photographs by george wharton james, california

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Agua Caliente Indian man, Cibinoat, at Warners Hot Springs, ca.1900 (CHS-3827)

Agua Caliente Indian man, Cibinoat, at Warners Hot Springs, ca.1900 (C...

Agua Caliente Indian man, Cibinoat, at Warners Hot Springs, ca.1900 Photograph of Cibinoat, an Agua Caliente (Cahuilla) Indian man, at Warners Hot Springs, ca.1900. Portrait from the chest up. He is wearing a d... More

Agua Caliente Indian man, Gabriel Cibinoat, Justice of the Peace and son of Simon Cibanoat, ca.1900 (CHS-3829)

Agua Caliente Indian man, Gabriel Cibinoat, Justice of the Peace and s...

Agua Caliente Indian man, Gabriel Cibinoat, Justice of the Peace and son of Simon Cibanoat, ca.1900 Photograph of an Agua Caliente Indian man, Gabriel Cibinoat, Justice of the Peace and son of Simon Cibanoat, ... More

Agua Caliente Indian man, Simon Cibinoat, and his son, Trincoline, in front of their adobe dwelling, 1903 (CHS-3832)

Agua Caliente Indian man, Simon Cibinoat, and his son, Trincoline, in ...

Agua Caliente Indian man, Simon Cibinoat, and his son, Trincoline, in front of their adobe dwelling, 1903 Photograph of an Agua Caliente Indian man, Simon Cibinoat, and his son, Trincoline, in front of their a... More

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Mercedes Nolasquez, basket maker, ca.1900 (CHS-3830)

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Mercedes Nolasquez, basket maker, ca.1900 ...

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Mercedes Nolasquez, basket maker, ca.1900 Photograph of Mercedes Nolasquez, an Agua Caliente (Cahuilla-Cupeño) Indian basket maker, in California, ca.1900. She is sitting on the grou... More

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Nievas Chaves, with a metate stone, 1903 (CHS-3833)

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Nievas Chaves, with a metate stone, 1903 (...

Agua Caliente Indian woman, Nievas Chaves, with a metate stone, 1903 Photograph of an Agua Caliente Indian woman, Nievas Chaves, with a metate stone (used for grinding grain), 1903. She is kneeling on the grou... More

Balcony and wall decorations in the church of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near Templeton, California, ca.1905 (CHS-4008)

Balcony and wall decorations in the church of Mission San Miguel Arcan...

Balcony and wall decorations in the church of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near Templeton, California, ca.1905 Photograph of the balcony and wall decorations in the church of Mission San Miguel Arcangel, near ... More

Bell tower at San Diego Mission, ca.1905 (CHS-4083)

Bell tower at San Diego Mission, ca.1905 (CHS-4083)

Bell tower at San Diego Mission, ca.1905 Photograph of the bell tower at San Diego Mission, ca.1905. A rope attached to the bell(s) hangs down from a bracket at the top of the natural stone tower. Two disused ... More

Below the Falls in the Arroyo Seco, near Pasadena, ca.1900 (CHS-4664)

Below the Falls in the Arroyo Seco, near Pasadena, ca.1900 (CHS-4664)

Below the Falls in the Arroyo Seco, near Pasadena, ca.1900 Photograph below the Falls in the Arroyo Seco, near Pasadena, California, ca.1900. Sunlight dapples the rounded river stones sitting in and around the ... More

Bridal Veil Falls, showing trees and moss beside mountainside, Yosemite National Park, (s.d.) (CHS-49631)

Bridal Veil Falls, showing trees and moss beside mountainside, Yosemit...

