cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2947
title: View looking east on Pasadena Avenue in Highland Park, ca.1894-1986

description: Photograph of a view looking east on Pasadena Avenue (formerly North Figueroa Street) in Highland Park, ca.1894-1986. Principally rural with agricultural plots and orchards to the left, and suburban with many dwellings among trees to the right. The railroad track swings across the foreground and to the left. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30587
title: View of a man and a woman having lunch on their combination house and cargo boat in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man and a woman having lunch on their combination house and cargo boat in China, ca.1900. A flat skiff is shown docked at center, with a stack of lumber behind it. At the center of the bow, the man and woman are serving themselves from a wok into their individual bowls. An earlier record reads "Rice and fish. The principal food of China lends itself to the easy life on the house boat".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30588
title: Chinese barber shaving a customer, China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a Chinese barber shaving a customer, China, ca.1900. The barber is pictured standing to the right, holding his customer by the joint of the shoulder and neck. The customer sits on a small bench, while to the right, a stand that holds a metal basin and other accoutrements can be seen and appears to be portable. The corner of the building is visible in the lefthand foreground, along with the handle of a shovel. The background consists of a cleared lot. Tall buildings can be seen beyond the lot. An earlier record reads "The Chinese barber sets up his shop at any place he find[s] a customer".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30589
title: Group of nurse-maids and their charges in a park in Hong Kong, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a group of nurse-maids and their charges in a park in Hong Kong, ca.1900. A crowd of baby strollers (perambulators) are pictured on a park path at center, where the nurses are congregating. Some of the children are older, and toddle around the area, while to the left, a man in what appears to be a police uniform stands looking towards the viewer. Victorian-style buildings can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30590
title: Portrait of a nurse-maid in a park in Hong Kong, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a nurse-maid in a park in Hong Kong, ca.1900. The nurse is pictured at center in a lightly-colored tunic, sitting on a squat, three-legged stool. A baby-stroller (perambulator) can be seen behind her to the right, along with what appears to be another nurse-maid. Victorian-style tenement buildings are visible in the background, and other people can be seen peripherally.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30591
title: Portrait of a store clerk on the sidewalk in China, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a store clerk on the sidewalk in China, ca.1900. The clerk stands at the center of the image, wearing a tattered shirt, a cap and an apron, clasping his hands in front of him at his waist. In the background two other men can be seen with their backs to the viewer, while to the right hanging boots can be seen through a shop window along with the faint outline of a worker inside. To the left, an outdoor counter can be seen stacked with small, identical boxes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30592
title: Family moving all their possessions in a river skiff in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a family moving all their possessions in a river skiff in China, ca.1900. A small flat-boat is pictured on the water at center, just to the left of the landing. Four individuals can be seen on the periphery of the mound of property that has been heaped down into the center of the water craft and secured to the boat with an overturned basket and rope.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30593
title: Birdseye view of the waterfront in Shanghai, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the waterfront in Shanghai, ca.1900. Large, floating docks are shown to the left, with small skiffs anchored to their side. These docks are connected to the landing at right by side-railed gang-planks. Goods are stacked on the landing in the foreground, while large, siloh- and warehouse-style buildings are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30594
title: Sailing boat anchored at a harbor in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a sailing boat anchored at a harbor in China, ca.1900. The ship is shown in profile at center, with the silhouettes of its crew visible on deck. Below, smaller crafts dock at its sides. The harbor can be seen as a thin strip of indistinct land along the horizon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30595
title: Water chestnut vendor on the curbside in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a water chestnut vendor on the curbside in China, ca.1900. The stand is laid-out with the water chestnuts displayed in along a table in various baskets and bowls. An older man sits in a bamboo chair to the left of them, his hands in his lap. A second man can be seen to the right, deeper down the table, and partially in an alley. A large door, possibly made of ebony, is partially visible to the far left, while a bamboo building can be seen to the far right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5995
title: Pasadena panoramic view looking northeast from Raymond Hill, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Pasadena looking northeast from Raymond Hill, ca.1898. Railroad tracks curve across the image in the foreground. Most of the land in the foreground is undeveloped. Clouds are seen low over the mountains.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30597
title: Masons on scaffolding laying brick in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of masons on scaffolding laying brick in China, ca.1900. Two men are shown laying the brick at center on a tall wall, at least two stories up. In the right foreground, a small child appears to be using baskets attached to cord to draw up loads of bricks, which sit prepared on a length of board that runs the width of the image, stacked three high. A building's windows can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30598
title: Dock workers unloading rice from a skiff in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of dock workers unloading rice from a skiff in China, ca.1900. A man is pictured at center, crossing the narrow beam between the skiff and the dock, a large basket of rice burdening his shoulder. In the background, the rest of the crew can be seen on the skiff preparing for similar loads. Buildings can be seen farther back.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30599
title: View of water front houses in Hong Kong (Tea Houses in Shanghai?), China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of water front houses in Hong Kong (Tea Houses in Shanghai?), China, ca.1900. Two-story pagoda-style houses are shown across the width of the image. At their base, pedestrians can be seen lingering near the gaurd-rails that extend with the pier over the still water beneath.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30600
title: View along a still canal, littered with anchored skiffs in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view along a still canal, littered with anchored skiffs in China, ca.1900. Narrow, slipper-shaped boats are shown anchored along the left side of the tight channel, with houses visible to the left and trees to the right. In the foreground, a flock of ducks can be seen swimming down the canal.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30601
title: Three farmers harvesting rice in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of three farmers harvesting rice in China, ca.1900. Two men and a young boy are shown dressed in tunics and short pants, the center man with an apron wrapped around his waist. The boy stands with his hands behind his back to the left, looking directly at the viewer. The old man at center holds a large, thick staff. To the right, a younger man holds the reigns of a musk-ox. The rice field is visible behind them, extending to the horizon
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30602
title: Two men on a skiff in the Shanghai harbor, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two men on a skiff in the Shanghai harbor, ca.1900. The man to the left stands in the aft of the slipper-shaped boat, propelling it by way of a long pole dropped into the water. To the right, the second man stands on the bow, his hand extended in front of him, slightly. In the background, a much larger ship (possibly coal-burning) can be seen to the right, and the rest of the harbor is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30603
title: Portrait of a rice farmer standing in the field with his rake, China, ca.1900

