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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7047
title: Church of Saint Thomas in Yuma, Arizona on the site of Fort Yuma, ca.1912

description: Photograph of the Church of Saint Thomas in Yuma, Arizona on the site of Fort Yuma, ca.1912. To the right the main building of the church is visible. Its two tiers, the first of which is a covered walkway leading to the church entrance, are topped by unadorned crosses. The main window, a slatted porthole above the entrance, is bordered by a design that terminates in a topping cross. Beside the main building a small bell tower with a tapering design and terminal dome is also topped by a cross. To the left of this is a statue of Padre Garces, who gave the name to the Colorado River and was killed by the Yuma Indians on July 17th, 1786. The statue is of a central figure holding a staff topped by a cross. At his feet are what appear to be a Native American to his left and a child to his right. For portait of Padre Garces, see USC-1-1-1-13821.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3771
title: An unidentified grave at the Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, ca.1929

description: Photograph of an unidentified grave at the Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, ca.1929. One of only hundreds of graves at Boot Hill, the grave is surrounded by an ironwork fence. The three iron crosses visible in the extreme left background were erected in 1929 and are made from gaslamp posts used in San Francisco. They bear the date of 1862. Out of the 20 acres of graves at Boothill, some of which are only large hills of rocks, only one has a name.; Picture file card reads: "Boot Hill Cemetary contains hundreds of graves, but in 20 acres only one has a name. Most of the graves have only a large hill of rocks. The three iron crosses were erected in 1929 and are reconstructed gaslamp posts used in San Francisco in the early days -- they bear date of 1862".; Photoprint reads: "Called Boot Hill Cemetery because most of the men died with their boots on".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7816
title: Grave of Father Saint John O'Sullivan in the Cemetery of San Juan Capistrano, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the grave of Father Saint John O'Sullivan in the Cemetery of San Juan Capistrano, ca.1930. Father O'Sullivan arrived at Mission in 1910 and died at the mission at the age of 59. The monument consists of a three-tiered stone pedestal terminating in a column topped by a cross, in front of which a long stone slab is tilted at about a 15-degree angle. The monument is surrounded by the flowers and trimmed hedges of a garden, and in the background domed buildings and telephone poles can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7551
title: Arizona Territorial Prison on Prison Hill, Yuma, Arizona, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Arizona Territorial Prison on Prison Hill, Yuma, Arizona, ca.1930. The outside yard and cell blocks are pictured. Barred doors can be seen on the cells, and the foundations of several buildings can be seen at center. Utility poles are visible in the background at right. A sign to the extreme right reads, "Old Prison Ru[ins] / Veterans of Foreign W[ars] / Clubhouse-Riverview / Visiting Invit[ed] No Camping". The prison, constructed by convict labor in 1876, was used until 1909.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7815
title: San Juan Capistrano Cemetery, ca.1930

description: Photograph of San Juan Capistrano Cemetery, ca.1930. In the foreground is the Forster family grave, the first grave in which is Juan Forster, died 1856. A woman in a hat and jacket stands in the cemetery with her back to the camera. The photograph shows mostly Indian graves about 3 miles from the mission.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14110
title: John Hance's grave at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of John Hance's grave at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900-1930. Bronze tablet reads "Capt. John Hance-first locator of Grand Canyon. Arizona Pioneer, trailbuilder, and guide. Died January 6, 1919--aged 80 years." In the center of the gravesite, in the space demarcated by four tall stone markers roughly three to five feet high, a woman in a hat, jacket and skirt stands with her back to the camera. Forest and a post-and-rail fence are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m766
title: Cemetery at the Pala Mission, ca.1935

description: Photograph of the cemetery at the Pala Mission, ca.1935. In the foreground, three short, stout crosses are planted in the ground, possibly gravestones.  At center stands a two-tiered bell tower topped with a cross. To the right, a statue of a woman praying is mounted atop a brick pedestal, behind which is a large tree. What appear to be cans litter the ground. To the extreme right, the beginning of a picket fence can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14529
title: Empty stone fountain in a large private garden, Oaxaca, Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph (stereograph) of an empty stone fountain in a large private garden, Oaxaca, Mexico, ca.1900. A vine arch provides an entry to a long paved path, at the end of which two people are standing.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2999
title: Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, ca.1935

