second man is visible leaning against the front of another tree at left. Four wooden posts can be seen emerging from the ground in a line at right, while one-story buildings are visible obscured by the Redwoods. A dirt road is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19914
title: Car passing through a rift in a huge tree at Big Basin Redwood State Park, ca.1935

description: Photograph of a car passing through a rift in a huge tree at Big Basin Redwood State Park, ca.1935. The early-model automobile is at center and is facing to the right. It is sticking out about three-fourths of the way from a large triangular hole in the trunk of the tree, which towers above the car at center. Two men in suits and caps are standing near the car and are looking towards the camera. There are many other massive redwood trees visible in the forest around the car and the men.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19915
title: Man standing next to an automobile below Redwood trees in Big Basin Grove, 1930-1940

description: Photograph of a man standing next to an automobile below Redwood trees in Big Basin Grove, 1930-1940. A man wearing a suit, tie, and hat can be seen leaning against the left side of an automobile at center. The automobile is visible from the front, while the trunks of at least four large Redwood trees can be seen behind the automobile. Smaller trees, branches, and leaves are visible behind the Redwoods.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13854
title: Portrait of a Yuma Indian woman, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a Yuma Indian woman, ca.1900. The woman is shown from her upper torso to her head and is looking slightly to the left with her body turned to the right. She is bare-chested and is wearing a beaded collar with a beaded decoration down the middle of her chest. She has neatly combed straight dark hair with thick bangs and a heavy, round face.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17762
title: Portrait of a Pima woman, ca.1884

description: Photographic portrait of a Pima woman, ca.1884. The woman is shown from her upper torso to her head and is looking at the camera with her body turned to the left. She is bare-chested, and the only thing she is wearing is a pair of large earrings. She has long, straight, dark hair parted at center. A typed caption at the bottom of the image reads "Compliments of the Season".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2741
title: Portrait of an Apache warrior holding a Winchester rifle, ca.1884

description: Photographic portrait of an Apache warrior holding a Winchester rifle, ca.1884. The man is shown from his upper thighs to his head and is looking to the left with his body facing forward. He is holding his gun across his body near his waist. He is wearing dark pants, a dark vest, a light shirt, and a dark bandanna on his head. He has dark, shoulder-length, straight hair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13324
title: Portrait of an Apache Indian warrior aiming a gun, ca.1884

description: Photographic portrait of an Apache Indian warrior aiming a gun, ca.1884. The man is kneeling at center and aiming his Winchester rifle to the left. He is wearing a tunic with vertical stripes, a pair of light-colored pants, tall leather moccasins, and has a bandanna around his head. He has long dark hair that disappears behind his shoulders. There is a Colt revolver leaning on his knee at right, and the ground on which he is kneeling is covered in dry brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14924
title: Wawona Meadows, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930

description: Photograph of Wawona stage coach driving along (at left) the side Wawona Meadows, Yosemite National Park, 1900-1930. A split rail fence separates the dirt road from the pasture. In the distance are visible a large wooden building, and a few other smaller wooden buildings. Mountains are visible beyond.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19916
title: Portrait of five Apache warriors, ca.1884

description: Photographic portrait of five Apache warriors, ca.1884. The five men are standing in a line and are shown full length. The man at extreme right is wearing dark jeans, a dark shirt, a dark hat, and light leather boots. The second man from the right is wearing jeans, a light shirt, dark boots, and has a light bandanna around his neck. He has dark hair. The man at center is wearing dark jeans, a matching vest and jacket, and a dark hat, as well as dark boots. The man second from the left is wearing jeans, a dark vest over a light shirt, a light bandanna, and a straw hat, as well as dark boots. The man at extreme left is wearing a large dark jacket, light baggy pants, tall light boots, and a dark hat.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2761
title: Exterior view of an Apache Indian home in Arizona with five Indians sitting outside, ca.1884

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an Apache Indian home in Arizona with five Indians sitting outside, ca.1884. The hut is at center and is made from dried grass and branches bent into a dome shape. There is a small grove of trees next to the hut at right. Four adult Apaches are seated on the ground at right, and a baby is seated on the lap of the woman second from the left. All of the adults have long hair and baggy clothing. The two members on the inside of the group are wearing dark clothes, while those on the outside of the group are wearing light clothes. The camp is littered with empty baskets in the foreground, and a large pile of blankets is at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17766
title: View of a stack of Pima Indian pottery, ca.1884

