Works Progress Administration Collection
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Ramona and Indian - Ramona Outdoor Play, Hemet
1937
View of two unidentified actors during their performance of the famed Ramona Outdoor Play, in the colorful Ramona Bowl in Hemet; the female actress i…
Snow covered pine tree, Mount San Jacinto
1937
This photo of a giant pine tree, as seen during a snow storm, was taken between Palm Springs and Riverside in the heart of the mighty San Jacinto. Fo…
Two Indians - Ramona Outdoor Play, Hemet
1931
View of two actors identified as: George Lasaldo (left) and Lester Shockey (right), during their performance of the famed Ramona Outdoor Play, in the…
Casa Colina
Circa 194-?
John Hickox, a fifteen-year-old resident of Casa Colina Crippled Children's Home at Chino, almost ready to go home.
Girl at Casa Colina
circa 1940
A girl with braces on her legs sitting in a wheelchair at Casa Colina Crippled Children's Home in Chino.
Hydrotherapy at Casa Colina
Circa 193-?
A boy lays on a slanting therapy table set in an indoor pool at Casa Colina Crippled Children's Home in Chino as a nurse manipulates his legs. Other …
Pheasant farm
1930s-1940s
Young pheasants congregate in a corner of a chicken-wire enclosure at the State Game Farm in Chino where the game bird is raised to replenish the wil…
Quail farm
1930s-1940s
Quails congregate in a corner of a chicken-wire enclosure at the State Game Farm in Chino where the game bird is raised to replenish the wild game po…
Slaughter adobe, Chino
Circa 1935
The Fenton M. Slaughter adobe on Prado Road, ten miles southwest of Chino, located on a ranch owned and operated by Slaughter's daughter, Julia Slaug…
Gausti winery administration building
1939
The administration building of the Guasti vineyard winery, known as the Italian Vineyard Co. winery. A partially-readable sign above the door ends wi…
Ontario City Hall
1930s
Exterior view of the main entrance to Ontario City Hall, a Spanish-style WPA project building designed by DeWitt Mitcham. The building was dedicated…
Panoramic view of Gausti vineyard
Circa 1937
Panoramic view of a portion of the 5,000 acre Guasti vineyard. The San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the background.
Picking grapes in Guasti
1930s
Caption on the verso of image reads, "Harvest-time scene on the world's largest vineyard at Guasti." Field workers pick grapes and stack them in woo…
San Secondo d'Asti Catholic Church
1937
Exterior view of the San Secondo d'Asti Catholic Church in Guasti, a vineyard community in Ontario.
A.K. Smiley Public Library
1939
View of the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Smiley Park in Redlands on May 20, 1939. A gift of philanthropist Albert K. Smiley, it was dedicated on Apr…
A.K. Smiley Public Library
1939
Exterior view of the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Smiley Park in Redlands on May 20, 1939. It was a gift of philanthropist Albert K. Smiley.
Mission San Bernardino Asistencia
1939
View of San Bernardino Asistencia, which was was established in 1819, as a "sub-mission" to Mission San Gabriel Arca´ngel; the original Asistencia or…
Mission San Bernardino Asistencia
1939
View of San Bernardino Asistencia, which was was established in 1819, as a "sub-mission" to Mission San Gabriel Arca´ngel; the original Asistencia or…
Naval orange groves, Redlands
1900s-1930s
A navel orange grove with snow-capped mountains in the background.
University of Redlands Library
1939
Exterior view of the library of the University of Redlands in Redlands on May 20, 1939.
University of Redlands
1939
University of Redlands on May 20, 1939. The chapel is in the far center, with the music hall and infirmary next to it. Three students sit in the fore…
University of Redlands
1939
Buildings of the University of Redlands in Redlands on May 20, 1939. The Hall of Science is at right, and Administration and the Hall of Letters is a…