description: Photograph of Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, ca.1935. A rugged, brush-covered hill is visible in the foreground at center. In the background three iron crosses are visible that were constructed from gaslamp posts from San Francisco and erected in 1929. The posts bear the date "1862". At center, a grave is pictured bearing the name "M.L. Peet 1851-1888". Of the several hundred graves, this is the only one marked with a name.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7814
title: Forster Family Tomb at the cemetery of San Juan Capistrano, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Forster Family Tomb at the cemetery of San Juan Capistrano, ca.1930. A small mausoleum is shown at center, framed by tree foliage. Gravemarkers of varying size, but primarily short crosses, comprise the rest of the scene. Additional information: Originally, the image was captioned as "Don Juan Forster's tomb at the cemetery of San Juan Capistrano, ca.1930", however, Don Juan (John) Forster was buried in a cemetery in East LA; over 5,000 people attended his funeral. Mr. Forster was the owner of the Santa Margerita Ranch, as well as of the Mission Capistrano. He was the brother-in-law to Pio Pico.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7557
title: Ruins at Ehrenburg in Arizona, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruins at Ehrenburg in Arizona, ca.1900. From left to right the collapsing remains of stone buildings can be seen. A large, dry bush stands on the left and more stand in the background on the far right. Small patches of dry grass spots the sand which lies in front of the ruined structures. These buildings were used as a refuge for the citizens of Erenburg during the uprising of the Yuma Indians.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2923
title: Ruins at Erenburg in Arizona, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of the ruins at Erenburg in Arizona, [s.d.]. The ruins of a single building, possibly the Erenburg Store are pictured. The roof has completely collapsed as well as most of at least two walls.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17832
title: Ruins of the Ehrenburg saloon and stage station in Arizona, ca.1926

description: Photograph of the ruins of the Ehrenburg saloon and stage station in Arizona, ca.1926. All of the visible doorways remain intact and the roof, though in disrepair, retains all of its roof beams, which are visible along with a chimney. The wood frames of the windows and doorways are revealed under the crumbled stone walls. Pieces of wood and stone litter the dusty ground surrounding the structure.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7061
title: Imperial Canal dredger, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a dredger on the Imperial Canal, ca.1910. A long boom extends from the dredger. Two large pipe extensions with fittings lay on wooden rafts in the foreground. A drain pipe extends over the canal on a wooden pier extending from the opposite bank.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17833
title: Bridge across the Colorado River in Blythe, ca.1900-1950

description: Photograph of a bridge across the Colorado River in Blythe, California. An arch bridge supported by five visible pilings recedes into the background across the river. Heavy water vegetation is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7059
title: Loaded railroad cars at the Imperial Valley Canal, taken from the west side entrance, ca.1910

description: Photograph of loaded railroad cars at the Imperial Valley Canal, taken from the west side entrance, ca.1910. Roughly 16 visible railcars, loaded with heavy rock, follow the curving tracks off and to the left of the photo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7058
title: Dam at Hamlin intake on the Colorado River, taken from the railroad tracks, ca.1910

description: Photograph of the dam at Hamlin intake on the Colorado River, taken from the railroad tracks, ca.1910. To the extreme right a craftsman-style building is visible on the bank at the top of the dam. Unidentified manmade structures can also be seen on the left bank. Trees are visible behind the dam.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7048
title: Plank roads and iron telephone poles stretching across the sand dunes between the Colorado River and the Imperial Valley, ca.1920

description: Photograph of plank roads and iron telephone poles stretching across the sand dunes between the Colorado River and the Imperial Valley, ca.1920. The road is in disrepair and can be seen from bottom left into the right background. Shrubs can be seen growing in the dunes, while telephone poles line the left side of the road. Two wooden poles can be seen upright in the sand in the center foreground. The road was built from 1914-1915 and used until 1926.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14530
title: Group of people standing on Los Arcos Street, Zacatecas, Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph (stereograph) of a group of a couple dozen people standing on Los Arcos Street (aka Calle de los Arcos; currently, Avenida Rayón -- 2016-01-29), Zacatecas, Mexico, ca.1900. Two- and one-story buildings line the street on both sides as it winds uphill. The people are mostly posing for the camera. Some are dressed up. Nearly all of them wear hats.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14233
title: Pampas grass on west side of Figueroa Street, south of Pico Boulevard, ca.1890

description: Pampas grass on west side of Figueroa Street, south of Pico Boulevard (later Beacons Storage), ca.1890. Part of the residence in whose front yard the plants are is visible at right. Other trees are visible in background. A little girl is sitting on part of a cement gateway in front of yard.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9546
title: Four-year old alligators sunning at an alligator farm, possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, ca.1900

