Works Progress Administration Collection
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Chuckwalla Mountains
1936
In the background are the Chuckwalla Mountains, located near Desert Center, just southeast of Joshua Tree National Park in Riverside County. In 1994 …
Date orchard, Indian Wells
1937
View of an Indian Wells date palm orchard, showing the irrigation ditches and the tree-mounted racks used to support the many large clusters of dates…
Date orchard, Indian Wells
1937
View of an Indian Wells date palm orchard, as seen from Highway 111, which runs betwwen Indian Wells and Palm Springs. April 28, 1937.
Date orchard, Indian Wells
1937
View of an Indian Wells date palm orchard, as seen on both sides of Highway 111, which runs between Indian Wells and Palm Springs. April 28, 1937.
Desert scene
1937
View of cactus and desert chapparal located at the base of Mt. Jacinto in Riverside County near Palm Springs. April 28, 1937.
Grinding stone
1936
View of a metate (millstone) with six manos (hand-held stones) used at one time by local Cahuilla Indians to grind acorns into meal. This metate is l…
Hemet oasis
1937
View of an oasis, which is located about 14 miles from Hemet, on the Palm Springs Highway. Hemet is a city in Riverside County that was founded in 18…
Highway 111
1936
Gateway to Palm Springs en route from Indio on Highway 111. State Route 111 runs from Calexico to Palm Springs through the Coachella Valley. It begin…
Historical marker commemorating citrus in Riversi…
Circa 1938
Historical marker mounted on a rock in Riverside reads, "To honor Mrs. Eliza Tibbets, and to commend her good work in planting at Riverside in 1873, …
Indian funeral scene - Ramona Outdoor Play, Hemet
1937
A group of unidentified actors dressed as Indians enact a funeral scene, as the spirit of the "deceased" stands on a rock at the rear, during the per…
Indian Wells
1937
An oasis in the center of the desert near Indian Wells, in the Coachella Valley. The temperature can sometimes reach 128 degress during the hot summe…
Lake Elsinore adobe
Circa 1930
The Charles H. Rippey adobe on Grand Avenue, Lake Elsinore, located one-third mile left of the main highway.
Lake Elsinore, panorama
1937
Looking southeast over Lake Elsinore from Lookout Point on Ortega Highway, May 5, 1937.
Lake Elsinore, panorama
1937
Panoramic view of the area around Lake Elsinore (far right) in Riverside County, looking west from the lookout point on State Highway 74 (Ortega High…
Lake Elsinore, panorama
1937
Panoramic view of the western end of Lake Elsinore and surrounding country on May 5, 1937.
Mission Inn, Riverside
Circa 1935
Partial exterior view of the entrance of Riverside's Mission Inn, outside of which several cars can be seen parked in the front lot.
Mt. San Gorgonio Peak from afar
1936
View of Mt. San Gorgonio Peak, as seen from down below in Highland Springs near Beaumont in Riverside County. In the center of the image, a single ra…
Mt. San Jacinto view, Palm Springs
1937
A beautiful scene of the mountains over the San Jacinto mountain route, between Palm Springs and Riverside. Palm Springs is a famed desert resort cit…
Orange groves in Hemet
1937
Panoramic view of Mt. San Jacinto, with blooming orange groves in the foreground. Note the snow on the peak of the mountain. Hemet is a city in River…
Orange stand
1938
View of a fruit stand selling oranges from Riverside. Oranges are displayed on tables and crates, and sell from 5 cents up to 25 cents a dozen. The e…
Palm Canyon cactus, Palm Springs
1937
View of a rare type of cactus, but one which is quite common in Palm Canyon, located at the foot of Mt. San Jacinto. Mount San Jacinto, also frequent…
Palm Canyon cactus, Palm Springs
1937
View of a desert cactus and other desert plants in the Mt. San Jacinto region on the Palm Springs side. This particular type of cactus is very rarely…
Palms to Pines Scenic Byway
1937
A small stream of water flows down rocks in a canyon six miles south of Ribbonwood near the Santa Rosa Mountains in Riverside County. Located off of …
Parent orange tree in Riverside
1939
A view of the original navel orange tree in Riverside, protected by fencing, on May 20, 1939.