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Palm Canyon, showing people sitting on rocks and …
California Historical Society…
1933-05
Photograph of Palm Canyon, showing people sitting on rocks and walking along paths, May 1933. In the extreme foreground, small rocks and brush from p…
The Salt Works on the Salton Sea, Colorado Desert…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of the Salt Works on the Salton Sea, Colorado Desert, east of Palm Springs. In the distance looking across the salt-encrusted prehistoric …
First hotel in Palm Springs, ca.1901-1904
California Historical Society…
circa 1901/1904
Photograph of about a dozen visitors to Dr. Welwood Murray's hotel in Palm Springs, standing in front of the hotel, ca.1901-1904. There is much folia…
Close-up of a specimen of a date cluster from a f…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of a date cluster from a fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) in Palm Springs, ca.1903-1904. The hundreds of small…
Exterior view of an Indian bath house in Palm Spr…
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of the exterior of an Indian bath house in Palm Springs, ca.1920. There are signs on both sides of the bath house they are not identical, …
Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, showing bridges over …
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, showing two wooden bridges over the water ditches (zanja), ca.1900. The street is lined with both palms and…
Palm Drive near Riverside
California Historical Society…
1900s-1930s
Photograph of Palm Drive near Riverside, [s.d.]. Two street intersect in the foreground with one running across the foreground and the other extendin…
View of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1900. The smooth surface of a face of rock is visible close to the ground in the left foreg…
Palm Springs view of Mount Jacinto and Tahquitz C…
California Historical Society…
circa 1898
Photograph of the Palm Springs desert (Colorado Desert) showing Mount Jacinto and Tahquitz Canyon, ca.1898. Scrub brush is the predominant vegetation…
Horse-drawn buggy on the sand dunes of the Colora…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of an empty wagon drawn by 2 horses standing on the sand dunes of the Colorado Desert, ca.1900. The Crescent or creeping hills of sand mov…
View of Eighth Street in Riverside looking west, …
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of a view of Eighth Street in Riverside looking west, ca.1905. The wide unpaved road bisects the image, moving off vertically toward the e…
Protestant mission for the Coahuilla Indians at M…
California Historical Society…
circa 1854/1903
Photograph of the Protestant mission for the Coahuilla Indians at Martinez, east of Palm Springs, near Indio, ca.1854-1903. A small wooden bell tower…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a stream i…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a stream in the foreground, ca.1900. Many palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) stand at center wit…
Ramona Lubo, a Cahuilla Indian woman, Cahuilla, C…
California Historical Society…
1899-04-05
Photographic portrait of Ramona Lubo, a Cahuilla Indian woman, Cahuilla, California, April 5, 1899. Said to be the Ramona upon which the novel of the…
Ducks swimming in the Salton Sea at Date Palm Bea…
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of ducks swimming in the Salton Sea at Date Palm Beach, ca.1920. Seven ducks can be seen at center, swimming in the water, while seven mor…
Palm Springs Indians, Marcus and wife, at their h…
California Historical Society…
circa 1898/1901
Photograph of Palm Springs Indians, Marcus and wife, outside of their grass home, ca.1898-1901. Two dogs are laying on the ground at her feet as she …
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders, …
California Historical Society…
circa 1901
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders, ca.1901. Several palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) stand over small bushes in the for…
Palm Springs view from Tahquitz Canyon, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of Palm Springs from Tahquitz Canyon, ca.1900. The small settlement of Palm Springs is visible at the foot of a hill in the dist…
Vineyard near harvest, southern California, ca.19…
California Historical Society…
1895/1905
Photograph of a vineyard near harvest time in Los Angeles County or Riverside County, ca.1900. Mountains are visible in the background.
Coahuilla Indian dwellings at Palm Springs, ca.18…
California Historical Society…
circa 1890
Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian dwellings at Palm Springs, ca.1890. Two thatched structures are visible. A stand of small trees is visible in the ba…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a curving …
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a curving stream, ca.1900. Plants sit amongst the layered rocks in the foreground while the thin…
Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California, ca.1890
California Historical Society…
circa 1890
Photograph of Magnolia Avenue in Riverside, California, ca.1890. Lining the street on the left are Magnolia trees, on the right are palm trees. Hedge…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a stream a…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a stream and rocks, ca.1900. A thick stream flows between the jagged rocks in the foreground and…
Cemetery in Palm Springs north of the school hous…
California Historical Society…
circa 1898/1924
Photograph of the cemetery in Palm Springs north of the school house, ca.1898-1924. The graveyard is at the base of a rocky hill with sparse brush. T…