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Soboba (Saboba, Saboda
California Historical Society…
circa 1885
Photograph of a Soboba (Saboba, Saboda [sic]) Indian temescal, a dugout sweathouse, on the reservation near Hemet, Riverside County, ca.1885. The low…
Row of homes on a residential street in Riverside…
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of a row of homes on a residential street in Riverside, ca.1905. The homes can be seen across the background behind a large grass field at…
Cactus garden in Riverside, California, ca.1920
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of a cactus garden with tropical foliage and cacti, in Riverside, California, ca.1920. The garden was planted by the hospital. Hundreds of…
Four hikers on the summit of San Gorgonio Mountai…
California Historical Society…
1900/1915
Photoggraph of four hikers on the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain, 1900-1915. At center, a tall pile of large rocks stands behind a group of hikers. …
San Antonio Hiking Club in Tahquitz Valley, May 3…
California Historical Society…
1921-05-30
Photograph of the San Antonio Hiking Club in Tahquitz Valley, May 30, 1921. A group of men stand in the center of the image. A log cabin located to t…
Birdseye view of Riverside from the slopes of Mou…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a birdseye view of Riverside from the slopes of Mount Rubidoux, ca.1900. The city can be seen at left and is composed of many small bui…
Cactus garden in Riverside, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a cactus garden in Riverside, ca.1900. Various types of cacti blanket the sandy yard at center. What appear to be senita cacti, which h…
Scenic view of Riverside, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
1900
Photograph of a scenic view in Riverside County, ca.1900. A variety of tree tops create a blanket of leaves in the foreground. A jagged rock cliff st…
Boy Scouts dishing out food at a summer camp in T…
California Historical Society…
circa 1930
Photograph of Boy Scouts dishing out food at a summer camp in Tahquitz Valley, ca.1930. A lightly colored tent sits on the left and a young boy holdi…
View of homes in Riverside from Mount Rubidoux an…
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of a view of homes in Riverside from Mount Rubidoux and Sherman Indian School, ca.1905. Homes can be seen throughout amongst trees. A road…
Inside of the Cajalco Reservoir, showing the heig…
California Historical Society…
1939-11-19
Photograph of the inside of the Cajalco Reservoir, showing the height of the levee (ninety feet), Riverside, November 19, 1939. The shadow of a man a…
The courtyard of the Frank Miller's Glenwood Miss…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of the courtyard of the Frank Miller's Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, ca.1910. Facing the courtyard is multicurved wall acting as a port…
Machado Ranch and Stage Station at Lake Elsinor, …
California Historical Society…
circa 1898/1900
Photograph of exterior of the Machado Ranch and Stage Station at Lake Elsinor (later, 1938, known as the P.H. Ripply Place), ca.1898-1900. Looking to…
Aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River, s…
California Historical Society…
circa 1930
Photograph of an aerial view of flooding of the Santa Ana River, showing a break in a levee, ca.1930. The river widens and washes over the road in th…
Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of a group of more than 100 pelicans roosting on a rocky shore of the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910. This is "one of the dry desolate bu…
Unknown building in Riverside, ca.1900
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of an unknown building in Riverside, ca.1900. A large tree creates a spot of shade on the trimmed grass yard in the foreground while a pav…
Group of people picking dewberries (blackberries)…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900/1920
Photograph of a group of about a dozen people picking dewberries (blackberries), probably in Riverside, California, ca.1900-1920. They are standing i…
View of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux and Sherman…
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of a view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux and Sherman Indian School, ca.1905. The city can be seen at center interspersed with trees. Par…
Workers picking and loading oranges in an orchard…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of workers picking and loading oranges in an orchard at Riverside, ca.1900. A large horse-drawn cart is pictured at center, loaded with cr…
Sherman Indian School grounds in Riverside, ca.19…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of Sherman Indian School grounds in Riverside, ca.1910. The school is comprised of many buildings that surround a very large courtyard in …
View of Mount San Jacinto from Mount San Gorgonio…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Mount San Jacinto from Mount San Gorgonio, ca.1900. The hazy profile of Mount San Jacinto can be seen in the background at center. In t…
The courtyard of the Frank Miller's Glenwood Hote…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of the courtyard of the Frank Miller's Glenwood Hotel (Mission Inn), Riverside, ca.1910. Facing the courtyard is a porte-cochere like mult…
View of a horse-drawn wagon near an orange grove …
California Historical Society…
1900s
Photograph of a view of a horse-drawn wagon near an orange grove in Riverside, [s.d.]. The wagon is in the foreground at center and a person with a b…
Zanga, or irrigating canal in Riverside City Park…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a zanga, or irrigating canal in Riverside City Park, ca.1900. The narrow concrete canal runs from the foreground to the background at c…