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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5901
title: Panoramic view of Long Beach Park from Terminal Station, California, ca.1889

description: Photograph of panoramic view of Long Beach Park from Terminal Station, California, ca.1889. There is a small band of musicians walking through. An American flag flies in the left foreground. The park has many grassy areas, trees, hedges, and other plants. Buildings are visible beyond the park. Long Beach Park was later renamed Lincoln Park.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15782
title: Portrait of General John Augustus Sutter, ca.1850-1880

description: Photograph of a portrait of General John Augustus Sutter, ca.1850-1880. He can be seen from the chest up with his shoulders turned slightly to the right. He is balding but has thick hair on the sides of his head and long sideburns. He has a large moustache and a small soul patch below his lips. He is wearing a suit with vest and an ascot. His efforts in establishing a fort for trade near what later became Sacramento were crucial to the formation of a colony in California. He lived from 1803-1880. Half-tone print of a portrait.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15789
title: Half-tone print of a portrait of James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold at Coloma in 1848, [s.d.]

description: Photograph of a half-tone print of a portrait of James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold at Coloma in 1848, [s.d.]. From the chest up. He has a short white beard with no moustache. He has a receding hairline. His prominent brow shades his eyes. There are bags under his eyes. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a tie. Two buttons of his vest are visible. He is turned slightly to his right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5551
title: Early panoramic view of Avalon harbor, ca.1895-1897

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Avalon harbor, ca.1897, from the south. The steamer Hermosa #1 is at the dock. The Hotel Metropole is is the largest building. There are more tents than permanent buildings being used as dwellings. Many small boats are moored in the harbor. Several small boats sit on the sandy beach. Steps lead down an overgrown embankment to the beach below in the foreground. The mountains rise in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5556
title: Panoramic view of Avalon harbor from the west, ca.1897

description: Photograph of a panoramic view of Avalon harbor, ca.1897, from the west. The steamer Hermosa #1 is leaving dock. Hotel Metropole is is the largest building. The Congregational Church is under construction at lower right. There are more tents than permanent buildings being used as dwellings. Several sailboats, including a large one, are in the harbor. A rock formation sticks up out of the water at left. This was the first photograph taken of Avalon.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15653
title: Drawing by Hackmat(?) of a portrait of Jose Masarell, of Farmers and Merchants Bank, ca.1889

description: Photograph of a drawing by Hackmat(?) of a portrait of Jose Masarell, of Farmers and Merchants Bank, ca.1889. From the chest up. He is wearing a dark jacket, vest and tie, over a light shirt. He has fine hair cut short and a receding hairline. He is gazing intently slightly to his right. In an oval cutout.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15788
title: Ruins of the front of the church and bell tower of Mission San Fernando, California, ca.1875

description: Photograph of the ruins of the front of the church and bell tower of Mission San Fernando, California, ca.1875. The stucco has fall from most of the adobe brick walls. A series of 4 columns supports the tile roof over them forming a covered patio which is in a state of disrepair.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15654
title: Ruins of the front of the church of Mission San Fernando, ca.1875

description: Photograph of the ruins of the front of the church of Mission San Fernando, ca.1875. Some of the adobe brick walls still stand. A series of six square columns which once supported an exterior corridor stand like sentinels along the wall, the roof over them having completely collapsed and been removed. Part of the roof rafters of the church are visible at the top of a taller part of the church in the background. Scrub grass grows on the ground.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15768
title: General view of the front of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, ca.1905

description: Photograph of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, ca.1905. Front of the mission. Two bell towers flank the main entry. The one on the left is stuccoed and has bells in it. The one on the right is bare brick and has no bells in it. Ornate stone carvings surround the entry and the balcony and door immediatly above. Four statues of stone figures are set in the wall around the entry. There are balustrades in front of some of the second story doors. A dome is visible toward the back of the church. A low flat roofed building with 3 windows and a door is connected to the church at right. Two men stand in the dirt road in front of the mission near a series of fence posts.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15769
title: Interior view of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the altar inside the church of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, ca.1900. Highly decorated square pillars rise to form arches which support the ceiling which is painted with figures. Several pews stand on the floor front of the balustrade separating the raised altar from the rest of the church at right. The altar itself is surrounded by ornate carvings, metalwork, and statuary. Statues sit in recessed in the walls and pillers. The carved wooden pulpit sticks out from the wall (not visible) at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15785
title: Ruins of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, ca.1900

