cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19172
title: Downey block on Main Street showing the site of the new Federal Building in Los Angeles, ca.1888

description: Photograph of a view of the Downey block on Main Street showing the site of the new Federal Building, ca.1888. The Cosmopolitan Hotel (formerly the Lafayette Hotel; subsequently the St. Elmo Hotel) can be seen in the lower right corner; its façade is Romanesque and there are awnings on the lower level and a balcony over the entryway. There are several horse drawn vehicles parked on the street in front of this building. Next to this building are several other shops, including a large "Photographic Gallery". In the background a sign advertises "City Of Paris Dry Goods and Fancy Goods". The structure with the triangular, peaked roof in the middle, at left (above the Cosmopolitan Hotel) was built in 1864 as the St. Athanasius Episcopal Church; it was the first Protestant Church in Los Angeles located at the south-west corner of Temple and New High Streets. In the background, at left, the Nadeau Hotel (1882-1931) can be seen; it was located at the south-west corner of Spring and First Streets. The Bunker Hill with houses and trees can be seen on the right side. See USC-1-1-1-593 for a cropped view.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19173
title: View of Darwin, California on the road to Death Valley, ca.1926

description: Photograph of Darwin, CA on the road to Death Valley, ca.1926. The small town is visible at center in the distance and is composed of a handful of small wooden buildings; those on the right have square façades. A dirt road goes from the middle of the bottom edge to the middle of the right edge and is marked by tire tracks. A mountain range rises in the distance. The ground around the town is covered with small desert shrubs and rocks.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20895
title: Automobiles and cattle in Imperior (Imperial?) Valley, owned by Mr. Yates, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950

description: Photograph of automobiles and cattle in Imperior (Imperial?) Valley, owned by Mr. Yates, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950. Five men and women are visible standing at center around two parked automobiles with cloth tops. A heard of cattle can be seen behind the cars at right in a fenced enclosure on flat desert land. Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19174
title: Two cars on the road to Death Valley north of Barstow, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of two cars on Death Valley Road north of Barstow, [s.d.]. Two early model cars are parked at left facing away from the camera. The road on which they are parked is dirt and is lined with tire tracks. At right is a large rock formation that juts into the air from a gently sloping hill. The hill and the ground on the opposite side of the road are covered in low desert bushes. A mountain range is visible in the background. Legible signs on the back of the car on the right include "The General" and its license plate, "846 761".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m18434
title: Statue in an unidentified location entitled "Peace--Christ of the Andes", commemorating the settlement of a dispute between Argentina and Chile, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a statue entitled "Peace--Christ of the Andes", commemorating the settlement of a dispute between Argentina and Chile, [s.d.]. The metal statue depicts a robed, bearded man holding a large cross and standing on a concrete pedestal at center. There is a metal plaque on the base at left and an unidentified object on the base at right. There are snow covered mountains in the distance. This statue was dedicated in March, 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13372
title: Bleriot monoplane passing over a group of farmers and mules, June 1910

description: Photograph of a Bleriot monoplane passing over a group of farmers and mules, June 1910. The fragile-looking airplane is in the upper left corner. Its fuselage is a bare wooden frame behind the cockpit, and it sports a number two behind the wing. The four farmers are standing near a plow and looking up at the aircraft; two are shielding their eyes with their hats. There are eight mules visible, six hitched to the plow, and another two behind the plow in the bottom right corner.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2748
title: Hydraulic mining in an unidentified canyon, ca.1880-1920

description: Photograph of hydraulic mining in a canyon, place unknown, ca.1880-1920. Several men can be seen at the bottom of the rock wall where piles of rocks sit next to what appears to be a mining track. In the top left corner a stream of water emerges out of the mountain reaches a pile of rocks at the bottom. Just below the endpoint of the first stream a second stream appears to emerge near a shed and splashes against a small hill towards the center. Pieces of wood are scattered around the site with patches of bushes and trees in the foreground on the left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3614
title: Wesley Avenue entrance into Agricultural Park, ca.1910

description: Photograph of the Wesley Avenue entrance into Agricultural Park, ca.1910. There is an elaborate gateway over the road into the park, made up of a pair of brick pyramids topped with shingles and metal balls supporting a large wooden structure that stretches across the road. There is a large arched opening in the structure with big gates to seal it; these are open. There are tall trees and a corral in the background. Many advertisements are posted on the gateway, including, from left to right, "Forced through the Wall [...] R. J. Busch Second and Broadway", "Ask for [...] Lye", "Coca Cola", " Geo. W. Child's 5 cent Cigar", "Diamond C Soap", "Lema", "Agricultural Park", "Pearline, "Old Dutch Cleanser", and "Climax".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19175
title: Birdseye view of Santa Monica Canyon, ca.1875