description: Photograph of four-year old alligators sunning at an alligator farm, possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, ca.1900. Twenty-three alligators are visible, while only one is visible in the water by the sunning bank. The sunning bank is surrounded by a roughly four-foot chickenwire fence. Tree foliage can be seen hanging down.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9557
title: An incubator on an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of an incubator on an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. At center is a wooden dresser on which the words are written "Made Especially for [Incubating] Alligator Eggs". A single drawer is out, displaying both eggs and baby alligators. On top of the incubator sits a large alligator-skin bag, capable of holding at least several dozen of the infants.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9550
title: An alarmed alligator in its pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of an alarmed alligator in its pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9549
title: An alligator in its pen at feeding time at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of an alligator in its pen at feeding time at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The chickenwire fence enclosing the alligator is surrounded by a crowd consisting mainly of men in suits wearing hats.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9555
title: "Okeechobee" in its pen at The California Alligator farm in Los Angeles, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of "Okeechobee" in its pen at The California Alligator farm in Los Angeles, California, ca.1900. The sign posted behind it reads "OKEECHOBEE / Age About 500 Years / The Largest Alligator in Captivity / The California Alligator Farm / Los Angeles, CA".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9553
title: Alligator "Big Mug" sunbathing in its pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of alligator "Big Mug" sunbathing in its pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The alligator is supposedly 500 years old in the photograph.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9538
title: Mother alligator with her young at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a mother alligator with her young at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca. 1900. There are at least several dozen young on and around the mother, about a thirtieth of her size.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9540
title: Feeding time at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of feeding time at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. Lush foliage from trees hangs down into the frame and a man in a button-down shirt, tie, and brimmed hat stands on the bank in the midst of the alligators, feeding them what appears to be meat from out of a bucket.  There are roughly sixteen visible alligators, and this feeding time is apparently taking place after six months of hibernation for them, beginning in October and ending in April.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9541
title: Alligators going down a toboggan slide at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of alligators going down a toboggan slide at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. From behind a chickenwire fence a man in a sports coat is visible holding some sort of rod in the air while alligators go down the slide next to him. The slide ends in an artificial pond. Spectators can be seen in the background gathered along the fence. In the foreground, roughly seven alligators have gathered on the side of the pond opposite the slide. In the pen, behind the man with the rod, a kneeling man tends to a young alligator, roughly three feet long.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9543
title: Uniformed man "tickling" an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a uniformed man "tickling" an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The man, to the left in a vest and bellhop's hat which reads "Alligator Farm", is stooping down and extending his arm to "tickle" a roughly seven-foot long alligator under the "chin". They are surrounded by a tall picket fence in the background from which sparse vines are hanging.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14531
title: Church, Santuario de la Bufa, Zacateca, Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a church, Santuario de la Bufa, Zacateca, Mexico, ca.1900. A group of a dozen or so children are in the foreground. Other people are in the background closer to the entrance to the church. The church has a bell tower.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17834
title: Young alligators in their pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm)

description: Photograph of young alligators in their pen at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm). The adolescent alligators are situated on either of the two banks made by the strip of water arching through the image. There are at least several dozen of them, and in some places they are two layers thick, one on top of the other.  Lush plant foliage obscures the extreme left side of the photo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9545
title: A baby playing with young alligators at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a baby playing with young alligators at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The baby sits next to a small manmade pool inside a chicken wire holding pen, grasping a young alligator in his hand. Surrounding the baby, several dozen young alligators can be seen of roughly one foot in length. Beside the manmade pool, two small plants are visible. Two large trees border the sides of the fence, and additional trees can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9539
title: A uniformed man feeding an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a uniformed man feeding an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The man, in clothes that resemble a zookeeper's outfit, leans in to dangle a chicken above the roughly five-foot long alligator in front of him. A crowd of spectators behind a chickenwire fence are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9544
title: A man leading an alligator via leash at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man leading an alligator via leash at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. The man stands several feet away from the alligator, keeping the leash taut. The man and alligator appear to be in a courtyard filled with small trees. In the background a walkway cuts the distance between the trees and the buildings behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m17773
title: A man "hypnotizing" an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man "hypnotizing" an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. A man in what appears to be casual dress and a brimmed hat bends on one knee and extends his left arm above the body of an overturned alligator. His sleeves are rolled up to his elbows.  Other alligators are visible on the bank in the background. Foliage from a tree hangs in from above.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9542
title: A man "hypnotizing" an alligator on an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900

