cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12437
title: View of the Summerland oil piers in Santa Barbara, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of the Summerland oil piers in Santa Barbara, ca.1925. Two rows of oil derricks are shown moving off towards the right distance, supported over the shore by wooden piers. The surf laps at the beach to the right. Residential houses and mountains can be seen in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6955
title: Horse-drawn carriages on a downtown street in Fresno, ca.1905

description: Photograph of horse-drawn carriages on a downtown street in Fresno, ca.1905. Two young boys are shown riding on the back of a horse-drawn cart in the foreground, which fills much of the image. Farther left, a dog can be seen walking alongside a second carriage which stands below the three-story building of the First National Bank. To the right the three-story building of the Farmer's Bank of Fresno can be seen. Other buildings, similarly Victorian in style, can be seen in the distance, lining the street.; Other legible signs from left to right read: "Established 1882", "C.H. Riege", "1889" and "Law Offices".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6957
title: Exterior view of the Barton Opera House in Fresno, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Barton Opera House in Fresno, ca.1900. A three-story rectangular building is shown at center, adorned with various marquees. Horse drawn carriages can be seen parked along the sidewalk beneath it to the right, while a young man on a bicycle can be seen pedaling towards it at left. Railcar tracks can be seen embedded in the road.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Contractors Barton Opera House", "Tonight Barton Opera House", "The Vacation Girl. Miss Nadine Stuart. Sunday May 26th. The Botanical Maids", "[...] Poultry and Meats", "Friscoware", and "Len Dockstader".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14976
title: Cathedral group of Big Trees in Henry Cowell Park, Santa Cruz, 1903

description: Photograph of a woman sitting on the massive gnarled base of a "cathedral" group of Big Trees in Henry Cowell Park, Santa Cruz, 1903. A wooden slat fence is visible behind.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19047
title: Exterior view of the D.O. Mills Bank building in Columbia City, ca.1930 (1895?)

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the D.O. Mills Bank building in Columbia City, ca.1930 (1895?). The bank, known as the "Gold Dust Exchange" and built in the 1850's, is shown at center, a rectangular brick building on the corner of an unpaved road. To the left, the narrow side of the building can be seen, a single door installed in it along with a window which bears illegible writing. A bench can be seen situated just on the corner of the sidewalk, with a second to the far left. To the right, two doors and a number of tall windows can be seen on the wide side of the building. To the far right, an automobile parked along the sidewalk is partially visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2213
title: First program of the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, December 1894

description: Photograph of the first program of the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, December 1894. The program is divided into two columns of listed performers underneath the heading "Orpheum Programme". Listed are Price & Llyod, Geo. Evans, The Celebrated Big Four, McCarthy & Reynolds, Alice Raymond, O.K. Sato, Thomas & Welch, Senor Don Juan Caicedo, and the Morellos.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m774
title: Artist's painting of the Title Insurance and Trust Company offices and their annex , Los Angeles, ca.1955

description: Photograph of an artist's painting of the Title Insurance and Trust Company offices and their annex in Los Angeles, ca.1955. Two highrise buildings are shown in full, connected to each other by a narrow strip of three-story building. At center, the widest of the two buildings is pictured, eleven stories tall and flying an American flag from its roof. The second building is shown to the right and is also eleven stories tall, although it does not reach the height of its neighbor. Pedestrians can be seen traversing the sidewalk below. One of several signs along the first floor reads "Christian Science Reading Room".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4985
title: Fire works display over the lake at Venice, ca.1915

description: Photograph of a fire works display over the lake at Venice, ca.1915. The lake is still and smooth and shown in the foreground. Above, various splashes of light can be seen cascading down from the sky or erupting from the shore. In the right distance, a small foot bridge appears to have been decorated with lights.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4968
title: View of the Venice Lagoon, showing a crowd watching boatsmen on the water, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the Venice Lagoon, showing a crowd watching boatsmen on the water, ca.1905. The lake is shown to the left of center, three men in row boats visible on its surface. A throng of pedestrians have crowded around the bank and look expectantly at the lagoon. Amusement booths surround the area just back from the water.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Streets of Cairo", "The Chicken [Fa]rm", "Temple of Mirth", and "Darkness & Dawn. Special 10 cents".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4954
title: View of the wharf and pavillion at Venice Beach, showing the Ship Cafe, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the wharf and pavilion at Venice Beach, showing the Ship Cafe, ca.1905. Crowds of pedestrians can be seen traversing the pier, which extends off towards the left distance. To the right, a one-story pavilion can be seen along the water's edge, while in the background, a large ship with the word "Cabrillo" painted on its bow can be seen docked just ahead of it. A marquee in the left foreground reads "Venice Events". The residential area can be seen across the water in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5029
title: Exterior view of the Venice bath house, showing a passenger boat floating past, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Venice bath house, showing a passenger boat floating past, ca.1925. The rectangular two-story building of the bath house is shown at center, just along the water's edge. To the left, a bridge can be seen, while to the right, a long passenger boat can be seen making its way past. A sign post to the left reads "Deep Water".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4971
title: Passengers riding a miniature railroad on Windward Avenue in Venice, looking west, ca.1905

