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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2541
title: Panoramic view showing Sixth Street Park (later Pershing Square) from Fifth Street and Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1880

description: Photograph of a panoramic view showing the Sixth Street Park (later Pershing Square) from Fifth Street and Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles, ca.1880. A rectangular-shaped park can be seen at center surrounded with trees. Pathways can be seen in the park amongst grass lawns. Dirt roads line each side of the park, while one- to two-story residential buildings are visible around the park. Most of the buildings have yards and trees nearby. The flat land in the background is mostly devoid of buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m273
title: Panoramic view of Bunker Hill (downtown Los Angeles) showing Hill Street and Third Street from Olive Street looking east, ca.1885-1895

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Bunker Hill (downtown Los Angeles) showing Hill Street and Third Street from Olive Street looking east, ca.1885-1895. Predominant buildings are residential, while the spires of a church are visible at right. The rooftops of houses compose the foreground, while a variety of homes and a sprinkling of commercial structures are visible in the background beneath a flushed-out sky.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m576
title: Los Angeles Street and Aliso Street from Baker Block looking east, downtown Los Angeles, 1885

description: Photograph of General Fremont's headquarters and the first Los Angeles City Hall (Mellus Row) in the first plaza in Los Angeles on the southeast corner of Aliso Street and Los Angeles Street, Sonora Town, 1885. From Baker Block looking east. Captain Alexander Bell and Mellus lived here (Francis Mellus married a niece of Mrs. Bell's). It was taken over by General Fremont for his headquarters and thus became the state capital for the short period of his acting as governor. The Los Angeles City organization was formed in this building in 1850.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1124
title: Residence of S.B. Lewis at 710 West Adams Boulevard, 1895-1898

description: Photograph of the residence of S.B. Lewis at 710 West Adams Boulevard, 1895-1898. At center, a path leads to the perimeter of a two-story Victorian-style home. To the left, two women are pictured tending to a small horse. In the foreground, trees and shrubs line the path to either side. One of the eaves of the home is overgrown with some sort of flowering vine.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15242
title: First Los Angeles jail and city hall

description: Photograph of exterior of the first Los Angeles jail and city hall, west side of Spring Street on the corner of Franklin Street. About a dozen men stand in and around the doors under the roof overhang of the 1-story building. A horse-drawn wagon moves by going to the left. Originally built as a residence by Antonio Jose Rochea (Rocha?) and deeded to the city in 1855 by Rochea, Buenaventura Lopez, his wife, Jose Jorge Rocha, Guadalupe Valez, and his wife. Later used as a railroad ticket office and real estate office. Legible signs include: "31 Railroad tickets 31, bought, sold and exchanged, Pryke & Col, cut rates to all points", "31 Ben E. Ward 31, Real estate and insurance", "Caledonian Insurance Co. of Edinburgh, Scotland"..., "Ben E. Ward real estate and insurance, houses to rent, money to loan. For sale [...]. For rent [...]", "J.D. Dunlap, general commission lands & houses for sale and rent", "Potts and Covarrubias real estate agent, general auctioneer", address "33".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m605
title: Old Round House on Main Street, south from Third Street,  ca.1885

description: Photograph of the Round House, built by Ramon Alexander in 1854, 311 to 317 south Main Street, south from Third Street through to Spring Street, ca.1885. The twelve-sided two-story structure with a conical roof is fronted by trees along the property which is separated from the sidewalk and street by a wooden fence. A pedestrian is visible at left. Another brick structure is visible at right. Legible signs include: ..."Builders". Owned by George Lehman and last used as a kindergarten school.; "The large real estate interests of George Lehman, including the Round House property, the Georgetown Bakery, brick house on Spring Street between Sixth and Seventh, lot in the rear of Judge O'Melveny's place on Second Street and several corner lots on Sixth and Spring, Seventh and Spring, Fourth and Hill streets, etc. will be disposed of tomorrow at sheriff's sale. The property is some of the most desirable for business and residence purposes to be found in the city. Considering the dull times it will probably go for a song." -- Newspaper clippng, 16 May 1879
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2934
title: Mission Santa Barbara, showing Moorish fountain and woman in foreground, 1908

