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Boys at dinner table
Circa 1950
Sherman Institute graduates having dinner in home of Mrs. Humner, where they pay for room and board.
Bridge at Blythe
1928
Automobiles going out of town, cross over a bridge at Blythe in Riverside. Photo dated: June 18, 1928.
Broadway, Palm Springs
Los Angeles Public Library Le…
View of a dirt road identified as Broadway, which is possibly one of the first major roads that ran through Palm Springs. Several houses can be seen …
Brothers in a studio portrait
Circa 1915
Brothers William and Johnny in a studio portrait in Rubidoux, Riverside County, California.
Burned Joshua trees
1953
Photograph caption dated June 16, 1953 reads, "Arms of Joshua Trees burned in the desert after a fire raged through Angeles National Forest." There …
Businesses in Palm Springs
Security Pacific National Ban…
View of an unidentified, but major, street that runs through Palm Springs. Several businesses can be seen on either side of the road, as well as nume…
Cahuilla granary basket
Security Pacific National Ban…
Circa 190-?
A Cahuilla Indian stands beside a granary basket that sits above the ground on a wooden platform made from logs. When filled with mesquite beans or o…
California Department of Forestry
1980
Photograph caption reads: "The Forestry Department's command center in Riverside has been in a "serious" mode for three weeks". Warm, dry desert air …
Camp site at Lake Elsinore
1927
Cars and cabin at the "5-in-1 Camp" at Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, 1927.
Carpentry Shop, Sherman Indian High School
1915
View of boys in the Carpentry Shop at the Sherman Indian High School (formerly known as the Sherman Institute) in Riverside.
Carreta and car at Mission Inn
Security Pacific National Ban…
Circa 1935
Postcard showing "an ancient and modern conveyance," an ox-drawn carreta and an automobile, at the Mission Inn at Riverside circa the 1930s.
Check your tires?
1964
Photograph caption date stamped December 24, 1964 reads "Actress Shelby Grant will reign as queen of the third annual Motor Trend Riverside 500 on Ja…
Cherry Valley, Riverside County
Herman J Schultheis Collection
Circa 1938
Cherry Valley in Riverside County, with an elevation of 2,500-3,500 feet above sea level, the highest point on the San Gorgonio Pass, looks down on t…
Cheryl Miller
1981
Cheryl Miller, as a senior at Riverside Poly High School, where she once scored 105 points in a game. Credited with popularizing and elevating women…
Child in cotton field
Security Pacific National Ban…
1932
Photograph shows a small child crying in a large cotton field somewhere in Riverside Calif. Photo dated October 18, 1932.
Child on burro at Santa Fe Indian School
Circa 1900
American Indian child on burro at Santa Fe Indian School.
Christian Science Church, Riverside
Security Pacific National Ban…
Exterior view, Christian Science Church in Riverside, located on President Roosevelt Drive.
Chuckwalla Mountains
Works Progress Administration…
1936
In the background are the Chuckwalla Mountains, located near Desert Center, just southeast of Joshua Tree National Park in Riverside County. In 1994 …
Classroom with display
Circa 1950
American Indian students in classroom with display of Papago Indian and Navajo Indian homes.
Cliff-dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park
Circa 1900
Cliff-dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park.
Cliff-dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park
Circa 1900
Cliff-dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park.
Coachella Valley
Herman J Schultheis Collection
Circa 194-
View of an unincorporated location with a single palm, somewhere in the Coachella Valley.