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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9217
title: Side view of the Music Stand in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a side view of the Music Stand in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, ca.1910. The main arch of the Music Stand sits at center, at a three-quarter angle to the camera. Its near colonnade extends toward the foreground, while the other is barely visible on the far side. Two sets of concrete steps extend from the arch into a bi-level area of open concrete in the middleground. A paved path, lined by vegetation, runs horizontally through the foreground of the image. Trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9040
title: View of the Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, ca.1900. The Cliff House, an eight-story building constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture, sits at center. Turrets protrude from each of its four corners, while an observation tower is at the roof's center. Seal Rocks sit to the left and right of the building, amidst the waters of the bay which stretch to the horizon. Two people walk along a paved path, on a higher level of the cliff, that occupies the right foreground of the image.; This is the second Cliff House to be constructed; it was destroyed by fire in 1907, as was the first house in 1894. The rooms in the second Cliff House included parlors, dining rooms, a photo gallery, and a gem exhibit.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15743
title: Baptistry with original font of hammered copper made by Mission Indians at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908

description: Photograph of the baptistry with original font of hammered copper made by Mission Indians at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908. A picture of the full figure of Christ as shepherd hangs in an arched recess in the adobe wall behind the baptistry. A wooden floor stand holds an open book on it in the corner. A small table at left is covered with a lace cloth and bears a candle, a small dish or bowl and a sash. A small table at right is bare. The font has a hinged metal lid which is padlocked shut.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2640
title: View of construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, showing a wooden track, ca.1910-1920

description: Photograph of a view of construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, showing a wooden track, ca.1910-1920. A large, riveted pipe, supported by concrete blocks, runs from the left foreground to the hill that sits at the center background. A wooden track runs along the ground, parallel to the pipe. In the center of the image, two men lean on a cart that rests on the track. A metal apparatus with cables extending from the top, apparently used to hoist beams, sits to the right of the track. Hills are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20263
title: Group of men and women on horseback, accompanied by Professor George Wharton James, in Sierra Madre forest, [s.d]

description: Photograph of a group of men and women on horseback, accompanied by Professor George Wharton James, in Sierra Madre forest, [s.d]. George Wharton James stands in the left of the image, with two pack mules at his left. Four people on horseback, two women followed by two men, stand in a line to his right, receding into the background of the image. Trees and vegetation fill the background, while grass and brush line the ground in the middle and foregrounds.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3802
title: View of a statue depicting the Governor Felipe de Neve, in Los Angeles Plaza, 1920-1939

description: Photograph of a view of a statue depicting the Governor Felipe de Neve, in Los Angeles Plaza, 1920-1939. The statue of Felipe de Neve is at the center of the image on a stone pedestal; he stands with his hat under his arm, looking to the right of the image. Men are seated on benches behind the statue, in front of a small buliding with East Asian architectural influences. Palm trees and other buildings are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1906
title: Exterior view of the eastern face of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum (formerly Los Angeles County Museum of Science and History?), ca.1913

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the eastern face of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum (formerly Los Angeles County Museum of Science and History?), ca.1913. At center, the large museum can be seen behind landscaped grounds and paved pathways. The building features a large, terracotta-tiled roof. Its large dome sits above an entry marked with three arches. To the left and right, arched windows line the face of the building. Plaques above the entry read "Los Angeles County Historical and Art Museum". A few people stand around the main path and stairs that lead to the entry.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20264
title: Portrait of the Los Angeles Police team, posing with rifles, 1890

description: Photographic portrait of the Los Angeles Police team, posing with rifles, 1890. Six moustached men stand in a row, full-on to the camera, with rifles in rest positions. Each man wears a darkly-colored, belted coat, darkly-colored pants and hat, boots, and a light-colored badge. This particular uniform was used from 1869-1894. The group stands on a wooden floor, in front of a plain background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12413
title: Exterior view of the Bergman-Albright Oil Company field office building in the Playa del Rey oil field on the Venice peninsula, ca.1925