description: Photograph of Mission Santa Barbara, showing Moorish fountain and woman in foreground, 1908. In the extreme foreground, a large fountain is visible. A decorative pillar of the fountain consisting of two bowl-shaped structures can be seen to the left. The mission is reflected in the water of the fountain. A woman with hat holding an amateur camera on her lap is sitting on the rim of the fountain. Two tall square towers flank the main entrance of the mission church. An exterior corridor with supporting arches runs from the church to the left. The two-story structure has a tile roof. Mountains are visible in the background at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3777
title: Drawing of the Los Angeles Plaza Church with nuns processing in the foreground, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing (by a young lady pupil of Sister's School) of the Los Angeles Plaza Church with a group of 14 nuns processing in the foreground. A wooden picket fence extends from the church at left to the right. A horseman prances nearby (at right). Two people stand near the church entrance (at left). A few other people are visible on the bare hilltop behind. The flat roof of the mission was covered with tar from the La Brea Tar Pits. Drawn 1857.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1218
title: Wells Fargo Express Company building on the corner of Main Street and Market Street, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Wells Fargo Express Company building on the corner of Main Street and Market Street, ca.1890. On the sidewalk men are standing and the street is crowded with about twenty people and four horse-drawn wagons. Other stores include: Desmonds, a hat shop, and a cigar store. Legible signs include: ..."Law office", ..."Court", "Cigars, wholesale", "Wells Fargo & Co's Express", "Tobacco", "Hat store", ..."& C. Hubbell Law Office", ..."at law".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2194
title: Los Angeles panoramic view from Boyle Heights

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Los Angeles looking west across the Los Angeles River from the William H. Workman property in Boyle Heights. The Hollenbeck home(?) is in the center. The barn is near the river (upper right).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10092
title: Drawing of downtown Los Angeles showing plaza and mission church, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing by Charles Koppel of downtown Los Angeles showing plaza and mission church. From the U.S. War Department on Fort Hill. Buildings are widely spaced. Small groups of people can be seen in the streets. Bare hills march off into the distance. Drawn 1854.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1019
title: Drawing of Lindscow Landing, San Pedro, ca.1867-1878

description: Photograph of a drawing of Lindscow Landing (later Fifth Street and Front Street), San Pedro, ca.1867-1878. Three sailing ships are entering the port. A hoist can be seen at the end of the wharf. There is a small collection of buildings mostly surrounded by a fence nearby (to the left). A few other structures are visible on an area of land across the harbor. The hill in the foreground is covered with scrub brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9183
title: Close-up of a specimen of lemons and blossoms on a branch

description: Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of a cluster of lemons and blossoms on a branch from a grove. On a neutral background. Lemon trees continue to blossom while the fruit matures.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15243
title: Los Angeles Plaza  and Mission Church from[?] the Pico House

description: Photograph of the Los Angeles Mission Church and Plaza from(?) the Pico House. The church has a gazebo-like bell tower at left. A large tree grows to the right of the church. Other shorter buildings extend to the right and a short way into the distance. The mountains are visible in the background. Legible signs include: "Barnum Restaurant, Chop House".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3194
title: Pineapple ranch on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, ca.1900-1903

description: Photograph of pineapple ranch on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, ca.1900-1903. A man in a jacket and hat is standing among the rows of pineapple plants. In the background are trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2371
title: Panoramic view of the Los Angeles Plaza and Sonora Town looking northeast from the Pico House, April 1882

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the Los Angeles Plaza and Sonora Town looking northeast from the Pico House, April 1882. The plaza is landscaped into a round shape with a fountain in the center. The Avila adobe is partially visible in the background. A sign on the gable reads: "Plaza House Lodging". Sisters of Mercy Hospital can also be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2549
title: Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles from First Street looking north, ca.1891-1898

