cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14043
title: Hydraulic Big Bar Placer Mine site, Trinity, 1906 (ca.1930?)

description: Photograph of the Big Bar Placer Mine, Trinity, 1906 (ca.1930?). The features that resemble large tubes for the hydraulic mining operation can be seen center in the foreground and extending through a rock tunnel and out to the distant woods to the left. Another extension of this piping leads out to a rock hill in center where a man wearing a long jacket and hat observes while resting his hands in his pockets. The area, surrounded by woods, is cluttered with debris such as more pieces of piping and piles of mowed trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14919
title: Sixteen mounted soldiers of F Troop standing in front of "Grizzley Giant", a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of 16 mounted men -- soldiers of F Troop, 6th Cavalry, Kansas -- standing in front of the "Grizzley Giant" a huge Sequoia Gigantea Mariposa tree, one of the Big Trees in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, ca.1900. The tree has a circumference of 93 feet.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19145
title: Three men working at Placer mining operation near Lake Alamur, Deer Creek River, 1906

description: Photograph of three men working at Placer mining operation near Lake Alamur, Deer Creek River, 1906. The men can be seen on the right sitting along a bridge-like feature that rides on a bank of rocks and dry brush at the Placer mining operation on Deer Creek River. The bank of the river is the foot of a dusty hill that supports a structure with a large sloping roof. A second bridge-like feature can be seen in the top left-hand corner while the river runs below. Picture file card reads "Near Lake Alamur, part of San Francisco water supply".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9021
title: View of Alcatraz Island and Prison in San Francisco Bay, ca.1906

description: Photograph of a view of Alcatraz Island and Prison in San Francisco Bay, ca.1906. The island is at center and is surrounded by the calm water of the bay. The steep rocky slopes of the mountain are topped by the light-colored stone and brick prison building. Most of the prison has two stories, and there is a tall narrow lighthouse at center. The land on the opposite side of the bay is visible in the distance. In addition to being a fort and a prison, Alcatraz has been the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19912
title: Portrait of  Jose de Gracia Cruz, a San Juan Capistrano Mission Indian bell ringer, ca. June 1909

description: Photographic portrait of a San Juan Capistrano Mission Indian bell ringer, ca. June 1909. The man is standing at center and is looking at the camera. He is wearing a dark suit and a light shirt and hat. He has a thick white beard and his hands are in his pockets. There is a wooden picket fence directly behind him with a single stone support post. Beyond the fence is an adobe building, and several trees are visible as well. This is the man on whom the character of Acu the bell ringer was based, from the book Capistrano Nights by Charles Francis Saunders (?). Picture file card reads "Character of his grace O'Sullivan".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19220
title: Portrait of Miguel Krazlawski, "Don Palaco," [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Miguel Krazlwski, known as "Don Palaco," [s.d.]. A man with a graying beard and large nose stares into the foreground with a haunted look on his face. He wears a hat, striped shirt, and dark vest over his pants, and sits on a chair atop a wooden floor with his crutches leaning against the wall behind it. Behind him, a large window can be seen, and a plant is visible in the foreground at left.; Photoprint reads: "Pioneer Polish Jewish merchant at San Juan Capistrano. Escaped assassination by the bandelero Juan Flores in 1857 by hiding under a bread basket on the porch of his store. He lived to give a complete account of the Flores uprising to Bancroft in early 1880. Only known picture taken est. May 1907".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18902
title: Portrait of La Cholla Martina (Martina Espinoza), 1907

description: Portrait of La Cholla Martina (Martina Espinoza), who aided the bandelero Juan Flores to kill Sheriff Barton and posse and to assassinate the Jewish merchant Jorge Pffergerdt in San Juan Capistrano in 1857, ca.1907. An elderly woman in a long dress and cloak stands in the foreground, holding a cane with her right hand, with a shawl tied around her bronzed head. Behind her, a two-story home can be seen beyond the unpaved ground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19297
title: Portrait of Don Jose Hunn and his sons Jose and Juan, ca.1907

