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DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20083
title: View of Mill Street in Grass Valley, Yerba County, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of Mill Street in Grass Valley, Yerba County, ca.1930. Automobiles line the street along with the sidewalk which is shaded by  porches and hanging signs of the surrounding shops. Western Auto has an electric sign hanging over the corner of the street on the left in the foreground and another sign under the porch. A large sign for Henry's Café extends from an electrical pole further down the left side of the street. On the right the lightly-colored stores are labeled by signs that hang from the porch. The stores crowd the street in the distance where a large truck drives towards the foreground.; Picture file card reads "Looking down Mill Street with its old buildings and porches. All date from the last of the 1850's. (In 1855 the entire town was destroyed by fire. In recent years most of these old buildings have been modernized with plenty of stucco and paint".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20084
title: View of Main Street in Grass Valley, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of Main Street in Grass Valley, ca.1930. The street is lined with electrical poles and stores which stand on raised sidewalks on either side. The Red & White Store can be seen on the far right displaying goods in the front window under the darkly-colored awning while the Italian American Grocery sits in a lightly-colored building just to the right. The stores continue down the street where automobiles can be seen parked next to the sidewalk. A large sign for a garage can be seen on the left while most other buildings on the left appear to be unmarked. The street bends to the right in the distance.; Picture file card reads "A view of Main Street which is not the main street any longer as traffic has almost vanished, going through Marysville, 29 miles to the west leaving Grass Valley on an almost forgotten side road".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19077
title: Exterior view of a school house on a hill in Gold Hill, Nevada, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a school house on a hill in Gold Hill, Nevada, ca.1900. The school, which appears to be built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, is pictured at center at a slightly right-facing angle. Three distinct sections comprise the whole: a central portion contains the bellfry at top and the portico at bottom, while two identical sections flank it to the left and right. Farther forward, a cobblestone wall appears to fortify the hill that the school stands on, a set of steps leading up to it from lower ground. Due to mining, the ground under the building and the hill behind it were laced wtih tunnels. Photoprint reads: This school house dates from the 1870s. The ground under the building and hte hill is pierced by mining tunnels".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19078
title: View of the Chollar mine dump in Gold Hill, Nevada, ca.1900

description: Photograph of a view of the Chollar mine dump in Gold Hill, Nevada, ca.1900. A mine in a dark suit and hat stands behind a bush on the right with mining tracks just next to him. Behind him there is a large dirt hill on the left with an elaborate wooden structure that stands on skeletal wooden pillars from the top of the hill to the bottom, where a smaller wooden structure sits. A man can be seen walking along the steep section of the structure while a field and mountain range sit in the distance.; Picture file card reads "The dump of the Chollar mine that produced millions. Discovered in 1859 by Billy Chollar -- it became one of the Great Six producers of Gold Hill".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20703
title: Exterior view of the Mike Marquitz Saloon in Gold Hill County, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the exterior view of the Mike Marquitz Saloon in Gold Hill County, ca.1900. At center a building composed of smooth and uniform bricks is visible. A door is visible at its center, built from what appears to be a dark wood. One stair leads to the door while an ornamental iron fence is visible to the left and right. The fence to the right is partially broken, while wood planks lie in front of the door. The ground is unpaved and tree branches filled with leaves are visible to the left.; Photoprint reads: "has a date near the top which says 1859. Note the ornamental iron work fence - a work of art that is not seen today. This and a ruin nearby are all that we find of the town. Note: There is a Gold Hill in each of the following counties: El Dorado, Monterey, Nevada, Placer".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20068
title: View of Dry Town in Amador County, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of Dry Town in Amador County, ca.1930. From the center bottom running back towards the left is a dirt road lined with small bushes and dried grass. A fence with wooden posts and barbed-wire lines runs parallel to the road. A power or telephone pole stands to the left at the end of the fence. Behind the fence are several homes with inclined roofs, while pine trees and other foilage are visible on hills in the background. Photoprint reads: "This is the oldest town in the county, 1848. It was burned down and never recovered 1857. Only a few houses remain".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20043
title: Exterior view of an old cabin in Dry Town, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an old cabin in Dry Town, ca.1930. A squat shack is shown, made from planks, its roof a hodge-podge of shingles. The entrance is missing its door, just as the window has no glass. The ground in front is dry and suggests desert. Picture file card reads "This old cabin near Drytown was found papered with memo papers of 1890. In back was a caved-in mining shaft. Everything about the place told the story of abandoned life".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20082
title: Exterior view of an old Indian School at Fort Independence, ca.1900

