cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2386
title: The "Ninty-nine" steps on the side of a palisade in Santa Monica, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a set of ninety-nine steps on the side of a palisade in Santa Monica, ca.1905. The wooden steps lead from a road on the top of the cliff down to a ramshackle restaurant on the beach at right. The steps are supported by large wooden posts and make two turns on their way down. The top of the cliff is lined with a low wooden fence, behind which are several trees and shrubs. The restaurant is a small wooden building with a covered porch at left. A line of utility poles crosses the sand from left to right, and the wires stretch across the stairs.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6615
title: View of the Santa Monica's Palisades cliffs looking north, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the Santa Monica's Palisades cliffs looking north, ca.1905. The cliffs are at left and are steep and rocky. Wispy grass has managed to grow up the side of the cliffs about a quarter of the way in several places, but aside from this, the cliff faces are bare. The tops of the cliffs are lined with a low wooden fence, and the sharp curves of the cliffs force the fence to form shapes that resemble alcoves. There are many trees along the top of the cliff in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6614
title: View of the beach and cliff north of Palisades in Santa Monica, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the beach and cliff north of Palisades in Santa Monica, ca.1905. The beach is at left and is a broad, sandy expanse. It is bordered by a two-lane highway, and running parallel to the road is a railroad. A line of short bushes separates the rails from the steep cliffs at right. The cliffs are very rocky, and their faces are mostly bare of vegetation. There are trees along the top of the cliff in the distance at right, and a large mountain juts into the water in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14910
title: Painting of Mission San Rafael Archangel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a painting of Mission San Rafael Archangel (founded 18 December 1817) by Father Serra, ca.1900. A small wooden frame bell tower standing in front of the mission has three bells in it. The mission church has a cross on the peak of the roof. A wooden picket fence proceeds from the church to the left behind which grave markers of the cemetery are visible. A longer portion of the building extends to the left which has a tiled roof (like the main church) and a long covered exterior corridor. A tree-covered hill is visible behind.; "This is a photo of an imaginative postcard of ...1902 presumably by Felix Adrian Raymond (1869-1937). The legend which is crossed out above you  '1151' is: '1491' -- Mission San Rafael Arcangel, founded 1817. San Rafael, California." -- Lucretia Little, 40 West Blithdale Circle, Mill Valley, California
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6621
title: View looking south from Palisades, including a Century plant, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view looking south from Palisades, including a Century plant, ca.1925. The thin stalks of the century plant are in the foreground, and the plant is growing near the top of a rocky cliff that runs along the ocean at right. The ocean itself is at left, and it is bordered by a beach that is covered in wooden buildings. Several cars are parked across the street from these buildings, and a railroad runs in front of the cars. A pier is visible in the distance, and among the things on the pier are a roller coaster and several buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6626
title: View of Santa Monica's Palisades Park, including the beach and century plants, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Monica's Palisades Park, including the beach and century plants, ca.1925. Four tall century plants are visible in the foreground. They have long, thin stalks with small bunches of flowers at the end. The palisades are behind them and are topped by palm trees and a low wooden fence. A steep path makes its way up the cliff. There are many buildings near the water t left, and a pier can be seen jutting out into the water.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6588
title: View of Santa Monica's Palisades Park, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Monica's Palisades Park, ca.1910. The palisades are at right, and are steep rocky cliffs. There is a variety of plants along the top of them, including cacti perched on a rocky outcropping at center and small flowers in the foreground. There is a low wooden fence around part of the cliff edge, and a narrow path makes its way up the cliff at right. The broad sandy expanse of the beach is at left, and there is a car parked on the sand near a road. There are mountains in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6625
title: View of the Pacific Ocean from Santa Monica's Palisades Park, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Pacific Ocean from Santa Monica's Palisades Park, ca.1900. At center, the stalks of four Century plants (Agave americana) jut upward from the edge of the cliff in the foreground. Below, the beach and ocean can be seen, blanketed by the sunlight.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6884
title: View of Oakland's Lake Merritt from Adam's Point, ca.1907

