California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
from University of Southern California
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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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, showing flooding over a winding road, ca.1930. The water flows over the …
Panoramic scene of undergrowth at Beaumont, Calif…
1898
Photograph of a panoramic view of the foothils at Beaumont, California, showing undergrowth of oak and wild flowers. A fallen tree's trunk is in the …
Group of men in front of the unfinished First Hot…
circa 1888
Photograph of a group of men in front of the unfinished First Hotel in Corona, ca.1888. Eight men stand and sit in the extreme foreground of the imag…
Exterior view of the ivy-covered Corona Water Wor…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of the ivy-covered Corona Water Works building, ca.1900. The building is a large rectangular structure with gently slo…
Orange orchard, Hemet, Riverside County
1900s-1930s
Photograph of an orange orchard, Hemet, Riverside County. Young trees, in the foreground, and more mature trees, in the background, grow in long rows…
Twenty-four-horse harvester in the field, Hemet, …
circa 1890/1900
Photograph of a twenty-four-horse harvester in the field, Hemet, Riverside County, ca.1890-1900. The huge machine is viewed from the rear. Two men si…
Exterior view of the Louis Wolf store, stage stat…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of the Louis Wolf store, stage station and hotel at Temecula, ca.1900. A lone, one-story wooden rancher stands to the …
Aerial view of Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Coro…
circa 1908
Photograph of an aerial view of Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Corona, ca.1908. There is a large rectangular reservoir in the foreground. A dirt road …
Exterior view of Judge McGee's adobe at Little (C…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of Judge McGee's adobe at Little (Chico) Temecula, ca.1900. The adobe ranch house, built in the early 1860's, is pictu…
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 turned towards the left. A boldly stripe…
Wolfe Store near Temecula, California, ca.1887
circa 1887
Photograph of Wolfe Store near Temecula, California, ca.1887. Also was Butterfield Overland Mail Station on the Pauba Ranch headquarters in Old Temec…
Irrigation ditch in a citrus grove by a house on …
1903-09-19
Photograph of an irrigation ditch in a citrus grove by a house on the Colorado Desert in Coachella, California. Water pours forth from an open pipe v…
Birdseye view of Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Co…
circa 1908
Photograph of a birdseye view of Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Corona, ca.1908. There is a large pond at center, surrounded by a steep hill in the fo…
Exterior view of the Corona Grammar School, ca.19…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of the Corona Grammar School, ca.1900. The schoolhouse is a two-story brick building with a large rectangular wooden b…
View of a broad dirt boulevard in Corona with a "…
circa 1908
Photograph of a broad dirt boulevard in Corona with a "Tourist" car parked along the side, ca.1908. The car is sitting on the side of the road at lef…
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company factory in Albe…
circa 1930
Photograph of the Los Angeles Brick Company factory in Alberhill, California, ca.1930. Four brick smokestacks extend out of the ground in the center …
Exterior view of Judge McGee's adobe home, seen f…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of Judge McGee's adobe home, seen from the rear, ca.1900. The long, one-story rancher adobe is shown from behind at ce…
View of the Louis Wolf Monument, possibly a buria…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of the Louis Wolf Monument, possibly a burial vault, on a know overlooking Temecula Valley, ca.1900. A pell-mell fence is shown …
View of the grave markers of Dr. Welwood Murray a…
1900-01
Photograph of a view of the grave markers of Dr. Welwood Murray and family, ca.1900. Three squat pillars of rough stone are shown, descending in girt…
Exterior view of a house on Ben White's Foothill …
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of a house on Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Corona, ca.1900. The house is on a barren hill at left. It is a modest sin…
Portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indi…
circa 1902
Photograph of a portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians wrapped in a blanket, ca.1902. He can be seen from the waist up turned to the le…
Desert prospector and his pack burro in the deser…
1904-12
Photograph of a desert prospector and his pack burro in the desert en route to the Peg Leg Smith Mine, Superstition Mountains, 1904. Scrub brush is t…
The Indian girl Ramona, at her home near San Jaci…
circa 1895
Photograph (by Mand or Maud) of an Indian girl as Ramona, at her home near San Jacinto, Riverside County, ca.1895, made famous in the book of the sam…
Woman sitting on a car bumper under a cherry tree…
1930/1940
Photograph of a woman sitting on a car bumper under a cherry tree in Beaumont , 1930-1940. A stout woman in slacks and a short-sleeved shirt sits on …