cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10813
title: Men on a mountainside in front of a rock with crystals, ca.1930

description: Photograph of two men on a mountainside in front of a rock with crystals, ca.1930. A man in the center is turned sideways as he looks toward the left of the image where a mother man stands facing forward. The rock behind the men is composed of varying shades of color that accentuate the jagged nature o f the rock. A mountain is visible to the right of center in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10841
title: Children on swings and other playground equipment at Big Pines, ca.1930

description: Photograph of children on swings and other playground equipment at Big Pines, ca.1930. Children play on a large metal structure embedded in what appears to be a sand pit. To the right of center, three children are visible on the swings with one child being aided by an adult. To the left of center, a young girl grasps the handles of a set of rings while children in the background gather in a group and others climb on a pole and a ladder. In the center of the background, a large adult can be seen with hands on hips apparently supervising the children in front of a hillside.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10834
title: Girls playing badminton near a swimming pool, ca.1940

description: Photograph of girls playing badminton near a swimming pool, ca.1940. A badminton net in the center divides four girls into two teams playing against each other. A girl on the left wears a long dress as she jumps into the air with both arms extended overhead and a badminton racket in her right hand. To her left, a second girl in a bathing suit seems to move towards her. On the right, two girls wearing bathing suits stand with feet on the ground in preparation for a return move. In the background, a group of people sit around a circular table with a large umbrella in the center. To the right, another cluster of people sit surrounding a rectangular table in the background. A pool is visible directly behind the people.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10848
title: Bob Baker, Alton Wood and Rosalind Loring manipulating marionettes, 1978

description: Photograph of Bob Baker's marionettes, 1978. In the center, a furry marionette creature that looks like a monkey with wide black eyes wears a bowler hat with a little vest and tie. The puppet is controlled by a man standing to the left who holds his hands out while maneuvering the strings that make the creature come to life. To the right of center, a second man wearing a checkered pattern jacket using his right hand to control a clown marionette that floats behind the first creature. A woman to the right sits level with the puppets in a chair at the bottom of the image. The wall behind the men is filled with framed pictures of what appear to be advertisements.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18123
title: Exterior view of the Los Angeles County Court House, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles County Court House, [s.d.]. "Court House" is spelled in plants across the lawn in the foreground. Behind it a statue is displayed on a large, stone pedestal. The tall, brick court house stands behind the monument at center. A tall tower stands above the staircase that leads to its arched entrance. Plants climb the thick walls on either side. A clock can be seen at the top of the tower.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10818
title: A panoramic view of the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, showing its 1st Fairway at left and the polo field, ca.1930. The polo field, can be seen in the right foreground along a dirt road leading to a series of houses, where stables are observable in the backyard area. A wooden fence is delineating the dirt road and a grassy field is visible to its left. In the background, on an elevated area, a large building of Riviera Country Club is viewable on the left while other houses are visible nearby.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10828
title: Man riding a bull at a rodeo that is part of Prescott Frontier Days, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a man riding a bull at a rodeo that is part of Prescott Frontier Days, ca.1930. To the right of center, a bull is elevated in the air as it tries to buck the rider off of its back. A cloud of dust lifts behind the bull while spectators of the rodeo line a fence. An American flag is visible atop a roof in the background while two trees stand behind the action.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10844
title: Referee officiating at an event, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a referee officiating at an event, ca.1930. A man in the center stands sideways as he points his right arm straight to his side and his left arms above him while holding a flag in his hand. The man wears a lightly colored suit while he looks towards a field to the right that is out of the cameras view. A bleacher full of people sits behind the man wearing long coats and pants. IN the background, a mountain is visible behind a wooden fence.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10835
title: Man sitting in a rowboat in a small lake, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a man sitting in a rowboat in a small lake, ca.1940. In the center, a thin man sits in a small boat that appears to be docked to land. An empty boat floats to the left while two other boats sit on the shore to the right. An island covered in tall grass and willow trees sits at the center of the lake in the background while houses are visible on the sides of mountains in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10811
title: Diners at tables on a volleyball court near a swimming pool on what appears to be the grounds of a hotel, ca.1930

description: Photograph of diners at tables on a volleyball court near a swimming pool on what appears to be the grounds of a hotel, ca.1930. Eight round tables sit over the volleyball court while one long table rests on the upper left side. All the tables have white table linens with rounded chairs that appear to be metallic. The people who sit at the tables are dressed in elegant suits and dresses with formal hats and fur trimmed coats. Waitresses walk around serving the guests some sort of beverage in mugs. Less formal tables are scattered around the grass with umbrellas and a long white table is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18122
title: Exterior view of the old Los Angeles County Court House and Hall of Records, 1926

