cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2269
title: Channel cut through Dominguez lands by a flood on the Los Angeles River, about 1500 feet north of Watson Station, 1916

description: Photograph of a channel cut through Dominguez lands by a flood on the Los Angeles River, about 1500 feet north of Watson Station, 1916. A deep, muddy furrow is pictured at center, many times wider than the shoulders of the man visible to the left who stands within it. Farther left, dry land composes a shelf just above the channel.; Photoprint reads: "Harry Merrick Photography. 1901 W. Anaheim -- Long Beach, Calif. Phone Hemlock 6-3291".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2265
title: Channel cut through the area southeast of Domiguez Hill by the flooded Los Angeles River, 1914

description: Photograph of a channel cut through the area southeast of Domiguez Hill by the flooded Los Angeles River, 1914. A man is pictured to the right, dressed in a suit, standing at the bottom of a deep trench. The mud appears to be drying, and has many smaller furrows in its larger one.; Photoprint reads: "Harry Merrick Photography. 1901 W. Anaheim -- Long Beach, Calif. Phone Hemlock 6-3291".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2267
title: Flooded Los Angeles River flowing under a Pacific Electric Railway bridge, 1916

description: Photograph of a flooded Los Angeles River flowing under a Pacific Electric Railway bridge, 1916. Looking north from a wagon bridge on Anaheim Street in Wilmington, the water fills the foreground, stretching towards the bridge in the background, which crosses from left to right. The opposite shore can also be seen.; Photoprint reads: "Harry Merrick Photography. 1901 W. Anaheim -- Long Beach, Calif. Phone Hemlock 6-3291".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2268
title: Flooded Los Angeles River looking southwest toward Wilmington,  January 18-26, 1916

description: Photograph of the flooded Los Angeles River cutting a channel southwest toward Wilmington along the Southern Pacific Railroad, January 18-26, 1916. Water flows over a cascade of small, muddy lumps, cutting deeper as they make their way into the distance. Dry land can be seen to the right. An earlier record identifies this scene as being one half-mile south of Bangle home.; Photoprint reads: "Harry Merrick Photography. 1901 W. Anaheim -- Long Beach, Calif. Phone Hemlock 6-3291".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2262
title: Pacific Electric railroad track looking north toward Dominguez hill during a flood of the Los Angeles River, 1914

description: Photograph of a Pacific Electric railroad track looking north toward Dominguez hill during a flood of the Los Angeles River, 1914. Water reaches nearly to the tracks of the PE bridge that can be seen cutting from the right to the left distance, where the silhouettes of several men can be seen. Utility poles flank the tracks to the right.; Photoprint reads: "Harry Merrick Photography. 1901 W. Anaheim -- Long Beach, Calif. Phone Hemlock 6-3291".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2635
title: View of a flooded Tamarind Street looking from Compton Boulevard in Compton, 1924

description: Photograph of a view of a flooded Tamarind Street looking from Compton Boulevard in Compton, 1924. A street is shown, completely covered in water, the structures above mirrored on its surface. Commercial buildings can be seen to the left and right. Legible signs from left to right read: "Compton Auto Paint Stop Shop" and "Owl Truck".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14971
title: Two Native Hawaiian men grinding taro root for poi, Hawaii, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of two Native Hawaiian men grinding taro root for poi, Hawaii, [s.d.]. They are both naked except for loin cloths. They are sitting on the ground facing each other. They each hold a long thin rod (stick) in their left hand. There are several pots on the ground beside them. Trees and other plants are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2623
title: View of Compton Boulevard from Willobrook Avenue during the flood of 1914

description: Photograph of a view of Compton Boulevard from Willobrook Avenue during the flood of 1914. Tramped mud can be seen between the two streetcar rails that cut from left to right across the foreground, while a pile of strewn lumber can be seen just behind it to the right. In the background, commercial buildings can be seen to either side of the sodden street, a church visible to the left behind the foliage of a tree. Water still appears to be flowing over the road in a thin sheet.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2629
title: View of east Compton during the flood of 1914

description: Photograph of a view of east Compton during the flood of 1914. A smooth sheet of water makes its way to the right, dropping down over a tiny embankment. In the background, the silhouettes of houses can be seen, along with structures that appear to be either windmills or oil derricks.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2637
title: Entirely new channel cut by flood waters east of Compton looking north from Bosbyshell place, 1914

description: Photograph of an entirely new channel cut by flood waters east of Compton looking north from Bosbyshell place, 1914. What appears to be a tree stump stands to the left on a bank in the foreground, while a wide canal of water snakes to the right and then left around a bend of land. A shape that appears to be the roof of a home can be seen farther in to the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5678
title: Beet dump on the Southern Pacific Line south of Myrrh Street and parallel to Alameda Street, 1910

