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Flooding in Palm Springs, 1958
California Historical Society…
1958
Photograph of flooding on the road between Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs, 1958. A line of automobiles drive over the dirt-covered road as water…
Map of the Pacific Electric Railway Routes in Sou…
California Historical Society…
1940/1950
Photograph of a map of the Pacific Electric Railway Routes in Southern California, 1940-1950. A hand drawn map depicts the lines of the Pacific Elect…
Citrus groves in north Ontario, ca.1900-1910
California Historical Society…
circa 1900/1910
Photograph of the orange groves in north Ontario, ca.1900-1910. Rows of the short, dark trees shade the light soil between them at center. The groves…
Map of the Pacific Electric Railway lines in Sout…
California Historical Society…
circa 1940
Photograph of a map of the Pacific Electric Railway lines in Southern California, ca.1940. The map spans from the Pacific Ocean to the Redlands, and …
Sunkist orange groves, ca.1932
California Historical Society…
circa 1932
Photograph of the Sunkist orange groves, ca.1932. Two rows thick with orange trees stand on both sides of the image. In the path between them, a line…
Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of a group of more than 30 pelicans roosting on the rocky ground beside the Salton Sea (near the Colorado River? on the Colorado Desert), …
Ramona kneeling at the grave of Alesandro in the …
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of Ramona kneeling in sorrow at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905. Her forehead rests in…
Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the …
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905. Her right hand rests on top of …
Approximately nine palm trees growing in Murray C…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of approximately nine palm trees growing in Murray Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1903. The tallest palm stands at center, just behind the f…
View of Mount San Jacinto from Palm Springs (Rive…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of Mount San Jacinto from Palm Springs (Riverside County), ca.1900. The flat desert before the mountain is populated with dry br…
Shell mountain of prehistoric oysters
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of "Shell Mountain" -- a prehistoric oyster bed -- near the Mexican border, south of the road from Campo to Imperial Valley, ca. December …
View of Sunkist orange groves showing snow-capped…
California Historical Society…
1932
Photograph of a view of Sunkist orange groves showing snow-capped Mount Baldy in the background, 1932. In the foreground, a sign that reads "Sunkist …
View of an orchard at Lake Elsinore, looking sout…
California Historical Society…
1890/1900
Photograph of a view of an orchard in Lake Elsinore, looking southeast, ca.1895. Short trees, possibly orange trees, are spaced equally apart from on…
View of a cemetery in Cahuilla showing Ramona sta…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of a cemetery in Cahuilla showing Ramona standing near the grave of Alessandro, ca.1900. The woman is standing at center and fac…
Camping at Mount San Jacinto, Riverside County, c…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of four people and a dog at a camping site at Mount San Jacinto (Tauquitz Peak), Riverside County, ca.1900. A woman and a man stand on eit…
Dirt road running through a ranch east of Palm Sp…
California Historical Society…
circa 1924
Photograph of a dirt road running through a ranch east of Palm Springs, ca.1924. A narrow dirt path cuts across the image diagonally from the lower l…
Tall century plant in a park, ca.1920
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of a tall century plant in a park, ca.1920. In the center, a slender tree stands with small branches on the top half that sprout into tiny…
Exterior view of the Masonic Temple in San Bernar…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of an exterior view of the Masonic Temple in San Bernardino, ca.1903(?). The two-story romanesque building of the Temple stands at center,…
Devil's Bath in Coldwater Hot Springs, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Devil's Bath in the Coldwater Canyon Hot Springs in San Bernardino Mountains, ca.1900. A waterfall spills over the rock wall at center …
Noble Creek Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains…
California Historical Society…
1890
Photograph of Noble Creek Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains, California. A person stands behind a rock at the head of the falls which cascades na…
People in front of a pool house at the Arrowhead …
California Historical Society…
circa 1925/1930
Photograph of a group of people in front of a pool house at the Arrowhead Springs Hotel resort near San Bernardino, ca.1925-1930. The building is at …
Brothers Jason and Owen Brown at their mining cam…
California Historical Society…
circa 1890
Photograph of the brothers Jason & Owen Brown at their mining camp, San Bernardino Mountains, ca.1890. Both men have long white beards. They stand ou…
Grand opening of the Colton-San Bernardino-Redlan…
California Historical Society…
1898
Photograph of the grand opening of the Colton-San Bernardino-Redlands Railroad, 1898. A crowd of people line up in front of the train. The band, majo…
Exterior view of the pool house at the Arrowhead …
California Historical Society…
circa 1925/1930
Photograph of an exterior view of the pool house (aka "the solarium") at the Arrowhead Springs Hotel resort, ca.1925-1930. The low, single-story sola…