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Santa Monica Canyon, ca.1875. The canyon is at right and opens towards the ocean at left. There is a line of small white tents along the base of the far wall of the canyon. There is a horse-drawn vehicle visible in the canyon at right, and at left near the ocean is a large group of people. There are tall mountains in the distance and a large cliff in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14794
title: Group of about twenty-five people at the Hopi Indian flute dance at Oraibi, 1901

description: Photograph of a group of about twenty-five people at the Hopi Indian flute dance at Oraibi, 1901. All of the people are wearing traditional Hopi costumes, and some of costumes are very ornate. Some people are standing, others are sitting, some are sitting under umbrellas. The ceremony is taking place on the side of a hill.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4387
title: Los Angeles High School from Temple Street, ca.1880

description: Photograph of Los Angeles High School from Temple Street, ca.1880. The school is on top of a hill, and a long flight of stairs goes from the bottom of the steep hill to the top. The school is a large brick building with a clock tower on top. It is surrounded by a perimeter of small trees. There is an unidentified building in the lower right corner, and the edge of another brick building in the lower left corner.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4916
title: Birdseye view of Marchessualt Street in Sonora Town, the first plaza area in Los Angeles, ca.1875

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Marchessualt Street in Sonora Town, the first plaza area in Los Angeles, ca.1875. The tree-filled court of the Los Angeles Mission is identified in pen ink in the lower right corner of the image. There is a large building in the center of the image; except for this, all of the buildings are long, low adobe structures. Beyond the tall building, Sonora Town ends and a large forested area sprawls out, covering the top third of the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2423
title: Los Angeles Plaza from the southeast corner showing the Pico house on the left, ca.1888

description: Photograph of the Los Angeles Plaza from the southeast corner showing the Pico house on the left, ca.1888. Also visible are the Plaza House and the Plaza Catholic Church. There is an open area at the center of the image surrounded by a wrought iron fence. There is a walkway in the foreground that leads to a circular path around the manicured lawn of the plaza. In addition to the grass, there are several trees on the plaza. There is a hill with several large houses on it in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2523
title: Birdseye view of the junction of Temple Street, Spring Street, and Main Street looking northeast from the Poundcake Hill, ca.1879

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of the junction of Temple Street, Spring Street, and Main Street looking northeast from the Poundcake Hill, ca.1879. At the center of the image is a long building with an elaborate façade dominated by large arched windows; this building was the first home of the Farmer's and Merchants Bank located on Main Street and Commercial Street. The smaller building adjoining it to the right was at one time the Commercial Bank, and to the right of that  is the Lanfranco Building ("El Dorado Store"). Also, the photograph features the following buildings: In the lower left corner the St. Athanathius Episcopal Church (1864-1891, the first Protestant church in Los Angeles) can be seen at New High Street and Temple Street. Just above it, the two-story brick building that housed the Mirror Printing Office, the forerunner of the Los Angeles Times is visible. Above it, the Downey Block (1872-1904) can be seen at the north-west corner of Main Street and Temple Street. To the right, across Temple Street and, again, across Spring Street, the Temple Block (1871-1927) is visible. On the dirt street in front of this building is a streetcar. The rest of the city in this area appears to be made up of commercial buildings and shops, and there is a factory spewing smoke into the air in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m610
title: Cactus in front of the Roundhouse building at 311 South Main Street during the time that a Kindergarten school occupied the building, ca.1882

description: Photograph of the cactus in front of the Roundhouse building at 311 South Main Street during the time that a Kindergarten school occupied the building, ca.1882. The cactus resembles a tree, and holds all of its flat spiny leaves high off the ground on a tall trunk. There are buildings on the left side of the street, including one with a covered porch that reaches out over the sidewalk. The road is unpaved and lined with trees on the right side.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14795
title: Hopi women building a house in Oraibi

description: Photograph of a group of about 10 Hopi Indian women building a house in Oraibi. Some of them are on ladders. Others are passing construction materials up. Some are standing on the roof of an adobe or stone structure.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1287
title: Exterior of the Pico House hotel in Los Angeles, ca.1870