description: Photographic portrait of a rice farmer standing in the field with his rake, China, ca.1900. A short, slim man can be seen at center dressed in a tunic and chinos. He holds his large, flat-tipped rake to the left. The soil is clumped and clotted beneath him and is run into furrows. Trees are visible in the background. A previous record reads: "Rice has been planted in flooded land and now the plants have grown and the soil is dry enough for the farmers to cultivate around each plant".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30604
title: Old woman standing outside the entrance to an ancient house in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an old woman standing outside the entrance to an ancient house in China, ca.1900. A chinese woman in an apron and quilted coat stands to the right of center, holding a cane in her right hand. Behind her, several children can be seen standing beneath the awning of the imposing one-story house in the background, whose tiled roof boasts three tiers over the wide, wooden door at center that appears to be the entrance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30605
title: "Small" coastal junk loaded with timber at port in China, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a "small" coastal junk loaded with timber at port in China, ca.1900. A wide ship with numerous masts is pictured at center, other, smaller ships visible in the harbor behind it. Small water craft make their way to the junk's sides with lumber while shipmen work to clasp it to the already trepidant and bowing bundle on the side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6001
title: Pasadena panoramic view looking north from Raymond Hill, ca.1898

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Pasadena looking north from Raymond Hill, ca.1898. Railroad tracks curve across the landscape at left. A cluster of a few large houses are in the center of the image surrounded by open land. More houses amid trees are visible at left and further behind. Mountains appear in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9484
title: Three hikers at Pulpit Rock near the Grand Canyon Hotel in the Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of three hikers at Pulpit Rock near the Grand Canyon Hotel in the Grand Canyon. One of them is standing on Pulpit Rock. There is one large fir tree at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14255
title: View of the south front of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, ca.1884

description: Photograph of a view of the south front of Mission La Purisima Concepcion, ca.1884. Eighteen posts hold up the roof over the porch which extends the entire length of the building. A large tree is near the far end. An embankment is behind the mission.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14072
title: Sea line of the Salton Sea in the desert, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the sea line of the Salton Sea in the desert, ca.1930. Desert shrubs can be seen on flat land in front of rock-filled mountains in the background, while lightly colored dirt can be seen in the foreground. Photoprint reads: "Prehistoric".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6193
title: View of Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Raymond Avenue looking north, Pasadena, ca.1905. A streetcar is in the middle of the image. Houses are visible mostly on the right; but a few are on the left. The Green Hotel is in the distance. "View must have been taken from a point about at the intersection of Raymond & Colorado or possibly a little north of there." -- W. Herbert Allen, April 26, 1961
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8934
title: Exterior view of the Ranch Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Ranch Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, ca.1930. A one-story adobe home, one of the four owned by Juan Maria Marron, is pictured at center, behind a patch of what appears to by dying corn. The home itself is in a state of disrepair, the spackle coming away from the adobe brick, and the shingles of the hut-style roof missing in spots. A wooden awning extends just under the roof and over the porch, although it is missing a number of planks in its construction. A gently sloping hill is visible in the immediate background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6646
title: Arcadia Hotel and Bath House in Santa Monica, ca.1892-1898