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the old Los Angeles County Court House and the Los Angeles Hall of Records, 1926. The buildings were located at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway in the Civic Center of Downtown Los Angeles. A four-story building with vines growing up the sides and a small tower on top can be seen at left. It is connected to a taller building at right at the second, third, and fourth stories. Stairs lead up to the building from the street lined with automobiles in the foreground. Bushes form the word "[...]ouse" on a grass lawn to the left of the stairs. Palm trees and light posts are also visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10836
title: Group of canoers on a lake, ca.1940

description: Photograph of a group of canoers on a lake, ca.1940. Fifteen long boats with a person on each end of the boats glide along a still lake. In the center foreground, a woman sits in the front of a lightly colored boat while a boy sits in the back. The boats have three wooden poles that run from side to side and divide the boat into four parts. The couples in the boat seem to consist of a man and women and all of the people wear bathing suits. Land covered in bushes and high grass is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10825
title: Roamer Hiking Club at Upper Chilao Recreational Area in Angeles National Forest, ca.1930

description: Photograph of Roamer Hiking Club at Upper Chilao Recreational Area in Angeles National Forest, ca.1930. A group of men and women pose behind a wooden sign identifying the area. Thirteen people pose fro the picture while a man on the far stands sideways as he smile at the group with a pipe in this mouth and his hands in his pockets. Another person sits on the right side of the group with legs crossed and head down. To the right of the group, a paved road is visible with three people walking away in the distance. Trees and mountains can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10832
title: Croquet being played at Camp High Sierra at an altitude of 8,000 feet, June 1929

description: Photograph of croquet being played at Camp High Sierra at an altitude of 8,000 feet, June 1929. A person in the center bends over to hit a croquet ball while three others look on from around the rectangular field that makes up the playing area. Three people sit along a log that lays to the right of the field that is composed of flat dirt surrounded by a wooden planks and ornamental rocks. A large tree stands tall behind the people.  In the background, two wooden cabins are visible on the left along with mountains and a forest.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10821
title: View from a balcony of motorboat racing on a lake, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view from a balcony of motorboat racing on a lake, ca.1930. The silhouettes of three people are visible in the foreground along with a metal fence that sits in front of them. Seven motorboats that seem to be going fast glide to the right of center in the background. In the center of the background, a group of people watch the race from wooden platforms elevated out of the water while people to the left watch from the water's edge. A tree covered hill is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10808
title: Roller rink floor, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a roller rink floor, ca.1920. An interior view of a roller rink shows how the empty floor shimmers by the lights in the ceiling. Two large ornamental lights hang from the ceiling in the center of the image, one in the foreground and one in the background. The ceiling is made of a reflective metallic like material that drapes across the large room. Cylindrical shaped lights run along the ceiling towards the back while decorative conical objects with three tiers stand on the balcony that rests above the floor.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18046
title: Mexican architecture, a series of 4 views showing various street scenes in Mexico, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a series of four views showing various doors in Mexico, [s.d.]. The first image (upper left) is of a large double door beneath a heavily ornate church structure, featuring a small cross in the center of swirls and busts. The second image (upper right) three statues are built into the wall above an arched double-door, which is lined with ornate columns featuring several human figures. Several people can be seen on the street beside the structure. The third image (lower left) is of a view of the garden outside a structure from the inside, with the shape of the door set in the shadows of the foreground. The fourth image (lower right) is of a doorway in the corner of an aging brick building, featuring a star-like design built above it.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10814
title: Young women playing volleyball, ca.1910

description: Photograph of young women playing volleyball, ca.1910. Approximately 16 women are visible playing volleyball in loose clothing on what appears to be a dirt court.. A ball flies over a net that is attached to two wooden poles on either side of the image. In the background, a person sits to the right of the court and watches the girls play. A thick covering of leaves and trees are visible in the background while a building rests directly behind the volleyball court.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18148
title: View of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), ca.1913

