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Aerial view of Ben White's Foothill Ranch in Coro…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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
California Historical Society…
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 …
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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 "…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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 …
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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…
California Historical Society…
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 …
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing bushes in …
California Historical Society…
circa 1901
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing bushes in the foreground, ca.1901. A variety of dry bushes sit in the foreground at the floor of…
Idyllwild camping resort with cabins and tents, c…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Idyllwild camping resort with cabins and tents, ca.1900. Trees shade over the foreground from the right while a stone cabin sits behind…
Cahuilla Indian woman grinding corn in a stone mo…
California Historical Society…
1897
Photograph of a Cahuilla Indian woman grinding corn in a stone mortar at Cahuilla, 1897. The woman is kneeling at center with her hands holding a roc…
View of railroad tracks running along side Magnol…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a view of railroad tracks running along side Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, ca.1900. A single set of tracks begin in the left foreground a…
View of Palm Canyon, site of Indian cave dwelling…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of a view of Palm Canyon, site of Indian cave dwellings, near Palm Springs, ca.1903-1904. A narrow valley is shown at center, full of lush…
Water flowing over rocks in Andreas Canyon in Pal…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of water flowing over rocks in Andreas Canyon in Palm Springs, ca.1900. A shallow pool of water is shown in the center foreground, a strea…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders i…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing boulders in the streams, ca.1900. The wide stream ripples through the boulders on either side. D…