cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15140
title: Mid-17th-century French map of the "island" of California (or Baja California), 1903

description: Photograph of a mid-17th-century French map showing California (or Baja California) as an island, 1903. Bounded by: "Neuvo Mexico" (north), "Las Tres Marias" (south), "Mer de Sud" (west), "Taof"... (east). Photographed from a portion of a map in the Los Angeles Public Library, bearing description as follows: "Le Nouveau Mesique et La Floride Tirees de deverp cartes, et Relations par N. Sauson d'Abbeville, George Ord re du Roy a Paris -- chez Pierre Mariette, Rue S. Jacques a l'epperance avec Privilege du Roy pour vingt-ans, 1656". Other prominent features: "Ligne sous le Tropicque du Cancer", "Mar Vermeio", "Apaches de Xila", "Apaches de Nava"..., "Marata Re".... Published 1656.; "The first Californian who ever went to heaven, according to records in the Huntington Library, was an Indian who died Nov. 22, 1683. This fact is vouched for in a letter just discovered among the manuscripts in the library by Leslie E. Bliss, librarian. The letter is signed by a Jesuit Father, Eusobio Francisco Kino, mathematician, astronomer and man of God. Twenty-five of Father Kino's letters were found in the files in one of which he explains that he came here 'to determine whether this be indeed an island or a peninsula!" -- newspaper clipping.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15141
title: China Ranch, south end of Death Valley, California, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a view from above China Ranch on Amargosa Creek near Shoshone or Tecopa, at the south end of Death Valley, California, ca.1895. The few buildings of the ranch and a wooden post and rail fence are in the foreground. Large piles of hay[?] are at right in the foreground. A few head of livestock are grazing in the field beyond a copse of trees near the ranch buildings. The mountains rise in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15142
title: California poppy (Eschscholtzia California) specimen, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a specimen of the California poppy (Eschscholtzia California) with 5 or 6 blossoms on a neutral background, ca.1920. The California state flower.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9246
title: Exterior of a packing shed for citrus fruit, ca.1910

description: Photograph of the exterior of a citrus fruit packing shed with rows of stacks of citrus fruit in crates prepared for shipping, ca.1910. About 17 workers standing the the shade of the covered loading dock and among the crates are visible. A variety of labels are visible on the crates, two of which read: "Upland Citrus Ass'n, North Ontario, Cal.", ..."Exchange"....
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10091
title: Power plant which provides electric power and irrigation, San Gabriel Canyon, California

description: Photograph of the exterior of a power plant in San Gabriel Canyon, which provides hydroelectric power and recycles the water into a ditch (foreground) for irrigation. A sluice is visible coming down the steep slope at left. Utility poles and lines are visible in the background. Trees and thick shrubs blanket the canyon further back.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10083
title: Power house in San Gabriel, ca.1915

description: Photograph of the exterior of a San Gabriel Power House which supplies electricity to Los Angeles and water for orchards of Pomona Valley, ca.1915. Here a mountain stream is diverted and brought through steel pipes to the power house. Two other buildings are visible at right. A water conduit running down the mountain side is visible behind the power house. The banks of concrete swale in the foreground are lined with river stones and landscaped with small plants.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10082
title: Power house in San Gabriel, ca.1915

description: Photograph of the interior of a San Gabriel Canyon power house (San Gabriel Electric Company) which supplies electricity to Los Angeles (28 miles distant) and water for orchards of Pomona Valley, ca.1915. Four turbines spin at left. The control panel is to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15143
title: Specimen of a cactus in blossom, [s.d.]

description: Close-up photograph of specimen of a cactus in blossom with five blooms, [s.d.]. The cactus is in a small paper or shaved wood container. It is pictured on a neutral background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14275
title: General view of Point Fermin and the Government Lighthouse, San Pedro, 1898

description: Photograph of Point Fermin and the Government Lighthouse, San Pedro, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the base of the cliff, 1898.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9213
title: Packing shed for shipping oranges, Ontario, ca.1915-1930

description: Photograph of oranges in stacks of crates being stored on a covered loading dock next to a railroad car, Ontario, for eventual transport in a refrigerated car, ca.1915-1930. Four workers are visible. Legible crate labels include: "Upland, Quail Brand, Upland Assn., OK"..., "Upland, Owl Brand, Upland Assn., OK"..., "Wash. navels 200".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9134
title: Citrus groves in north Ontario, ca.1900-1910

description: Photograph of the orange groves in north Ontario, ca.1900-1910. Rows of the short, dark trees shade the light soil between them at center. The groves cover the land into the distance where jagged mountain peeks stand with speckles of dark trees along the slopes. Roofs of several small structures can be seen emerging from the taller trees that stand on the right edge of the groves. More structures can bee seen beyond a clear field in the background on the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6384
title: Group of fruit pickers picking oranges on Richards Ranch, north Pomona, California, 1905