description: Photograph of the Arcadia Hotel and Bath House in Santa Monica, ca.1892-1898. The beach is at low tide. To the far right, the ocean can be seen crashing against the shore. Groups of people play or walk in the surf at right. Others sunbathe on the sandy beach. To the far left, a large four-story wooden hotel can be seen. The hotel has a turret on its roof. Along the base of the hotel, a tented pavilion is visible on the beach. Legible signs include: "Arcadia Bath House", "Clam chowder". A wind vane is visible in the extreme background at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8932
title: Exterior view of the dilapidated adobe Rancho Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the dilapidated adobe Rancho Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, ca.1930. The long, run-down adobe rancher, one of the four homes of Sylvester Marron, is pictured at center, situated on a plot of arid, tilled earth. The home is separated into two parts, joined together in a 90-degree angle, the longer of which is pictured at right with what appears to be a wooden addition extending from the back. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7179
title: Ruins of the adobe ranch house and outbuilding of the Rancho Encinitas, Escondido, ca.1870-1900

description: Photograph of the ruins of the adobe ranch house and outbuilding of the Rancho Encinitas, Escondido, ca.1870-1900. The collapsing remains of several adobe structures are pictured at center, just behind what appears to be a small smoke tree. To the left, the entire roof has collapsed fully into the building below it, while the adjacent walls appear to have crumbled completely. Farther right, the roof shows signs of sag, but has not yet caved in. The building was the home of Don Andreas Ybarra.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8722
title: "The Indian", a statue by Putnam on Presidio Hill in San Diego, ca.1880

description: Photograph of the statue "The Indian" by Putnam on Presidio Hill in San Diego, ca.1880. A sculpture depicting a muscular Native American man leaning against a pillar of stone is pictured at center. In the background, a set of art-deco-style steps can be seen while trees and other plants can be seen in the background to the right. The plaque on the statue's pedestal reads "The Indian. By Arthur Putnam. Loaned San Diego Historical Society by E.W. Scripps Trust Estate. Robert P. Scripps, Trustee".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7186
title: Exterior view of the front of Rancho Las Flores, ca.1875

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the front of Rancho Las Flores, ca.1875. The long, one-story home can be seen at center with a covered front patio running across the length of the building. Bushes, trees, and cacti can be seen growing in front of the patio, while a hose is visible to the left of a sidewalk that runs from the center foreground to the home through the grass lawn. A bush is visible on the right side of the sidewalk, across from the hose. Treetops can be seen above the sloped roof of the building, while what appears to be a pipe can be seen extending from the top of the roof.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8931
title: Exterior view of Rancho Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, showing a dog in the foreground, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Rancho Agua Hedionda in Carlsbad, showing a dog in the foreground, ca.1930. The adobe rancho is shown from the front, It's porch in disrepair, with only a few pickets visible at center. Most of the spackle has come away from the walls, revealing the brick beneath, and several shingles are missing from the roof. The ground in front is arid and gravelly. This building was the home of Sylvester Marron in Mararon Canyon. A previous record reads "Oceanside to Vista -- Sylvester was the son of Juan Maria Marron, grantee of Agua Hedionda Rancho".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8954
title: Exterior view of the delapidated McKellar Stage Station, Del Mar, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the delapidated McKellar Stage Station, Del Mar, ca.1920. Two adobe buildings are shown, the frontmost of which has lost a wall, the roof sagging overhead. The second building is shown just behind and to the left, with no apparent damage visible. A tree stands in the right foreground, hanging its foliage overhead.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21343
title: Ruins of Las Flores Chapel at the Mission San Pedro (San Luis Rey de Francia?), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the ruins of Las Flores Chapel at the Mission San Pedro, [s.d.]. Several pieces of the mission ruins stand in the background, while the foreground is bare save for patches of grass. The lines from utility poles can be seen in the distance, at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19640
title: Exterior view of the Lopez adobe in Old Town, San Diego, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Lopez adobe in Old Town, San Diego, [s.d.]. The long, one-story adobe is pictured at center, the saplings in its front garden obscuring most of the porch. At center, a small palm tree stands, in front of which is an illegible plaque mounted on a post. Seven doors appear to be spaced along the front of the adobe at regular intervals.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8918
title: Exterior view of the Jose Lopez adobe in Old Town, San Diego, ca.1934

