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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11887
title: Boulder Canyon transmission towers in the high mesa west of Victorville, ca 1930

description: Photograph of the Boulder Canyon transmission towers in the high mesa west of Victorville, ca 1930. The silhouette of a tree is visible in the right foreground. The tree slants to the left with pointy leaves covering the branches and clusters of ball shaped objects hanging off of the ends. Transmission towers can be seen in the right background and extending into the distance to the left. The ground between the tree and the towers is covered in low grass and small shrubs. The outline of mountains can be seen behind the towers.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16579
title: Four Franciscan monks playing croquet at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904

description: Photograph of four Franciscan monks playing croquet at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904. They all wear habits. They are all intently focused on the three balls and two hoops at their feet as one of them prepares a shot. A pile of vegetation stands behind them. A cactus grows at left behind them. Part of a building is visible through the trees in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11888
title: Southern California Edison transmission lines, March 4, 1923

description: Photograph of Southern California Edison transmission lines, March 4, 1923. To the left of center, a transmission tower stands on a grassy field with three thick wires extending out of the top. The wires stretch through the sky into the right foreground and connect to another tower in the left background. An identical tower sits to the right. Transmission towers and connecting wires can be seen extending into the background as well as to the left and right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11890
title: Exterior view of a nuclear energy plant in the Santa Susana Mountains, ca.1950

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a nuclear energy plant in the Santa Susana Mountains, ca.1950. To the right, a large building with no visible windows sits among a cluster of smaller buildings. To the left, small rudimentary buildings with rectangular windows sit scattered about. A tangle of devices sits in the middle of the large building on the right and the smaller buildings on the left. A rocky hillside is visible behind the buildings while care can be seen parked in the left background.; Photoprint reads: "Electricity from Atomic Energy -- heat produced by the atomic energy reactor (in building at right) is used to gnerate electricity. The reactor is part of the sodium reactor experiment (SRE) being conducted by Atomics International, a division of North American Aviation, Incorporated for the Atomic Energy Commission to develop economical power from nuclear energy. Electricity is generated by an experimental power station installed adjacent to the reactor by the Southern California Edison Company (left). The project is located in the Santa Susana Mountains near Los Angeles".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11893
title: California Edison Company dam on Huntington Lake in Fresno, ca.1930

description: Photograph of California Edison Company dam on Huntington Lake in Fresno, ca.1930. The thick concrete walls of the dam start in the right foreground and extend into the center where they curve to the right in the background. The first half of the wall contains a walking platform with fences lining each side. The back half of the wall narrows out and one can see the gradation of steps along the right side of the wall. On the right side of the dam, a hillside can be seen slanting down while a tree covered mountain sits above it. TO the left of the dame, a body of water sits in front of mountains covered in coniferous trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11896
title: Exterior view of the San Francisquito Power Plant #1, 1927

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the San Francisquito Power Plant #1, 1927. A large stone building with long vertical windows sits in the center on top of a body of water. Window panes on the top and bottom of the long strips are turned open while wires can be seen extending out of the roof and into the top foreground. The bottom of the building contains semi-circular holes through which water seems to flow out of the building. The water in the foreground ripples in the sunlight while hills are visible to the left and right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11897
title: View of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, ca.1930. A line of water flows from the foreground to the background through the center of the image. Slanted walls of concrete sit on either side of the water while the left side contains overhanging bushes and the right side is barren. A mountain range covered in trees and snow can be seen in the background. The snow covered peaks appear brilliantly white against the cloudy sky.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11898
title: Seal Beach Electric Station, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Seal Beach Electric Station, ca.1900. A brick building with a tall lightly colored smoke stack sits in the center. The building has windows lined up on its face while a metal structure protrudes out of the building behind the smoke stack. Cars can be seen parked in front of the building while a short species of palm trees sit in two rows in the foreground. Houses are visible to the left and right of the brick building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11901
title: Interior view of the Southern California Edison Company water power plant on Kern River, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an interior view of the water power plant on Kern River, ca.1930. Two identical cylindrical machines sit in the center with one in the foreground and one in the background. The machines narrow as they grow taller so that the top is a small cylinder. To the right of the machines there are gauges attached to complicated pumps and pipes. A wheel attached to a post sits in front of each of the machines while the machine in the background has a man at the wheel. To the left, a man stands against the wall while light cascades into the room through long windows. In the background, the windows to offices are visible as are stairs and an open doorway.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11902
title: Exterior view of a water power plant on big creek, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a water power plant on big creek, ca.1930. To the left of center, a tall building stands at the bottom of a mountain with long windows covering its sides. Water pours out of two rectangular holes at the bottom of the building. The water flows into the creek in front of it. To the right, tall coniferous trees are visible in the foreground while a mountainside covered in trees can be seen behind the building on the left. The dome shaped peak of a mountain on the left contains no plant life.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11903
title: Exterior view of the Laguna Bell Substation, 1929