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Bergman-Albright Oil Company field office building in the Playa del Rey oil field on the Venice peninsula, ca.1925. The Bergman-Albright building, a two-story clapboard building constructed in the Monterey style of architecture, sits at center. Seven men stand in front of the building on the left, while another stands alone at the right. A sign above the doorway reads "Office", while a sign painted on to the right of the building reads "Bergman-Albright Oil and Gas Co. Ltd. Field Office. General Office 1008 Sprin[?]. Arcade Bl[?] MU-1493[?]. Chas F. Smi[?] Selling Ag[ent]". Dirt or sand covers the ground in front of the building; an automobile is parked in it at the left edge of the image, while a sign in the lower right reads "No Parking". A paved street runs along the right of the image, lined by residential-type buildings and a few automobiles. The ocean is visible in the left background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3904
title: Portrait of a mounted Los Angeles policeman in front of a residence, ca.1900-1909

description: Photographic portrait of a mounted Los Angeles policeman in front of a residence, ca.1900-1909. A uniformed policeman sits on horseback in front of a two-story, Victorian-style house. The policeman wears a bobby-style police hat, a dark coat and pants, and a six-pointed badge. The horse stands in a street that is made of or covered in dirt, in front of a low concrete barrier that separates the yard of the residence from the street. The edge of another house is visible at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15744
title: Sacristy containing old vestments and relics at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908

description: Photograph of the sacristy containing old vestments and relics at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908. Sitting on a 3-section bureau at left which contains labelled drawers are two sculpted figures, two small wooden cabinets, and several books (two lying open). The ceiling is arched. There is an open door in the end of the room through which are visible a low brick wall, a tree, and part of a placard partially reading "The [...] Adm[...] Cit".... A large painting hangs over the door. A framed text hangs on the wall to the left of the door below which hangs a wooden frame bearing an open booklet. On the wall to the right of the door is a circular mirror in a round frame. Below the mirror, standing on the tiled floor is a wooden stand holding an open book. A metal urn with spigot sitting on a low wooden stool and a wooden bench stand next to the wall. Against the adjacent wall at right is another bench on which sits a book (..."Bans"...) and hangs a lace robe.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5207
title: Group of men and women on horseback, led by a uniformed guide, during a pony trip to the top of Mount Lowe in Altadena, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a group of men and women on horseback, led by a uniformed guide, during a pony trip to the top of Mount Lowe in Altadena, ca.1925. A uniformed guard, possibly a park ranger, sits on horseback in the centerground of the image, pointing to the right. Six men and women on horseback stand behind him, looking toward his gesture; a woman on foot, who stands to the left of the group, looks as well. The gravelly dirt path along which the group travels is bordered by rocks and vegetation. A tree-covered mountain is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20265
title: View of a camping resort, showing cabins, tents and automobiles, ca.1925

description: Photograph of a view of a camping resort, showing cabins, tents and automobiles, ca.1925. Four cabins are visible in the lower centerground of the image, amidst a row of tall trees. Tents and automobiles sit in front of the trees, in spaces delineated by low log fenced bearing painted numbers. The closest space is numbered "1", while the farthest visible space is numbered "12". A wooden bench sits in the lower left corner of the image. A hillside, dotted by vegetation, is visible in the background. Photoprint reads "Gift of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20266
title: View of a rocky landscape, showing a woman and an automobile, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a view of a rocky landscape, showing a woman and an automobile, ca.1920. An automobile sits in the left centerground of the image, on a dirt road that is bordered by rocks. A woman stands to the right of the car, looking toward the low, rocky hill in the right of the image, next to the road. Small palm trees stand on the near edge of the hill. Similar hills are visible in the backgound. Picture file card identifies the automobile as a "Tourist car".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20267
title: View of the swimming pool at the Hotel Vista del Arroyo in Pasadena, showing the Arroyo Seco bridge, ca.1940-1949

description: Photograph of a view of the swimming pool at the Hotel Vista del Arroyo in Pasadena, showing the Arroyo Seco bridge, ca.1940-1949. The swimming pool, rectangular with semi-circular stairs at the visible end, sits in the center foreground of the image, surrounded by patterened umbrellas. Many people sit underneath the umbrellas, while a woman walks across a surface-level path that lays across the middle of the pool. A parking lot filled with automobiles sits behind the pool. The Arroyo Seco bridge stands in the background amidst the trees, its height reaching nearly to the top of the image. Hills are visible in the distance. Picture file card identifies the bridge as "suicide bridge".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1033
title: Exterior view of Berth 179 of the Los Angeles Harbor, showing a ship and cargo, ca.1960

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Berth 179 of the Los Angeles Harbor, showing a ship and cargo, ca.1960. A long, low building with several wide doorways runs from the right foreground of the image to the center background, along a paved roadway. Lettering above the nearest doorway reads "Berth 179. Port of Los Angeles"; the doorway is also numbered "23". The side of a ship fills the left of the image. A load of cargo hangs in the air in the upper right of the picture, in the process of being hoisted on to or off of the ship. Workers prepare a similar cargo load in the centerground, while workers in the foreground are attending to something inside of the doorway. Another worker sits behind the wheel of a cart in the lower right corner of the image. Several wheeled cargo platforms and a forklift with a load of pallets sit in the roadway.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20269
title: Exterior view of the Carpenter's Sandwiches restaurant at the corner of Sunset Avenue and Vine Street, ca.1920-1929