description: Photographic portrait of Don Jose Hunn and his sons Jose and Juan, ca.1907. Hunn married the god-daughter of the famous "Chola Martina". His sons inherited her old adobe. Hunn stands at center wearing a cap and vest, with Jose at the left in overalls, and Juan to the right, sitting down with his hands on his knees. Jose and Juan have bare feet. Part of a wooden window-frame and stone wall can be seen behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21330
title: Portrait of Elvira Romera de Lopez, daughter of San Juan Mission Indian, ca.1908

description: Photographic portrait of Elvira Romera de Lopez, "daughter of San Juan Mission Indian," ca.1908. A woman with her hair tied back sits with a half-smile on her face. She wears a light-colored long-sleeved blouse and a dark ribbon around her neck, as well as a dark polka dotted skirt. She leans her right arm against a decorated armchair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19273
title: Portrait of Francisco Saguas (left) and Cristobal Lopez, sons of San Juan Mission Indians, ca.1907

description: Photographic portrait of Francisco Saguas (left) and Cristobal Lopez, sons of San Juan Mission Indians, ca.1907. Two young men stand facing each other, at center, with the man at left in suspenders and gloves, holding a long rope, and the other in a lighter-colored ensemble, with shiny pants. Both wear cowboy hats, and stand with a background of trees, land and sky (painted?).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19913
title: Portrait of Luis L. Cojo, painter of grave markers at the Mission San Juan Capistrano cemetery, April 1907

description: Photographic portrait of Luis L. Cojo, painter of grave markers at the Mission San Juan Capistrano cemetery, April 1907. Cojo is standing at left and holding a paintbrush in his hand as he looks slightly to the left. He is wearing a dark baggy pair of pants, a dark long-sleeved shirt and a dark hat. His face is covered with a frizzy graying beard and mustache. There is a grave marker at right that is as tall as Cojo, and a paint palette is perched on top. The palette reads "Household paints ready mixed", while the marker reads "Madrona Garcia Nacio Elano 1901 El 6 de Abril Murio Elano 1902 El Mes de Sept La Edad 18 Mes". A box behind the grave marker reads "Pure Boiled Linseed Oil".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10035
title: Adobe house of "La Chola Martina" and Don Tomas Bucarel, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the Adobe house of "La Chola Martina" and Don Tomas Bucarel, ca.1900. Don Jose Hunn and his three children sit beneath a roof extension in front of the house, at center, while a lone figure sits by himself at left. His daughter stands in a dress with a hand on her hip, as the boys stay close to their father. The house itself stands one-story, and a door at right leads to a small extension of the main home, beside a light-colored fence. What appears to be a water tank can be seen behind the unit at left, while a dirt road runs in front of it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14920
title: Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, 1901

description: Photograph of Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, 1901.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21329
title: "Santero" touching up the statue of Santa Maria Magdalena amidst original statues of the Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1907

description: Photograph of the "Santero" touching up the statue of Santa Maria Magdalena amidst original statues of the Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1907. A man in a hat and vest stands beside a statue of a saint, at left, and paints a corner of her forehead. Beside this scene stand two other statues of male saints in monk attire, each holding a book. At left, a table with bottles, odds and ends, and pieces of wood can be seen behind a chair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19250
title: Portrait of Pedro Rios, ca.1907

description: Photographic portrait of Pedro Rios, descendant of mission Indians and Spanish-Californian pioneers, and a San Juan Capistrano mission vaquero, on horseback, in front of the mission's former barracks, ca.1907. A man in a light-colored long-sleeved shirt beneath a pair of overalls sits atop a horse, and holds the reigns. A hat covers his head, while part of a wall can be seen behind him.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7823
title: View of the Rancho del Aqua Caliente near the San Juan Capistrano Mission, ca.1908