description: Photograph of a group of 10 fruit pickers picking oranges on Richards Ranch, north Pomona, California, 1905. Four of them are standing on ladders. Stacks of orange crates are pile in the aisle between the rows of trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8330
title: Sugar factory in Chino, California, ca.1906

description: Photograph of a sugar beet processing plant, Chino Valley, California, ca.1906. Guy wires stabilize 7 smokestacks rising from the multi-building complex. A pile of scrap (lumber) lies beside the building at right. Mount Baldy is visible in the distance at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15144
title: Small herd of milk cows, Chino Ranch, California, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a small herd of 112 milk cows belonging to R.C. Steele, manager of Chino Ranch, [s.d.]. They are behind a barbed wire fence close to a wooden post and rail fence. Several horse-drawn wagons bear various milking paraphernalia to the site -- including a large cylindrical vat and milk cans. Pastures are visible far into the distance. The shadow of the photographer is visible in the foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15145
title: Great camphor tree, Prat Place, Holt Avenue, Pomona, California, ca.1920

description: Photograph of a man standing under the great camphor tree, Prat Place, Holt Avenue, Pomona, California, ca.1920. A sprinkler(?) head sticks out of the grassy lawn in the foreground. A hose is attached to a water tap to the right. Other trees are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10099
title: Close-up of one of 50 flowing water wells on Chino Ranch, ca.1903-1905

description: Photograph of a close-up of one of 50 flowing water wells on a Chino ranch (F.M. Bristol, Chino, California), ca.1903-1905. A pipe (9 inches in diameter) juts up about a foot and a half perpendicular to the ground. Water flows out of it. Part of a pipe lays near by. A wire fence is visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15146
title: A mesquite tree in the desert, ca.1903

description: Photograph of a mesquite tree in the desert, ca.1903. Sand dunes in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15147
title: Drawing of Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Monterey, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a drawing of Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Monterey, [s.d.]. Four buildings are visible -- two or three with thatched roofs, one with tile roof. About 9 workers are in the foreground. A horse is tethered at left. A ladder lays on the ground at right. Three bells are suspended from a wooden frame. A stone or adobe wall surrounds an area near the building with the tile roof. A stick fence tops a small hill in the background. Legend reads: "The Mission of Monterey in 1792, from Vancouver's Voyages, 1798".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15148
title: Two 20-mule teams each hauling 4 ore wagons, Pinal County, Arizona, ca.1900

description: Photograph of two 20-mule teams each hauling 4 ore wagons, Pinal County, Arizona, in tandem, ca.1900. They are driven by one driver sitting on the first wagon and one standing on the last wagon. The team is moving along a dirt road with scrub brush covered rocky embankments on both sides.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3600
title: Exterior view of Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, California, ca.1885

description: Photograph of an exterior view of Mission Santa Inez, Solvang, California, ca.1885. The long one-story church is surrounded by a picket fence. The bell tower is visible at the far end at left, while small windows are visible on the building. A patch of dirt is visible in the left foreground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15149
title: Yuma Bridge over the Colorado River, Arizona, ca.1898

description: Photograph of the Yuma Bridge over the Colorado River, Arizona, ca.1898. A side-wheel boat is moored at the landing near the bridge at left. There is a Yuma Indian poling a raft in the foreground near 4 Indian fishing boats.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15150
title: View of the Tumacacori Mission about 60 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, 1880

description: Photograph of the Tumacacori Mission about 60 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, 1880. At right a dome is visible. The ruins of a square tower can be seen at left. More ruins are visible in the right foreground just behind a few small trees.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15151
title: Interior of Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1893

description: Photograph of the interior of Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1893. Altar visible at far end behind a balustrade. The pulpit is visible on the left side.Numerous pictures hang from the both side walls. There are a few benches along the side. The painted decorative ceiling is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15152
title: Interior (vestments) of Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the interior (the ancient vestments) of Mission San Juan Bautista, ca.1900. Robes and cloth are layed out on a chair and table. A cross sits on the table. A large picture hangs on the back wall over two wall cabinets (the one on the right is open).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5562
title: Eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900