description: Photograph (by A.B. Dodge?) of the ruins of Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude) (founded 7 October 1791), ca.1900. The stucco has fallen almost entirely away from the adobe brick walls. No roof remains. There is a doorway in the end of the building. Wild grass grows in the foreground and around the building.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m5824
title: Bird's eye view of Long Beach Park and North Shore showing first pier and bath house, ca.1889-1890

description: Photograph of bird's eye view of Long Beach Park (later Lincoln Park) and North Shore showing first pier and bath house, ca.1889-1890. New landscaping can be seen across the foreground. A few buildings are visible among the trees at right and along the beach at left. People walk in the water that splashes on the beach from the left. A long dock extends out over the water. Mountains are visible in distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m4428
title: General view of the east end of Mission Assistencia of San Antonio at Pala, ca.1895

description: Photograph of the east end of the ruins of Mission Assistencia of San Antonio at Pala, ca.1895. Showing especially tile roof and three mud columns, possibly once adobe brick, and wooden poles used to support a grass-roofed shelter. A small grass structure (hut?) is to the left of the buildings. Mountains rise in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15655
title: Painting of a general view of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1884

description: Photograph of a painting by Behre (background by Gutzen Borglum) of a general view of Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca.1884. The tall bell tower containing 2 bells is over the church building at right. A quadrangle formed of arched open air corridors extends from long low buildings behind and center left. About 25 people can be seen standing in various locations around the Mission. Two people on horseback are near the front. A wagon drawn by a horse (or donkey) is near the church. A small building is visible in the background near the hills behind the mission. The painting was created by Behre for the California Historical Society in 1884. Gutzen Borglum painted the background under the direction of Don Antonio Coronel, who knew the mission before its destruction.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15787
title: El portico of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, ca.1865

description: Photograph of El Portico of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (founded 1 September 1772), ca.1865. Ten columns support the roof over the long exterior corridor. Balustrades fill the gaps between the columns. A commercial building is visible across the dirt road visible through the columns.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m16187
title: Entrance to Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Texas, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the entrance to Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Texas, ca.1900. An ornate stonework entryway frames an arched opening in the tall mission wall. At each side is a statue of a figure. The one on the right is partially mission. Directly over the entrance is a carved figure and above that a window flanked by two carved figures and another figure directly overhead. Another window in the wall is visible at far left. A tree grows at right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15786
title: Window of Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Texas, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a close-up of a window of Mission San Juan, San Antonio, Texas, ca.1900. The window is covered with fine curlicue metal filigree and twisting bars. It is of an unusual shape -- small arches at top, bottom, and sides, with square corners. It is surrounded by carved stonework representing leaves with other scrollwork. The surrounding wall is deteriorated.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2094
title: Rancho Cienega de la Tijera adobe from the east end, ca.1924

