California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
from University of Southern California
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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View of the Salton Sea showing salt incrustations…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of a view of the Salton Sea showing salt incrustations (salt crust), Salton Sea Basin, Colorado Desert, east of Palm Springs, ca.1903-1904…
Palm Springs resort, El Mirador, ca.1940
circa 1940
Photograph of a woman lounging around a pool in Palm Springs, at the El Mirador, ca.1940. A woman in a dark, strapless bathing suit lies on a beach c…
Group of people making camp at Indian Wells on th…
circa 1904
Photograph of a group of about seven people making camp at Indian Wells on the old Butterfield Stage Line, east of Palm Springs, west of Indio. Three…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing palm trees…
circa 1901
Photograph of view of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) over a creek, ca.1901. See CHS-2104.
View of the ruins of the Butterfield Stage Statio…
circa 1915
Photograph of the dilapidated ruins of the Butterfield Stage Station and Hotel, about 4 miles south of Palm Springs, ca.1915. The ruins are on the "S…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1900
circa 1900
Photograph of view of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, California, ca.1900. Many palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera).
View of Palm Canyon, December 1926
1926-12
Photograph of a view of Palm Canyon, December 1926. Palm trees can be seen growing in a canyon from the right foreground towards the left. A rocky mo…
Portrait of Fig Tree John near Palm Springs, ca.1…
circa 1897
Photographic portrait of Fig Tree John near Palm Springs, ca.1897. The Cahuillla Indian is shown from his knees to his head and is looking towards th…
Palm Canyon, showing people sitting on rocks and …
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…
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
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…
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…
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 …
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
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
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…
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…
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…
Protestant mission for the Coahuilla Indians at M…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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…