description: Photograph of eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900. From top right clockwise:; "346. Avalon, Catalina from Sugar Loaf. Pierce": About nine people standing or sitting on the rock formation "Sugar loaf", at low tide. A small rowboat with a man in it is at left. Avalon harbor and several other boats are visible in the background.; "345. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": View of Avalon harbor from a mountain top on Santa Catalina Island. About twenty-five small boats and a ship are in the harbor. Part of the town of Avalon is visible at right. The mountains are visible in the background.; "Bathing at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island": View of the bath house from the town of Avalon. Many people are visible on the beach, near the bath house, and on the short pier extending from the bath house. A couple of sail boats and a few smaller row boats are visible in the water. The harbor and the rock formation, "Sugar loaf", are visible in the background.; "224. Avalon and the Bay, Catalina Island. Pierce": Avalon Harbor and the town of Avalon from behind the town. The sparsely-spaced houses are interspersed with rows of trees. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf" is visible at left. Two large sailing ships are in the harbor.; "349. Arrival of the Hermosa, Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": The steamship, Hermosa, is docked at the pier in Avalon harbor. Many people are pouring off of it onto the pier. Two small buildings are visible on the shore at the near end of the pier. A sign on the beach reads "Boats to let, bait and fishing tackle, C. Reeves". A few other boats are in the water. Part of the steep embankment along the coast of the island is visible at right.; "191. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, from the south. Two steamers are in the bay. A pier extends out from the beach. The town of Avalon is nestled in the mountains at left. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf", is visible at right. Mountains are visible in the background.; "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible.; "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible. identical to previous image.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6264
title: Eight views of seven different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900

description: Photograph of 8 views of 7 different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900. From top right clockwise:; "25. San Diego Mission, from the date palms": Exterior of the Mission San Diego de Alcala. The mission is on the crest of a rise. In the foreground are three palm trees. There is a wooden fence at the foot of the rise. Piles of earth (eroded adobe walls?) are beside the fence. Several workmen are visible.; "44. San Fernando Mission, from the east, founded 1797": Exterior of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, California. Front view of cloister looking west. White arches dominate the view. Some of the tiles are no longer covering the wooden roof structure at right.; "110. Old Mission Church, opposite the Plaza": The Plaza Church front exterior taken from the park across the street. A few trees and other foliage is visible in the park. A utility pole and lines are visible in the street separating the church from the plaza. A group of about 8 people are standing in front of the church on the sidewalk. At least 5 horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the church. A hill and a few dwellings are in the background.; "95. Front view of the ruined San Luis Rey Mission": Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, California. Main front from southeast showing cemetery at right. Stucco has fallen off the walls of the church in numerous places revealing the brick underneath. The bell tower on the corner of the church is closest to the camera. Arches extend to the left.; "San Juan Capistrano Mission, founded 1776, destroyed by earthquake, 1812": Exterior of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Ruins of long rows of arches at left. Ruin of buildings at right.; "250. Santa Barbara Mission. Pierce": General view of the front of Mission Santa Barbara, California, from southeast. A wooden picket fence lines the adjacent road. In the churchyard, stairs lead up to the main entrance. Arches line one of the walkways to part of the mission. Two images of the south front and bell tower of Mission San Gabriel, California. Trees line the dirt road in front.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15154
title: Lithograph of panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles, ca.1873

description: Photograph of a lithograph of a panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles from Ninth Street and Main Street, ca.1873. Mostly undeveloped. Labelled streets are: "Hill St.", "Fort St.", "Spring St.", "Main St." Mountains are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9232
title: Interior of citrus packing house, Ontario, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the interior of a citrus packing house in Ontario, ca.1905. Several men man the sorting machine in the foreground which has chutes which spill into bins full of oranges. Several other men are visible standing in the background. A huge stack of orange crates towers over the operation behind. Legible signs include: "Upland Citrus Ass'n, North Ontario, Cal."
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15155
title: Three people on the patio and in the corridor of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the patio and corridor of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1895. One man on horseback stands at left. A woman standing beside the arches of the corridor is looking at him. Another woman sitting in the corridor is sewing(?). Part of the tile roof is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15156
title: Ruin of the main church at San Fernando Mission, California, looking north from the south side of the quadrangle, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the ruin of the main church at San Fernando Mission, California, looking north from the south side of the quadrangle, ca.1895. Tiles are still on the roof at left, though some broken tiles are visible on the ground. Mostly only the wooden framework of the roof of the building at center is all that remains of the originally tiled roof.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5835
title: Virginia Hotel, bathhouse, and Majestic Rink as viewed from the pier looking northwest, Long Beach, ca.1910-1912

description: Photograph of the Virginia Hotel, bathhouse, and Majestic Rink as viewed from the pier looking northwest, Long Beach, ca.1910-1912. The beach is mostly devoid of people. There is a small flock of birds at the edge of the surf.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6261
title: Mission San Gabriel and Mission Road from the east, ca.1890-1895

description: Photograph of Mission San Gabriel and Mission Road from the east, ca.1890-1895. At right, a pond and pond vegetation behind a wooden fence can be seen. In the background at right, a large tree with thick foliage is adjacent to the church. A large cross is visible on top of the church. The church is a large rectangular structure with rectangular columns seen at its corners. A rectangular window is visible above the arched entryway. In the extreme background at left, trees can be seen bordering additional structures.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15157
title: View of Mission San Fernando from two tall fan palm trees, ca.1895