description: Photograph of Rancho Cienega O'Paso de la Tijera (later 4201 Crenshaw Boulevard, Baldwin Hills) adobe home and other buildings owned by Tomas Sanchez, ca.1924. Viewed from the east end. Several ranch buildings of varying size are clustered near a dirt road in the foreground. An exterior wooden set of stairs leads up to the second floor of the tallest of the buildings. This building has a covered porch at right. A pick-up truck sits in front of it. A wagon is visible near the adobe ranch house at left. Some farm machinery is parked in a fenced in area between these two buildings. The license plate on the truck reads ..."26-950".; "Historic adobe of La Cienega ranch marked. -- The historic La Cienega O Paso de la Tijera, an adobe structure built in 1795 by Don Vincenta Sanchez, became officially recognized as one of the important historic spots of California yesterday when the history and landmarks committee of the California Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, had placed thereon a bronze plaque on which was inscribed the history of the building. -- The structure stands at what is now 4201 Crenshaw Boulevard on the Sunset Fields golf grounds, and preceding the marking ceremony a breakfast was served at the clubhouse with Mrs. Ralph Loyd Tuttle as toastmistress. -- Mrs. Ysabell Dexter Monroe, chairman of the history and landmarks committee; Mrs. Erma Laird, grand president of the California parlor, and Mrs. Alfred R. Sitton, president of the California parlor, assisted at the marking ceremony." -- Los Angeles Times (1934 February 17).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2096
title: Rancho Cienega de la Tijera Adobe from the east, ca.1924

description: Photograph of the front exterior view of the Rancho Cienege de la Tijera main adobe farmhouse in disrepair, ca.1924. Previously the home of Thomas Sanchez (later 4201 Crenshaw Boulevard, Baldwin Hills). A wooden roof extends from the 2-story adobe to cover a wooden porch in front. The house is only one story further back. A couple of other ranch buildings are visible in the background. A wheelbarrow sits near a wood post and rail fence in the left foreground. A chicken struts near one one of the wood posts of the porch roof. A sawhorse is visible in the middle foreground at bottom. A box on the dilapidated porch reads ..."Nestles Alpine Milk". Pails, planks, and other objects litter the general area.; "Historic adobe of La Cienega ranch marked. -- The historic La Cienega O Paso de la Tijera, an adobe structure built in 1795 by Don Vincenta Sanchez, became officially recognized as one of the important historic spots of California yesterday when the history and landmarks committee of the California Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, had placed thereon a bronze plaque on which was inscribed the history of the building. -- The structure stands at what is now 4201 Crenshaw Boulevard on the Sunset Fields golf grounds, and preceding the marking ceremony a breakfast was served at the clubhouse with Mrs. Ralph Loyd Tuttle as toastmistress. -- Mrs. Ysabell Dexter Monroe, chairman of the history and landmarks committee; Mrs. Erma Laird, grand president of the California parlor, and Mrs. Alfred R. Sitton, president of the California parlor, assisted at the marking ceremony." -- Los Angeles Times (1934 February 17).
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m9509
title: Thomas Sandres Rancho, Baldwin Hills, looking east, ca.1926

description: Photograph of a distant view of the Thomas Sandres (or Sanchez) Rancho (Cienege O'Paso de la Tijera) from Baldwin Hills looking east (toward Los Angeles, ca.1926. About eight of the ranch buildings are visible at the foot of the hill from which the photograph was taken, as well as fenced corrals, several large trees, wagons, and an automobile. The largest building, at center, has collapsed. In the background are open fields and a road.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2097
title: Rancho Cienega de la Tijera Adobe from the east, 1924

description: Photograph of a side exterior view of the adobe farm house of Thomas Sanchez on Rancho Cienega O'Paso de la Tijera (later the site of the Sunset Golf Club in Baldwin Hills) in disrepair, 1924. Part of the patio. Stucco has fallen off most of the walls. A chimney is visible above the peaked roof. A taller brick and wood building with a peaked roof is visible in the background. In the foreground sit a barrel, a trough, loose planks, and some pipe.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2095
title: Patio and well at the Thomas Sanchez home at Rancho Cienega de la Tijera Adobe, Baldwin Hills, California, 1924

description: Photograph of the patio and well at the Thomas Sanchez home at Rancho Cienega de la Tijera Adobe (later the site of the Sunset Golf Club), Baldwin Hills, California, 1924. The stucco has fallen nearly completely off the end of the adobe building at left. The tile roof appears whole and sound. Two carriages are parked under an overhang of the roof of the building with a chimney at right. A wagon bearing a metal tank is parked behind this building. A rake leans against the wooden well in front of this building. Fields are visible in the distance between the two buildings.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m980
title: Port of Los Angeles, unloading lumber, and railroad cars

