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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14076
title: Native boats and river scene, Honolulu, 1896

description: Photograph of native boats and river scene, Honolulu, 1896. Around thirteen people grouped around a short dock can be seen at left. Near the dock, three small outriggers are visible along the water's edge. Trees and additional boats can be seen on the opposite shore of the wide river. In the extreme background at left, a large house surrounded by large trees and vegetation is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15854
title: Monterey Harbor, California, from the Presidio, ca.1887-1890

description: Photograph of Monterey Harbor, California, as viewed from the Presidio, ca.1887-1890. The pier sticks out into the bay and a small building is constructed on its far end at left. A group of people and a horse are visible on the pier. Two other piers stick out from the coast in the background. A small rowboat is in the water near the pier. Railroad tracks follow the curve of the coastline as it approaches Monterey at right. A man is walking along the tracks. A wooden post and rail fence runs along the edge of the Presidio property in the foreground. Groves of trees and a mountain range are visible in the distance beyond the small town.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15855
title: An old Walapai Indian man holding cactus fruit in his hands, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photograph of an old Walapai Indian man holding cactus fruit in his hands, Kingman, Arizona, 1902. He is sitting on a stool or box covered by a striped blanket. He is wearing a checkered vest over a light shirt and trousers. A patterned bandana is tied around his neck. A hat sits on his head. Worn shoes cover his feet. His dark hair has bangs in front and is cropped straight across at his neck. He holds two small cactus fruits, one in each hand, in his lap. He is turned slightly to his right. A wooden wall is behind him. "Our old friend with the cactus fruit in his hand" -- George Wharton James.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15856
title: An old Walapai Indian couple with cactus fruit, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photograph of an old Walapai Indian couple with cactus fruit, Kingman, Arizona, 1902. The old man is sitting on a stool or box covered by a striped blanket. He is wearing a checkered vest over a light shirt and trousers. A patterned bandana is tied around his neck. A hat sits on his head. He is wearing shoes. His dark hair has bangs in front and is cropped straight across at his neck. He holds a small cactus fruit in his right, in his lap. He is turned slightly to his right. The old woman sits on the ground at his right. She is wearing a long checkered dress under a striped blanket or shawl pulled about her shoulders. A pottery water jug sits between her bent knees. Her hands sit on her knees. Her dark windblown hair reaches her shoulders. A wooden wall is behind them. Apparently the old man was describing how he gathers and prepares the cactus fruit for eating.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15857
title: Portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians wrapped in a blanket, ca.1902

description: Photograph of a portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians wrapped in a blanket, ca.1902. He can be seen from the waist up turned to the left gazing downward. A boldly striped blanket covers his shoulders and arms crossed in front of him. He wears a scarf about his head, and a wall is visible behind him.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15858
title: Portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians, ca.1902

description: Photographic portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians, ca.1902. He can be seen from the waist up in profile facing left. A boldly striped blanket covers his shoulders and arms crossed in front of him. He wears a scarf about his head. A wall is visible behind him.; The Walapai (or Wallapai) are related to the Apache but refused to follow them in their raids. They rendered valuable assistance to U.S. Troops in the wars with the Apache.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15859
title: An old Walapai Indian woman, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photograph of an old Walapai Indian woman, Kingman, Arizona, 1902.  She sits on the ground in front of two blankets (with horizontal stripes) hung behind her. She is wearing a long checkered dress under a striped blanket or shawl pulled about her shoulders. The crook of a cane is grasped in her right hand. Her dark windblown hair reaches her shoulders. "Our old friend" -- George Wharton James.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15860
title: Portrait of an old Walapai Indian woman, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photographic portrait of an old Walapai Indian woman, Kingman, Arizona, 1902. She sits on the ground in front of two blankets (with horizontal stripes) hung behind her. She is wearing a long checkered dress under a striped blanket or shawl pulled about her shoulders. The crook of a cane is grasped in her right hand. Her dark windblown hair reaches her shoulders. "Our old friend" who had a good memory and liked to tell about the early days of the tribe -- George Wharton James.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15862
title: George Wharton James takes notes as a Walapai Indian man demonstrates how to make fire, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1902

description: Photograph of photographer, George Wharton James, taking notes in a small notebook held in his left hand as a Walapai Indian man crouches at left demonstrating how to build a fire, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1902. James has a long beard and moustache. He sits on a striped blanket at right. He wears a hat, trousers, and a vest over a light shirt with a long tie. His jacket is slung across his left forearm. The fire builder, who has a small bundle strapped to his back, kneels with his fire building utensils in hand. He is wearing a hat, trousers, and vest over a light shirt with a bandana around his neck. Jim Fielding, the Indian policeman, wearing a hat and jacket interprets at James' right. To James' left an old Walapai Indian woman clasps her hands over a pottery water jug in front of her as she sits on the ground watching as well. The wooden wall of a building, with an open window showing the head and shoulders of a white man with a moustache and bow tie, is behind the group.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15863
title: Two young Walapai Indian school girls, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photograph of two young Walapai Indian school girls, Kingman, Arizona, 1902. The two girls are shown from the waist up. They both wear plain dresses which are dirty. They both have short hair. Behind them hang two striped blankets.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7575
title: Cypress Point in Monterey, from the south, 1895