description: Photograph of a view of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), ca.1913. At center, a wide swath of neatly trimmed grass is visible, benches visible under many of the trees positioned along the perimeter. In the foreground, a street lamp can be seen at right, along the edge of a narrow dirt path and hedgerow. Two high rise buildings can be seen in the background over the tree tops of the park.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10807
title: Exterior view of a house on a Lake, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a house on a Lake, ca.1920. A large house sits on the shore of a lake to the left of center. The shore of the lake is lined with short trees while tall tree reach to the clouds behind the house and into the background. A sky full of white clouds are visible in the top half of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18217
title: Exterior view of the Hotel Avalon on the corner of Fifth Street and Towne Avenue in Los Angeles, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hotel Avalon on the corner of Fifth Street and Towne Avenue in Los Angeles, [s.d.]. The three-story building is at center. A four-story tower rises from the corner of the building at center. The walls of the structures are made of wood, and several large rectangular windows can be seen on the upper stories. The right side of the first floor is taken up by a row of shops, and several large awnings are visible. A network of utility lines crosses the street overhead. Several pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. The hotel was owned by Benjamin Forrest Haddan. Legible signs include, from left: "Furnished Rooms", "Hotel Avalon Rooms", "Vicente P[?]uando Cigars The only Genuine", "Dr. Armstrong Physician. Dr. N. Kaschedin Dentist", "Try a Strawberry Sundae", "Home of Good Soda", "Crescent Drug Co.", "Avalina Restaurant", "Pool Room", "The Xpress", and "Perfection Dye Works".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18226
title: Seals on Seal Rocks seen from "The Mascot", ca.1900

description: Photograph of seals on Seal Rocks seen from "The Mascot", ca.1900. A mass of seals is situated on a smooth, flat-topped rock that juts from the water, sunning themselves. A smaller piece of jagged rock is pictured just to their left. An expanse of water fills the rest of the frame, debris floating on the surface.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18209
title: Flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing a falling building, 1938

description: Photograph of flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing a falling building, 1938. "Edge of Bridge" is written on the right side of the image. A long, lightly-colored building hangs over the newly-carved cliff at center. The contents of the overhanging portion of the building have spilled out over the edge. More buildings stand in the background with parked automobiles and ladders against their walls. Mountains stand in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18478
title: Entrance to the California Botanic Gardens, September 1928

description: Photograph of the entrance to the California Botanic Gardens, September 1928. A road extends across the foreground while another reaches into the distance at center. A sign stands at the intersection at left while a variety of trees decorate the park on either side. Trees cover the hills in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18204
title: Flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, 1938

description: Photograph of flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, 1938. Rocks and concrete pieces lie in the mud in the foreground while water rushes under the bridge at center. Fallen trees have collected against the supports below the bridge. Flood damage to the far bank has detached the bridge from the land. The lightly-colored buildings of Warner Brothers Studios dangle on the edge while automobiles sit parked next to them at left. Mountains stand in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18479
title: Dirt road approaching the California Botanic Gardens, September 1928

description: Photograph of a dirt road approaching the California Botanic Gardens, September 1928. A road curves from the center foreground to the right and then into the left distance. Electrical poles line its right side. An ovular sign that reads "California Botanic Gardens" stands at right with flowers and trees behind it. Tall weeds line the empty field at left. Grassy hills stand across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18208
title: Flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing men viewing a crevasse in the street, 1938

description: Photograph of the flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing men viewing a crevasse in the street, 1938. A large crevasse has been carved in the street separating the foreground from the men at center. Automobiles sit parked in rows in the left background while the long studio building stands underneath the electrical pole at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18173
title: Railroad tracks near street work on Manchester Avenue, just west of Alameda Street and south of New Firestone Plant site, 1927

description: Photograph of railroad tracks near street work on Manchester Avenue, just west of Alameda Street and south of New Firestone Plant site, 1927. In the foreground, a set of railroad tracks cuts left to right across the foreground, just in front of a billboard that reads "Mason Cole & Company. Realators, Industrial Properties. 207 Edwards & Wildey Bldg. Trinity 6018" as well as "Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.". At center, a lone automobile stands facing away from the viewer on an expanse of flat ground. In the distance, a group of stone buildings, one of them at right at ower, can be seen, flanked by trees. Farther in at left, a water tower can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18190
title: Flooded river bank, showing buildings at left, 1938

description: Photograph of a flooded river bank, showing buildings at left, 1938. Broken pieces of brick and concrete spill into the water at center while a broken, wire fence and an electrical pole lies over it all. Lightly-colored buildings and still-standing electrical poles stand at the newly-carved land's edge at left. The river flows at right with its opposite bank apparently in tact. Mountains stand in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18187
title: Flood-damaged bridge and Warner Brothers Studios (?), 1938

description: Photograph of a flood-damaged bridge and Warner Brothers Studios (?), 1938. Water flows below the bridge at right while the bridge's supports catch trees that have been caught in the flood. The bridge is detached from the newly-carved cliff at left where the lightly-colored Warner Brothers buildings have over the edge. Mountains stand in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18205
title: Flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing men at left, 1938