description: Photograph of the Laguna Bell Substation, 1929. A dark cloudy sky looms over a stone building to the left of center. The building sits alone among a field of grass and between rows of power devices.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11905
title: Diversion Dam of Southern California Edison Co., ca.1929

description: Photograph of Diversion Dam of Southern California Edison Co., ca.1929. To the left, water flows over a dam creating a flurry of white mist at the bottom. The water behind the dam is calm while the water in front rages forward. The dam is surrounded by hillsides covered in plant life. To the right, A dirt road runs along the side of the hill while a car drives forward. Telephone poles line the road while three wires can be seen extending into the sky in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16580
title: Six Franciscan monks look on as five others play croquet at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904

description: Photograph of six Franciscan monks looking on as five others play a game of croquet at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904. They all wear habits. Hoops and several balls are arrayed on the dirt playing field. The six are preparing vegetables in their laps, sitting on chairs in some thick ground cover vegetation. A long picket fence runs behind the group toward the mission visible in the background behind some trees at left. Mountains rise in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11906
title: Turbine generators in a water power plant of Southern California Edison Company, ca.1929

description: Photograph of turbine generators in a water power plant of Southern California Edison Company, ca.1929. A large cylindrical machine sits in the center with a conical shaped top. There are two levels of guard rails around the top while a device is attached to the left. To the right, a funnel extends out of the machine and into the wall. Two more identical machines sit behind the first one. Long rectangular windows on the right and in the back allow light to flow in.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11907
title: Transformer bank on the Long Beach Steam Station, ca.1929

description: Photograph of a transformer bank on the Long Beach Steam Station, ca.1929. Seven large metallic machines sit along a wall on the outside of a building. The three machines on the right have cylindrical objects on top of them while the four on the left have conical devices on top. A wire extends out of each device and connects with a wire above. The machines are composed of rounded bases with panes of metal attached to the exterior. A man can be seen standing on a platform in front of the machines to the left of center. A sidewalk lined with rows of neat rocks sits in front of the machines.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11908
title: Exterior of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953. A paved road is visible in the foreground with "xing" written in big white letters in the right foreground. A plain building stands behind the road with two trucks waiting in the loading position at the back of the building. A sign to the left of center reads, " Thermador Shipping & Receiving". A large door in the center is open while two similar doors are closed to the left and right. Back of photograph reads, "Shipping and receiving dock at back of building."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11909
title: Interior view of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953

description: Photograph of an interior view of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953. To the right, two legs of metal form a V on top of a rectangular base. Thick metal extends out of the base to form a support for a rod that is attached to a large wheel. There are two gears attached to the rod with metal links extending down and connecting to the base. A large ventilation funnel hangs atop this device. Piles of wood are to the left while large machines can be seen in the background. The machines look like a mess of wires and levers on the visible side. In the far background, a loading door is open on the left. Back of photograph reads, "6. Press Department."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11910
title: Interior view of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953

description: Photograph of an interior view of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953. To the right of center, a row of rectangular metallic objects stands on a concrete floor. The four identical rectangular boxes are numbered one through four with a sheets of paper covered in plastic hanging from the door handles. Each object has two handles attached to two doors. A pipe extends out of the top of each device and leads to the left.  To the left, a darkly colored pane sits against a wall with wires streaming out of various gauges. To the left, two short cylindrical objects sit on the floor. Back of photograph reads, "4. Oven room for varnish vacuum impregnation and backing."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11911
title: Interior of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953