description: Photograph of Rancho del Aqua Caliente near the San Juan Capistrano Mission, ca.1908. Seven small wooden buildings are seen at the base of a steep, sparsely wooded mountain. Four of these buildings are around the perimeter of a clearing at center, while the other three are on a ledge in the foreground at left. This is the oldest known photograph of the Rancho, which later became Mission Hot Springs.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m21331
title: The pueblo schoolmaster and town drum corps at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1907

description: Photograph of the pueblo schoolmaster and town drum corps at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1907. A group of men, both young and old, sit or stand close to each other by the awning of a house. Two adult men, at left, stand with their hands on a large drum. Several younger boys stand in the foreground, and one can be seen putting a bottle to his lips, at left, amidst other men. A brick wall runs through the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11233
title: Chariot race at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses celebration, 1911

description: Photograph of a chariot race at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses celebration, 1911. There are two chariots at center, racing towards the camera. Each chariot is being pulled by a team of four dark horses and driven by a single driver. There are two observation towers behind the chariots at center. The tower at right is taller, has a roof over the open platform and a flag is flying from a pole on the roof. The shorter tower is a raised wooden platform at left and there are several people standing on it. A large crowd has gathered on both sides of the race track, including many people seated in the bleachers at left. There are tall mountains in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11227
title: Three equestrians at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses horsemanship contest, 1911

description: Photograph of three equestrians at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses horsemanship contest, 1911. Two of the men are at center and are turning their horses so quickly that the horses are on their back legs only. The horse at right is a light gray, while that on the left is a darker color. A third man is observing in the background at left from the back of a dark horse. All of the men are wearing similar outfits that may be uniforms. The clothes consist of light colored pants and jackets and a matching soft cap. There are several large rectangular buildings in the background at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11232
title: Pasadena Tournament of Roses herald on horseback, 1909

description: Photograph of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses herald on horseback, 1909. The herald and the horse are both at center and are facing to the right. The herald is blowing on a long brass instrument with no valves and is wearing a long light-colored robe with dark lace decorations. The horse is a large dappled gray animal with a dark mane and tail. A rose-covered breast collar  hangs around its neck. The horse is standing in the middle of a shady palm tree-lined street and several men in dark suits are visible walking down the street in the background. There are tall mountains in the distance at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11231
title: Grand Marshall Walter S. Wright on horseback at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, 1909

description: Photograph of Grand Marshall Walter S. Wright on horseback at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, 1909. The Grand Marshall and his horse are at center and are facing to the left. The horse is a dark animal with rose-covered tack decorating its body. Wright is dressed in a dark uniform with a dark jacket that bears a large badge on the sleeve. Wright is also wearing a Navy officer-style hat. He has a short dark goatee and mustache. The horse is standing in the middle of a tree- and utility pole-lined dirt street.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9521
title: Aerial view of Tooker's ranch(?) in what appears to be Arizona, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Tooker's ranch(?) in what appears to be Arizona, ca.1900. At center are three small, rectangular adobe buildings with straw roofs. There is a small herd of horses gathered near the buildings at right, and several parked wagons are visible. A small crude round pen stands at right, and a row of light-colored tents is set up on a hill at left. In the distance at center is a large rock formation and a line of windswept hills that tower over the low desert below.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8024
title: Exterior view of the Glen Ivy Hot Springs Hotel, showing a man and chairs in the foreground, April 1914

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Glen Ivy Hot Springs Hotel, showing a man and chairs in the foreground, April 1914. A two-story adobe home is pictured in the background behind several tree trunks and a man standing with his arms folded behind his back at center. The home itself is in slight disrepair, its spckle having come off in places, exposing the brick and its roof shingles patchy and missing in spots. Several empty wooden chairs are visible in the left foreground. Tall hills can be seen in the background. The words "Charles Puck" appear to be edited out of the lower right edge.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14921
title: Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls and Half Dome from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, 1901

description: Photograph of Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls and Half Dome from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, 1901.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8323
title: Kilns in Death Valley built to serve Panamint Mines, Wild Rose Canyon, Emigrant Pass Road, ca.1940