Bridal Veil Falls, showing trees and moss beside mountainside, Yosemite National Park, [s.d.] Photograph of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Showing trees and moss beside ... More

Cactus garden at Del Monte Hotel, Monterey, ca.1980-1900 (CHS-4755)

Cactus garden at Del Monte Hotel, Monterey, ca.1980-1900 (CHS-4755)

Cactus garden at Del Monte Hotel, Monterey, ca.1980-1900 Photograph of the cactus garden at Del Monte Hotel, Monterey, ca.1980-1900. A large selection of specimens of different varieties of both large and smal... More

Captain of the Agua Caliente Indians, ca.1900 (CHS-3826)

Captain of the Agua Caliente Indians, ca.1900 (CHS-3826)

Captain of the Agua Caliente Indians, ca.1900 Photograph of the captain of the Agua Caliente (Cahuilla) Indians (Captain Salvador ?), ca.1900. Portrait from the abdomen up. He is wearing a wide brim hat, a band... More

Carl Eytel, artist, sketching on his pad during his trip with George Wharton James to the Colorado River, ca.1900 (CHS-4299)

Carl Eytel, artist, sketching on his pad during his trip with George W...

Carl Eytel, artist, sketching on his pad during his trip with George Wharton James to the Colorado River, ca.1900 Photograph of Carl Eytel, artist, sketching on his pad during his trip with George Wharton Jame... More

Carved wooden bench at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905 (CHS-4433)

Carved wooden bench at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905 (CHS-4433)

Carved wooden bench at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905 Photograph of a carved wooden bench at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905. The wooden bench has small waves carved on top of the backrest. On the bench sit a w... More

Close-up of Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900 (CHS-4711)

Close-up of Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Gran...

Close-up of Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900 Photograph (close-up) of Moen Abbe (Moen Ave?), a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona... More

Close-up of the door to the church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4150)

Close-up of the door to the church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Mon...

Close-up of the door to the church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 Photograph of a close-up of the door to the church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906. Double wood panel door... More

Coahuilla Indian father and son, Pala, California, ca.1905 (CHS-3985)

Coahuilla Indian father and son, Pala, California, ca.1905 (CHS-3985)

Coahuilla Indian father and son, Pala, California, ca.1905 Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian father and son, Pala, California, ca.1905. They both have short dark hair, and wear shirts and long trousers. The fat... More

Coahuilla Indian funeral in the cemetery where Alesandro (of Ramona fame) is buried, ca.1896 (CHS-3834)

Coahuilla Indian funeral in the cemetery where Alesandro (of Ramona fa...

Coahuilla Indian funeral in the cemetery where Alesandro (of Ramona fame) is buried, ca.1896 Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian funeral in the cemetery where Alesandro (of Ramona fame) is buried, ca.1896. A grou... More

Coahuilla Indian man with a moustache, ca.1900 (CHS-3836)

Coahuilla Indian man with a moustache, ca.1900 (CHS-3836)

Coahuilla Indian man with a moustache, ca.1900 Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian man with a moustache, ca.1900. Portrait from the waist up. He is wearing a wide brimmed hat. He has a long dark moustache and a s... More

Coahuilla Indian woman, Maria Los Angeles, a basket maker, ca.1900 (CHS-3825)

Coahuilla Indian woman, Maria Los Angeles, a basket maker, ca.1900 (CH...

Coahuilla Indian woman, Maria Los Angeles, a basket maker, ca.1900 Photograph of a Coahuilla Indian woman, Maria Los Angeles, a basket maker, ca.1900. She is sitting on a blanket in the grass working on a bask... More

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" California, ca.1900 (CHS-4750)

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" California, ca.1900 (C...

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" California, ca.1900 Photograph of two Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" or dwelling, California, ca.1900. They both sit on blankets on the ground w... More

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their

Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" California, ca.1900 Photograph of two Coahuilla Indian women in front of their "kish" or dwelling, California, ca.1900. They both sit on blankets on the ground w... More

Colorado River at Lee's Ferry in the Grand Canyon, ca.1898 (CHS-4710)

Colorado River at Lee's Ferry in the Grand Canyon, ca.1898 (CHS-4710)

Colorado River at Lee's Ferry in the Grand Canyon, ca.1898 Photograph of Lonely Dell Ranch, on the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry, ca.1898. A small part of the shore, clear of vegetation, provides access to th... More

Colorado River in Glen Canyon near Lee's Ferry at the eastern end of the Grand Canyon, ca.1896 (CHS-3900)

Colorado River in Glen Canyon near Lee's Ferry at the eastern end of t...