description: Photograph of passengers riding a miniature railroad on Windward Avenue in Venice, looking west, ca.1905. The train does not appear to be any taller than five feet, and its engine can be seen to the right pulling the rest of the cars which are loaded with passengers. Letters hanging over the street above read "Venice". At center, several men and young boys stand in the center of the circular track. To the right, onlookers gather beneath the awning of a romanesque building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4958
title: Exterior view of the pavilion at Venice from across the water, ca.1905

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the pavilion at Venice from across the water, ca.1905. The two-story complex of the pavilion is shown to the left, held above the water the pier, which extends to the right. At right, the facade of a large, two-masted ship can be seen supported by more of the pier, presumably the Ship Cafe.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14977
title: Looking south along the beach in front of the North Beach Bath House, California

description: Photograph of the view looking south along the beach in front of the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, California. The pier is visible in the distance. The ocean is at right. Many people strolling on the boardwalk, sitting on the beach, and wading in the surf. Some of them have umbrellas. The large bath house has two banners flying from its roof. Several American flags fly on flagpoles in front of the buildings adjacent to the boardwalk abutting the beach. Legible signs include: "Bathing suits", "Bowling pavilion", "Don't forget"..., "See the big diamonds [...] DeVilles"..., "Arcadia bath house, clean smooth safe beach, hot and cold salt water baths, Arcadia Grill Room"..., "Bicycle riding prohibited on walk", "Cottage Restaurant".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4977
title: Pedestrians enjoying the sideshows along the Midway by the Venice Lagoon, 1910

description: Photograph of pedestrians enjoying the sideshows along the Midway by the Venice Lagoon, 1910. An assortment of amusement venues can be seen lined-up edge to edge to the right of the image. Pedestrians at center are shown walking along at sand road, some of them enjoying camel rides.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Temple of Mirth", "Darkness & Dawn", and "Chiquita".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5001
title: Panoramic view of Venice looking out over the canals and lagoon, 1924

description: Photograph of  a panoramic view of Venice looking out over the canals and lagoon, 1924. The lagoon is shown at center, a tower rising from the water at its middle where several small row boats are docked. In the foreground, the tracks of a roller-coaster can be seen. In the background the buildings of the city can be seen to either side of a canal that leads from the lagoon.; Legible signs include: "Venice Groceteria and Meat Market", "[...] the Wall Paper and Paint Man", "Del Mar", "Venice Sanitary Cash Market", "Welcome to Venice!! Venice Santa Monica News", "Rooms" and "Drugs".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19905
title: Copied page from an article entitled "A Brief Sketch of the Life of Tiburcio Vasquez", ca.1805

description: Photograph of a copied page from an article entitled "A Brief Sketch of the Life of Tiburcio Vasquez", ca.1805. The image shown two paragraphs on Vasquez: the first is alligned at the top and headed with the title "A brief sketch of the notorious bandit" and the text stretches almost to each side of the page. Below this the title "Tiburcio Vasquez" is alligned over a long column of narrower text.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19906
title: Re-typed page from Harris Newmark's "Sixty years in Southern California", 1916

description: Photograph of a re-typed page from Harris Newmark's "Sixty years in Southern California", 1916. The section bears the title "Joaquin Murieta" and is followed by a large block of quoted text which relates the details of Murieta's death. The information at the bottom of the page identifies the info as page 58 of Newmark's book.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4449
title: Detail of a plaque at the Casa de Rancho San Antonio, [s.d.]

description: Photograph in detail of a plaque at the Casa de Rancho San Antonio, [s.d.]. The plaque is shown in close-up and gives the date the rancho was constructed, for whom and the date and executor of the restoration. It also lists two chapters of the Native Sons & Daughters of the Golden West.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2232
title: Portrait of fire fighters and their engine posed on and in front of a brick building on the southeast corner of First Street and Main Street, ca.1885