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles from First Street looking north, ca.1891-1898. The photograph appears to be taken from a 3rd-floor window or the roof of the Hotel Nadeau, at a point on 1st Street mid-block between Broadway & Spring Street. The Second Court House with clock tower is located on Pound Cake Hill (former site of the high school) in the center background. Most of the buildings are two- or three-story brick structures. Mostly roofs are visible. Legible signs include: "Henry J.A. Stuhr, OK Rosedale Whiskies, native wines & brandies", "Waverly [...], best to buy", "Larronde Block", and "Los Angeles ABC Tract Co.". The photograph features the following buildings: Second Court House (1891-1935); Henry J.A. Stuhr Whiskey & Wines store, at the left, on 1st Street between Broadway and Spring Street; Phillips Block (1887-1912), a large white building in the middle right, located on north-west corner of Spring and Franklin Streets; Title Insurance and Trust Company Building, nearest (leftmost) of two three-story brick structures below Court House, located on New High and Franklin Streets; Fulton Block, to the right of the Title Insurance building, on New High Street; Women's Christian Temperance Union Building (built in 1889) can be seen through trees to the left of the Title Insurance building, on the north-west corner of Temple Street and Broadway; Larronde Block (1883-1932) is clearly visible in the foreground, at right, at the north-west corner Spring and 1st Streets.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5885
title: Patio of the Rancho Los Cerritos ranch house, ca.1890-1910

description: Photograph of the patio of the Rancho Los Cerritos ranch house, ca.1890-1910. At center, a courtyard area is enclosed by a two-story adobe building at center, and one-story buildings to the left and right. At left, one of the doorways on the building is missing an actual door, while another is a wooden frame with picket fencing added. At right, a wooden door hangs open. The ranch house was built in 1844 by John (Juan) Temple, and was later the Jotham Bixby residence.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15244
title: Portrait of Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, "Mother of Women's Clubs", ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, "Mother of Women's Clubs", ca.1900. She can be seen from the shins up turned slightly to the right. She is visible sitting in a wooden rocking(?) chair with an open book in her hands over her lap. She is elderly and is wearing round spectacles, while her grey hair is pinned up in back. She is wearing a dark blouse with a high neck and long sleeves and a long dress.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m619
title: Main Street and 4th Street, 1903-1905

description: Photograph of the Main Street looking north from Fourth Street, 1903-1905. The Van Nuys and Westminster Hotels are visible. An electric streetcar "Monrovia, 203" approaches the camera. The street is filled with groups of pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons and carriages. Legible signs include: "Van Nuys", "Oysters, the Morgan Oyster Co., packers", ..."fish & lobsters"..., "For ce[...] [...]s property", "Fruits", ..."erators [...] store", ..."lawn [...]drooms, rent rooms", ..."house".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m86
title: Broadway north from Fourth Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1903-1905

description: Photograph of downtown Los Angeles, Broadway looking north from Fourth Street, 1903-1905. Horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and a bicycle can be seen in the street. A large boot with a sign "Cummings" sits on a building roof. Streetcar rails run down the street. The Broadway Department Store is visible. Legible signs include: "Homer [...] Bldg., absolutely"..., "Shoe"..., ..."ingly the lowest".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10113
title: Willets residence, Santa Barbara

description: Photograph of the Willets home on Crocker Row (corner of Garden Street and Mission[?] Street) in Santa Barbara. A wide dirt drive curves through a well-groomed grassy lawn dotted with trees and shrubs toward the two-story Mission(?)-style structure surrounded by foliage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10075
title: Water wheel near Elysian Park which raised water from the Zanja Madre that flowed to a reservoir in the Pueblo, ca.1870

description: Photograph of the water wheel near Elysian Park which raised water from the Zanja Madre that flowed to a reservoir in the Pueblo, ca.1870. This wheel was shipped from San Francisco and erected at a point just north of the Southern Pacific Railway yards at Elysian Park. The wheel raised water 36 feet from the Zanja Madre and the water flowed through wooden flumes to a reservoir located at the Los Angeles Plaza. The wheel itself had paddles 6-feet wide to each of which was fastened a 15-gallon bucket. Agricultural tracts visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8419
title: Ruins of Elder Amasa Lyman's residence and the Mormon Council House, San Bernardino, (constructed?) February 23, 1865

