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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11872
title: Drawing of a United States mail stagecoach in the 1850's

description: Photograph of a drawing by V. Perard (or Perley, or Peardey, or Cerasek) depicting a United States mail stagecoach in the 1850's, charging down a rocky mountain road in a forest. A driver and another man sit in the driver's seat of the stage pulled by a team of 4 horses. Drawing is from(?) Grant Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8491
title: View of a streetcar on Third Street west of Hill Street, Los Angeles, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a view of a streetcar on Third Street west of Hill Street, Los Angeles, ca.1890. The streetcar can be seen at left in the middle of a dirt road. A woman and a child can be seen on a sidewalk at center. In the background, a tunnel is visible, and eucalyptus tress can be seen nearby. A palm tree is visible in the foreground at right. The tops of several houses can be seen above the tops of the trees in the background. This would later be the location of the Angels Flight incline railway.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5841
title: Long Beach Pier, ca.1898

description: Photograph of the Long Beach pier, ca.1898. Horses, carriages and wagons are parked on the sandy beach in the foreground. Several buildings are near or on the pier. Two flags fly from the roof of an open air pavillion on the pier.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12113
title: "L. L. Robinson" locomotive used by the Sacramento Valley Rfailorad, California, ca.1867

description: Photograph of  the "L. L. Robinson" locomotive used by the Sacramento Valley Rfailorad, California, ca.1867. One man stands in the doorway of the engine. Two others stand on the ground beside the engine. The car directly behind the engine is full of wood for burning in the engine. Trees are visible behind. Legible writing includes: on the engine "L.L. Robinson", on the car "Sacramento Valley Railroad".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13656
title: Portrait of "Greek George", the camel driver who was in charge of U.S. military camels in 1865, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a portrait of "Greek George", the camel driver who was in charge of U.S. military camels in 1865, [s.d.]. He can be seen from the chest up turned to the right. He has a full beard and moustache. His hair is short, and he is wearing a jacket and tie. The notorious California bandito, Vasquez, was captured at Greek George's house. Half-tone print.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11800
title: Portrait of Charles Wabson, Placerville Pioneer stage driver, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a portrait of Charles Wabson, Placerville Pioneer stage driver, ca.1900. He can be seen from the chest up turned slightly to the right. He has a beard but no moustache and short dark hair. He is wearing a jacket, vest, shirt and tie. The background is light neutral background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13754
title: Portrait of stagecoach driver, Hank Munk (Monk?), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a portrait of stagecoach driver, Hank Munk (Monk?), [s.d.]. He is visible from the lap up, and he is sitting turned slightly to the left. His short hair is parted on his left, while his left hand can be seen grasping the upper portion of the lapel of his jacket. His right hand rests in his lap. He can be seen wearing a vest, shirt and tie. Munk was the driver who gave Horace Greeley his famous ride into Hangtown.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11797
title: Portrait of pioneer stage driver B. B. Burch (Curley Dan), ca.1890

description: Photographic portrait of pioneer stage driver B. B. Burch (Curley Dan), ca.1890. He was a pioneer stage driver of the El Dorado Company from Placerville to Truckee, and a companion of Hank Monk (Munk?). Burch wears a long fur coat and a cap. His hands are thrust into the pockets of the coat. His left elbow rests on the back of a wooden chair. He has a beard, mustache, and light curly hair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13435
title: Portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885

description: Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885. She can be seen from the waist up turned slightly to the left in an oval cutout. Her long dark hair is parted up the middle and pulled back to her neck. She is wearing a frilly shawl over a frilly dress with a low neckline. Her right hand is pressed to her shawl at her chest, while her left hand lays in her lap.; Mrs. Baker was the widow of Abel Stearns. She was known as the wealthiest woman in southern California. She was one of the three daughters of Juan Bandini. Josefa, Ysabel and Arcadia made the first American flag at San Diego in 1846 (later preserved in the archives in Washington, D.C.).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15644
title: Portrait of stagecoach driver, Henry Hodges, standing beside his old stagecoach, ca.1874-1890

description: Photograph of a portrait of stagecoach driver, Henry Hodges (or Hedges), standing beside his old stagecoach, ca.1874-1890. He is wearing a linen duster and yellow gloves which were part of the typical driver's attire. He is wearing glasses and a hat with a broad rim. His left hand rests on the side of the stagecoach. Sitting on the box of the stage is John Wilson, a pioneer Indian resident of Yosemite Valley. Hodges drove the first stagecoach in Yosemite Valley, July 1874.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14323
title: Rock formation at Point Fermin, San Pedro, ca.1891