description: Photographic portrait of fire fighters and their engine posed on and in front of a brick building on the southeast corner of First Street and Main Street, ca.1885. A cart and a horse-drawn fire engine are shown at the base of the building, facing towards the right. Men are posed on or near it, all wearing firemen's helmets, yet dressed in different clothes. Above, throngs of fire fighters are distributed along the roof and two stories of the brick building, which has been decorated with banners.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4322
title: Aerial view of housing tracts in Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks, showing the McKinley Home for Boys, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an aerial view of housing tracts in Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks, showing the McKinley Home for Boys, [s.d.]. The four long lodging houses of the McKinley Home are pictured by the highway in the foreground, angled towards a single point which appears to be a sports field of some kind. This complex is separated from the vast expanse of houses behind it by a cluster of trees and two smaller roads. Compares to CHS-12867 which shows a closer shot.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4324
title: Aerial view of the McKinley Home for Boys, showing tract housing in the background, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an aerial view of the McKinley Home for Boys, showing tract housing in the background, [s.d.]. Four long boarding houses can be seen at center, all angled in towards a single point in the foreground. At that point, an oval of what appears to be a swimming pool can be seen just back from a stretch of highway that spans the width of the image. Multiple rows of tract housing can be seen towards the top of the image, separated from the Boys' home by two narrow stretches of road and a swath of trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6655
title: Santa Monica pier and beach in front of the North Beach bath house, ca.1905

description: Photograph of hundreds of people sitting (mostly) on the beach in front of the North Beach bath house (not visible), ca.1905. Many of them have umbrellas. Others are in the surf or the water. The old wharf extends across the image to the right. There are numerous people on the wharf as well. View is looking south with the ocean on the right. Several American flags fly on poles adjacent to the boardwalk (not visible) at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5389
title: Aerial view of Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Boulevard, 1922

description: Photograph of an aerial view of Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Boulevard, 1922. A thin line of trees is pictured in the left foreground, cutting diagonally down across an expanse of what appear to be cultivated fields. In the center ground at left, a collection of three straight roads separates four sections of residential property. These roads continue farther into the background where they become part of a group of snaking, s-shaped roads. Mountains are visible through haze in the distance. Photoprint reads: "Spence Air Photos, 3614 W. Pico, Los Angeles 6, Cal, Re 2-3055".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4478
title: Panoramic view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing docked ships, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing docked ships, ca.1905. An open bend of water is pictured in the foreground, supposedly the elbow of the channel that can be seen running up from the left background. Along either side of this channel, masted sailing vessels can be seen docked along the wharf. In contrast to these, a large steam- or tugboat can be seen in profile just in from the right edge.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19919
title: Ship in drydock in Portland, Oregon, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a ship in drydock in Portland, Oregon, [s.d.]. A large ship is pictured from the rear, supported on a network of struts. To the left, a wooden wharf walkway runs into the left foreground, while a second walkway can be seen as the top of a tall wall to the right. The ship bears the name "Geo. W. Elder" on its hull. Hills are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4472
title: Two sailing ships docked at the early San Pedro Harbor, ca.1905

description: Photograph of two sailing ships docked at the early San Pedro Harbor, ca.1905. Two ships, one with four masts and the other with three, are docked alongside the wharf on the left side of a narrow channel of water. On the opposite side of this channel, a third ship can be seen docked just in front of what appears to either be a residential area or collection of storage facilities.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4479
title: View of the early San Pedro Harbor, showing a tugboat and canoe, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a view of the early San Pedro Harbor, showing a tugboat and canoe, ca.1905. Large, masted ships are visible docked all along the wharf to either side of the channel of water that progresses up into the foreground from the center background. At center, a large tugboat can be seen making its way to the right, while a small canoe is visible in front of it, two silhouettes in it paddling it to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14978
title: Four girls in bonnets standing next to the "Los Angeles" giant sequoia, a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, 1900

description: Photograph of four girls in bonnets standing next to the "Los Angeles" giant sequoia, a Big Tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California, 1900. They are standing around a large canvas (tent?) which reads "Los Angeles, you bet". There is also a sign on the tree which reads "Los Angeles". Other trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19920
title: Moored Italian fishing boats in San Francisco, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of moored Italian fishing boats in San Francisco, [s.d.]. A line of small sloops is pictured at center, each moored to a post extending from the water beneath. In contrast to the others, the fourth boat in from the foreground appears to have its sail partially unfurled. More boats can be seen along the wharf in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12717
title: Tugboat "Redondo" at sea, filled with passengers, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the tugboat "Redondo" at sea, filled with passengers, ca.1900. The tugboat is pictured just to the left of center, its hull and smoke-stack darkly colored. Its cabin is pictured in two sections, one on top of the other. Similarly, passengers can be seen huddled to the far right side of the boat, both on the lower deck and the balcony above it. A star-spangled flag waves from the boat's left side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4473
title: Ships docked at the early San Pedro Harbor, showing an Italian fishing boat, ca.1905