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Jose Lopez adobe in Old Town, San Diego, ca.1934. The one-story adobe rancher is shown at an angle, slanting off towards the left distance. Bushes and saplings line the front porch, obscuring much of it, although the steps can be seen just to the right of center. Farther right, a small, shack-like annex is visible, possibly made partially of wood and in apparent disrepair. Two illegible plaques are mounted on posts to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7793
title: Exterior view of the house of John C. (G?) Stewart, ca.1880

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the house of John C. (G?) Stewart, ca.1880. The one-story rancher is shown at center, an adobe enclosed in wood sheathing. Several illegible plaques are visible mounted on posts in the foreground right of center, just in front of the short fence that surrounds the property. The door to the home is pictured to the left, flanked by tall windows to either side. Stewart was the shipmate to Richard Hentry Dana, the American lawyer and writer, anti-slavery activist and expert of maritime law.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6485
title: Redondo Beach view from wharf, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Redondo Beach from the wharf (not visible), ca.1903. The ocean is in the foreground. Many people are on the beach. Three railroad cars are sitting on the tracks which run parallel to the beach. Most of the buildings along the beach are commercial; while those further back are residential. Legible signs include: "The Casino, restaurant", ..."lager, beer", ..."Bakery", "W.A. Field, 1871".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8903
title: Exterior view of the Machado House, "Casa de la Bandera", in San Diego, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Machado House, "Casa de la Bandera", in San Diego, ca.1920. The squat, one-story building is shown at right, just off from a paved road which runs in the foreground. A door is shown to the right, with a plaque or picture of some sort to its left. A second entrance way can be seen at left, considerably wider than the door at the right. Each of the low-slung windows is equipped with a wooden planter's box. A utility pole is visible in the left background, along with treetops.; "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-m8911
title: Exterior view of the Bandini House in Old Town, San Diego, shown from a distance, ca.1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Bandini House in Old Town, San Diego, shown from a distance, ca.1920. An agave plant and cacti are shown in the foreground, behind a line of stones and just in front of a narrow paved path that cuts from left to right. In the distance, beyond various landscaping and trees, the two-story Bandini home can be seen, a porch and awning surrounding its upper story.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8910
title: Milestone on the premises of the Bandini House, marking the "End of the Kearny Trail", San Diego, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a milestone on the premises of the Bandini House, marking the "End of the Kearny Trail", San Diego, ca.1920. The milestone is pictured at center, a plaque embedded into a large block of rough-hewn stone. In the background, behind assorted foliage, the second story of the Bandini house is visible. The plaque reads: "The end of the Kearney Trail. December 12, 1846. Marked by San Diego Chapter, Daughter of the American Revolution, 1920".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8909
title: Exterior view of the Cota Adobe showing signs of disrepair in Old Town, San Diego, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Cota Adobe showing signs of disrepair in Old Town, San Diego, ca.1925. The one-story rancher is shown at center, much of the spackle having eroded away from the now-evident adobe brick beneath. The door, and the two windows that flank it, appear to be boarded shut, and shingles on the roof are either missing, or appear to be loose. A slightly raised dirt path runs just in front of the house, while a wider dirt road is visible in foreground below.; Picture file card reads "Built by the Cotas, a descendent was Francisco (Chico) Cotas, last color bearer in the Mexican California Army in 1874, surrendered to Fremont at Cahuenga".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8255
title: View of the Louis Wolf Monument, possibly a burial vault, on a know overlooking Temecula Valley, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Louis Wolf Monument, possibly a burial vault, on a know overlooking Temecula Valley, ca.1900. A pell-mell fence is shown surrounding the monument, which is shown at center, built from what appear to be pieces of bed frames and scrap wood. At center, a long stone slab that suggests a tomb or casket is pictured behind a tall, molded pillar which is connected to it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7154
title: Exterior view of the barn outbuildings used for sheep ranching at the Rancho Monseratta two miles up San Luis Rey Valley, 1870-1880

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the barn outbuildings used for sheep ranching at the Rancho Monseratta two miles up San Luis Rey Valley, 1870-1880. A crescent-shaped building with a dipping awning is shown at center, just behind a palm and several other trees. All sections of the roof incline towards the center, creating a funnel-like awning over the patio area. A hill is visible in the background, while the ground in front is arid and flat.