description: Photograph of a view of Oakland's Lake Merritt from Adam's Point, ca.1907. The calm water of the lake is at center, and a small sailboat is making its way across the lake at left. There is an island or peninsula at right, and several large houses look out over the water. The far side of the lake is visible in the distance at left, and it is also lined with large, square houses. The edge of the point from which the photograph was taken is visible in the foreground, and the ground is covered in long grass and short bushes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6521
title: Old fountain at Rancho La Merced in Montebello, [s.d.]

description: View of an old fountain at Rancho La Merced in Montebello, [s.d.]. The fountain is at center and is made of concrete and surrounded by stones. There are two tiers from which water can pour down into the bottom basin. There is a stone planter running around the circumference of the fountain, and it is full of small plants. The area around the fountain is taken up by large plants and trees, and a series of short round bushes is in the foreground. Photoprint reads: "Sanchez lost this rancho li [sic] Lucky Baldwin. Montebello -- old fountain of Rancho La Merced".; Nowadays, the Juan Matias Sanchez adobe's adress is 946 N Adobe Ave., Montebello, CA 90640.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2358
title: View of Santa Monica's Third Street from Broadway to Nevada, ca.1891

description: Photograph of a view of Santa Monica's Third Street from Broadway to Nevada Boulevard, ca.1891. The dirt street is lined with square buildings containing various shops and stores. Several horse-drawn wagons are lined up at right, and there are pedestrians at left. The Opera House and the Catholic Church are on the right side of the street, while the First Presbyterian Church is on the corner of Nevada. The First Presbyterian Church can also be seen at the corner of Nevada Boulevard.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Public Telephone", Stationery", "Grocer", "Bakery", "Boots Shoes", "Hardwa[re]", "Meat Market", and "Scollard".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2585
title: Exterior view of Juan Matias Sanchez's rancho, "Rancho La Merced", in Montebello, ca.1907

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Juan Matias Sanchez's rancho, "Rancho La Merced", in Montebello, ca.1907. The ranch house is a long, low structure with a covered porch held up by ivy-covered posts. There are two second-story windows protruding from the peaked roof. A large pepper tree stands in the yard in front of the house, and several more trees are visible behind it. In 1875, Sanchez pledged his land as security for a loan by Lucky Baldwin to the Temple and Workman Bank. With the bank's later failure, the ranch land was forfeited.; Nowadays, the Juan Matias Sanchez adobe's adress is 946 N Adobe Ave., Montebello, CA 90640.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2577
title: Exterior view of Rancho Merced, home of Juan Matias Sanchez, on Whittier Road in Montebello, ca.1907

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Rancho Merced, home of Juan Matias Sanchez, on Whittier Road in Montebello, ca.1907. The house is seen from the side and is a long clapboard building with a covered porch that wraps around the entire building. The roof is supported by a series of ivy-covered posts, and several second story windows and a pair of thin chimneys can be seen protruding from the arched roof. There are low flower bushes in the foreground, and several tall trees in the background.; Nowadays, the Juan Matias Sanchez adobe's adress is 946 N Adobe Ave., Montebello, CA 90640.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13415
title: Painted portrait depicting Juan Bautista de Anza, founder of San Francisco, 1774

description: Photograph of a painted portrait by Fray Orsi depicting Juan Bautista de Anza, founder of San Francisco, 1774. De Anza is mounted on a dark-colored horse and is facing to the left. He is wearing a cavalry uniform with a cape, tall boots, a saber, and a plumed hat. He has a thick beard and mustache. His horse is standing in ankle-high grass near the edge of a cliff overlooking a bay. De Anza was born in Mexico in about 1728 and died in Mexico on December 19, 1788.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10538
title: Large crowd of people sitting and watching the Fiesta de Los Angeles, 1896