description: Photograph of a rock formation at Point Fermin, San Pedro, ca.1891. The tide is coming in, splashing in white sprays against the unusual, jagged rock. A small girl in a dress gestures towards the water from the pointed edge of the rock. Her hat and scarf lie at her bare feet. Compares to CHS-7653.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12601
title: Electric sidewalk car in Venice, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a Venice electric sidewalk car, ca.1920. Carrying about twenty sitting passengers, including the driver, it sits stationary on the sidewalk in front of a barbershop. Two men stand in front of a nearby photo shop. Legible signs include: "Murillo Studio, display room, Kodak finishing, Kodaks rented, Films for sale, Coloring, retouching", ..."cels [...]cked", "We sell Eastman film", "Mirror Barber Shop", ..."Murad, the Turkish cigarette", "Triangle"..., "Special today: $1.00 dinner, clam chowder, comb. salad, top sirloin, or choice of fish, french fry potatoes, string beans, hot rolls, coffee, ice cream", "Globe A1, a trademark and a grade mark".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1787
title: St. Vincent's Hospital viewed from Sunset Boulevard, ca.1885-1888

description: Photograph of Saint Vincent's Hospital, viewed from Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, ca.1885-1888. Hospital was run by the Sisters of Charity. The large stately 3- to 4-story building sits near a copse of trees on the top of a small hill. Numerous dormer windows dot the eaves and towers of the roof. Three head of cattle graze in a grassy pasture in the foreground. A road runs between the pasture and the hospital grounds.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3581
title: Second Street Park looking southwest, ca.1887

description: Photograph of "Lake Shore" in the Second Street Park (later Echo Park) looking southwest, ca.1887. This view is at the junction of First Street (later Beverly Boulevard) and Glendale Boulevard. Foot paths meander around the grassy area at left beyond the shallow lake in front of a large stand of trees. Part of a footpath cuts through the tall plants in the foreground. A monument which appears to be a column stands in one of the grassy areas towards the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7581
title: Exterior view of the Point Pinos Lighthouse, Monterey, California, ca.1890

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Point Pinos Lighthouse, Monterey, California, ca.1890. Mrs. Fisch, the light keeper, stands near the doorway. The main building has a peaked roof from which the round light tower emerges. Another smaller building is partially visible at right. A wooden fence fronts the lighthouse property. The Pacific Ocean is visible beyond the sparse plants in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10750
title: President McKinley and wife in the parade of the Los Angeles Fiesta, 1901

description: Photograph of President McKinley and wife in the parade of the Los Angeles Fiesta, 13 May 1901. They sit in a flower-bedecked carriage in front of a crowd of spectators. Some spectators carry parasols or flags. The flowers fill more than half the image. In an oval cutout.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2015
title: View from the south end of the Playa del Rey lagoon looking northward, ca.1903

description: Photograph of the view from the south end of the Playa del Rey lagoon looking northward, ca.1903. About eight rowboats can be seen at anchor in the calm water. One person is rowing a boat in the foreground. The shoreline is visible on all three sides. Several of the boats are moored to a dock at right, behind which several structures, mainly tents, are visible. Photoprint reads, "Quiet Waters and Quiet Days".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15645
title: The cross on a hill overlooking the adobe ranch at Camulos, 1898

description: Photograph of the cross on a hill overlooking the adobe ranch at Camulos, 1898. The ranch is said to have been the home of Ramona, made famous in the book of the same name by Helen Hunt Jackson. Wild flowers and brush grow around the base of the wooden cross at left. The ranch and an orchard are visible in the distance at right. The valley floor and mountain ranges beyond are in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15646
title: The Indian girl Ramona, at her home near San Jacinto, Riverside County

description: Photograph (by Mand or Maud) of an Indian girl as Ramona, at her home near San Jacinto, Riverside County, ca.1895, made famous in the book of the same name by Helen Hunt Jackson. The young woman is wearing a polka-dot blouse and long skirt with apron. Her hair is pulled back in braid. Her arms are crossed on her chest and she is leaning forward slightly as she stands in front of a rough thatched hut behind her.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3746
title: Mission Indian basket maker, ca.1908

description: Photograph of a Mission Indian basket maker, ca.1908. At center, an elderly Mission Indian woman basket maker can be seen sitting next to a storage basket on the ground outside a frame building. Behind her are bundles and a small drum. Her clothing is made of flowered cotton fabric, a rolled bandana headcovering, and wooden beads.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4910
title: Old Gate Beam where a mob hung Franciso Cueto for murder, Los Angeles, 1924

description: Photograph of the wooden gate beam where a mob hung Francisco Cueto (or Cueta) for murder in October 1861. The photographer (Charles Prudhomme) recalls seeing the hanging. Three people (a man and two boys) stand near the wooden gate in a brick wall. The beam stood at 608½ Aliso Street, Los Angeles. Utility poles are visible in the background. Legible signs on the wall through the gate or door read: ..."tires standard [...] Bluebird [...] 725"..., ..."Crow[...] vo"....
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2085
title: Exterior view of the Hollenbeck Home in Los Angeles, ca.1910-1919