description: Photograph of a view of a stack of Pima Indian pottery, ca.1884. Around twenty pots are stacked in a pyramidal formation at center. Four of the pots are shaped like people with smaller pots on their heads. All of the pots are dark in color, and have small flared openings on top. They are resting on a low platform covered with a patterned rug. The wall behind them is decorated with the image of a palm tree at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17765
title: Arrangement of Pima Indian baskets and pottery, ca.1884

description: Photograph of an arrangement of Pima Indian baskets and pottery, ca.1884. There are seven baskets and around fifteen pots and bowls arranged in front of and on top of a platform covered with a floral print rug. Three of the baskets are tilted forward, creating large circles. Two of the pots near the bottom of the formation are shaped like women. The other pots all have small flared openings on top and are dark in color. The baskets have a rectangular pattern woven into them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13775
title: Portrait of a Mojave Indian sitting near an adobe wall, ca.1885

description: Photographic portrait of a Mojave Indian sitting near an adobe wall, ca.1885. The man is seated on a stone wall at center and is shown full length with his legs crossed in front of him and his hands in his lap. He is facing straight ahead. He is wearing a small dark jacket, dark pants, and a light shirt. He has long dark hair that reaches nearly to his waist. In addition to the rocks on which he is sitting, there are more rocks behind him on a hill, and an adobe wall is visible at right. There is a wooden building on a stone foundation up the hill to the left. Photoprint reads: "Early method of hair dress(?)".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17764
title: Two Pima Indian pottery makers on their way to market, ca.1892

description: Photograph of two Pima Indian pottery makers on their way to market, ca.1892. The two women are at center and are looking directly at the camera. The woman on the left is kneeling on the ground and is holding a large basket full of pots on her shoulders. She has a cane in her hand at right. She is wearing a light shirt and dress with dark spots. The woman at right is standing and holding a baby in front of her. She also has a large basket full of pots on her back. She is wearing a dark patterned dress and her child is wearing a light hooded outfit. The Indians are indoors, and the wall behind them is painted with images of plants and palm trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13825
title: A portrait of Dona Maria Soto de Vijar, showing a young girl standing to her side, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a portrait of Dona Maria Soto de Vijar, showing a young girl standing to her side, [s.d.]. Dona Maria is sitting in the left while wearing a polka dotted dress and a jacket on her shoulders; a hat with ribbons is visible on her lap. To her immediate left, a young girl is standing while leaning her hand on Dona Maria's shoulder. The girl is wearing a floral dress with what appears to be a shawl on top; a book is noticeable in her left hand. Photoprint reads: "Dona Maria Soto de Vijar, wife of Don Fernando Vijar of Ranch San Jose near Pomona".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2757
title: Portrait of Apache Indian Ne-tech-i-ta sitting on stool, Arizona, 1884

description: Photographic portrait of Apache Indian Ne-tech-i-ta sitting on stool, Arizona, 1884. The man is shown in full length looking straight ahead with his body turned slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark serape, light baggy pants, and tall leather moccasins. He has a headdress with two long feathers forming a V-shape behind his head. The stool on which he is sitting is covered with a woven blanket, and there is a tall bush behind him at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13674
title: Portrait of Mary C. Gower, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Mary C. Gower, a Hollywood Pioneer and wife of John T. Gower, [s.d.]. An elderly woman with white hair and eyebrows stares towards the foreground. She is clad in a dark shawl with lace trim over her dress. Her eyes are sharp, and she smiles thinly.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13926
title: Mission San Diego Alcala, Asistencia Santa Ysabel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mission San Diego Alcala, Asistencia Santa Ysabel, ca.1900. A plain three story building stands behind a fence at left. A dilapidated mission building stands to the right of center with its walls crumbling. Two more buildings that are made in the same style as the first are visible at right. Back of photoprint reads "Indian school at mission San Diego".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14925
title: About sixteen mounted soldiers of F Troop standing in front of "Grizzley Giant", a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1902

description: Photograph of distant view of about 16 mounted men -- soldiers of F Troop, 6th Cavalry, Kansas -- standing in front of the "Grizzley Giant" a huge Sequoia Gigantea Mariposa tree, one of the Big Trees in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1902. The tree has a circumference of 93 feet and a height of 285 feet.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14252
title: Dracena Palm trees on Adams Street, ca.1920