description: Photograph of Cypress Point from the south in Monterey, 1895. Several cypress trees grow on the steep rocky outcropping along the ocean shore.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14327
title: Two men on a boat under moonlight on the Pacific Ocean, 1907

description: Photograph of two men on a boat under moonlight on the Pacific Ocean, 1907. The silhouettes of two men can be seen facing one another on what appears to be the bow of a boat to the left of center. A lifeboat is visible to the left of them affixed to a pole and hanging over the side of the boat, while the ocean can be seen into the background. Moonlight is visible shining through clouds that cover the sky. On board ship enroute to Hawaii (500 miles out).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14218
title: Pershing Square, Los Angeles, ca.1888

description: Central Park (Pershing Square, Sixth Street Park, Pershing Square) bandstand, Los Angeles, ca.1888. Hill Street entrance. A sidewalk meanders through the grassy lawn of the park. A bandstand is about 100 feet into the perspective. Trees and shrubs dot the park at pleasing intervals. The bell tower of a taller building is visible in the distance. Several people are in the park -- 2 people sit at a bench in the foreground, 3 men stand at a decorative fountain(?) near the bandstand, several people are in the bandstand, 1 man sits a a bench near the bandstand.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15864
title: An old Walapai Indian couple with Indian interpreter, Kingman, Arizona, 1902

description: Photograph of an old Walapai Indian couple with Indian interpreter, Kingman, Arizona, 1902. The old man is sitting on the ground. His forearms are resting on his uplifted knees. He is wearing a checkered vest over a light shirt and trousers. A patterned bandana is tied around his neck. A hat sits on his head. He is wearing shoes. His dark hair has bangs in front and is cropped straight across at his neck. He is turned slightly to his right. The old woman sits on the ground at his right. She is wearing a long checkered dress under a striped blanket or shawl pulled about her shoulders. A pottery water jug sits between her bent knees. Her dark windblown hair reaches her shoulders. The Indian man sitting to their left on a stool or box covered by a striped blanket is an interpreter. He wears dark trousers and a dark vest over a light striped shirt with a striped bow tie. A hat is on his head. He has shorter dark hair. A watch chain extends from the second button hole to the left pocket of the vest. His hands are on his lap. A wooden wall is behind them.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15865
title: Portrait of Captain Quasula, a Walapai Indian, Kingman, Arizona, 1900

description: Photograph of a portrait of Captain Quasula, a Walapai Indian, Kingman, Arizona, 1900. Behind him hang two Indian blankets, both striped. One blanket has horizontal stripes, while the other has vertical. He is sitting on a stool or box and is turned slightly to the left. He is wearing dark trousers and a dark vest over a light shirt and a straw hat with a wide brim and a chin strap. He has a bandana tied around his throat. His hands lay on his lap. His dark hair is parted in the middle and hangs to his shoulders. A tasseled ribbon hanging from the left breast of his vest reads "Quasula, Hualappi[?] Chief".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15866
title: Portrait of Captain Quasula, a Walapai Indian, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1901

description: Photographic portrait of Captain Quasula, a Walapai Indian, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1901. He can be seen from the knees up facing slightly to the left. Behind him hang two Indian blankets, both striped. One blanket has horizontal stripes, while the other has vertical stripes. He is standing tall with a striped blanket draped across his left shoulder and around his torso. Under the blanket he wears a light striped shirt with a patterned bandana tied around his throat. His right arm and shoulder are not covered by the blanket. His dark hair is parted in the middle, held by a bandana tied around his forehead, and hangs to his shoulders.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15867
title: An old Walapai Indian woman carrying a water jug on her back, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1901

description: Photograph of an old Walapai Indian woman carrying a water jug on her back, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1901. She walks to the right, in front of two blankets (with horizontal stripes) hung behind her on a wall, toward another striped blanket on the ground. She is wearing a long checkered dress under a striped blanket or shawl pulled about her shoulders. She has shoes on. The crook of a cane is grasped in her right hand to aid her walking. Her dark windblown hair reaches her shoulders. The pottery water jug hangs on her back from a cord around her neck.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13502
title: Portrait of Kit Carson, ca.1850