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hollenbeck Home at 573 South Boyle Avenue, Los Angeles, ca.1910-1919. Two tall stone pillars flank the main entry to the property, while a low stone wall separates the structure from the sidewalk. Several palm trees line the sidewalk, and additional trees and plants are visible on the property. The building is three-story spanish style. Manhole cover visible in street. The building was used as a retirement home.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15647
title: Mission Indian drawn worker, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Mission Indian drawn worker, ca.1900. At center, a Mission Indian drawn worker can be seen sitting on the ground in the shade of a rough wooden building near the chimney. She wears a scarf on her head, two long braids of hair, a buttoned-up print blouse, and a long striped skirt. On her lap is her weaving (drawn) work. Propped against her knee is an open book illustration drawn work. another small wooden building with a shingle roof is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15648
title: Noverto Leon at age 105 years on the Soboba Indian Reservation, ca.1880

description: Photograph of Noverto Leon at age 105 years on the Soboba Indian Reservation, ca.1880. Leon was also known as "Indian Zanjero". He sits on a rock on a rocky incline with a walking stick in his right hand. A scarf is tied about his head. He has a short beard and moustache and hair chopped of just below his ears. His shirt is open in a "V" to the bottom of his chest and his trouser legs are rolled up. He is barefoot. In the background to his right, a small body of water can be seen.; "This is a native of Valley Center. He made many trips in and about the Valley living off of charity. Was a well know character from 1860 to 1880." -- A.M. Davis (Valley Center).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15649
title: Mission Indian woman filling a granary with acorns (Cacaiste), ca.1898

description: Photograph of a Mission Indian woman filling a granary with acorns (Cacaiste), ca.1898. She is bent over the granary at her waist. She wears a dark dress and a plaid dress over that. She has a scarf tied about her heat. She is looking back over her shoulder at the camera. The waist-high thatched granary propped on a low wood frame is overfull of acorns. A somewhat hilly landscape of no trees is in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15650
title: Rear of Mission San Gabriel with pond

description: Photograph of the rear of Mission San Gabriel with a pond in the foreground. Thick brush and trees obscure parts of the church building. A cross is perched at the apex of the peaked roof of the 2-story building. A smaller wooden building is nearby beside a tall tree. A road, at left, is lined with utility poles.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15651
title: Farm building of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near Templeton, California, ca.1874

description: Photograph of a half-tone print of a drawing by Bolton-Strong of the farm building or Casa del Paso Robles, of old Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near Templeton, California, ca.1874. A picket fence abuts the building at left. Part of a tall post remains nearby. The roof is tiled. A long lower building with an exterior corridor with roof supported with a series of about 8 posts extends to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15652
title: Ancient pulpit of Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1875

description: Photograph of the ancient pulpit of Mission San Buenaventura, California, ca.1875. The ornate pulpit hangs from the brick wall behind it. It has decorative panels around the base, at its back, and forming the domed cover at top.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10556
title: Interior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton showing the telescope, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an interior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, showing the eye-piece end of the 36-inch refractor, ca.1900. Seven small wheels attached to spoked rods around the end of the telescope adjust various lens distances. A small hatch in the side of the telescope provides access. The barrel of the telescope consists of multiple rings rivited together. The inside of the dome of the observatory is visible in the background above the wood walls below. A rail runs around the periphery of the curved walls. Part of the dome rotating mechanism is visible at the juncture between the dome and walls. Part of a platform is visible in the foreground at bottom.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15770
title: General view of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of a general view of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The sprawling Victorian house has numerous wings between 2- and 3-stories in height. Towers, cupolas, peaked roofs, and eaves are all shingled. Tall trees grow behind the house. A windvane with a horse on top and the compass directions on a cross poke up from one conical tower at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15771
title: General view of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Postcard of a photograph of a general view of the rear of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The sprawling Victorian house has numerous wings between 2- and 3-stories in height. Towers, cupolas, peaked roofs, and eaves are all shingled. Tall trees grow behind the house. A small copse of tall trees grow from a central courtyard.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1748
title: Exterior view of the home of General Harrison Gray Otis on Wilshire Boulevard, ca.1890-1898