Colorado River in Glen Canyon near Lee's Ferry at the eastern end of the Grand Canyon, ca.1896 Photograph of the Colorado River in lower Glen Canyon near Lee's Ferry, north of the eastern end of the Grand Canyo... More

Crumbling brick pillars of the corridor at Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4378)

Crumbling brick pillars of the corridor at Mission San Antonio de Padu...

Crumbling brick pillars of the corridor at Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of the Crumbling brick pillars of the corridor at Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. Deta... More

Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1904 (CHS-4440)

Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistra...

Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1904 Photograph of the detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1904. Th... More

Detail on the reverse of a silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1905 (CHS-4086)

Detail on the reverse of a silver processional crucifix at Mission San...

Detail on the reverse of a silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1905 Photograph of the detail on the reverse of a silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.19... More

Distant general view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4176)

Distant general view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1...

Distant general view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of a distant general view of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. Overhanging branches from two large trees in... More

Door in front corridor at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1908 (CHS-4410)

Door in front corridor at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca....

Door in front corridor at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1908 Photograph of a door in front corridor at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1908. The walls have loose stucco and several cr... More

Drennen's cabin, near his stamp mill and concentrator, on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (CHS-3514)

Drennen's cabin, near his stamp mill and concentrator, on the Colorado...

Drennen's cabin, near his stamp mill and concentrator, on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 Photograph of Drennen's cabin — near his stamp mill and concentrator, on the Colorado River in the Lower Colorado River Va... More

Drennen's Mill -- stamp mill and concentrator -- on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (CHS-3445)

Drennen's Mill -- stamp mill and concentrator -- on the Colorado River...

Drennen's Mill -- stamp mill and concentrator -- on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 Photograph of Drennen's Mill on the Colorado River, 1900-1950. The mining operation sits near the water's edge (not visible) on... More

Drennen's Mill on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (CHS-3444)

Drennen's Mill on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (CHS-3444)

Drennen's Mill on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 Photograph of Drennen's Mill on the Colorado River, California ,1900-1950. Located in Whipple Wash of the Whipple Mountains (built 1912). [1] The gold mining ope... More

Exterior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, ca.1904-1909 (CHS-3939)

Exterior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, ca.19...

Exterior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, ca.1904-1909 Photograph of an exterior view of Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California, ca.1900. The great dome is open and turned toward... More

Father Raymond Mestres in a procession at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900 (CHS-4092)

Father Raymond Mestres in a procession at Mission San Carlos, Monterey...

Father Raymond Mestres in a procession at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900 Photograph of Father Raymond Mestres flanked by two altar boys carrying tall candlesticks in a procession at Mission San Carlos, ... More

Father Superior Luager Slanter at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1906 (CHS-4329)

Father Superior Luager Slanter at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1906 (CHS-...

Father Superior Luager Slanter at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1906 Photograph of Father Superior Luager Slanter at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1906. He sits on the end of a short wooden bench, his hands in the end... More

Five monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901 (CHS-4167)

Five monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901 (CHS...

Five monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901 Photograph of five monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901. Two hold picks, one wrestles a rock from a furrow, another hol... More

Flag pole, the upper portion of which is the flag pole of the celebrated June 14, 1846 bear flag uprising at Sonoma, 1903 (CHS-4020)

Flag pole, the upper portion of which is the flag pole of the celebrat...

Flag pole, the upper portion of which is the flag pole of the celebrated June 14, 1846 bear flag uprising at Sonoma, 1903 Photograph of a flag pole, the upper portion of which is the flag pole of the celebrate... More

Flat boat moored in Needles Canyon, on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (CHS-3443)

Flat boat moored in Needles Canyon, on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 (...