description: Photograph of the ruins of Elder Amasa Lyman's residence and the Mormon Council House, San Bernardino, (constructed?) February 23, 1865. A picket fence marks the property line in the foreground. Bare branched trees grow along the property line at right.; "A two story adobe building was erected by Elder Amasa Lyman as a home for his family which included five wives... each of the wives with her children had separate apartments, while a common kitchen and dining room was provided, but it is said, was never used by the women -- each preferring her own establishment. The house is described as having no window, but lighted from sky-lights above, and was facetiously named the "Steamboat" from some fancied resemblance. It stood next to the Council House on the north. The building was burned down, a but a portion of the adobe kitchen is still standing and forms a part of the kitchen of the Wozencraft house." -- Ingersoll History; "Mrs. Waters gave me the enclosed photograph which gives an accurate picture of the ruins which she thinks Vischer sketched. This print has an added interest because it shows the Mormon Council House in the background, directly south of the ruins. The Lyman house and the Council House both stood on the ground now occupied by the present San Berardino County Court House." -- G.W. Beattie
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10096
title: Indian sheep shearers at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, 1885

description: Photograph of Indian sheep shearers at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, 1885. A group of 29 Indian sheep shearers (Esquintadors -- Trasquiladores), 16 of which are men and the rest are women and children, can be seen standing on a slight slope in front of a thatched roof adobe(?) building. Sitting among the men are a few chairs. One man sits on a horse. The ground is covered with scrub brush and a few other plants. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5531
title: Exterior view of the Avalon Hotel on Crescent Avenue, Santa Catalina Island, 1889

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Avalon Hotel on Crescent Avenue, Santa Catalina Island, 1889. Alonzo W. Wheeler was proprietor. The two-story wooden building has a covered porch in front with balcony overhead. About six people are standing near the entrance beside or on the porch. Visible adjacent buildings include a bakery and grocery store. Legible signs include: "Bakery" and "Cable Grocery". Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15245
title: Four statues of saints needing repair at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1900

description: Photograph of 4 statues of saints needing repair at Mission San Juan Capistrano. A corinthian pillar stands at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11626
title: Drawing of three hunters lassoing a bear, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a drawing of a bear being lassoed by three mounted hunters, ca.1900. Two approach from the right on dark horses, while one already having lassoed the bear by it's right front leg is on a lighter horse at left. The forest is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m957
title: Braley Building on the Hibernian Block, Los Angeles, 1900-1903

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Braley Building (later the Hibernian Building), 4th Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles, 1900-1903. The first skyscraper in Los Angeles. The 12-story brick and stone building towers above the street and other buildings in the background below. Four horse-drawn wagons, numerous bicycles, and small groups of pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk and street below. Electric wires criss-cross the street for the use of streetcars (not visible). Legible signs include: "Brooks & Ferguson, architect", "Davies Lumber Co.", "Dr. Ayington[?], physician & surgeon", "Nevada Keystone Mining Co.", ..."& Long, [...] insurance, notary public", ..."& Long, real estate and mines", "Dr. C.W. [...], surgeon", "Burbank & Baker, real estate, stocks, bonds", "Burbank & Baker, Huntington Park", "Burbank & Baker, Hermosa Beach", ..."ampico Sugar Co., home office", "Southern California Savings Bank".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11633
title: Hundreds of dead jackrabbits after rabbit drive in Antelope Valley, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a portrait of a large group of hunters and hundreds dead rabbits (in a corral) following rabbit drive, in Antelope Valley. Part of the enclosing fence is visible at right  Several of the people hold sticks which were used to drive the rabbits and beat them to death.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11632
title: Hundreds of dead jackrabbits after rabbit drive, Antelope Valley, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a portrait of a large group of hunters and hundreds of dead rabbits (in a corral) following rabbit drive in Antelope Valley. Many of the hunters have clubs which were used to drive the rabbits together and beat them to death. Some rabbits hang from the fence used to corral them in the middle.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11631
title: Hundreds of dead jackrabbits after rabbit drive, Antelope Valley, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a portrait of a large group of hunters and hundreds of dead rabbits (in a corral) following rabbit drive in Antelope Valley. Many of the hunters have clubs which were used to drive the 10,000 rabbits together and beat them to death. Also looking on are many women and children. A bag sits in the midst of the rabbits bodies.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4388
title: Gated entrance to the Girls Collegiate School "Casa de Rosas", Los Angeles, June 1, 1910