description: Photograph of a beet dump on the Southern Pacific Line south of Myrrh Street parallel to Alameda Street, 1910. A long wooden trestle is pictured coming to a peak at left, where carts of sugar beets drawn by horse-and-carriage are being dumped into what appears to be a railroad car below. The train of carts extends the whole length of the trestle to the right. A post-and-rail fence is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5682
title: Two children standing next to a totem of giant pumpkins at the Mayo Ranch in Compton, 1903

description: Photograph of two children standing next to a totem of giant pumpkins at the Mayo Ranch in Compton, 1903. The children are arranged to compare to the height of the pumpkins, on standing on the ground and the other on a stump behind him. The lower child wears overalls, a spotted longsleeved shirt and the number six. The child above him wears similar clothes and the number four, holding the top of the second pumpkin which has been stacked on one below it. A wad of cloth has been placed between the two squashes. More pumkins are visible in the field behind them. The two giants are to be sent to the County Fair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19882
title: View of Compton Boulevard west of Tamarind Street in Compton after the earthquake of March 10, 1933

description: Photograph of a view of Compton Boulevard west of Tamarind Street in Compton after the earthquake of March 10, 1933. The facade of a brick building at left has collapsed from the upper floor, covering the street below with loose brick. To the right, an early automobile floats amid the wreckage, crushed by the debris. Three pedestrians in the background stand by a second car and look onward towards a crane located farther back.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Fargo Coffee & Tea Co. Official Opening Thur. Feb 23. Coffee Roasted Daily. [...]", "Sunfreze", and "[...] Truck and Waterails Co.".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5675
title: Load of sugar beets being dumped into a Southern Pacific railroad car in Compton, 1910

description: Photograph of a load of sugar beets being dumped into a Southern Pacific railroad car in Compton, 1910. Beets are shown at center being dropped from what appears to be a specially-designed horse-drawn cart. The beets fall over the tipping side of the cart, which is positioned on a trestle above the rail car, down a slide to the car below. The number on the side of the slatted-wood freight car is "S.P. 79123".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2575
title: Collapsed city hall in Compton, after the earthquake of March 10, 1933

description: Photograph of a collapsed city hall in Compton, after the earthquake of March 10, 1933. The roof is shown in the right center foreground, tumbling down to a pile of wreckage on the path below which can be seen behind a park bench and a swath of grass. Farther in the background, a second section of the building can be seen slumping to the left, its windows coming unhinged.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5688
title: Exterior view of the old Methodist Church on Willowbrook Avenue seen from the city hall site in Compton, 1905

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the old Methodist Church on Willowbrook Avenue seen from the city hall site in Compton, 1905. The steeple and belltower of the church can be seen from a distance at center, while to the left, two couples walk by a post-and-rail fence that runs along the sidewalk, supposedly dressed in their Sunday finery. The foremost couple pushes a small baby stroller (perambulator). To the right, an early automobile or horse-drawn carriage can be seen in the distance on a wide dirt road. The church, dedicated in 1872, later became the site of a US Post office.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5685
title: View of Compton Boulevard looking west from Alameda Boulevard in Compton, ca.1885

description: Photograph of a view of Compton Boulevard looking west from Alameda Boulevard in Compton, ca.1885. A wide, dirt road is shown at center, lined heavily on the right by flat-faced two-story buildings reminiscent of western saloons. In the right foreground, two wheels of a horse-drawn cart can be seen, while farther in pedestrians can be seen exiting the porches of the various buildings, one of them holding the reigns of a horse. An earlier record  identifies the McKee Hotel on the "extreme right", and also reads "building with small tower on right was formerly a school building, on present (1959) site of Bank of America at Tamarind Street".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14972
title: Cluster of grass huts of a Japanese village in Hawaii, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a cluster of about thirty grass huts of a Japanese village in Hawaii, [s.d.]. A wooden covered bridge(?) is visible at left. A pipe or aqueduct snakes its way down the hill to the village at right. The surrounding hillsides are covered with lush vegetation.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5680
title: Exterior view of the front of City Hall in Compton, 1926

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the front of City Hall in Compton, 1926. The rectangular, two-story building is pictured at center, just in from a dirt road and sidewalk in the foreground. A paved path leads from the sidewalk to the building's front entrance which is encapsulated by a foyer of five archways.The arched windows above are decorated with filigree molding, and two tower-like structures stand as bookends to either side of the building, attached. The building was later destroyed in the earthquake of March 1933.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5690
title: Pacific Electric railway tracks in Compton, showing boxcars to the right, 1908