description: Photograph of ships docked at the early San Pedro Harbor, showing an Italian fishing boat, ca.1905. The expansive edge of a cove is seen to the left, where a man can be seen piloting a small Italian fishing sloop. Farther into the background, ships can be seen docked along the wharfs to either side of the channel that cuts into the distance. In the right foreground, several women can be seen waiting on the dock by the edge of a ship.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4520
title: Birdseye view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing schooners loading lumber to railroad freighters, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing schooners loading lumber to railroad freighters, ca.1900. What appears to be a very long schooner with five masts can be seen at center, piles of lumber resting on flat cargo trucks on the railroad tracks beside it. A locamotive engine can be seen in the lower right foreground, while in the background the wharf extends out into a shipping district filled with storage and routing houses.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4517
title: View of the inner harbor at San Pedro, showing a docked schooner, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the inner harbor at San Pedro, showing a docked schooner, [s.d.]. The water line can be seen in the right foreground, receding as it extends into the background along the set of railroad tracks pictured to the left. Farther right, a three-masted schooner can be seen docked to the far side of the wharf, which can be seen extending out into the water to the right. Several small rowboats can be seen in the shallows nearby.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12213
title: Large raft of lashed logs attached to the side of a boat traversing the Columbia River, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a large raft of lashed logs attached to the side of a boat traversing the Columbia River, ca.1925. The upper deck of a large boat can be seen partially at left, the silhouettes of two men visible through the upper cabin near the helm. At the deck's right side, a small escape boat bears the name "Emma Hayward". On the water's surface to the right of this, a gigantic raft of cut lumber is shown lashed to the boat with ropes and chains. A small tugboat can be seen in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9517
title: Panoramic view of a ranch in the foothills of California, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of the California foothills with an unidentified ranch, ca.1900. A dirt road broad dirt road going up into the foothills dominates the image. The fields on either side of the road are being cultivated. A wagon or person is visible in the middle of the road in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m977
title: View of the San Pedro Harbor, showing Dead Man's Island and stacks upon stacks of lumber, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the San Pedro Harbor, showing Dead Man's Island and stacks upon stacks of lumber, ca.1900. The dockyard is rife with piled lumber in the foreground, the roof of a store house just visible in the right foreground. The masts of schooners can be seen above the stacks, and farther out, Dead Man's Island can be seen almost exactly at center.; As Los Angeles tripled its population between 1900 and 1910, causing the real estate and contruction industries to boom, large quantities of lumber were imported from the Pacific Northwest.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13240
title: Map of the street railway lines of the Los Angeles street car system, December 1888

description: Photograph of a map of the street railway lines of the Los Angeles street car system, December 1888. A small web of solid and dotted lines is pictured, indicating the shape and direction of the various street car services in Los Angeles. To the bottom right, a key is shown that gives a different type of line for each of nine different street car lines and their milelages.; The streetcar lines represented are: L.A. Cable Railway, Pico Street Electric Railway, Temple Street Railway, Nickel Plate Railway, Main Street Railway, Mateo Street -- Santa Fe Depot, Vernon Railway, East Second Street Railway and the Second Street Cable Railway.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14979
title: Mr. Connelly camping under a Joshua tree (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the desert, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of Mr. Connelly camping under a Joshua tree (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the desert, [s.d.]. He is leaning on his left elbow holding a cup in his left hand. A coffe pot sits on a small campfire at his feet. Other Joshua trees and scrub brush are in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19922
title: Birdseye view of Santa Monica, showing Southern Pacific excursion trains, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Santa Monica, showing Southern Pacific excursion trains, [s.d.]. Pedestrians are shown traversing the paths of a park in the foreground, while a two-story clapboard-sided home to the right bears a sign which reads "The Cheapest Cleanest Best Meals 25 cents". Filling the left background, two steam trains are pictured hoving into station while new passengers await near the tracks. In the distance behind them, a residential area can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3509
title: View of Southern Pacific's Long Wharf, or Mile Long Pier in Los Angeles, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of Southern Pacific's Long Wharf, or Mile Long Pier in Los Angeles, ca.1900. The wharf, 4700 feet long and the longest wharf in the world at the time of its creation, is pictured at center, snaking out towards the right distance of the image. In the foreground, a train of empty freight cars can be seen on the leftmost of the two sets of railroad tracks that run along the wharf. The wharf was begun in 1892 and completed two years later in 1894.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19924
title: Exterior view of the Old Fire House in the Los Angeles plaza, showing men congregated by the entrance, 1920

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Old Fire House in the Los Angeles plaza, showing men congregated by the entrance, 1920. A two-story brick house is shown on the corner of two streets, its double-doors arranged at its foremost corner. To the right, a small balcony extends from a door on the second floor, flanked by two windows. To the left, four men can be seen loitering along the building's wall. Signs can also be seen on the building that read "The Cosmopolitan Saloon", "Locatuen Cigar Store", and "Hotel Espanol".; Picture file card reads "Old Fire House at the Plaza as it appeared in 1920 as a hotel, built in 1884 for the Thirty-Eights".