description: Photograph of a portrait of Kit Carson, ca.1850. He can be seen from the chest up and is turned slightly to the left. He has a high hairline and a dark moustache. His hair is cut to the bottom of his ears and parted on the left. He is wearing a jacket, vest, white shirt, and bow tie. Photoprint reads: "Nolix Indian Scout".; Kit Carson was a noted Indian scout and guide of the southwest United States. He knew the trails and landmarks from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. He lived at the Indian Pueble of Taos, New Mexico from 1858 and died there in 1868 where his grave is a popular attraction.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15868
title: George Wharton James takes notes as a Walapai Indian man demonstrates how to make fire, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1902

description: Photograph of photographer, George Wharton James, taking notes in a small notebook held in his left hand as a Walapai Indian man crouches at left demonstrating how to build a fire, Kingman, Arizona, ca.1902. James has a long beard and mustache. He sits on a striped blanket at right. He wears a hat, trousers, and a vest over a light shirt with a long tie. His jacket is slung across his left forearm. The fire builder, who has a small bundle strapped to his back, kneels with his fire building utensils in hand. He is wearing a hat, trousers, and vest over a light shirt with a bandana around his neck. Jim Fielding, the Indian policeman, wearing a hat and jacket interprets at James' right. To James' left an old Walapai Indian woman clasps her hands over a pottery water jug in front of her as she sits on the ground watching as well. Two windows (one open) are in the wooden wall of a building behind the group. Legible writing (inside the open window) includes: "U.S.I.S."; "The old man is demonstrating to Dr. James how his people start a fire. They gather some every day fibrous wood, cactus or other plants and arrange them on a flat sonte and then whilr a stick of hard whood upon the stone until the ffriction ignites the fiber. Jim Fielding, the Indian Policeman, is interpreting".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m8861
title: View in front of the Potter Hotel in Castle Rock at Santa Barbara, ca.1950

description: Photograph of a view in front of the Potter Hotel in Castle Rock at Santa Barbara, ca.1950. Two waves at center can be seen rolling towards rocks at right. A fence can be seen on the left side of what appears to be a dirt road running alongside the ocean at right. The road wraps around a cliff at right. Two trees can be seen on top of the cliff, while the ocean can be seen into the background at left.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15869
title: Timetable of the Los Angeles Division of the Southern Pacific, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a timetable of the Los Angeles Division of the Southern Pacific issued July 26, 1875, one year before the first railroad connection was made between Los Angeles and San Francisco, [s.d.]. Train operation is described from Los Angeles to Wilmington, Anaheim, Colton and San Fernando. Connections are shown as made at the latter station with stage coaches for the ride over Tehachapi mountains to Caliente where passengers again may take the train, reaching San Francisco after a rail and stage journey of 33 hours.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15870
title: Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, in his shop on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico

description: Photograph of Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, in his shop on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico. He sits on a stone outcropping in the wall of his hogan, hammering with a mallet on a piece of silverwork grasped in pliers. The silverwork sits on a knee-high pedestal. He is wearing a dark shirt and trousers with necklaces around his neck. He is wearing round spectacles. His long hair is parted in the middle and pulled back behind his ears. To the right is another sitting man holding a hammer and some silverwork. The second man is wearing a dark shirt under a vest with matching trousers, and a bow tie. A workbench is visible at right. Their hats are hung on the stone wall above them. Sunlight leaks in through cracks between the rough wooden roof.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15871
title: Interior of a Navajo hogan, ca.1901

description: Photograph of the interior of a Navajo dwelling, or hogan, ca.1901. Rough-hewn timbers form the walls, and beams which support the wooden planks of the ceiling. The floor is dirt. At the right several animal pelts hang from a horizontal pole. Blankets, bedding, sacks, and clothing sit or hang near the far wall. A leather purse or wallet hangs from one of the roof beams at left. Legible writing includes: ..."9, [...]U.S. Indian Agen"..., "Flour Mill[...], Belle [...], Value [...], XXXX F[...], Lamar Milling & [...], A.J. Hottel, Lamar, Co"....
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m6194
title: Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, busy with cars, horses, buggies, and a street car, ca.1907

description: Photograph of Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, busy with cars, horses, buggies, and a street car, ca.1907. A man in a hat drives a horse-drawn carriage on the right with the street car coming towards him from the background. Several automobiles sit on the left side of the street with pedestrians all around them. A three-story, stone building stands on the left with flags hanging from lines which extend from its roof. Either side of the street is lined with large buildings and electrical poles stand along the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15872
title: Interior of a dormatory at a Navajo school, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the interior of a dormitory at a Navajo school, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1900. About 16 brass(?) beds line opposite walls in a long narrow room with a wood plank floor and a wood beam ceiling. A sleeping child is under the light-colored blanket of each bed. A wooden chair sits between two beds at left. Three wood doors and three windows with drapes are also visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14324
title: Cactus plant, Opuntia Echuncaipa Prolifera. ca.1920