description: Photograph of Pacific Electric railway tracks in Compton, showing boxcars to the right, 1908. Two sets of tracks are visible at center and to the left, embedded in the packed earth of the road with a line of utility poles running between them. To the left, the Compton grammar school can be seen hidden by trees, its bell tower jutting just above the foliage. Other, residential buildings are visible in the left distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1792
title: Early automobiles in front of the California Hospital, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of early automobiles in front of the California Hospital, [s.d.]. Four cars are pictured positioned along a dirt road in the foreground of the image. The sidewalk and hospital are visible behind the men at right. Rightmost is a strange auto whose rear wheels are more narrowly spaced than its front wheels, while the remaining three cars are visible to the left and faced towards the viewer. All are piloted by doctors, their owners. In the background, a large four-story Victorian-style building is pictured, many of its small windows featuring individual cloth awnings. Trees line the sidewalk which extends into the distance at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6499
title: Unidentified house in Redondo Beach being pummeled by breaking surf, ca.1953

description: Photograph of an unidentified house in Redondo Beach being pummeled by breaking surf, ca.1953. The two-story house is shown to the right, a person's silhouette visible through the bay window at center. In the front, a brick wall is pictured, marred by the weather. Along the sidewalk, a streak of stones has been thrown across the ground, assumedly piling from the breakwater. A large crashing spray of water can be seen to the left. The original breakwater was built in 1937 and replaced from 1957 to 1958.; Storm in Redondo Beach circa 1953, showing damage to homes and sidewalk, looking north.  Original breakwater was built in 1937 and replaced in 1957-58.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6498
title: Waves crashing against the edge of a house in Redondo Beach during a storm, ca.1953

description: Photograph of waves crashing against the edge of a house in Redondo Beach during a storm, ca.1953. The side of the home is visible to the left, a single window visible but boarded-up. To the right, a torrent of waves can be seen rolling over the property, smashing the sidewalk beneath it. The caption beneath the image reads "An angry sea invades Redondo Beach about 1953 before the new breakwater was built in 1958".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6513
title: Birdseye view of early Redondo Beach, showing a commercial street and a residential area, ca.1890

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of early Redondo Beach, showing a commercial street and a residential area, ca.1890. A wide, dirt road is shown in the foreground, along which a line of commercial buildings can be seen advertising their wares by way of sign. In the background, several houses of different sizes and models can be seen situated on the rise of a hill. Two furrows of fresh earth suggest that the road has been repaired recent to the image.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Fields' Restaurant", "J. Murphy Saloon. Wines & Liquors", "Bowling Alley", and "The Pavillion".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1158
title: Exterior view of the Wigg Construction Company office building on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Emerald Street, Redondo Beach, ca.1926

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Wigg Construction Company office building on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Emerald Street, Redondo Beach, ca.1926. A large, two-story building in the Art Deco style is pictured at center, signs above the door and window advertising the Wigg Construction Co. and Krempel & Erkes Architects and Engineers. Automobiles are parked along the street at either side of the corner, and railcar tracks can be seen embedded in the pavement. A sign for John's Cafe can be seen to the far right, offering lunch for 25 cents. An earlier record contends that a Model-A Ford automobile can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9598
title: Hundreds of pigeons flock about a large coop on a pigeon ranch near the Los Angeles River

description: Photograph of hundreds of pigeons flocking about a large coop on a pigeon ranch near the Los Angeles River. Located just past the Riverside bridge at the junction of Verdugo Street and San Fernando Boulevard. The slope of a hill is in the left background. 20,000 pigeons under the care of a superintendant and three helpers (no one in image). About 300 to 500 squabs would be dressed each day for market. The pigeons consume 1,500 pounds of grain each day.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6500
title: Portrait of people standing on a balcony above a sign advertising "The Booster's Annual New Year's Eve Free Street Dance and Festival" in Redondo Beach, 1926

description: Photographic portrait of people standing on a balcony above a sign advertising "The Booster's Annual New Year's Eve Free Street Dance and Festival" in Redondo Beach, 1926. Nine individuals are pictured on the balcony, five women and four men. The men are dressed in suits, while the women are dressed in identical tunics and crowns. The sexes alternate girl-boy-girl-boy across the line from left to right. Below, a stand that appears to be a food vendor is situated in the lower floor of the building, American flags decorating the interior of the kitchen. A sign up and to the right reads "10 cents" while one to the left reads "Root Beer".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1178
title: Exterior view of the Art Theatre in Redondo Beach, ca.1910