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Pico House hotel in Los Angeles, ca.1870. The large, three-story rectangular building has many open archways on its lower level that reveal a covered walkway. The windows of the second and third stories are arched as well. In the foreground, a horse-drawn streetcar is stopped in in the middle of the unpaved road, and several other carriages are parked in front of the Pico House.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5321
title: Ocean front Santa Monica Hotel opposite the Pacific Electric Railway Depot, ca.1885

description: Photograph of the ocean front Santa Monica Hotel opposite the Pacific Electric Railway Depot, ca.1885. The hotel is in the foreground on the right, and there are several men on the covered porch and the stairs that lead up to it, looking at the camera. The wraparound balcony above the porch is held up by carved wooden columns. Additional wing, located behind and to the left of the main building, has four chimneys and a large covered balcony and porch.; The hotel burned down on or around 1888, although references vary as to the date. It was located on the east side of Ocean Avenue across from Linda Vista Park (today's Palisades Park) between Colorado Ave & Utah Ave (today's Broadway).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19176
title: Three ladies near a small palm tree(?) in an unidentified orange grove, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of three ladies near a small palm tree(?) in an unidentified orange grove, [s.d.]. The palm tree or cactus is at center and consists of a round base or trunk and several long narrow leaves pointed skyward. The three women are gathered around it, and two are leaning on each other at left while the other one is standing at right. There are other trees, possibly orange trees, around them, and the top of a house is visible in the distance. There is a square wooden box in the foreground at left full of tree branches.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14796
title: Hopi Governor and his wife, in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Hopi Governor and his wife, in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. He is standing on her right and wearing a decorative necklace, shirt, trousers, and an ammunition belt. His wife, who is holding a baby wrapped in a blanket, is wearing a dress and is barefooted. Behind them is a ladder leaning against an adobe dwelling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19177
title: Adobe building in Hornitos in Mariposa County, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of an adobe building in Hornitos in Mariposa County, [s.d.]. The adobe is at right center and is a simple building with a peaked roof covered in wooden shingles. The walls of the adobe are missing their spackle in several places. There are four sets of wooden doors and a wood-framed window visible. In the background to the left is a larger two-story brick building with an almost-flat roof. It has several large rectangular windows on the second story and a covered porch out front to the left. A dirt road runs to the left of both buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14797
title: Hopi Governor in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the Hopi Governor in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. From the waist up. He is wearing a decorative necklace, shirt, trousers, and an ammunition belt and holding a cigarette in his left hand. Behind him is an adobe dwelling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9646
title: Mule belonging to Hopi Indians, ca.1900-1901

description: Photograph of Mule belonging to Hopi Indians, ca.1900-1901. At center, a small burro is visible. Its front two hooves are on a low stone or adobe step in front of a small doorway. Above the doorway, a wooden post can be seen protruding from the wall. The burro is facing left toward a wooden ladder leaning against the adobe. In the background above the adobe structure, a higher adobe structure and doorway can be seen.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14798
title: Old Hopi Indian man sitting on stone steps in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of an old Hopi Indian man sitting on crude stone steps in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. He is wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and laced shoes. He is smoking a cigarette held in his right hand. On a step behind him, his clothes are visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14799
title: Five young Hopi Indian girls standing in a row in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a group of five young Hopi Indian girls standing in a row, in front of an adobe house in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. Their hair is all styled in the same manner -- rolled into two sections and tied protruding from the sides of their heads. They all wear shawls or blankets draped over their shoulders and numerous beaded necklaces. Their hands are generally held together in front of each one.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14800
title: Five young Hopi Indian girls with an old Hopi Indian man sitting on stone steps in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a group of five young Hopi Indian girls with an old Hopi Indian man on crude stone steps in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. Everyone is sitting except for two of the girls. The girls' hair is all styled in the same manner -- rolled into two sections and tied protruding from the sides of their heads. They all wear shawls or blankets draped over their shoulders and numerous beaded necklaces. Their hands are generally held together in front of each one. The old man, who sits on a step higher than the girls is wearing a shirt, blanket, and shoes. An adobe dwelling is visible at the top of the steps. On the landing are several pieces of pottery.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3650
title: Pershing Square (formerly 6th Street Park) looking toward the Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, ca.1888