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Carpenter's Sandwiches restaurant at the corner of Sunset Avenue and Vine Street, ca.1920-1929. The Carpenter's Sandwiches restaurant sits at center, surrounded by a paved street or parking lot. The one-story  building appears to be octagonal; its sign reading "Carpenter's Sandwiches" reaches high into the air above the restaurant. Below those signs hang menu panels, displaying a variety of sandwiches and beverages. A tiled car counter sits inside the building, with a few chairs along its left side; two women stand in front of it, facing the camera. A man at the right side of the image leans toward an automobile that is parked to his right, apparently speaking to the driver. Other commercial buildings are visible in the left background, while hills can be seen in the distance to the right.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Carpenter's Sit'N Eat. Sit'N Eat Sandwiches. Service in your car. A real hamburger sandwich 15 cents with all the trimmings. Pure frozen orange juice 10 cents and 15 cents".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15745
title: Hidden Canyon on the north side trail above Shunimo Camp, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of Hidden Canyon on the north side trail above Shunimo (Shinamo?) Camp (Bass), Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. This is where Bass found his [unknown]. Large rocks poke out of the grass, brush, and other plants growing in the foreground. The slope at left leads up to the vertical face of a rock formation shaped by erosion. At center, in the background, the canyon wall which culminates at the canyon rim above is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20331
title: Exterior view of the Los Angeles International Airport, looking toward the tower, showing parking lots, February 25, 1971

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles International Airport, looking toward the tower, showing parking lots, February 25, 1971. The tower of the Los Angeles International Airport, consisting of an elevated circular room that sits below the intersection of two large, perpendicular arches, is at the right centerground of the image. Parking lots full of automobiles fill the foreground and stretch to the left horizon. A light pole In the foreground bears the letter "C'. Rows of palm trees are positioned throughout the parking lots. Highrise buildings are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1546
title: Exterior view of Union Station in Los Angeles, showing City Hall and Civic Center buildings, ca.1936

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Union Station in Los Angeles, showing City Hall and Civic Center buildings, ca.1936. Union station, a train station constructed in the Spanish revival style of architecture, sits in the centerground. The building's clocktower is visible at left. A paved sidewalk lined with streetlights sits in front of it, with the top of a staircase descending from the sidewalk at right. The foreground is filled by a paved street. City Hall is visible in the background at center, while other Civic Center buildings can be seen to its right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5435
title: View of the electric fountain at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills at night, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of the electric fountain at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills at night, [s.d.]. A lit fountain, consisting of a round, tiled pool with a concrete structure in the middle, sits at the center of the image. The concrete structure is made up of a low, round pedestal decorated by relief sculpture of figures and a central, rectangular column, topped by a kneeling figure. Lit beams of water extend into the air from the pedestal, while other lights project from the bottom of the pedestal into the pool. The fountain is bordered by brickwork in the foreground. Lights from a city or residential area are visible in the right background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20332
title: View of the Santa Anita Race Track paddock, showing spectators, possibly ca.1934-1939

description: Photograph of a view of the Santa Anita Race Track paddock, showing spectators, possibly ca.1934-1939. The paddock, enclosed by a crossbuck fence, fills the foreground. Jockeys, horses, and men and women in plain clothes stand on the grass inside the paddock, while rows of spectators stand outside the fence in the extreme foreground and throughout the centerground. The horses and the jockeys wear numbers; visible numbers include "9", "8", "5", and "4". A four-story building, constructed in an Art Deco-like style, fills the background. An awning extends from the lower level, while the second- and third-story windows are decorated by images of running horses. Several people stand on top of the central section of the building, to the right of an American flag.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1885
title: Exterior view of the demolition of the County Hall of Records, April 1973

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the demolition of the County Hall of Records, April 1973. The County Hall of Records, an eleven-story building constructed in the Edwardian style of architecture, sits at the center of the image, its left side covered by scaffolding. Demolition appears to have begun on the upper right side of the building, as roof trusses and interior beams are visible. A crane sits in front of the building, its top extending out of the frame toward the upper right. A fenced area of trees and grass sits, above street level, in the foreground of the image. High-rise buildings are visible in the left and extreme right backgrounds.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20333
title: Exterior view of the Hollywood Park Race Track, showing building with flags, possibly ca.1936-1939

