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"Parent" orange tree (first in Riverside? Souther…
California Historical Society…
circa 1930
Photograph of a "parent" orange tree (first in Riverside? Southern California?) in Mission Inn Courtyard, Riverside, ca.1930. A single orange tree st…
Exterior view of a Riverside residence, showing a…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of a Riverside residence, showing a city park in foreground, ca.1900. Left of center, a large residence that has exten…
Mountain home with an extensive garden, Riverside…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a large house (mostly hidden by trees) in Riverside, from the covered porch of a building or a gazebo looking out over the extensive ga…
Panoramic view of Riverside, showing Mount Riverd…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside, showing Mount Riverdoux, ca.1900. Jagged rocks stand in the foreground on the left while tall, dry grass…
A collection of cacti grown inside a Riverside pa…
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of a collection of cacti grown inside a Riverside park, ca.1920. A wide variety of cacti, such as Prickly Pear Cactus, Saguaro Cactus, Org…
Ruth Barker with niece and nephew holding desert …
California Historical Society…
1920-03-10
Photograph of Ruth Barker with niece and nephew with desert wild flowers (San Verbena or Abronia), county highway between Indian Wells (near Point Ha…
Riverside's Public Library, ca.1910
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of the Riverside Public Library, ca.1910. Designed by architect Benton, the one-story mission-style building is surrounded by neat lawns. …
Main Street in Riverside, California, looking nor…
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of the Main Street in Riverside, California, looking north-east, ca.1905. Two sets of cable car tracks can be seen running into the distan…
View of the courtyard of Frank Miller's Glenwood …
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of a view of the courtyard of Frank Miller's Glenwood Mission Inn in Riverside, showing St. Francis Shrine, ca.1910. The shrine of St Fran…
Scenic view of the Mojave Desert and Providence M…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of a scenic view of the Mojave Desert and Providence Mountain from Bagdad Mine (the Chase Mill Site), Riverside, ca.1903. Several shacks a…
View from the trail to summit of mount San Gorgon…
California Historical Society…
1900/1915
Photograph of a view from the trail to summit of mount San Gorgonio in Riverside, 1900-1915. The slope of one mountain is shown in the foreground, tr…
L.V. Brown (or S.V. Brown?) residence in Riversid…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of the L.V. Brown (or S.V. Brown?) residence, Burnham architecture(?), Riverside, ca.1910. The mission-style house is a single-story unit …
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt planting an orange…
California Historical Society…
1903
Photographic portrait of Theodore Roosevelt planting an orange tree in front of the Mission Inn, Riverside, 1903. Roosevelt stands at center with a s…
Exterior view of the Court House in Riverside, wi…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of the exterior view of the Court House in Riverside, with an automobile parked in front, ca.1910. The classical revival style, two-story …
Chain of title for Rancho Temecula and Rancho Pau…
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of a graph of the chain of title for the Rancho Temecula and Rancho Pauba, ca.1920. The graph shows Rancho Temecula on the left and Rancho…
Intake from the main aqueduct at the eastern end …
California Historical Society…
1939-11-19
Photograph of the intake from the main aqueduct at the eastern end of the Cajalco Reservoir in Riverside, November 19, 1939. A large crater is carved…
Riverside orange groves, ca.1920
California Historical Society…
circa 1920
Photograph of a man standing in a citrus orchard (an orange grove) in Riverside, ca.1920. The lines of trees stretch way into the distance. Several c…
Orange grove in Riverside, ca.1890
California Historical Society…
circa 1890
Photograph of an orange grove in Riverside, ca.1890. An expansive orange grove stretches from left to the base of a rocky hill at right. It is compos…
Harvesting a potato crop between rows of corn, La…
California Historical Society…
circa 1905
Photograph of group of about a dozen workers standing in a field prepared to harvest a potato crop between rows of corn on the Laguna Ranch, Riversid…
Interior view of an arcade outside Frank Miller's…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of an interior view of an arcade outside Frank Miller's Glenwood Mission Inn in Riverside, ca.1910. Lining the pathway at center, are a se…
People viewing the extension of an intake into th…
California Historical Society…
1939-11-19
Photograph of people viewing the extension of an intake into the Cajalco Reservoir, Riverside, November 19, 1939. People stand against a wire fence a…
Indian rancheros north of the base of Mount Rubid…
California Historical Society…
circa 1890
Photograph of Indian rancheros north of the base of Mount Rubidoux on the Jurupa Ranch, ca.1890. There are several long, low wooden structures with s…
Scenic view in Riverside County of orchards, ca.1…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a scenic view in Riverside County of orchards, ca.1900. Rows of crops lie across the fields with a row of short trees dividing the fiel…
Lemon tree loaded with lemons, Riverside, Califor…
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of lemon tree loaded with lemons, Riverside, California. There is also a pile of lemons on the ground under the tree.