description: Photograph of a large crowd of people sitting and watching the Fiesta de Los Angeles, 1896. The Queen of the Fiesta, Mrs. Mark B. Lewis, and her best man at her right, Thomas E. Gibbons are in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13420
title: Painted portrait depicting Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait depicting Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean, [s.d.]. Balboa is pictured from his waist to his head and is facing to the left and gesturing. He is wearing metal armor and a metal plumed helmet. Balboa has a dark mustache and goatee and a thin nose. He is holding a telescope in his hand at right, near his sword. There is a thick-trunked tree in the background. He died at the Isthmus of Panama in 1519.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13647
title: Painted portrait of Jose De Galves, Visitor General of the Kingdom and Marquis of Sonora (Toura?), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Jose De Galves, Visitor General of the Kingdom and Marquis of Sonora (Toura?), [s.d.]. De Galves is shown from his torso to his head and is looking toward the camera with his shoulders turned very slightly to the right. He has short, light hair that is curled near his ears. He is wearing a dress coat decorated with elaborate braiding, and he has a thick sash across his chest. De Galves was born in Valez, Malaga in 1725 and died in Madrid in 1787.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19817
title: Painted portrait of Hernando Cortes, conqueror of Mexico, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Hernando Cortes, conqueror of Mexico, [s.d.]. Cortes is shown from his waist to his head and is turned to the right. He is wearing ornately engraved armor. He has short dark hair swept back over his head and a thick dark beard and mustache. There is a plume behind him at left, and a curtain behind the feather. Cortes was born in Spain in 1485 and died December 2, 1547.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13414
title: Painted portrait of Juan Bautista de Anza, founder of San Francisco, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Juan Bautista de Anza, founder of San Francisco, [s.d.]. De Anza is shown from his upper torso to his head and is turned to the left. He is wearing a dark coat and a dark hat with a plume. He has a dark beard, and shoulder-length dark hair. De Anza was born in Mexico in about 1728 and died in Mexico on December 19, 1788.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19818
title: Painted portrait depicting Father Junipero Serra, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait depicting Father Junipero Serra, [s.d.]. Father Serra is pictured seated from his waist up and is turned to the left. He is wearing the dark robes of a Franciscan monk and is mostly bald, except for small tufts of hair around his head. Serra was born on the island of Mallorca on November 24, 1713, and died at Mission San Carlos de Monterey on August 28, 1784. This portrait is from a painting formerly in the College of San Fernando in the City of Mexico, painted in 1773. The picture generally circulated as Father Junipero Serra is the fanciful production of an artist in Mexico after the death of Junipero, the figure being one of a group (posed with their backs to the altar) representing Father Serra receiving the Holy Viaticum.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8522
title: Palo Alto tree and San Francisquito Creek, the site of Portola's camp from November 6-11, 1769, [s.d.]