description: Photograph of cactus plant, Opuntia Echuncaipa Prolifera, ca.1920. The tall, tree-sized cactus is pictured at center. A wooden rail fence and another plant are visible in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15873
title: Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and his family outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1900

description: Photograph of Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and his family outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1900. He and his assistant(?) or son(?) stand near the entrance at right. A woman and four children sit on the ground at the side of the hogan. A broom leans against the side of the hogan. The hogan is constructed from rocks mortared together with a wooden roof. One of the pieces of wood in the roof reads ..."buckles". Little grows on the desolate landscape. A butte is visible in the distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15874
title: Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900. He is placing thick branches, denuded of foliage, vertically in a shallow trench to form the fence of a corral. An ax leans against part of the completed fence. Three planks lay on the ground nearby. Little vegetation is present in the flat landscape.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1015
title: San Pedro Seamen's Bethel church, ca.1905

description: Photograph of the inside of the Seamen's Bethel church located in San Pedro, ca.1905. Fifteen chairs are lined up in five rows in the center of the room with wood benches on the sides. A organ stands at the front (at left). Books are on the seats of some of the chairs. On the back wall is written "Salvation is free for all".  Other legible signs include: ..."Jesus Christ", "Help lift the people out of a ship".... Many framed pictures line both side walls and the back wall. Through a doorway into another room at the back of the church, a man (Captain Fry?) seated at a table reading is visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1529
title: Los Angeles and Independence Railroad Depot, San Pedro Street & Fourth Street, before 1888

description: Photograph of the exterior of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad Depot, San Pedro Street and Fourth Street, south of Fifth Street, before 1888. The wood Victorian building has two three-story square towers with wrought iron work at their apexes, with dormer windows in the roofs of the towers and small decorative balconies on the Second-story windows. A statue of a sphinx stands guard at the right of several doors at the head of a wide set of stairs on the left side of the building. A group of about six people are gathered on the platform near the end of a rail car (one is on the car) on the right side of the building. The railroad line, which extended to Santa Monica, was taken over by Southern Pacific, and the station was destroyed by fire in November, 1888.; Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15875
title: An old Navajo brave huddled in a blanket, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a portrait of an old Navajo brave huddled in a blanket, ca.1901. From the waist up. He has long graying hair, a wrinkled visage, and light hair growth on his cheeks, chin, and upper lip. The blanket which is pulled tightly around his shoulders is striped. He is probably sitting. His back is to a stone or adobe wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15876
title: An old Navajo brave and his nephew, both huddled in their blankets, ca.1901

description: Photograph of an old Navajo brave and his nephew (or grandchild) huddled in their blankets. The old man has long graying hair, a wrinkled visage, and light hair growth on his cheeks, chin, and upper lip. Under the striped blanket, which is pulled tightly around his shoulders, is a striped shirt. He also wears long trousers and moccasins. The boy, at left, has dark hair with a bandana tied around his forehead. He wears long trousers and moccasins and his blanket has a stepped diamond pattern. They are both sitting with their backs to a stone or adobe wall.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10751
title: President McKinley in the parade of La Fieste de Los Angeles, 1901

description: Photograph of President McKinley in the parade of La Fieste de Los Angeles, 1901. The carriage, drawn by a team of 4 white horses here at the intersection of Fourth Street and Main Street, is protected by a corps of a dozen or more mounted police. The massive crowd of tightly packed spectators on both sides of the street completely obscure the street, sidewalks, and fronts of adjacent buildings. A regal hotel is probably the building behind the crowd.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15877
title: Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and a friend outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1901

description: Photograph of Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and an assistant(?) sitting outside Peshliki's shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1901. They are sitting on rocks near the entrance with their forearms leaning on their knees. The hogan is constructed from rocks mortared together with a wooden roof and wooden doors. Little grows on the rocky landscape.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15878
title: Line of students entering the Government Navajo Indian school, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1901

description: Photograph of a line of about 30 students queued up to enter the Government Navajo Indian school, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1901. The children are lined up by height with the shortest children in front. The teacher(s?) stand nearby. The brick building has a stone foundation, a peaked roof, two chimneys and two vents visible, and four windows and a door visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15879
title: Cliff dwelling overlooking Montezuma's Well in Verde Valley, Arizona, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the ruin of a cliff dwelling overlooking Montezuma's Well in Verde Valley, Arizona, ca.1900. The water in the well reflects a blurred image of the cliff.; "Montezuma Well, near Camp Verde, Arizona, is fed by underground sources which are said to be over 800 feet below the surface. Its tremendous overflow of nearly two million gallons of water every twenty-four hours has cut through the wall, under the trees at the right, to form small caves in which prehistoric dwellers have left relics of their craft." -- Lloyd Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 September 1934.