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the home of General Harrison Gray Otis on Wilshire Boulevard, ca.1890-1898. The residence (later the Otis Art Institute) is pictured at center, a two-story Spanish Revival-style home with terracotta tiled roof. In the foreground, the street and sidewalk are pictured, showing a small palm tree at right and a sapling at center. Plant foliage surrounds the house both at left and right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15772
title: Three people standing in front of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Postcard of a photograph of a general view of the rear of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The trunk of a large palm tree stands in front of the Victorian mansion. The exterior walls are alternately shingled in various styles and covered with slats of wood siding. No two windows are the same size or style. Part of the circularly shaped portion of the house at left which has been boarded up, probably once held a brick chimney. A tall wire fence prevents entry by the tourists.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15773
title: Interior view showing the front hall and door of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Postcard of a photograph of an interior view showing the front hall and door of the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. Closed double leaded-glass doors open into an adjacent room. The lower part of the walls is paneled with wood, the upper portion is plastered. The ceiling of the corridor has recessed decorative plaster or tin panels. A decorative wooden cornice runs along the top of the walls. A metal sculpture of balls and curliques decorates the top of the newel post at left. The front double door has 4 glass panels and a horizontal glass panel above.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15774
title: Interior view showing electric bells behind a door in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing electric bells behind a door in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The open door reveals the plaster lathing from the wall of an adjacent room and the wiring for electric bells installed on the wall. A series of about 5 buttons beside the door jamb probably ring the bells. The surrounding wall is covered with a wallpaper decorated with cornucopias, fruits and vegetables. An arts and crafts type of wallpaper runs in a strip around the top of the walls. Some of the panels[?] in the ceiling appear to be in a state of disrepair. There is no cornice. Part of another wood paneled door is visible at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15775
title: Interior view showing the blue room in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing the blue room in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. Wooden cabinets, a closet, and shelves are built into the walls. Rows of coat hooks are installed inside one of the closets. The ceiling is painted[?] with bubble-like shapes.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15777
title: Interior view showing stairs in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing stairs in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. Looking down, six steps lead to a landing. A case of vertical wooden slats serve as balusters and bannisters. The surrounding walls are also covered with vertical wooden slats. The ceiling is covered with horizontal wooden slats. A switch[?] with two buttons is attached to the casing to the right of the stairs. A small square window is situated high above the stairs in the side wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15776
title: Interior view showing 4 hearths in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing 4 hearths in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. A highly polished mantel runs around the perimeter of a panelled fireplace at right. Vertical wood slats cover the adjacent walls. A metal sconce for a light is attached to the wall at the opening to a corridor down which two fireplaces are visible on the left wall. One has a glass doored wooden cabinet built above it. A window is visible at the end of the corridor. Through a wide doorway at left, beside a brick fireplace, a staircase leads upstairs. Decorative wooden dowels form "sun ray" arches over the doorway and an adjacent opening between the corridor and the room.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15778
title: Interior view showing a double balcony in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing a double balcony in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. A wooden balustrade surrounds two rectangular openings in the floor. The bare wood beams of the ceiling are visible above. A series of tall windows line part of a wall at center. The the right the room intersects with part of an exterior corner of another room which has double glass paneled wood doors. At left doors open into an adjacent room. A faucet sticks out over a basin[?] in the far left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15779
title: Interior view showing the room in which Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester died in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing the room in which Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The floor is bare. The walls are covered with a textured wallpaper. The ceiling is covered with tin or plaster panels. A round ribbed cornice runs around the perimeter of the room. A metal pipe light fixture in the shape of a horizontal "X" hangs down from the ceiling. A fireplace with a granite or marble surround is inset in a small alcove in one wall of the room. The doorway to an adjoining corridor is at center.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15780
title: Interior view showing a dining room in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Photograph of an interior view showing a dining room in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. An ornate metal chandelier with candleholders shaped life treble clefs hangs down from a round panelled area in the ceiling. A brick fireplace with balusters holding up shelves over the mantle and a mirror on the wall is the centerpiece of the room. A narrow window is on each side of the fireplace. Wood panelling covers the remaining walls and ceiling (which has protruding wooden knobs). A draping arc of wooden dowels forms a decoration over the entry to an adjacent room at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15781
title: Interior view showing a gold and silver chandelier in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara, California, 1923

description: Postcard of a photograph of an interior view showing a gold and silver chandelier in the Winchester "Mystery" House, Santa Clara (near San Jose), California, 1923. The chandelier hangs from a decorative plaster or wood panel in the shape of a four-pointed star superimposed on a square superimposed on a disc. The chandelier holds six faux candles. An doorway into an adjacent room with a window (or door) is visible below.