description: Photograph from the book "The Beginnings of San Francisco" of the Palo Alto tree and San Francisquito Creek, the site of Portola's camp from November 6-11, 1769, [s.d.]. The tall evergreen tree is at center, surrounded by a host of smaller trees. The creek is at right, and is crossed by a metal trestle bridge. The bank on which the tree is growing is supported by a large brick wall. Palo Alto means "tall tree" in Spanish.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13829
title: Portrait of W. D. Vawter, a pioneer of Santa Monica and Pasadena, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of W. D. Vawter, a pioneer of Santa Monica and Pasadena, [s.d.]. Vawter is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the right. He can be seen wearing a dark jacket and a light-colored shirt. He has a long white beard that appears to be hanging too far down his face, and he is mostly bald. His eyes are wide open. He built the first streetcar line in Santa Monica, connecting with the Soldier's Home.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19819
title: Portrait of Mrs. Charlotte R. Vawter, wife of Mr. Vawter, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Mrs. Charlotte R. Vawter, wife of Mr. Vawter, [s.d.]. Mrs. Vawter can be seen from her shoulders to her head and is looking slightly to the left. She is visible wearing a dark dress with a light lace decoration around the collar. She has short dark hair parted in the middle and a stern expression on her face.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19319
title: Painted portrait of Augustin Machado, part owner of the Rancho La Ballona, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Augustin Machado, part owner of the Rancho La Ballona, [s.d.]. Mr. Machado is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark suit, dark vest, dark tie, and light shirt. He has neatly combed dark hair that is long enough to hide his ears, and a well-trimmed beard and mustache. The other owners of his ranch were his brother Ygnacio and Felipe and Thomas Talamantes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19820
title: Portrait of Thomas A. Sanchez, sheriff of Los Angeles County from 1859-1867 and owner of Rancho La Cienega, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Thomas A. Sanchez, sheriff of Los Angeles County from 1859-1867 and owner of Rancho La Cienega, [s.d.]. Sanchez is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark jacket and has a dark beard that blends in with it. He also has wavy dark hair and thick eyebrows. He built the Sanchez home in north Glendale. He was born in Los Angeles and died on June 24, 1882. His wife bore nineteen sons and two daughters.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14911
title: Upper and lower Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of upper and lower Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park. There are 4 people on horseback in the forest near some large rocks and fallen trees below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17743
title: Cliff view of the Hopi village at Walpai (Walapai), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a cliff view of the Hopi village at Walpai (Walapai), [s.d.]. The pueblo is situated on a tall rocky mesa overlooking the desert below. It is a composite of many rectangular sections attached together, and it has the appearance of a castle. There is a steep set of stairs cut into the cliff at center leading up to the pueblo. Picture file card reads "J.Schmeding, 2343 Scarff Street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17742
title: Exterior view of the collective Hopi pueblo of Walpai, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the collective Hopi pueblo of Walpai, [s.d.]. The adobe pueblo is a multi-layered building made up of many small rectangular sections. There are small square windows and open doorways cut into many of these sections, and the different layers are connected by ladders or stairs. The pueblo is built on a rocky cliff, and some of the large rocks are visible at left. Picture file card reads "J. Smeding".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13365
title: Exterior view of the collective Hopi Pueblo of Walpai, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hopi Pueblo of Walpai, ca.1900. The single building is the last house at the southeast point and consists of two stories. The walls are made of adobe and are enforced with stone in several key areas, including the base of certain walls. There are small rectangular windows cut into the adobe walls, and a single doorway with a wooden door is at center. There is a set of steps at right, and what appears to be a ladder directly above these. Picture file card reads "J. Schmeding".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17745
title: Site of the Snake Dance at the Hopi Pueblo of Walpai, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the site of the Snake Dance at the Hopi Pueblo of Walpai (Walapai), [s.d.]. The pueblo is at left and consists of several attached adobe rooms. There is an arch-shaped hole serving as a passageway through a wall at center. There are two long wooden poles reaching into the sky at right, and a pair of donkeys is tied behind them. The tops of several ladders used to traverse the different levels can be seen all around the pueblo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17744
title: View of the Hopi pueblo of Tewa, from the Zuni tribe, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the Hopi pueblo of Tewa, from the Zuni tribe, [s.d.]. The pueblo rests on a long line of square rocks that forms a jetty into the barren desert. There is a single rectangular adobe building with a single square window cut into its walls. In the distance at right is a gently sloping but very tall mountain, and there is a pile of boulders in the foreground at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19824
title: Portrait of General Winfield Scott Hancock, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of General Winfield Scott Hancock, [s.d.]. General Hancock is shown standing from his knees to his head and is turned to the right. His right hand can be seen stuck in his coat Napoleon-style. He is wearing a long, double-breasted military jacket with a single-starred shoulder insignia indicating the rank of brigadier general. He has short dark hair parted at left and a dark goatee and mustache. Hancock served in the Union Army during the Civil War, distinguished himself at Gettysburg, and ran unsuccessfully for president in 1880.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19829
title: Portrait of General Albert Sydney Johnston, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of General Albert Sydney Johnston, [s.d.]. Johnston is shown full length and is standing while resting his arm on a podium at right. He is slightly facing to the right. He is visible wearing a civilian suit consisting of a dark jacket, dark pants, dark vest and light shirt. He has dark hair that is thinning on top but is otherwise long enough to cover his ears. He has a dark moustache, and is standing in a room full of marble podiums and platforms. Considered one of the best generals in America, Johnston served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Shiloh.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19245
title: Portrait of Louis Rubidoux in Riverside, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Louis Rubidoux in Riverside, [s.d.]. Rubidoux is shown from his knees to his head and is seated with one hand on his lap and the other on the arm rest of his chair. He is wearing a suit consisting of a dark jacket, dark tie, dark vest, dark pants, and a light shirt. He has dark hair that is neatly combed and curled around his ears. Mount Rubidoux in Riverside is named for Louis Rubidoux, who settled in the area in 1844.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19830
title: Drawing depicting a view of Sutter's Mill at Coloma, where James Marshall discovered gold in 1848, June 19, 1898