description: Photograph of flood damage to Warner Brothers Studio, showing men at left, 1938. The land at center has crumbled and washed into the water exposing large pipes and leaving pieces of the studios below the new land's edge. One long, lightly-colored building dangles over the edge while men stand next to it at left. An automobile can be seen in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18194
title: Flood-damaged bridge, 1938

description: Photograph of a flood-damaged bridge, 1938. Fallen trees lie at the bottom of the jagged, inclined bank in the right foreground. Water flows in the left foreground as it curves further left and into the background. The damaged bridge stands at center while houses stand on either side. Electrical lines reach over the water in the foreground while mountains stand across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18198
title: Flooded river and damaged bank, 1938

description: Photograph of a flooded river and damaged bank, 1938. Water flows across the foreground while grass grows on the broken, jagged bank at center. Bare trees spot the trimmed, grass field above. Evergreen trees stand across the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18215
title: Birdseye view from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a birdseye view from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, ca.1925. In the foreground, a four-story tenement-style building features a sign that reads "Law Engineering Architecture. Southwestern Univ" along with a second that reads "Anheuser-Busch". Similar tenement-style buildings stretch towards the distance, where a taller building appears to be under construction at left. Other signs read "Printing", and "[...] Printers".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18195
title: Flooded river with damaged banks, 1938

description: Photograph of a flooded river with damaged banks, 1938. Fallen trees lie at the bottom of the damaged bank in the left foreground while water flows at right. Trees stand along either bank as the water carves through to the right and back to the left background. A large house can be seen on the far bank at center while electrical poles line a street behind it. Mountains stand in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18196
title: Flooded river and damaged bank, 1938

description: Photograph of a flooded river and damaged bank, 1938. Murky water flows across the foreground while fallen trees pile in front of the newly-carved bank at center. More trees still stand on the grass hill above.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18189
title: Overflowing drainage ditch caused by flooding, 1938

description: Photograph of an overflowing drainage ditch caused by flooding, 1938. Pieces of a building have sunk into the muck of the flooded foreground. What appears to be a cylindrical tank lies in the water at left. A low hill inclines to the still-standing trees at center. Electrical poles, some broken, stand behind the trees while large buildings stand along the street behind them. Mountains stand in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18199
title: Flood-damaged banks, 1938

description: Photograph of flood-damaged banks, 1938. Moist ground lies on the jagged banks in the left foreground while an automobile sits on higher land further back. The water flows at right with grassy land on its opposite bank in the far right. Trees stand across the background on the far bank.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18200
title: Flooded drain ditch, 1938

description: Photograph of a swollen drain ditch, 1938. Metal pipes and rubber hoses lie over the tall grass of the bank in the foreground. They spill water into the already-flooded drain ditch at left. Trees stand along the land's edge on the far bank in the left background. Mountains stand in the distance. Photoprint reads: "Photo by Ed. Estabrook. Universal Pictures".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18176
title: Aerial view of buildings in the Central Manufacturing District, Vernon, ca.1957

description: Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in the Central Manufacturing District, Vernon, ca.1957. Many large warehouses are visible in the foregound at center. A river runs across the image in the background and is crossed in several places by concrete bridges. Houses can be seen at right, and trees are visible among the residences. More buildings are visible in the distance as the city sprawls into the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18183
title: Receipt from J. E. Boyce documenting the purchase of two months' advertising, 1885

description: Photograph of a receipt from J. E. Boyce documenting the purchase of two months' advertising, 1885. The receipt shows a drawing of several people seated in a streetcar at left, and has writing above, to the right of, and below the image. The writing across the top is as follows: "Your 'ad' is never 'laid over' in the Street Cars. Everybody rides in the Street Cars. You can watch your 'ad' in the Street cars, and see that you get what you pay for". The writing on the right is as follows: "Los Angeles, April 26th 1885 [?] Elsinore to J. E. Boyce, Dr. Office, 120 N. Main St. With Marley & Freeman, Job Printers. The writing at the bottom contains the details of the deal: "To two months' advertising in [?] $2.50 Rec'd Payment, J. E. Boyce".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18174
title: Horse teams performing street work on Manchester Avenue, just west of Alameda Street and south of the New Firestone Plant site, 1927

description: Photograph of horse teams performing street work on Manchester Avenue, just west of Alameda Street and south of the New Firestone Plant site, 1927. In the foreground, a vast stretch of turned earth is pictured, with four teams of horses working on its surface. In the distance, a billboard reads "Firestone". At right, the deepest of the furrows in the earth is pictured.