description: Photograph of the gated entrance to the Girls Collegiate School, or "Casa de Rosas", Los Angeles, June 1, 1910. It was located at Adams Boulevard and Hoover Street. Five broad concrete steps at left lead up to the open gate. The wall surrounding the gate is overgrown with ivy and other foliage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2909
title: Sycamore tree on the road to Mission Santa Barbara, 1901

description: Photograph of a sycamore tree behind a low stone wall by an unpaved road on the route to Mission Santa Barbara, 1901. At left, the unpaved road curves into the distance, while at right a low retaining wall holds a bed of foliage. Farther in, connected to the bed, a tall section of picket fence is visible. The sycamore stands inside the bed in the far right foreground. In the left distance, the bell towers of the Mission can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2918
title: Mission Santa Barbara, showing church entrance from cemetery, 1901

description: Photograph of Mission Santa Barbara, showing church entrance from cemetery, 1901. In the extreme foreground and at right, large patches of ivy can be seen covering the ground and wall. Large trees are visible at left. At center, a large arched doorway can be seen. Three sets of skulls and crossbones can be seen above the doorway, and a tapestry hangs along the wall far overhead.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14287
title: Remada in front of chapel at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, California, ca.1901

description: Photograph of Remada in front of chapel at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, California, ca.1901. The open air chapel is lightly colored and has trellises on both sides. It stands in a sparse copse of trees and thin plants climb up its wooden walls. A small cross is carved into the wood paneling above the arched entrance to the chapel.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2913
title: Mission Santa Barbara bell tower viewed from the cemetery, 1901

description: Photograph of the Mission Santa Barbara bell tower as viewed from the cemetery, 1901. The bells themselves are not visible. A banana tree grows among other trees and shrubs at center left. The wall of the church and the tile roof on top are visible at right. A simple cross is visible above the lining of the tile roof. To the far left, a large stone structure is visible near the banana tree.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2902
title: Path by sycamore trees next to the cemetery wall at Mission Santa Barbara, 1901

description: Photograph of the Mission Santa Barbara cemetery wall surrounded by sycamore trees, 1901. A thin dirt road runs along an aged wall, which appears at right. The path sits in the shadow of several large trees, and the mission's bell tower is visible behind them in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2910
title: Santa Barbara Mission from the fountain, 1901

description: Photograph of a front view of Santa Barbara Mission, Morrish fountain and pepper tree, 1901. The church has two square bell towers flanking the entrance. To the left of the church runs a series of arches of an exterior corridor. A wooden post and rail fence lines the road which fronts the mission.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15246
title: Wild flower Fremontia Californica, or "False Slippery Elm"

description: Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of the wild flower False Slippery Elm (Fremontia Californica). (A double exposure?)
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15247
title: False Slippery Elm bush (Fremontia Californica) in blossom, ca.1920

description: Photograph of the False Slippery Elm bush (Fremontia Californica) in blossom, ca.1920. This wild flower, shown at center, is native to California. Other plants are barely visible behind the foliage.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15248
title: Night blooming cereus (Cereus Triangularis) on Olive Street, Los Angeles, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a night blooming cereus (Cereus Triangularis), Olive Street, Los Angeles, ca.1920. Adjacent to the porch of a wood house, the plant is about 5 feet tall. Part of a chicken wire fence is visible at left. Other vegetation and foliage is visible at right. Also found in Lincoln Park.