California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
from University of Southern California
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Georeferencing Progress
5.3% complete (15 skipped)Georeferenced Images Map
Images
Birdseye view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux, c…
circa 1900
Photograph of a birdseye view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux, ca.1900. The city can be seen in the foreground at center. It is composed of many sma…
24-horse harvester in the field, Hemet, Riverside…
circa 1890/1900
Photograph of a 24-horse harvester in the field, Hemet, Riverside County, ca.1890-1900. One man drives, another stands on the back of the machine, on…
The old cemetery mentioned in "Ramona" where Ramo…
1900s
Photograph of the old cemetery mentioned in the story "Ramona" where Ramona waited while Alessandro sold his violin, in Temecula, [s.d.]. A rounded t…
Idyllwild camp, ca.1900
circa 1900
Photograph of an Idyllwild camping resort with cabins, tents, and a child on a donkey, ca. 1900. A young girl sits on a donkey in the center foregrou…
Exterior view of an unknown adobe, possibly the G…
1930
Photograph of an exterior view of what is possibly the Gonzales Adobe near Temecula, 1930. The two-story craftsman-style home is shown to the left of…
Idyllwild Hotel, ca.1900
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of the Idyllwild Hotel, ca.1900. Shadows cast by trees mark the dust in the foreground while tall evergreen stand at e…
Idyllwild creek, Riverside County, ca.1880
circa 1880
Photograph of an Idyllwild creek, Riverside County, ca.1880. The fast-moving water resembles smoke as it spills into a pool in the center foreground.…
Panoramic view of Beaumont, ca.1890
circa 1890
Photograph of a panoramic view of Beaumont, ca.1890. No buildings are visible. Small stands of dark trees dot the mostly flat landscape which is cove…
Date palm (Australia Palm) heavy with huge cluste…
circa 1920
Photograph of a date palm (Australia Palm) heavy with huge clusters of fruit (300 pounds of dates), near Indio in Riverside County, ca.1920. The squa…
Crop of date palms, showing a man and a woman at …
1900s-1930s
Photograph of a crop of date palms, showing a man and a woman at left, [s.d.]. Rows of widely-spaced date palms are visible from left to right, laden…
Tin mine complex owned by Colonel Robinson, Temes…
1889
Photograph of a tin mine complex owned by Colonel Robinson, Temescal, 1889. In the left foreground, a large, rocky cliff juts over the rest of the sc…
Panoramic of Beaumont, ca.1895-1898
circa 1895/1898
Photograph of a panoramic view of Beaumont, ca.1895-1898. Mostly undeveloped flat land. A dirt path or road leads away from the camera in the foregro…
Cut back orange groves with snowcapped mountains,…
1932
Photograph of cut back orange groves in Corona and snow-capped mountains, 1932. Shorter plants stand in the foreground while the thin orange trees st…
An orchard of date palms being irrigated, Indio (…
circa 1890
Photograph of an orchard of date palms being irrigated, Indio (Palm Springs?), California, ca.1890. Rows of palms line the plowed field. Long pieces …
Portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indi…
circa 1902
Photographic portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians, ca.1902. He can be seen from the waist up in profile facing left. A boldly striped…
View of a dirt road winding its way to a house on…
circa 1900
Photograph of a dirt road winding its way to a house on Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Corona, ca.1900. The narrow road runs away from the camera at c…
San Joshua Canyon near Idyllwild, ca.1900
circa 1900
Photograph of San Joshua Canyon near Idyllwild, ca.1900. Several of the hundreds of rocks which blanket the ground at center appear to be discolored …
View of fruit trees in Banning, showing a man pho…
circa 1945
Photograph of view of fruit trees in Banning, showing a man photographing a woman, ca.1945. A man stands at the center foreground, photographing a wo…
Aerial view of Arlington during a flood, ca.1930
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of Arlington, ca.1930. The dim water cuts through the squares of crops at center from the river in the background. The r…
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company in Alberhill, C…
circa 1916/1920
Photograph of Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company in Alberhill, California, ca.1916-1920. At center in the background, a small cluster of buildings can…
Aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River ne…
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River near Corona, ca.1930. Water, which appears to originate on the right, pumps through t…
Acres of fruit drying in the sun, Hemet, Riversid…
1900s-1930s
Photograph of acres of fruit drying in the sun, Hemet, Riverside County, [s.d.]. Hundreds of wooden racks containing fruit are layed out along long a…
Cemetery in Temecula where Ramona waited while Al…
circa 1901
Photograph of the cemetery in Temecula where Ramona waited while Alessandro went to the Wolfe Store to sell his violin, ca.1901. A low picket? fence …
Aerial view of flooding Arlington, ca.1930
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding Arlington, ca.1930. Streams of water cut through the large fields that lie across the city. The shimmering w…