description: Photograph of Dracena Palm trees on Adams Street, ca.1920. Trees line the narrow street on either side at center. Bushes stand behind them on the left while various trees decorate the lawn at right. Houses can be seen in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19917
title: View of Broadway north from Fifth Street in Los Angeles(?), showing horse-drawn carriages and men on bicycles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of Broadway north from Fifth Street in Los Angeles(?), [s.d.]. The street is wide and unpaved, and several horse-drawn wagons are making their ways along the road. There is a bicyclist at center, and many pedestrians along the side of the road. There is a tall, three-story Victorian building with awnings on the bottom level at left, and several other tall buildings line both sides of the streets. There is a church with a large rectangular tower and tall spires at center in the distance. Legible signs include, from left to right, "5. C. A. Judd. 405 Carpets [?]atting Linoleum", and "Chamb[er] of Commer[ce]".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6283
title: Exterior view of a San Diego residence, possibly the Murtha (or Mertha Residence), ca.1890-1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a San Diego residence, possibly the Murtha (or Mertha Residence), ca.1890-1900. A two-story farm house is shown just to the left of center, people visible on its porch and in the adjacent yard. A windmill is pictured farther right, well inside the picket fence that runs along the left edge of the property. A second, post-and-rail fence, can be seen to the left. The La Jolla Railroad later laid tracks in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12823
title: Foundation of the "Big Bertha" gun that shelled Paris in World War I, 1914-1918

description: Photograph of the foundation of the "Big Bertha" gun that shelled Paris in World War I, 1914-1918. A man sits at center, alongside the rim of the gun's foundation. The site is a wreck, with brambles and foliage surrounding the area. A thicket of trees lines the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19330
title: Portrait of President Lincoln and family, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a portrait of President Lincoln and family, [s.d.]. President Lincoln turns spectacle-lined eyes down towards an open book, while a woman and young boy sit at his right. The president is clad in a dark three-piece suit with a light-colored undergarment, and he sits in a wooden chair across the woman, who wears a dark dress. The boy stands between them in a suit and looks down at the book.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13714
title: Portrait of Andrew Jackson, ca.1861

description: Photograph of a portrait of Andrew Jackson, by Brady, in Washington D.C., ca.1861. An elderly gentleman raises his eyebrows and frowns slightly as he faces the left, set against a plain dark background. His hair is graying, short and wavy, and he wears a full dark suit, with a light-colored undergarment.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13626
title: Drawn(?) portrait of John C. Fremont, ca.1850

description: Photograph of a drawn(?) portrait of John C. Fremont, ca.1850. Fremont is seen sitting at a desk and is looking at the camera with his body turned to the right. One hand rests on the desk in front of him, while the other is holding his head. He is wearing a dark suit with a dark tie and a light collared shirt. He has neatly combed dark hair parted at center, and a dark beard and mustache encircle his head. The desk in front of him has several papers, a book, and a globe on top, and the chair behind him is upholstered.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13482
title: Portrait of Major General Benjamin C. Butler, Washington D.C., 1861

description: Photograph of a portrait of Major General Benjamin C. Butler, Washington D.C., 1861. A man in uniform faces left, holding a hat in his hand. He is balding and set against a plain background, while part of a table is seen at left, and a curtain at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4431
title: Detail from a panorama showing Union soldiers attacking Confederate earthworks, 1861-1865

description: Photograph of a detail from a panorama showing Union soldiers attacking Confederate earthworks, 1861-1865. Though this view is labeled as the "Battle of Gettysburg," it appears to be a fragment representing fighting around Atlanta, Georgia. Two sides meet and war with each other atop the pockmarked ground. Clad in a mix of uniforms and plain clothes, the men fight, some with fists and others with weaponry. A soldier leaps over a wooden wall boundary at right, and others stand behind another of these structures at center. A man stands beside two large barrels at left, with gun in hand. The battle extends into the distance, before a line of foliage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7101
title: Starboard view of the U.S.S. Connecticut, showing several boats alongside and other ships astern, 1908

description: Photograph of starboard view of the U.S.S. Connecticut, showing several boats alongside and other ships astern, 1908. At center, the large ship is visible moving along the ocean water with several launches seen alongside. Portholes are scattered along the massive hull of the ship, and a decorative emblem is seen along the very front of the hull. Along the deck, crowds of people can be seen standing near the guardrails of the ship. At the center of the ship, three large smokestacks are visible framed by two massive masts. Two flags adorn the tops of the masts, and wires extend to all parts of the ship. Similarly, a single flag is seen fluttering in the wind at the front of the ship. Beneath the mast on the right, large framed letters are arranged to spell the word:  "Connecticut". To the left of the vessel, several small launchers filled with men sit nearby. A single rod is seen extending from the ship and connecting to one of the small boats. In the far background to the left, two more identical ships can be seen. To the right, a small wall or coastline is visible.