description: Photograph of Pershing Square (formerly 6th Street Park) looking toward the Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, ca.1888. Two ladies can be seen strolling through park at right on a pathway that leads from the center foreground to the right. Flowers and trees dot the park, while a few buildings are visible through the trees beyond the park. One of the buildings appears to be a church with a steeple.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20701
title: Shay Geared Locomotive on railroad tracks, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a Shay Geared Locomotive on railroad tracks, ca.1900. At center the front part of a locomotive is visible on railroad tracks. The number 2 is visible on the door as well as on a portion of the front of the locomotive. A telephone pole or power line is visible to the left of the locomotive while homes and other structures are visible in the background. Dry grasses are visible in the foreground and background. Photoprint reads: "Not in the Virginia City vicinity - probably abt. 1890 Shay Geared Locomotive area 1900."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14801
title: Group of Hopi Indians visiting the campsite of Dr. George Wharton James near the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a group of about 18 Hopi Indians visiting the campsite of Dr. George Wharton James near the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900. About 13 are standing and the rest are sitting. They are all huddled in blankets. Two white men are bent over their work at right. Camp debri such as blankets, packs, cases, and cooking utensils litter the area. The landscape is flat and mostly barren far into the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19178
title: Birdseye view of Dodger Stadium at night, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a birdseye view of Dodger Stadium at night, [s.d.]. The stadium is visible at left in the distance and has several sets of bright lights along the top. A scoreboard is visible at right. In front of the stadium is a crowded parking lot. A multi-lane road is cutting through the middle of the parking lot and the headlights of several vehicles are visible. Two dark hills flank the road in the foreground, and more cars are parked in front of these hills.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14802
title: Group of people sleeping at dawn at the campsite of Dr. George Wharton James near the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a group of at least six people sleeping at dawn at the campsite of Dr. George Wharton James near the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900. They are all wrapped in blankets. The debri of the camp such as cooking implements, packs, etc., litter the site around the two covered wagons. The landscape is flat and mostly barren far into the distance where part of a butte is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14803
title: Adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi at sunset, ca.1900

description: Photograph of adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi at sunset, ca.1900. A line of dilapidated adobe buildings runs across the image from left to right. Several tall wooden ladders lean against the flat roofs of the dwellings. A small bird is visible in the foreground at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14804
title: Adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi at night, ca.1900

description: Photograph of adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi at night, ca.1900. The adobe buildings form a line that runs from the foreground at left towards the background at right and appear to be in a state of disrepair. Several ladders lean against them. Dark clouds are visible in the sky overhead.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14805
title: Hopi Indian men returning to their adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Hopi Indian men returning to their adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1900. About fifteen people are visible. A burrow is visible at left. A group of moving (blurred) people are walking in front of a covered area. A ladder is leaning against one adobe at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12930
title: Six women in bathing costumes, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a group portrait of 6 women in bathing clothes in Long Beach, ca.1910. They are standing in a line beside each other.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14806
title: Hopi Indian on top of adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a Hopi Indian on top of adobe dwellings in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. The buildings form a line that runs from the foreground at left to the background at right. Most are rectangular in shape and appear to be in a state of disrepair. Tall wooden ladders lean against some of them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14807
title: Adobe dwellings and a street scene in the village of Shonguapavi in the evening, ca.1901

description: Photograph of adobe dwellings and a street scene in the village of Shonguapavi in the evening, ca.1901. Ladders lean against some of them; the outside-most ladder was the only way to the second story. Five young Hopi Indian girls with stylized hair sit and stand at the top of a set of crude stone steps. Several other Hopi are visible. At right, near a ladder, are two white men looking on.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14808
title: Dr. George Wharton James with a group of Hopi Indian children and burros in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901-1907

description: Photograph of Dr. George Wharton James with a group of about fourteen Hopi Indian children and three burros in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901-1907. James, who is bearded and wearing a hat is kneeling in the middle of the image with his right arm over the shoulder of a young burro. Most of the children are sitting on the other two burros which are on either side of James. An adobe dwelling is visible behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14809
title: A group of six Hopi Indian children on a burro in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a group of six Hopi Indian children sitting on a burro in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. A Hopi Indian man is steadying the burro by its neck. The burro is facing right. An adobe dwelling is visible behind them. This burro has no visible ears -- the result of clipping a piece of its ears -- the method of punishment inflicted each time the burro was caught breaking into someone's corn patch.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1839
title: Exterior view of Los Angeles City Hall, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the exterior of Los Angeles City Hall, ca.1890. The structure was built in 1888 and used was as City Hall until 1928 from its location on Broadway between 2nd Street and 3rd Street. A horse and carriage are visible in front of the building. This photograph was apparently taken from the yard of Mrs. Locke's house behind low picket fence across street. A few other buildings are visible at the structure's side and in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14810
title: A group of Hopi Indian children on a 2 burros in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a group of 8 Hopi Indian children sitting on 2 burros in the village of Shonguapavi, ca.1901. A Hopi Indian man is steadying the left burro (facing right), bearing 6 children, by its neck and nose. The burro on the right (facing right), bearing 2 children,  is being steadied by a Hopi man at its rear. A third man is kneeling between the two holding a little burro under his right arm and a dog at his left hand. An adobe dwelling is visible behind them.