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an old Indian School at Fort Independence, ca.1900. A cement staircase on the right leads from the trees to the entrance of the raised wooden building. The door and windows have a lightly-colored trims and the shingled roof has two chimneys on the left as well as two small, covered protrusions in the center and on the right. Tall weeds cover the foreground.; Picture file card reads "This was one of the buildings of Fort Independence barracks for United States soldiers from 1865-1877. This building was later remodeled into a school. Part of the soldiers parade ground, now covered with weeds is seen in the foreground".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m15296
title: A Joshua tree (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the Mojave Desert near Lancaster, 1904

description: Photograph of a Joshua tree (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the Mojave Desert near Lancaster (probably in Kern County), 1904. Other Joshua trees and scrub brush are in the background, along with fallen wood.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19079
title: View down an unidentified road in Jamestown, California, showing the Hotel Willow, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view down an unidentified road in Jamestown, California, showing the Hotel Willow, ca.1930. A row of near-identical two-story buildings is pictured to the left along the street, an elegant autombile parked in front of them just left of center. Farther in, one of these buildings sports the sign for the Hotel Willow, although its signs for "Draft Beer" and "Cold Beer" are much larger. This is the "Jimtown" of some of Bret Harte's stories. Many of the balconied houses still remain.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20057
title: Exterior view of an old one-room cabin Mark Twain once resided in, Jackass Hill, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of an old one-room cabin Mark Twain once resided in, Jackass Hill, ca.1930. A cobblestone obelisk is pictured in the left foreground, just in from the wire fence that runs the width of the image in the foreground. In the background, a wooden longhouse is pictured with a sign to the right that reads "Mark Twain's Cabin". Twain lived in the cabin during part of 1864 and 1865. It was there that he met some of the characters in "Roughing It".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m13964
title: Unidentified street in Jackson, showing commercial shops, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified street in Jackson, showing commercial shops, ca.1930. Two-story buildings with balconies of various sizes are pictured running the left length of the wide street which extends into the background down the center of the image. Just in from the foreground, a building which displays signs for "Authorized Buick Service" and "Chevrolet" also has a gas pump on the sidewalk in front of it. Farther foward, several men have gathered around what appears to be a road excavation in front of a sign that reads "Bank Club". Automobiles are visible parked along the road in the background.; Other legible signs from left to right include: "[Ba]nk of Amador County", "Smoke Shop [...] Store", "Amador Ledger", "Hotel" and "Drugs".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20085
title: Servian church in Jackson viewed from the front, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Servian church in Jackson viewed from the front, ca.1930. At center a white church, built in 1884, with a sloped roof is visible from the front on top of a slope. A tall steeple is visible in front with a cross at the top, as well as a bell near the top. A five-pointed star enclosed by a circle is visible in the center of the steeple. Concrete steps lead from bottom center to the church's door. Cypress hedges, dating from 1894, trimmed in the shape of archways are visible partially obstructing the church. The hedges also run from the left and right to the background, while a graveyard is visible on both sides.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14050
title: Automobile on a plank bridge south of Jacksonville on the road to Coulterville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a plank bridge south of Jacksonville on the road to Coulterville, ca.1930. An automobile can be seen at center  on the wooden bridge. The wheels are balanced on two strips of wood planks that lie parallel to the side fences of the bridge. Below these strips, the wood paneling that makes up the bridge runs almost perpendicular to the strips. The bridge leads to a road that can be seen behind the automobile. The road is surrounded by the trees that paint the background. "The under supports consist of untrimmed tree logs which were placed there when the bridge was built in the 1860's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20089
title: Unidentified dirt road in Jacksonville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a road in Jacksonville, ca.1930. The narrow dirt road on the left is lined on the right by two old, wooden structures. A tree and several tall plants can be seen in the foreground with a lightly-colored structure just next to them further down the road. A window can be seen on one side while several steps lead to a door that faces the road. Further down the road a second, darker structure has an open front. On one wall there hangs what appears to be a depiction of a bird. In the distance the road leads into thick woods.; Picture file card reads "The little-used road south of here to Priest's is still picturesque with its old sheds and abandoned barns. This was a much traveled road during the gold rush days".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20086
title: Servian Orthodox church in Jackson, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Servian church in Jackson, ca.1930. At center a white church, built in 1884, with a sloped roof is visible from the front and side on top of a slope. A tall steeple is visible to the left with a cross at the top, as well as a bell near the top. A five-pointed star enclosed by a circle is visible in the center of the steeple. Cypress hedges trimmed in the shape of archways, which date from 1894, are visible to the left, while hedges run to the right and obstruct the side of the church. Two tall poles with crosses on top are visible to the left emerging from the hedges. Headstones are visible in a graveyard to the right.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20090
title: Old sign for Maplesden Bros. General Blacksmithing, Jacksonville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an old sign for Maplesden Bros. General Blacksmithing, Jacksonville, ca.1930. A picture of a horse's head framed by a horseshoe and an anvil can be seen at the center of the wooden sign reading "Maplesden Bros. General Blacksmithing. The sign hangs on a wooden post that can be seen to the left while the corner of the roof of the store can be seen to the right. In the background there can be seen trees as well as electrical lines that extend above the sign.; Picture file card reads "The ringing anvil is still doing business on the road through this town. The old sign recalls the days that are gone in most parts of the country".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20091
title: Exterior view of a mansion in Jacksonville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of a mansion in Jacksonville, ca.1930. The large, lightly-colored mansion has two stories that are walled by horizontal wood paneling. Stairs lead from the ground of weeds and fallen trees to the main entrance on the front porch, which extends around to the adjacent side on the right. Many rectangular windows can be seen on both visible sides of the mansion. The side windows overlook the trees that surround the mansion while a brick chimney extends from the shingled roof.; Picture file card reads "This fine old mansion stands abandoned and almost wrecked on the Jackson-Counterville road. In front are traces of a garden with walks and a fountain. No one resides within miles -- no information could be obtained of its history or its owners".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m2357
title: Los Angeles River at Griffith Park, ca.1898-1910