description: Photograph of a man "hypnotizing" an alligator on an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. A man, in clothes similar to a zookeeper's, bends on one knee and extends his hand above an overturned alligator. Lush foliage from a nearby tree hangs down into the shot.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4690
title: Drawing (1856) of the first school in Los Angeles, Alameda & Macy Streets

description: Photograph of a drawing of the first school in Los Angeles, Alameda Street and Macy Street, a wooden building shipped around the Horn on a sailing vessel. It was run by the Sisters of Charity. Drawing was made by a pupil in 1856. The 3-story rectangular building has two crosses on the roof and sits behind a fence. Another smaller structure is nestled in the trees adjacent to it at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11540
title: Mountain climber climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a woman (?) climber clinging to a rope on the side of Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1930. She is wearing a floppy hat. Mountains and the valley are visible in the distance behind her.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12126
title: Man standing beside eucalyptus trees, California, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a man in a 3-piece suit with bowler hat in hand standing by 20-year-old eucalyptus trees, California, ca.1920. His left hand is raised and placed against the trunk of the closest tree in a line of at least seven trees. The man is standing in the grass.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m911
title: Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, ca.1900-1940

description: Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of front exterior view of Trinity Methodist Church (south side of Trinity Auditorium), Fifth Street (Broadway? & 4th Street?), Los Angeles, early 20th century. A tall octagonal steeple tops the square bell tower over the main entry at left. Two-story houses set close on either side of the church. Street car rails run down the road in front. A utility pole has been partially edited out of the image in the foreground. A sign in the stained glass Norman window fronting the street reads "Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m414
title: Looking south on Rimpau Street at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1919

description: Photograph of the view looking south on Rimpau Street across its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, ca. November 1919. The surrounding area is generally flat and undeveloped. A billboard at the corner reads "Double life Vesta storage batteries, For all makes of cars, 'alle [?] S [?] Mamilton's' [?], Los Angeles Ignition Works, 1007 11 S. Main St., 1006 10 S. Broadway". Los Angeles High School is visible in the distance at left. The streets are hand-labelled on the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14532
title: Group of soldiers firing cannons over city of Zacateca, Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a group of 12 soldiers firing cannons over the city of Zacateca, Mexico, ca.1900. They are on top of a hill overlooking the town. White smoke from one recently fired cannon obscures half of the view of the city. One of the soldiers is wearing a darker uniform than the rest (the commanding officer?).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13261
title: Section of E.O.C. Ord's first map of the city of Los Angeles, August 29, 1849
title: Plan de la Ciudad de Los Angeles

description: Photograph of a section of E.O.C. Ord's first map of the city of Los Angeles, drawn in 1849, bearing the designation "Plan de la Ciudad de Los Angeles, surveyed & drawn by E.O.C. Ord, Lt. U.S.A. & Wm. R. Hutton afst., August 29, 1849. The title is printed in the top of the map with the hills depicted just below it. The Los Angeles River is labeled in the bottom right hand corner. Labeled features include: "Bunker Hill", "Los Angeles River", "Plaza", "Grasshopper St.", "Flower St.", "Hope St.", "Charity St.", "Olive St.", "Hill St.", "Broadway", "Fort St.", "Spring St.", "Calle Principal", "Main St.", "Adobe", "Hornet St.", "Bull St.", "Eternity St.", "San Pedro St.", "Ninth St.", "Eighth St.", "Seventh St.", "Sixth St.", "Fifth St.", "Fourth St.", "Third St.", "Second St.", "First St.", "Temple St.", "Short St.", "High St.", "College St."; "Thanks to the efforts of two men we have a fairly good view of what the pueblo of Los Angeles looked like at the middle of the 19th century. Lieutenant Edward O.C. Ord surveyed the pueblo and his assistant William Rich Hutton sketched many scenes of the pueblo and drew the first map from Ord's survey. Ord was in California when the gold rush struck, with its resultant skyrocketing of prices. Since the military salaries no longer covered living expenses, his commander suggested that the younger officers take on other jobs to supplement their income. At about this time Los Angeles officials needed to have a survey of the public lands in order to sell them, and Ord was hired as the surveyor. He chose William Hutton as his assistant, and together the two mapped Los Angeles in July and August of 1849. The Los Angeles City Archives has the original map produced by Hutton from Ord's survey".  --  unknown author.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m415
title: Looking north at Wilshire Boulevard and Rimpau Street, Los Angeles, ca.1919

description: Photograph of the view looking north at Wilshire Boulevard and Rimpau Street, Los Angeles, ca. 21 November 1919, showing empty fields and telephone poles. Mountains are visible in the distance.