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First hotel in Palm Springs, ca.1901
California Historical Society…
circa 1901
Photograph of a small group of people playing croquet at Dr. Welwood Murray's hotel in Palm Springs, ca.1901. This was the first hotel in Palm Spring…
Exterior view of the Francisco Castro adobe in El…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of an exterior view of the Francisco Castro adobe in El Cerrito shown from the patio, ca.1900. Two early automobiles are parked in the noo…
View of houses along Date Palm Beach from the Sal…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of a view of houses along Date Palm Beach from the Salton Sea, ca.1903. A long dock and homes can be seen on land in the center distance, …
Dr. Murray's Hotel, Main Street, Palm Springs, ca…
California Historical Society…
circa 1901
Photograph looking east on a very rustic Main Street, Palm Springs, ca.1901. Dr. Murray's hotel on right. The Indian Springs on left. A wooden rail f…
Mission revival styled residence on President Roo…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of a mission revival styled residence on President Roosevelt Drive, Riverside, ca.1900. The light-colored, two-story residence, with wrap …
The cross on Mount Rubidoux summit, Riverside
California Historical Society…
1900s-1930s
Photograph of the cross on Mount Rubidoux summit, Riverside, [s.d.]. Steps, made of stones (or bricks?), lead up to the cross that is standing on a l…
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a leaning …
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing a leaning palm, ca.1900. A stream winds through the jagged rocks from the right foreground to th…
Salton Sea view of Superstition Mountain and Indi…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of two Indian mud wigwams on Superstition Mountain in the Colorado Desert south of the Salton Sea, ca.1900. Dimples can be seen in the smo…
Edge of the prehistoric Salton Sea at Torres on t…
California Historical Society…
1899/1904
Photograph of the edge of the prehistoric Salton Sea at Torres on the Colorado Desert east of Palm Springs, ca.1900-1903. Scrub brush dominates the l…
Three men travelling across the Colorado Desert i…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of three men sitting in a 2-mule-team-drawn wagon travelling across the Colorado Desert, ca.1903. The men include Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. i…
Coahuilla Indian Mesquite granary at Torres, east…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903
Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian Mesquite granary at Torres, east of Palm Springs, ca.1903. Three large cylindrical reed baskets sit elevated on roug…
Old edge of the prehistoric Salton Sea, Salton Ba…
California Historical Society…
circa 1903/1904
Photograph of the old edge of the prehistoric Salton Sea, Salton Basin, Colorado Desert. From a point 71 feet below sea level. Three men are visible …
Two views of the entrance to an adobe on the Rubi…
California Historical Society…
1960
Photograph of two views of the entrance to an adobe on the Rubidoux rancho, showing a horse trough, 1960. Two photos have been placed together, one o…
View of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing mo…
California Historical Society…
circa 1898
Photograph copied from Carl Eytel of Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, ca.1898. The canyon is, as its name suggests, full of palm trees, with a variety …
Chuckwalla (or Chuckawalla) Canyon in the Colorad…
California Historical Society…
1902/1905
Photograph of a copse of more than 50 palm trees (Washingtonia Filifera) in Chuckwalla (or Chuckawalla) Canyon in the Colorado Desert, northeast of P…
Unpaved road at Mount Rubidoux in Riverside Count…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900
Photograph of an unpaved road at Mount Rubidoux in Riverside County, ca.1900. A small, dirt path winds out of view at center, enclosed by the jagged …
Exterior view of Luis' Rubidoux's Ranch House in …
California Historical Society…
1900s-1930s
Photograph of a view of the Rubidoux rancho, looking by trailers down a dirt path, [s.d.]. Several early-style trailer homes are partially visible to…
Yucca from the Colorado Desert
California Historical Society…
1900s-1930s
Photograph of yucca from the Colorado Desert, [s.d]. A short, thick tree stands on the side of a hill just to the right of center. The tree has textu…
Adobe horse trough on the Rubidoux rancho, 1960
California Historical Society…
1960
Photograph of an adobe horse trough on the Rubidoux rancho, 1960. A gray, rectangular basin is pictured at center, moss growing out from its interior…
Cemetery at Cahuilla, where Alessandro is buried,…
California Historical Society…
circa 1896
Photograph of the cemetery at Cahuilla (Coahuilla), where Alessandro is buried, ca.1896. Situated in a desolate area near a pile of boulders, half a …
Adobe well on the Rubidoux rancho, 1960
California Historical Society…
1960
Photograph of an adobe well on the Rubidoux rancho, 1960. A rough-molded well is shown at center, seemingly made from a solid piece of adobe as there…
View of the Salton Sea at sunset, Riverside Count…
California Historical Society…
circa 1900/1930
Photograph of a view of the Salton Sea at sunset, Riverside County, southern California, ca.1900-1930. Clouds above the sea partially blocks the suns…
Exterior view of the blacksmith's shop on the Rub…
California Historical Society…
1960
Photograph of an exterior view of the blacksmith's shop on the Rubidoux Rancho, 1960. A squat, one-story adobe is shown at center, its windows gridde…
Pelicans at the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910
California Historical Society…
circa 1910
Photograph of a group of more than 50 pelicans roosting on a dry desolate butte of the Salton Sea, California, ca.1910. This is "one of the dry desol…