description: Photograph of kilns in Death Valley built to serve Panamint Mines, Wild Rose Canyon, Emigrant Pass Road, ca.1940. Six large stone hut-like structures can be seen in a row from the right towards the left background. Arched entryways can be seen in front of each kiln, while a man and woman stand to the left of the right-most one. The man is visible wearing a leather jacket, tie, pants, and hat, while the woman wears a scarf, blouse, and pants. Desert shrubs can be seen in the foreground, while mountains are visible in the background. Photoprint reads: "Said to have been used by Geo. Hearst to provide coke for his Panamint Valley Silver Mines".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12824
title: German Kaiser and General Ludendorf in France during the World War I battle of Chemin des Dames, December, 1918

description: Photograph of German Kaiser and General Ludendorf in France during the World War I battle of Chemin des Dames, December, 1918. Two men in medal-studded uniforms and pointed head pieces stand across a large piece of machinery, which sits at right. Behind them, another man stands amidst a row of thin leaf-devoid trees. Photoprint reads: "American Expeditionary Force in France".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6262
title: View of San Diego from the Grant House showing mostly open area of A and B streets, 1876

description: Photograph of a view of San Diego from the Grant House showing mostly open area of A and B streets, 1876. A picket fence is visible running across the foreground, while a small building is visible at left. A post fence can be seen to the right of the building, while a second picket fence is visible at right. A second building is visible beyond the fences to the right of center with a sign reading, "City Brewery". Flat land is enclosed by more fences behind the brewery, while two to three-story buildings are visible next to one another in the background. Open land and mountains are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3356
title: View of eucalyptus tree-lined Gower Street north from Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a view of eucalyptus tree-lined Gower Street north from Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, ca.1910. A line of tall eucalyptus trees runs along the road at left. The road itself is a narrow dirt street with grass growing in the middle where tires do not travel. There is a small rectangular building behind the trees at left, and utility poles line the road at right. There is at tall mountain visible in the distance at right. Three illegible signs are attached to the trunk of the tree closest to the camera at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2935
title: View of Los Angeles Harbor showing the completed breakwater as well as Angeles Gate Lighthouse, 1910

description: Photograph of a view of Los Angeles Harbor showing the completed breakwater as well as Angeles Gate Lighthouse, 1910. The lighthouse is on the end of the breakwater at right and is a tall, light-colored tower with three stories of windows and a small tower on top to house the light. A small fishing boat is pictured entering the harbor near the lighthouse at center. A large naval ship is steaming into the harbor at center, and several other large vessels are inside the harbor at right. On the edge of the harbor behind the lighthouse, one can just make out Warehouse Number One, as well as several other harbor buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m22218
title: A portrait of D. Teodoro Valardes, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a portrait of D. Teodoro Valardes, [s.d.]. An in bust view of a man is facing the viewer while looking slightly away to the left. He has a dark beard and his hair is combed to the back. He is wearing a buttoned up shirt with a vest and a jacket on top. Photoprint reads: "D. Teodoro Valardes, San Juan Capistrano. Born 1850, died 1918".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13841
title: A portrait of Don Domingo(?) Yorba and his wife Dona Maria Rios de Yorba, 1820-1890 (1812?)