description: Photograph of the Los Angeles River on the north side of Griffith Park, ca.1898-1910. A man in a bowler hat is sitting on the bank watching the river flow through the sluice gate of a water ditch. Relatively still waters in the foreground. Trees and foliated hills in background.; Originally, the record was entitled as "Headwaters of the Los Angeles River at Griffith Park". The Los Angeles River's headwaters, however, are farther NW in the San Fernando Valley, CA.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20087
title: Exterior view of the Dalo Building, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the Dalo Building, ca.1930. At center and running left and right is a brick building at least three stories tall. Three white doors with windows on them are visible on at street level. "J.J. Dalo and Son Grocery" is painted on the brick between two of the doors, while a sign reading, "Neighborhood Store" is visible above the center door. A balcony with a white wooden fence is visible on the second story above the three doors. Three additional doors lead from the second story on to the balcony. A woman is visible from behind walking along the sidewalk in front of the building, while a road runs from the bottom right to the center left. Power lines, automobiles, and additional buildings are visible to the left in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20088
title: Street in front of the Dalo Building in Jackson, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the street in front of the Dalo Building in Jackson, ca.1930. From bottom center a dirt road is visible curving to the right around a building. The building to the right is made from brick, has an overhanging roof, and at least five doors. A concrete sidewalk runs under the roof. To the left and on the other side of the street two-story buildings are visible. Some have balconies, banners, and signs hanging from them, and each has its own unique architecture. A man is visible standing to the left on the sidewalk, while an automobile is partially visible parked on the road. Photoprint reads: "Dates from 1850's".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20070
title: Mill of the Dodge Mining Company in Mammoth City, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the mill of the Dodge Mining Company in Mammoth City, ca.1930. The large, skeletal, wooden structure slopes from the tips of the trees on the right to the upper left foreground. The structure is wide with wood debris piled underneath the wooden pillars. A small staircase that appears to go nowhere can be seen at the bottom on the right while what appear to be large, circular pumps with levers can be seen on top of wooden pillars on the right of the structure.  Grass is barely visible amongst the scatter of supplies.; Picture file card reads "The mill of the Dodge Mining Company built in 1878 at an enormous expense only to be abandoned in 1881. After idleness of fifty-three years, the mines were again open in 1934 -- but a new mill was built".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20071
title: Old waterwheel at the Shelton Mine in Mammoth City, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an old waterwheel at the Shelton Mine in Mammoth City, ca.1930. The wheel, built around 1878-1879 and used for crushing ore, is pictured at center, the wheel itself visible in profile at left, with a sluice and gears visible to the right. The wheel was constructed when mining activity was at its height in the Mammoth region.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19081
title: Exterior view of the shop and office of the "Mariposa Gazette", Mariposa, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the shop and office of the "Mariposa Gazette", Mariposa, ca.1930. A woman stands against the front porch on the left  in a hat, long-sleeve shirt and dark dress pants  with her arms resting behind her back. She stands on a step that leads to the porch where two benches sit on either sides of the open front door. Several fliers can be seen on the front wall while the windows can be seen with firewood stacked beneath them on the adjacent wall to the right. An automobile is parked next to the building on the far left while three trees guard the dusty ground in front. "The shop and office of the 'Mariposa Gazette' started in 1854 and still published. It is the oldest continued paper in California".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m19082
title: Old wooden sidewalks in Mariposa, ca.1930