description: Photograph of the Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro Harbor and Terminal Railroad Depot, around 1905. The view is from the dock southwest to the mouth of the breakwater. Deadman's Island has not yet been removed, it is visible on the left side of the mouth. The ships which appear include both steam and sailing vessels. A railroad runs in the foreground, to the docks on which lumber has been unloaded. Another railroad appears in the background, on the other side of the channel. As Los Angeles tripled its population between 1900 and 1910, causing the real estate and contruction industries to boom, large quantities of lumber were imported from the Pacific Northwest.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1963
title: A hayfield in Culver City, California, September 1913

description: Photograph of a hayfield in Culver City, California, September 1913. Several piles of mown hay lie about the field. Several copses of trees border the field in the distance. An automobile passes by on the road at right. A three-car train passes in the distance at left. Utility poles and wires line both the road and the railway. About five buildings are visible in the far distance.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1147
title: Painter Hotel, Pasadena, looking west, ca.1889

description: Photograph of the Painter Hotel in Pasadena, looking west, ca.1889. The stately three-stroy wooden building has an extensive porch and balcony in the front. A series of arches in the front of the square tower over the main entry opens into another open air area. A low stone wall fronts the property along the sidewalk in front. Two men stand on the sidewalk. One man stands on the front lawn near some plants. A few small trees, including a fan palm, also dot the lawn. The road in front has streetcar rails in it. Part of a building is visible across the street at left. Hills rise in the background. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1913 or 1914.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1143
title: Painter Hotel, Pasadena, looking east, ca.1889

description: Photograph of the Painter Hotel in Pasadena, looking east, ca.1889. The 3 story building is situated on a corner. A grassy yard planted with trees and shrubs surrounds the building. Several people are on the lawn and standing near stairs leading to the covered porch running around the building. A horse-drawn wagon sits in the dirt street in front of the hotel. Part of a streetcar is visible in the lower left corner. Smaller houses (bungalows?) are partially visible behind the hotel. A few other houses and a church are visible in the background. Mountains rise in the distance. The hotel burned down around 1913 or 1914.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12722
title: Drawing of a Spanish galleon, ca.1700

description: Photograph of a half-tone print of an authentic drawing of an early Spanish galleon on the high seas, ca.1700. Long banners fly from two of the 3 masts. The sun is just visible on the horizon. Three other galleons are in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15656
title: Painting by Vischer of a view of the ruins of the church and buildings of Mission San Juan Capistrano, May 9, 1865

description: Photograph of a painting by Vischer of a view of the ruins of the church and buildings of Mission San Juan Capistrano, May 9, 1865. The church, at right, is connected to a campanario containing four bells and a low long building with a facade of arches at left. Another low building at left has a thatched roof. In the foreground are a horse-drawn coach, two men on horseback, and a cow. The church was destroyed by the earthquake of 1811.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12982
title: Drawing by Edward Vischer of a night view of Indians on the banks of a river near the San Diego Mission, May 1, 1876

description: Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of a night view of Indians on the banks of a river near the San Diego Mission, May 1, 1876. Several Indians are on the hilly right bank near dwellings erected near three tall palm trees. Others are in a canoe, others across the river on the flatter left bank. The mission is visible in background. The caption reads "Excursion of 1874", "Indian hovels at the palm group of lower San Diego Valley (the old Mission just visible in the distance); Canoes return from Mission."; Image acquired? by C.C. Pierce around 1925.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15657
title: Rear view of the earthquake ruins of Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, 1876