description: Photograph of the interior of the Thermador Electrical Manufacturing Company, 1953. In the center, a lightly colored rectangular box sits on a tiled floor. The box has a door on the right side and seems to have a second thick door on the left. To the right, there is a tall metallic box with a long thick door and what seems to be a ventilation system on the bottom. A darkly colored device is attached to the right while a complicated piece of machinery sits to the left. The wall behind the objects is a barren brick wall. The back of the photo reads, "3. Environmental testing equipment in laboratory".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11912
title: Interior view of an electric plant, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the interior of an electric plant, ca.1930. A row of darkly colored semi-circular machines runs from the left foreground to the right background. The machines alternate in two different sizes. The larger machines have rounded edges and oval shaped hole running along the curve while the smaller objects have sharp edges with no holes. In the center foreground sits s rectangular hole in the floor. The hole is surrounded by a guard rail made of metallic poles. A rounded apparatus is visible inside the hole. Similar holes extend into the background while light cascades into the room through long rectangular windows on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11913
title: Two hydroelectric generators in Power House No. 2, located below the St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, ca.1926.

description: Photograph of two hydroelectric generators in Power House No. 2, ca.1926. Two similar cylindrical machines sit on a barren concrete floor in the center. The machine to the left sits in the foreground while the one to the right is in the background. The machines are darkly colored metallic structures with rectangular holes on the base and circular holes in the middle. A meter with three circular gages stands on a thick post in front of the machine while a complicated control device sits to the side. This device contains wheels, gages, and pumps that all stand on a rectangular base. Light shines in through long rectangular on two walls surrounding the machines.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11914
title: Power House No.2 as it appeared before the St. Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928, ca.1926

description: Photograph of Power House No.2 as it appeared before the St. Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928, ca.1926. A building with long rectangular windows sits at the bottom of a hillside with two pipes extending out of its rear and up the hill. A transmission tower stands in front of the right side of the building while lush trees can be seen surrounding the edifice. A darkly colored building that appears to be a house sits to the left between two trees. The land surrounding the buildings is sparsely covered in shrubbery.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11915
title: Power House No.2 as it looked before the St. Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928, ca.1926

description: Photograph of Power House No.2 as it looked before the St. Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928, ca.1926. A tall stone building sits in the center at the bottom of a hill. Long rectangular windows cover the façade while two pipes extend out of the back of the building and up the hillside. The hill is covered in small shrubs while the ground contains three large trees. A lightly colored picket fence runs in front of the building while a darkly colored car is visible to the left of the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16582
title: Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, California, 1904

description: Photograph of a group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, California, 1904. Two mission buildings are visible behind them -- a two-story wooden building (right) and the church (left). Trees and shrubs on the mission grounds are visible behind the group. They are sitting and standing in about four rows.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11916
title: Exterior of "Big Creek Power House" electric plant, August, 1927

description: Photograph of the exterior of "Big Creek Power House" electric plant, August, 1927. A tall lightly colored building sits in the center at the bottom of a hillside. The building has rectangular windows and arched entryways lining the bottom wall. Three pipes extend out of the back of the building and up the hillside. The left side of the hill is covered in bushes and trees while the right side is almost barren. To the right, wooden buildings stand above the rocky ground supported by intertwining planks of wood.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11917
title: Exterior of a Southern California Edison Company electric plant, August 1927

description: Photograph of the exterior of an electric plant, August 1927. A large stone building sits in the center with long rectangular windows on both visible sides. The front half of the building seems lighter than the back half to the left. The outline of the bricks are visible while transmission lines sit on top of the roof. To the left, a tall transmission tower can be seen behind the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11918
title: Electric transmission lines, November 1928

description: Photograph of electric transmission lines, November 1928. A transmission tower stands tall in the center with three wires extending in both directions. The tower is composed of a criss-crossing of metal on top of rocky land. A coniferous tree can be seen on the right while clear sky with a small smattering of thin clouds is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11919
title: Disturbance on an unidentified lake, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified lake, ca.1930. In the foreground, water flows out of an unseen force to the left of center. The water creates ripples of white as it jets out and into the relatively calm lake. Mountains stand behind the lake while what could be a concrete wall is visible to the left in the background. Photoprint reads, "Southern California Edison".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11920
title: View of an unidentified dam, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of an unidentified dam, ca.1930. To the right of center, the curved wall of a concrete dam sits between two jagged hillsides. At the bottom of the dam, a rectangular building comes out of the hillside and meets the water. The water in the foreground ripples with motion while a torrent of water seems to come out of a rectangular structure on the left. Transmission towers can be seen on top of the hillside.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11921
title: Electrical workmen erecting a power pole, ca.1950