description: Photograph of a portrait of Don Domingo(?) Yorba and his wife Dona Maria Rios de Yorba, 1820-1890 (1812?). Yorba and his wife can be seen in an in bust view, side by side, while he is wearing a suit and she is dressed with what appears to be a shawl pinned with a small brooch. Yorba has relatively long hair combed to one side and a grayish beard. His wife shows a centered hair partition and a sober expression on her face.  Photoprint reads: "of Rancho El Niguel (?) [?] California, 1812".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8940
title: Exterior view of the Swycaffer adobe near Ballena in San Diego County, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Swycaffer adobe near Ballena in San Diego County, ca.1930. The adobe is a small rectangular building at center with a flat wooden roof. The building is in a state of disrepair, and a large section of the wall is missing at left while the roof has fallen in at right. There is a man in a light-colored shirt, light pants, tall leather boots, and a light cap standing in front of the building at center. The adobe is surrounded by tall, thin trees, and the ground is sparsely covered with dry brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12333
title: Kettleman Hills Oil Field in Bakersfield, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Kettleman Hills Oil Field in Bakersfield, ca.1930. A row of tall, shining cylinders stands on the left with what appear to be large tanks lying below them with pipes protruding from their sides. They stand on a platform on the left with staircases that climb down to the row of large, cylindrical tanks which lie on their sides on the right. Two tall, long buildings stand behind them at center with a tall, dark pipe on their right. A small wooden structure can be seen behind the pipe while grassy hills stand behind it in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18995
title: Wagoneers at the ruins of La Panza, one of the hideouts of Jessie James, near Paso Robles, ca.1898

description: Photograph of wagoneers at the ruins of La Panza, one of the hideouts of Jessie James, near Paso Robles, ca.1898. At left, a parked wagon and two individuals can be seen beneath the shade of a tree. Also visible in the area are four horses, dispersed behind them. At center, a lone upright section of stone wall can be seen. Hills can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14922
title: Paiute indian woman sitting on a small wooden crate in the forest, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Paiute indian woman sitting on a small wooden crate in the forest, ca.1900. Her back is to a tree. She is wearing a light-colored blouse and long patterned dress.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m30537
title: Two horse-drawn vehicles travel next to a train, showing a river below, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of two horse-drawn vehicles travel next to a train, showing a river below, [s.d.]. A man in a dark suit stands against a tree on a hill in the left foreground. At the foot of the hill two horse-drawn vehicles drive near each other on a narrow, dirt road. The front vehicle has two horses and a canopy over the riders. The second vehicle has one tiny horse and a small, open carriage for two people. To the right a train steams along its track which lies further down the hill from the narrow road. Below the level of the train what appears to be a tree-lined river flows in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8768
title: Double-decker street car in San Diego, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a double-decker street car in San Diego, ca.1903. At center a street-car is visible from the side facing to the right. A man wearing a dark jacket and hat is visible at right manning the controls, while three women are visible sitting inside the car behind the man. Two more women are visible on the second level of the car sitting on a bench. A man stands at left wearing a suit and hat. The car can be seen on tracks, while a utility pole and homes are visible in the background. Car #2 with motorman Sam Halton.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8750
title: Military unit marching in San Diego's July Fourth parade on Fifth Street, July 4, 1903

description: Photograph of a military unit marching in San Diego's July Fourth parade on Fifth Street, July 4, 1903. The soldiers are arrayed in three ranks that span from left to right in the foreground and all are in dark uniforms with rifles over their shoulders. The far side of the street is lined with onlookers who are crowded between the parade and the tall wooden buildings that border the street behind them. A line of utility poles runs along the street near the audience. Picture file card reads "N on 5th St., in 1' ground 'C'".; Legible signs include, from left to right, "Visit Sam G. Ingle's Big Hardware Store Builders Hardware Tools Cutlery BC Hardwood Metals Stoves", "Golden Mine Market", and "Perfection Grocery".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8746
title: View of San Diego's 5th Street in the Chinese division with a 4th of July parade, 1903

description: Photograph of a view of San Diego's 5th Street in the Chinese division with a 4th of July parade, 1903. A procession of people are visible from behind walking towards the upper right on a paved road running from bottom left towards the top right. To the left, a crowd of people are visible standing on the side of the road watching the parade. Three-story buildings with flat roofs are visible behind the crowd, and utility poles line the street. People can be seen looking out of windows on the buildings, and signs are visible on the buildings reading, "John B. Starkey. Cigars" and "Furnished Rooms". A utility pole and American flag are visible in the foreground. Photoprint reads, "South of 5th Street in 7' ground 'D' Street. Broadway crossing".