description: Photograph of a drawing depicting a view of Sutter's Mill at Coloma, where James Marshall discovered gold in 1848, June 19, 1898. The mill is at center and consists of a small log building near the top of a waterfall. There is another log building at right and an American flag is raised on a pole behind it. The surrounding area is full of tall pine trees, and several small groups of men are scattered throughout, some near the river, and others in the foreground at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13599
title: Portrait of Myer Elsamer, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Myer Elsamer, [s.d.]. Mr. Elsamer is shown from his upper torso to his head and is looking at the camera with his body turned slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark pinstriped suit, matching vest, dark tie, and light collared shirt. He is mostly bald and his remaining hair is white. He has a graying mustache.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14912
title: Senor Cavantes, Mexican leather worker, in his shop, ca.1905

description: Photograph of Senor Cavantes, Mexican leather worker, in his shop, ca.1905. He is surrounded by leather goods including: mats, bags, belts, and books. Several sombreros are also on the counter behind him. He is wearing a suit and tie.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19227
title: Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Prager, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Mrs. Samuel Prager, [s.d.]. Mrs. Prager is shown full length and is standing and looking straight ahead while her hands rest on the back of a sofa at left. She is wearing a long dark dress with dark lines around the bottom of it. He dark hair is pulled back and tied behind her head. The sofa on which she is leaning is nicely upholstered and has fringe around the bottom edge. The floor in the room is tiled, and there are several large cylindrical columns supporting the ceiling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19228
title: Portrait of Sam Prager, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Sam Prager, [s.d.]. Mr. Prager is pictured full length and is standing and leaning on a podium at right. He is visible wearing a dark suit with a dark vest, a dark tie, and a dark shirt. The chain of a watch can be seen under his jacket. He has wavy dark hair and a goatee on the bottom half of his chin. He is leaning on a rectangular marble podium, and there is a large curtain with two big tassels behind him at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13727
title: Portrait of Fannie Kalesher Livingston, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Fannie Kalesher Livingston, [s.d.]. Ms. Livinston is shown from her upper torso to her head and is looking straight ahead with her shoulders turned to the left. She is wearing a dark blouse with a pearl necklace and a pair of round pince nez glasses. She has short, curly, light hair that barely reaches past her ears. She is in front of a background with mottled colors.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4840
title: Ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone for the Temple B'Nai B'Rith at Wilshire Boulevard, March 10, 1929

description: Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone for the Temple B'Nai B'Rith at Wilshire Boulevard, March 10, 1929. A large group of people is gathered in front of a large concrete building at center. Most of the men are wearing trench coats and hats, and all are wearing ties. The women are wearing long coats and hats. A man at left is holding the cornerstone in his hand and is showing it to the camera.