description: Photograph of a painting by Vischer of a rear view of the ruins of Mission San Juan Capistrano (following the destruction of the church by earthquake in 1812), California, 1876. Caption partially reads: "In memory of R. Fray José Maria de Zalvidea, our leavetaking in Nov. 1842". In the foreground, a group of three men prepare to leave the Mission (founded 1776) by horse as one man shakes hands with a monk, another waits on horseback, and another holds the first man's horse. Three or four people, at left, watch the farewell. Another man on horseback chases three wild horses at right. In the background are a small building with a thatched roof, part of an aqueduct and the ruins of the church.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m1500
title: San Pedro inner harbor, unloading lumber

description: Photograph of  the San Pedro inner harbor in 1891, cargo ships on the dock are unloading lumber. The W.H. Perry Lumber Mill Co. and the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill and Lumber Company appear in the photo.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m7096
title: Drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the Franciscan Old Mission Church at Mission San Buenaventura, 1865

description: Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the Franciscan Old Mission Church at Mission San Buenaventura, 1865. In the foreground a man and a woman ride a horse while two women stand on the path to the church nearby whose roof is covered by terracotta tiles. Two other figures stand near the main entry to the church while a bell tower stands tall between the church and the lower building, a covered porch to the right of it. Trees grow in front of the mission and behind a wall at left. The text below the image reads: "The Franciscan old Mission church of San Buenaventura and the parish church of the Catholics".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m12978
title: Drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the Mission La Purisima Concepcíon, ca.1876

description: Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the Mission La Purisima Concepcíon, ca.1876. The ruins of the adobe walls stand in the foreground beside an overgrown area with a round fountain to the nearby to the left where a man on horseback drives several horses in the field beyond. Cattle(?) graze at right. A long low building sits at the foot of a low hill in the background. Rays of the sun break through the clouds above. The text below the image reads: "Date of foundation Dec. 8, 1787; ruins of the ex-Mission of La Purisima Concepcion; photograph of 1876", "drawn between 1 & 6 of April '78", "the first stones of the temple", and "After a photograph, the valuable contribution of Mrs. Josephine Bishop completing the Mission collection on author's 70th birthday". Photoprint reads: "Indian barracks over 500 feet long".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m990
title: Lighthouse on Point Fermin, San Pedro, California

description: Photograph of the lighthouse on Point Fermin, San Pedro, California. A picket fence surrounds the wooden two-story house with the square tower supporting the light. Several trees are in the yard.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14216
title: Exterior view of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, showing steps and archway, 1887

description: Inner court or garden and steps to choir of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. The court is overgrown with grasses. Some of the walls show signs of erosion and crumbling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m612
title: St. Vibiana's Cathedral on Main Street, 1888

description: Photograph of St. Vibiana's Cathedral on Main Street, 1888. To the right, two people near a horse pulling a carriage can be seen along a street angling to the left. Across the wide street at center, a large cathedral can be seen. A small barred fence with stone columns surrounds the outside of church. Inside the perimeter, a line of tall trees can be seen. A large rectangular entryway can be seen at the center of the frontal face with two smaller doors on either side. Above each of the smaller doors, a small circular window can be seen. Near the top of the façade, a large circular window is visible with two statues on either side. At the top of the cathedral, a large metal cross can be seen along with four other statues. Along the side of the church, arched windows are visible. In the background to the right, a large domed tower with a cross at its zenith is also visible.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m3763
title: Exterior view of house of Mr. F. Walker, Placerita Canyon, 1931

description: Photograph of exterior view of house of Mr. F. Walker, Placerita Canyon, 1931. At center, a man wearing glasses and a hat stands at the end of a wooden, one-story house. Stones are piled along the front of the house to the right. Along the sides of the home, six paned windows are visible. A small stone chimney extends from the top of the roof at right. Trees are visible in the background and beyond a tall fence at left. Previous record quotes the following from unknown source: "The old house of Mr. F. Walker at Placerita Canyon near where the first gold was discovered in California in 1842".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m11973
title: Close-up of sea urchins and anemones from Catalina Island, ca.1910

description: Photograph of a close-up of specimens of about three sea urchins and anemones caught off of Catalina Island, ca.1910. They are on rocks in an aquarium.