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Art Theatre in Redondo Beach, ca.1910. To the right, the box office can be seen, a decorative sign encrusted with lights to the above it which reads "Art Theatre" and below presents a sign that says "Paramount Pictures". To the left, a larger, less ornamental section of the building is shown, with windows that appear to be covered by curtain on the interior. In front of this section, a cart can be seen which advertises pop corn and peanuts.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Cigar Factory No. 121", "Paramount Pictures. 'Heliotrope'", "Heliotrope: a Paramount Pictures Cosmipolitan Production", "Nature's Contrasts. To travel is to possess the world. Burton Holmes", "Exit", "Entrance", and "Art Theatre. Opens 6:45. Night Shows continuous from 7:00. Matinees as Announced".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6496
title: Tents and campers at the Municipal Auto Park off of Pacific Avenue and the Pacific Coast Highway, ca.1911

description: Photograph of tents and campers at the Municipal Auto Park off of Pacific Avenue and the Pacific Coast Highway, ca.1911. A group of four men and women can be seen from a distance at center, erecting their tent. Farther back, a larger collection of tents can be seen interspersed among a diffuse copse of trees. The largest tent is visible behind foliage at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11943
title: Portrait of fourteen fishermen with their catch for the day on a boat off Redondo Beach, ca.1905

description: Photographic portrait of fourteen fishermen with their catch for the day on a boat off Redondo Beach, ca.1905. The men are shown standing in a line along the deck of the boat, each man holding a large fish in each hand. In the background, the pavillion and rollercoaster of the beach can be seen along with the pier to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14168
title: Incline elevator along the mountain side on the "Road of a Thousand Wonders" in Shasta Springs, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an incline elevator on the "Road of a Thousand Wonders" in Shasta Springs, ca.1930. A rail trestle is pictured scaling the incline of the mountain to the right, an open-air passenger car making its way up. Below, the roof of the depot can be seen, just in from a bending river and road. Forest fills the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1726
title: Exterior view of the home of Mrs. E. Gardwin on South Figueroa Street near Washington Boulevard, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the home of Mrs. E. Gardwin on South Figueroa Street near Washington Boulevard, ca.1900. The two-story estate house is pictured at center, designed in the Rococo style of architecture, decorated with intricate filigree molding. The lower section of the building is made of brick, and creates the porch. To the right, hanging vines can be seen creeping up the side of the house and along the edges of the balcony. A bush is visible in the center foreground. In the background, a second house can be seen to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1739
title: Exterior view of an unidentified Craftsman-style bungalow on the corner of Maines Avenue and Romero Street, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an unidentified Craftsman-style bungalow on the corner of Maines Avenue and Romero Street, [s.d.]. The one-story home is shown at center, its porch facing to the left, a rocking chair visible at its right. A narrow patch of garden grows around the perimeter of the foundation, encircled by a collection of hemi-buried stones. Several bay windows can be seen extending from the home's right side. At the intersection of the sidewalks in the foreground a post is visible which displays the street names.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1623
title: Exterior view of an unidentified Craftsman home, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an unidentified Craftsman home, [s.d.]. The home is shown from the front, a sidewalk and dirt road shown in the foreground, a paved path leading from the sidewalk to the home's porch and front door. The home itself is in the Craftsman style, although it appears as though it might be a converted A-frame house (the picture file card identifies it as an A-frame); A steep peak is shown just to the left, extending from the home's main roof, which runs perpendicular. A window and door can be seen in this peak, which opens out onto the balcony.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12428
title: Hilly oil field and network of roads in Fullerton, ca.1915

description: Photograph of a hilly oil field and network of roads in Fullerton, ca.1915. A single well connected to a shack is visible in the foreground, the derrick to the left and the shack at right. Farther down the hill, a complex of small buildings and sheds can be seen in the space between two more derricks. The rest of the hills are peppered with intermittant derricks that follow the path made by a network of winding, narrow roads. Probably Brea-Olinda Oil Field.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10146
title: Exterior view of two hotels in Ventura, ca.1865

description: Photograph of an exterior view of two hotels in Ventura, ca.1865. A Spanish hotel made of adboe is pictured in the left foreground, a wide one-story building with a terra cotta tiled roof. Several visitors can be seen lounging on the patio beneath its awnings. In the background right, an American hotel can be seen, two stories tall with a flat roof. The caption beneath the image reads "Showing palm trees in the Mission Garden -- The site now occupied by a Bank -- the 'American Hotel' of 1865 is on the right of the picture". The picture file card identifies this as from a book illustration.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14973
title: Dirt road near hop fields, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of 2 boys standing in a dirt road which is near hop fields, [s.d.]. A post and rail fence borders the road. Two men are standing near two covered wagons at left. Several other people are standing near an open gate in the fence at right. Further up the road is a horse-drawn wagon bearing a load. Several buildings are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10147
title: Exterior view of the last remaining adobe house in Ventura in 1894

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the last remaining adobe house in Ventura in 1894. A single adobe ranch house is shown at center, a shingled roof extending from its terra cotta tiled peak and creating an awning over the porch, on which residents can be seen. A single window is visible shuttered to the right side, while a wooden annex can be seen in back. In the left background, a wood-framed home can be seen, the only one of its kind in the 1860's. Professor Peckham visited in 1865.