description: Photograph of a distant view of Mission San Fernando from two tall fan palm trees, ca.1895. The long row of white arches of the mission in the distance are visible between the two trees. A few trees interrupt the basically flat landscape. The mountains rise behind.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10094
title: Irrigation ditch in the Imperial Valley (or Covina?), ca.1910-1920

description: Photograph of an irrigation ditch in the Imperial Valley (or Covina?), ca.1910-1920. The narrow sluice can be seen bisecting the image through the center foreground into the distance. Three to four years of growth of closely planted Eucalyptus and Cypress trees line both sides of the ditch as a wind break.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15158
title: Pedro "El Sacristan" standing in front of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1889

description: Photograph of Pedro "El Sacristan" standing in the field near the south front of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1889. The cross on top of the church is visible at left. To the right of that are the ruins of the mission. Copyright 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15159
title: South veranda and orange orchard at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the south veranda at Camulos Ranch, Ramona's home, showing the nearby orange orchard, ca.1895. At center, a dirt path is bound by a picket fence at left, and a long, bi-level adobe building at right. At right, steps lead down from the far end of the building to the ground-level veranda. At left, the branches of orange trees hang over the fence. This place was spoken of by Ramona, the Indian made famous in the novel of the same name by Helen Hunt Jackson.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7602
title: Scenic view of Cypress Point in Pacific Grove, Monterey, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a scenic view of Cypress Point in Pacific Grove, Monterey, ca.1900. A scraggley tree clings to the side of the cliff at left. A person is standing on the Point in the distance. Waves break on a rocky outcropping in the ocean further out.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5985
title: Willow Springs Stage Station and Hotel adobe ruins, near Palmdale, ca.1890

description: Photograph of the ruins of the adobe in South Antelope Valley used as Willow Springs Stage Station and Hotel, about two miles southeast of Palmdale, ca.1890. A dirt road is visible at left. Scrub grass and brush is in the foreground. A mountain rises in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10318
title: Chinese dragon in a parade, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the long Chinese dragon ready for a parade, ca.1900. More than 50 men prepare to mobilize the costume as parade spectators look on at right. They are standing in a dirt road. Copyright 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10324
title: Chinese dragon in a parade, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the long Chinese dragon ready for a parade, ca.1900. More than 50 men prepare to don the dragon costume. Many men shade their faces with feather fans. Several 2-story dwellings are visible behind the dragon adjacent to the dirt road on which the men are staging the costume. Copyright 1904.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15291
title: Father O'Keefe and a group of monks in the garden at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Father O'Keefe(?) and a group of eight monks in the garden at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia(?), ca.1900. He stands at right. Four of the monks are sitting in front of the other four who are standing behind. Visible at right is a trellis supporting vines. At left part of a tile roof is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7193
title: Sweetwater Dam, San Diego, ca.1888-1896

description: Photograph of the head of Sweetwater Dam, San Diego, ca.1888-1896. Looking at the dam from the reservoir side. This side of the walk along the top of the dam is a low masonry wall. The far side of the walk is a metal rail. A small circular building which is in the middle of the water is connected to the dam by a metal walkway. Hill in background. Part of the water spillway is visible at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15160
title: Father Pejol standing by the bells at Camulos ranch, ca.1892-1895

description: Photograph of Father Pejol standing by the bells at Camulos ranch, ca.1892-1895. The three bells are suspended in a bare wooden frame adjacent to a picket fence behind which a cross grave marker is visible. One of the larger bells is cracked. Spoken of by Ramona, the Indian made famous in the novel of the same name by Helen Hunt Jackson whom he met on her visit to the Coronel home. He is from the Ventura Mission.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7606
title: Footprints lead up the beach to the Point Pinos Lighthouse, Monterey County, 1900

description: Photograph of the Point Pinos Light House in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, 1900. A long line of one person's footprints lead up the beach toward the light house in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15161
title: Several yucca plants on the Colorado Desert (Imperial Valley?), [s.d.]

description: Photograph of about 6 yucca plants on the Colorado Desert (Imperial Valley?), 12 miles west of the Colorado River, [s.d.]. Three tall, spiky Yuccas can be seen in the left foreground, while several others are visible in the background. The landscape behind is flat. The predominant foliage is scrub brush.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5474
title: Boy standing between two large hanging tunas caught off Santa Catalina Island, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a boy standing between two large tuna fish hanging by ropes from their mouths from a wooden from caught off Santa Catalina Island, ca.1910. A man is sitting on a wooden bench directly behind and to the right. The harbor and about a dozen small moored boats are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11961
title: Priest standing on exterior stairs at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1905

description: Photograph of a priest standing on exterior stairs at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1905. He is near the bottom with his right hand on the brick bannister, looking up the stairs at a door set in the wall at the head of the stairs. The ground is covered with weeds and scrub grass.