California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
from University of Southern California
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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Coahuilla Indian well at Martinez-Torres, 1903
1903
Photograph of a well dug by the Coahuilla Indians at Martinez-Torres on the Colorado Desert, 1903. A man wearing a hat stands in the bottom of the we…
Thousand Palms Canyon in the Colorado Desert, ca.…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of a copse of more than 50 palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) in Thousand Palms Canyon in the Colorado Desert, northeast of Palm Springs, …
Indian well at Martinez, showing the heavy vegeta…
circa 1903
Photograph of the Coahuilla Indian well at Martinez, showing the heavy vegetation around it, ca.1903. A short, dirt wall stands at left while a hole …
Yucca Mohaviensis in the Colorado Desert
1900s-1930s
Photograph of two Yucca Mohavienses in the Colorado Desert, California, [s.d.]. A shorter specimen grows in the right foreground, while the two main …
Palms in Chuckwalla (or Chuckawalla) Canyon in th…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of a several stands of palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) in Chuckwalla (or Chuckawalla) Canyon in the Colorado Desert, northeast of Palm …
Sun low over the horizon at the Salton Sea, Calif…
circa 1900/1930
Photograph of the sun low over the horizon (sunset or sunrise) at the Salton Sea, California, ca.1900-1930. The sun is reflecting in the water. A scr…
Two women on a mountainside overlooking the Coach…
circa 1930
Photograph of two women on a mountainside overlooking the Coachella Valley, ca.1930. A woman stands on the rocky cliff in the left foreground while a…
Juan Segundo of the Coahuilla Indians at Torres, …
circa 1903
Photograph of Juan Segundo of the Coahuilla Indians at Torres, east of Palm Springs, near Indio. From the waist up. He has short dark hair including …
Group of hikers at the tree line summit of San Go…
1900/1915
Photograph of a group of hikers at the tree line summit of San Gorgonio Mountain in Riverside, 1900-1915. The hikers are in the background at left an…
Coahuilla Indians cultivating their land at Torre…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of Coahuilla Indians cultivating their land at Torres, east of Palm Springs (or Martenus, near Indio), ca.1903-1904. Two or three men driv…
Flooding in Palm Springs, 1958
1958
Photograph of flooding on the road between Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs, 1958. A line of automobiles drive over the dirt-covered road as water…
Citrus groves in north Ontario, ca.1900-1910
circa 1900/1910
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…
Sunkist orange groves, ca.1932
circa 1932
Photograph of the Sunkist orange groves, ca.1932. Two rows thick with orange trees stand on both sides of the image. In the path between them, a line…
Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910
circa 1910
Photograph of a group of more than 30 pelicans roosting on the rocky ground beside the Salton Sea (near the Colorado River? on the Colorado Desert), …
Ramona kneeling at the grave of Alesandro in the …
circa 1905
Photograph of Ramona kneeling in sorrow at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905. Her forehead rests in…
Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the …
circa 1905
Photograph of Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905. Her right hand rests on top of …
Approximately nine palm trees growing in Murray C…
circa 1903
Photograph of approximately nine palm trees growing in Murray Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1903. The tallest palm stands at center, just behind the f…
View of Mount San Jacinto from Palm Springs (Rive…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of Mount San Jacinto from Palm Springs (Riverside County), ca.1900. The flat desert before the mountain is populated with dry br…
Shell mountain of prehistoric oysters
circa 1920
Photograph of "Shell Mountain" -- a prehistoric oyster bed -- near the Mexican border, south of the road from Campo to Imperial Valley, ca. December …
View of Sunkist orange groves showing snow-capped…
1932
Photograph of a view of Sunkist orange groves showing snow-capped Mount Baldy in the background, 1932. In the foreground, a sign that reads "Sunkist …
View of an orchard at Lake Elsinore, looking sout…
1890/1900
Photograph of a view of an orchard in Lake Elsinore, looking southeast, ca.1895. Short trees, possibly orange trees, are spaced equally apart from on…
View of a cemetery in Cahuilla showing Ramona sta…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of a cemetery in Cahuilla showing Ramona standing near the grave of Alessandro, ca.1900. The woman is standing at center and fac…
Camping at Mount San Jacinto, Riverside County, c…
circa 1900
Photograph of four people and a dog at a camping site at Mount San Jacinto (Tauquitz Peak), Riverside County, ca.1900. A woman and a man stand on eit…
Dirt road running through a ranch east of Palm Sp…
circa 1924
Photograph of a dirt road running through a ranch east of Palm Springs, ca.1924. A narrow dirt path cuts across the image diagonally from the lower l…