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Hollywood Park Race Track, showing building with flags, possibly ca.1936-1939. A four-story Art Deco building sits at the right of the image, behind and perpendicular to a concrete walkway that leads to its entrance. Flags stand in rows along the roofs of the first and third stories. Men and women traverse the walkway in the fore- and centergrounds, most of them facing away from the building. A stand bearing a sign that reads "Tickets [?]" sits on the concrete behind the pedestrians. A line of low trees sits behind the stand, but in front of the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1904
title: View of a diorama of prehistoric animals, possibly in the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a view of a diorama of prehistoric animals, possibly in the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, [s.d.]. A diorama of four mammoths in an otherwise uninhabited landscape fills the majority of the image. Two large mammoths stand in profile, facing each other, on either side of a small pond or tar pit. Another mammoth stands behind the pond, facing the viewer, while the fourth and youngest mammoth pulls itself from the pond with the help of the rightmost mammoth's trunk. Trees and vegetation sit in the foreground of the diorama, while the background landscape appears to be low grass with hills visible in the distance. Three spectators stand on the checkered floor, facing the diorama, and separated from it by a railing.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13412
title: Group portrait of Earl C. Anthony and businessmen at a National Supply Stations event, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Earl C. Anthony and businessmen at a National Supply Stations event, [s.d.]. Earl C. Anthony stands at the center of the image, holding the nozzle of a gasoline pump. He is flanked by two men on each side; all five men wear tuxedos and boutonnieres. The man to Anthony's left holds the handle of the gas pump. The group stands on a light-colored platform, in front of a sign that reads "National Supply Stations".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13411
title: Portrait of Earle C. Anthony with dogs, [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Earle C. Anthony with dogs, [s.d.]. He can be seen kneeling in the grass at left behind two spotted dogs. He is visible wearing a hat and overcoat. The grass is bordered on the right by a paved sidewalk, on which the feet and lower legs of other men are visible. A light-colored column stands in the center background. Earle C. Anthony was Los Angeles' first Packard dealer. He also owned radio station KFI and television KECA (later KABC).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13413
title: Portrait of Earle C. Anthony at a young age, sitting on a vehicle [s.d.]

description: Photographic portrait of Earle C. Anthony at a young age, sitting on a vehicle [s.d.]. Earle C. Anthony sits at center in the seat of a wooden vehicle which resembles a simple automobile with spoked wheels. Anthony's hand rests on a lever whose function seems related to either steering or braking. He is wearing a suit and hat. He appears to be of high school age in the image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15746
title: Distant view of the Bass Ferry halfway across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930

description: Photograph of a distant view of the Bass Ferry halfway across the relatively calm water of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1900-1930. Two mules or horses stand on the sandy embankment from where the small ferry launched. Two people are visible in the ferry which is propelled by rowing. The adjacent banks are steep and jagged with rocks. The canyon wall looms above and is dotted with trees and brush as it rises to the canyon rim at top.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7181
title: View of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932

description: Photograph of a view of the intersection of Fourth Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles, showing decorations for the Olympics, 1932. Highrise buildings line each side of the street that runs through the center of the image. Flags and banners for various countries and bearing the Olympic rings hang in rows above the street, with the nearest row including a banner which reads "XII Olympiad. 1932". Striped Olympic banners hang on the streetlights along the left side of the street as well. Pedestrians walk along the paved street at the left of the image, while automobiles are parked along it on the right. The "Hotel Stowell" sits in the extreme left centerground, while a tower for KRKD is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5942
title: Exterior view of the Monrovia Planet newspaper office building in Monrovia, with hills visible in the distance, ca.1890-1899

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Monrovia Planet newspaper office building in Monrovia, with hills visible in the distance, ca.1890-1899.  A two-story clapboard building bearing a sign that reads "The Monrovia Planet" sits at the center of the image, its front door open. The building's false front extends above the roof of its second story. A wooden sidewalk sits in front of the building, leading to an external staircase on the left side. Paned windows are visible on both stories. Three men and a child stand on the sidewalk in front of the building, while other children and a woman who holds a baby onto the back of a donkey stand in the dirt in front of the sidewalk. A small wooden building sits behind the Monrovia Planet building to the left, while the edge of another building with a shingled roof is visible at the right. Hills are visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3913
title: Exterior view of the Los Angeles Central Jail, showing parked automobiles, ca.1925-1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Los Angeles Central Jail, showing parked automobiles, ca.1925-1930. The Los Angeles Central Jail, a four-story stone building constructed in 1903 in a Gothic Revival-like style of architecture, can be seen at the center background. Its lower windows are covered by bars, while the windows on the upper stories are blocked by a light-colored material. A tall building sits to the left of the jail, while to its right sits a two-story commercial building. The foreground is filled by a street's paved lanes. Automobiles are parked along the edge of both sides of the street, and streetcar tracks run down its center.