description: Photograph of old wooden sidewalks in Mariposa, ca.1930. One of the many automobiles that line both sides of the street is parked to the left up against the wood paneling of the raised sidewalk. Signs hang between the poles that support the awnings that shade the sidewalk while advertising for the meat market and assay office. The profile of a man can be seen further down the sidewalk just before it leads out of view to the left. On the right Trabucco's General Store stands two stories tall with a long, lightly-colored sign hanging from the awning. Many small buildings can be seen down the street until the street ends in the background.; Picture file card reads "Left is the old office of General Fremont -- now an assay office. Trabucco family has been in mercantile business across the street for eighty years and more. Many relics of gold mining days -- but motorists rush right through to reach Yosemite and miss the sights of Mariposa".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14054
title: Unidentified tree-lined street in Marysville, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an unidentified tree-lined street in Marysville, ca.1930. A wide, dirt road is pictured at center, extending into the deep distance. To the left and right, rows of trees flank the road, with a house visible in a clearing to the right and automobiles visible parked to the left. Photoprint reads: "Marysville -- one of the morst interesting towns of the 'Gold Rush Days' -- very little remains besides streets lined with poplars and cottonwood trees -- many of them planted when town was laid out in 1850".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20093
title: View of Marysville cemetery, Yuba County, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a view of Marysville cemetery, Yuba County, ca.1930. One of two visible grave markers stands center and appears to be made of stone. The second marker is a wooden cross that stands to the left of the first marker. The cross leans against one of the many trees that almost completely shade the ground of overgrown weeds and grass that surrounds the graves.; Picture file card reads "This old abandoned graveyard of the pioneers of Yuba County. Walking through the weeds one passes over many mounds -- only four are marked. The first burial to take place here is said to have been in 1857 -- that of Father Florian, a Franciscan padre".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20700
title: Old abandoned Baptist church in Latonville, ca.1900

description: Photograph of the old abandoned Baptist church in Latonville, ca.1900. At center a church built from what appears to be wooden planks is visible. There are three windows on the left wall while a door is visible on the front side. While the church appears to be one-story, a small staircase leads from the ground to the door since wooden planks elevate the church off of the ground. The roof is shingled and inclined while a steeple is visible on top. A dirt road runs across the front while tall trees are visible to the left, right, and behind the church. At the bottom left a pile of discarded dead tree branches and wood is visible. Photoprint reads: "Latonville - Old abandoned Baptist Church. Built 1889-90. Closed 1905".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m14029
title: Exterior view of the County Jail in Knight's Ferry, Stanilaus County, ca.1940 (ca.1930?)

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the County Jail in Knight's Ferry, Stanilaus County, ca.1940 (ca.1930?). The jail's two tall iron doors are bolted into thick iron walls of the jail that stands center on a light, dusty ground with little plant life  Each door has a large lock as well as one small, square window towards the top. A circular light hangs from the raised ceiling through a wide opening in the center of the jail, while wood paneling can be seen on either side. Photo file card reads "County jail built while this town was the county seat between 1862 and 1872. Made of one quarter inch boiler plate iron. Four cells with two bunks each and partitions of iron. For ventilation -- ceiling of one inch scrap iron grating, covered with a raised tin roof".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m10077
title: Fig tree with fruit

description: Photograph of a fig tree with fruit. The ground underneath is dry and crumbling.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20094
title: Exterior view of the old Stanislaus Flour Mill, Knight's Ferry, ca.1930

description: Photograph of the old Stanislaus Flour Mill, Knight's Ferry, ca.1930. The mill, operated by water, stands center amongst a backdrop of trees below. The structure's walls appear to be brick and the shingled roof is damaged on the edges. Several brick walls lead out of the main structure with small bushes lining the bases. A wooden part of the mill in the foreground is built into the rocky hill the main structure sits on and is supported by the large wooden poles below. The mill was built about 1864 by Lock and Dent and has not been used since 1880.
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20095
title: Exterior view of the old Post Office in Knight's Ferry, ca.1930

description: Photograph of an exterior view of the old Post Office in Knight's Ferry, ca.1930. Two men sit on the porch of the picturesque post office of white wood paneling. A tree just out front of the post office supports signs and slightly shades the building. To the right of the tree, a dog can be seen center facing the men on the porch. A small path leads into the distance on the left side of the post office while a gasoline station is situated on the right. In the foreground the town water pump can be seen near the ground that is stained with water.; Photo file card reads "Some of the old buildings date from 1849. The P.O. building is shared with a store that has been there over 75 years".
DOI: 10.25549/chs-m20096
title: Covered bridge in Knight's Ferry, ca.1930

description: Photograph of a covered bridge in Knight's Ferry, ca.1930. The white structure that shadows the bridge below is slightly out of focus. The bridge leads to a small opening at the structure's end and is lined by a wooden fence on either side. The view of the bridge to the left side overlooks several homes as well as many trees.; Photo file card reads "Covered bridge built in 1882 over Stanilaus river -- at the side of the ferry which was begun by William Knight in 1849. This was the road from Stockton to the gold country".