Flat boat moored in Needles Canyon, on the Colorado River, 1900-1950 Photograph of a small flat boat moored in Needles Canyon, on the Colorado River below Needles, California, 1900-1950. The boat, loaded with c... More

Framed tintype of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 1875 (CHS-4327)

Framed tintype of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 1875 (CHS-4327)

Framed tintype of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 1875 Photograph of a framed tintype (by George Wharton James) of Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 1875. The square wood bell tower stands to the left of the church on... More

Franciscan monk standing by an intricately decorated wooden panel at Mission Santa Barbara, California, ca.1901-1908 (CHS-4067)

Franciscan monk standing by an intricately decorated wooden panel at M...

Franciscan monk standing by an intricately decorated wooden panel at Mission Santa Barbara, California, ca.1901-1908 Photograph of a Franciscan monk standing by an intricately decorated wood panel at Mission S... More

Front corridor of Mission Santa Inez, ca.1906 (CHS-4134)

Front corridor of Mission Santa Inez, ca.1906 (CHS-4134)

Front corridor of Mission Santa Inez, ca.1906 Photograph of the front corridor of Mission Santa Inez, ca.1906. Seven arches in a good state of repair are visible. Doors and windows punctuate the long wall of t... More

General view of San Francisco in the evening from Russian Hill, ca.1905 (CHS-4024)

General view of San Francisco in the evening from Russian Hill, ca.190...

General view of San Francisco in the evening from Russian Hill, ca.1905 Photoghaph of the view of San Francisco in the evening from Russian Hill (Ina D. Coolbrith's window), ca.1905. Rooftops of numerous other... More

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, 1906 (CHS-4332)

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, Califor...

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, 1906 Photograph of a general view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, 1906. The ruins of the mission church ... More

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4140)

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, Califor...

General view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of a general view, from the trees, of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. The ruins of the mission c... More

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900 (CHS-3849)

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, ...

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900 Photograph of a goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900. ... More

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900 (CHS-3850)

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, ...

Goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900 Photograph of a goat herd owned by Tule River Indians, Tule River Indian Reservation, near Porterville, ca.1900. ... More

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, 1904 (CHS-4074)

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa B...

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, 1904 Photograph of a group portrait of about thirty Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, 1904. Two mission buildings ... More

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, California, 1904 (CHS-4073)

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa B...

Group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, California, 1904 Photograph of a group portrait of about 30 Franciscan monks outside at Mission Santa Barbara, California, 1904. Tw... More

Guiding a small boat through the narrows of the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry in Marble Canyon, Grand Canyon, 1900-1930 (CHS-3898)

Guiding a small boat through the narrows of the Colorado River at Lee'...

Guiding a small boat through the narrows of the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry in Marble Canyon, Grand Canyon, c.1900-1923. Photograph of two men guiding a small boat through the narrows of the Colorado River at... More

Lee's old ranch at Lee's Ferry on the upper Colorado River, junction of Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, 1900-1930 (CHS-3883)

Lee's old ranch at Lee's Ferry on the upper Colorado River, junction o...

Lee's old ranch at Lee's Ferry on the upper Colorado River, junction of Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, 1900-1923. Photograph of a distant view of Lee's old ranch at Lee's Ferry on the upper Colorado River, at t... More

Maria Antonia, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899 (CHS-4748)

Maria Antonia, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, c...

Maria Antonia, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899 Photograph of Maria Antonia, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899. She squats in front of an adobe brick wa... More

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899 (CHS-4747)

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, c...

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899 Photograph of a Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian basket maker, at work, California, ca.1899. She can be seen sitting on the ground ... More

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, grinding mesquite beans for flour on a stone metate with a basket top, California, ca.1899 (CHS-4746)

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, grinding mesquite beans for f...

