California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
from University of Southern California
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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Sketch by Henry Chapman Ford, depicting the Lagun…
1888-06
Photograph of a sketch of Laguna Rancho near the San Jacinto Mountains and Temecula by Henry Chapman Ford, June, 1888. A shack and a small house can …
Clusters of jumping cactus on the Colorado desert…
1900
Photograph of clusters of jumping cactus (Candle cactus chola) on the Colorado desert in Riverside County, 1900. A few scraggley trees are visible at…
Panoramic view of Riverside, showing orange grove…
circa 1900
Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside, showing orange groves (?), ca.1900. Tacks pin the photograph to a piece of wood. The photograph shows se…
Courtyard of the Mission Inn in Riverside, ca.1905
circa 1905
Photograph of the courtyard of the Mission Inn in Riverside, ca.1905. A man can be seen seated in a chair on a sidewalk at right. A covering made fro…
Aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River, s…
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River, showing flooding over fields, ca.1930. What appear to be white waves crashing on the…
Thousand Palms Canyon in the Colorado Desert, ca.…
circa 1904
Photograph of about 5 clusters of palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) in Thousand Palms Canyon in the Colorado Desert, northeast of Palm Springs, near…
Exterior view of Salt Lake Station in Riverside, …
circa 1910
Photograph of the exterior view of Salt Lake Station in Riverside, built in 1904. The mission-style building has a large enclosed patio with wooden b…
Panoramic view of Riverside from Rubidoux Drive, …
1905
Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside from Rubidoux Drive, 1905. The city can be seen at center and is composed of many small buildings mixed i…
Aerial view of the Riverside Airport, showing a m…
1932-03
Photograph of an aerial view of the Riverside Airport, showing a mountain ridge at center in front of a residential area, March 1932. Two cleared str…
Building at Riverside High School, ca.1910
circa 1910
Photograph of a building at Riverside High School, ca.1910. The three-story building is almost symmetric (missing a tower on the left) and has multic…
Exterior view of the Desert Inn resort in Palm Sp…
circa 1940
Photograph of the exterior view of the Desert Inn resort in Palm Springs, ca.1940. The two-story building features Spanish-tiled roof, a balcony walk…
Carl Eytel and George Wharton James in a horse-dr…
circa 1903
Photograph of Carl Eytel (driving) and George Wharton James in a horse-drawn wagon on the old Butterfield Stage Road -- the first line across the Nor…
Mountainside orchard at Soboba Hot Springs, ca.19…
circa 1900
Photograph of a mountainside orchard at Soboba Hot Springs, ca.1900. At center, rows of trees are arranged down a mountain slope, descending to the l…
Bulldozers working on the new Jack Rabbit Trail n…
circa 1930
Photograph of bulldozers working on the new Jack Rabbit Trail near Riverside, ca.1930. A wide dirt trail is visible in the foreground at center, and …
Panoramic view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux i…
1906
Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux in 1906. CHS-5361: Legible signs include: "The Arlington Apartments", "Roses Livery".…
Panoramic view of Riverside from Rubidoux Drive, …
1905
Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside from Rubidoux Drive, 1905. The city can be seen at center and is composed of many small buildings mixed i…
Aerial view of flooding near the Riverside Bridge…
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding near the Riverside Bridge and airport, ca.1930. The river remains beneath the bridge in the foreground, but …
Desert scene in Riverside County, showing a smoke…
circa 1903
Photograph of a desert scene in Riverside County, showing a smoke tree and mountains, ca.1903. The smoke tree is pictured just to the right of center…
Exterior view of the Victoria Club in Riverside, …
circa 1910
Photograph of the exterior view of the Victoria Club in Riverside, ca.1910. The two-story house has two gables, one extended from the main gable to p…
Railroad track on east side of the Salton Sea, sh…
circa 1910
Photograph of a railroad track on east side of the Salton Sea, showing a trestle in the distance, ca.1910. The tracks are shown at center, skirted by…
Exterior view of the Desert Inn resort in Palm Sp…
circa 1940
Photograph of the exterior view of the Desert Inn resort in Palm Springs, ca.1940. The two-story building features Spanish-tiled roof, a balcony walk…
Close-up view of the Zanja Madre, the main irriga…
1903
Photograph of a close-up of the Zanja Madre, the main irrigation ditch in Riverside, 1903. The still water of the ditch -- which might be the lower c…
Sketch by C. P. Weeks of Frank Miller's Mission I…
1923-02-26
Photograph of a sketch by C. P. Weeks of Frank Miller's Mission Inn in Riverside, February 26, 1923. The tall, lightly-colored inn has dark, arched w…
Aerial view of flooding near Riverside, ca.1930
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding near Riverside, ca.1930. The river and it's subsidiary streams flow from the foreground over the trees and s…