description: Photograph of electrical workmen erecting a power pole, ca.1950. To the left of center, two men wearing denim jeans and hardhats hold onto a rope that extends into the sky and attaches to the top of a power pole. The power pole seems to be connected to the back of a truck on the right. The T-shaped pole reads, "High Voltage" on its top plank. To the right, a man can be seen in the drivers seat of the truck while another man walks behind the truck to the left of center. A second truck is visible on the dirt road in the background while trees and mountains can be seen underneath a cloudy sky.; Photoprint reads:  "Reliable electric service is provided communities by Southern California Edison Company through the use of expert personnel and modern equipment. Above, a heavy service crew erects a power pole."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11922
title: Edison Company electrical employees posing for a photo, ca.1950

description: Photograph of electrical employees posing for a photo, ca.1950. An elderly man wearing glasses and a bowtie sits to the left of center while looking at a paper that he holds in his left hand. The man on the right holds the top of the paper from the window of an automobile. With the driver door ajar the man in the car holds a radio with his right hand and the paper with his left hand. The side of the door is painted with an emblem that reads, "Southern California Edison 313". A table sits in front of the men with a  piece of paper that contain diagrams on top. A man to the left looks down at the table while he holds a radio in his hand.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11935
title: Movie production still of Indians in the film "The Big Trail", ca.1920

description: Photograph of a movie production still of Indians in the film "The Big Trail", ca.1920. People wearing feather headdresses squat in a large circle on the bottom half of the image. The people in the circle hold long narrow sticks with arrows attached to the ends while wearing native American style clothing with animal furs attached and what appears to be moccasins on their feet. To the right, a smaller group of people sit around a round table like object while wearing a variety of native American clothing for males and females. Behind the circles, horses and people fill the land while tepees sit in their midst with smoke streaming out of the top. In the background, a lush hill covered in trees is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11936
title: Exterior view of the national sound stages, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the national sound stages, ca.1925. Two darkly colored model-T style cars are parked facing each other, to the left of center. Two rows of buildings sit to the left of the cars. Men stand to the right on the street between the buildings. Most of the men stand in two clusters at the doorway of a building and around a billboard to the far right. Wooden planks can be seen encasing a building in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11946
title: Fisherman posing with his boat full of catch, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a fisherman posing with his boat full of catch, ca.1900. A man stands in the middle of a lightly colored fishing boat in the center. The sails of the boat are drawn in while the lines of the sail can be seen making the shape of a right triangle from the post on the right. The right side of the boat has a cabin with a small circular window while the left side is full of fish with their fins sticking up. In the foreground, two seagull heads can be seen to the left while three boats can be seen in the background. The boat to the left is a large steam boat  while the two boats on the right are smaller boats similar to the one in the center.; "This is a small, 28'-30', gaff rigged sloop with a small trunk cabin, ... with a deck load of fish. This craft shows no sign of fishing gear and appears to have been used as a packer taking the catch from the fishing craft to the fish buyer or processor. The two crafts in the right background are 60'-75' long, motor powered with no sailing rig.The steamer to the left has a deck load of lumber" -- Dave McFadden, the Digital Library patron.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16581
title: Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, 1904

description: Photograph of a group portrait of about thirty Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, 1904. Two mission buildings are visible behind them -- a two-story wooden building (right) and the church. Trees and shrubs on the mission grounds are visible behind the group. They are sitting and standing in about four rows.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11947
title: Fishing boat surrounded by gulls, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a fishing boat surrounded by gulls, ca.1930. A fishing boat towing a small rowboat moves through the water to the right of center. The boat creates a small wake while men stand in a cluster on the back end of the baot while the all seem to focus on a point in the center of the circle. Two masts can be seen by the cabin of the weathered boat. A swarm of seagulls surround the boat as the fly to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11948
title: Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, ca.1920

description: Photograph of the Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery, ca.1920. A person stands to the right along the edge of a body of still water in the foreground. The water reflects the surrounding trees while a large boulder sticks out of the water to the right of center. Smaller rocks are perfectly aligned with the edge of the water while more rocks create walls and trails on the land that lead to a house. The house sits to the left of center among trees. The house appears to be made of brick or stone with a tower at one end. To the right, a small stone cabin sits to the right while snow covered mountains are visible in the background.