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, grinding mesquite beans for flour on a stone metate with a basket top, California, ca.1899 Photograph of a Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, grinding mesquite be... More

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, using the "red" or carrying net suspended from her head, California, ca.1899 (CHS-4749)

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, using the "red" or carrying n...

Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, using the "red" or carrying net suspended from her head, California, ca.1899 Photograph of Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, using the "red" or carrying net susp... More

Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900 (CHS-4713)

Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Ar...

Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900 Photograph of Moen Abbe, a house built and occupied by John D. Lee, Grand Canyon, Arizona, ca.1900. The rough log cabin has ... More

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-1901 (CHS-4068)

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission...

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-1901 Photograph of a monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-... More

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-1901 (CHS-4069)

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission...

Monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-1901 Photograph of a monk sitting making baskets near the fountain in the garden at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-... More

Monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901-1904 (CHS-4168)

Monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901-1904 (CHS...

Monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901-1904 Photograph of monks farming stony ground at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1901-1904. Three work with picks or shovels, another holds a plow behind ... More

Mother Louis, Sister Superior at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899 (CHS-4088)

Mother Louis, Sister Superior at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899...

Mother Louis, Sister Superior at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899 Photograph of Mother Louis, Sister Superior at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899. She is wearing a habit. She has round spectacles. He... More

Mother Louis, Sister Superior, and two nuns at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1903 (CHS-4093)

Mother Louis, Sister Superior, and two nuns at Mission San Carlos, Mon...

Mother Louis, Sister Superior, and two nuns at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1903 Photograph of Mother Louis, Sister Superior, and two nuns at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899. They are all wearing hab... More

Old olive trees in front of the fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4367)

Old olive trees in front of the fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padu...

Old olive trees in front of the fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of old olive trees in front of the fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. They obsc... More

Old painting of the "Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" at Mission Santa Clara, 1908 (CHS-4464)

Old painting of the "Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" at Mission Sant...

Old painting of the "Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" at Mission Santa Clara, 1908 Photograph of a very old painting of the "Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes" at Mission Santa Clara, 1908. There is a Christ f... More

Original iron window bars at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4454)

Original iron window bars at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ...

Original iron window bars at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1906 Photograph (close-up) of the original iron window bars at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1906. "One of the four remain... More

Pack train to Wilson Peak, Sierra Madre Trail, ca.1900 (CHS-4718)

Pack train to Wilson Peak, Sierra Madre Trail, ca.1900 (CHS-4718)

Pack train to Wilson Peak, Sierra Madre Trail, ca.1900 Photograph of a pack train to Wilson Peak, Sierra Madre Trail, ca.1900. A line of more than a dozen burros carry people and bundles of gear along a narrow... More

Pavement made from whale bones at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1900 (CHS-4094)

Pavement made from whale bones at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Montere...

Pavement made from whale bones at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1900 Photograph of the pavement made from whale bones at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1900. The discs cut from whale ver... More

Pierced bell tower in the brick fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4371)

Pierced bell tower in the brick fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padu...

Pierced bell tower in the brick fachada of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph, from the rear of the fachada, of the pierced bell tower in the brick fachada of Mission San Antonio de P... More

Plaza Church priest Reverend Joachim Adam, sitting on a bench, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1900 (CHS-3866)

Plaza Church priest Reverend Joachim Adam, sitting on a bench, Los Ang...

Plaza Church priest Reverend Joachim Adam, sitting on a bench, Los Angeles, ca.1890-1900 Photograph of Plaza Church priest Reverend Joachim Adam, Vicar General of the Los Angeles diocese, sitting on the old Mi... More

Portion of the cactus hedge at Mission San Gabriel with horseman, ca.1886 (CHS-4678)

Portion of the cactus hedge at Mission San Gabriel with horseman, ca.1...

Portion of the cactus hedge at Mission San Gabriel with horseman, ca.1886 Photograph of a portion of the cactus hedge at Mission San Gabriel with a horseman posing by his mount, ca.1886. The horseman can be se... More

Portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4110)

Portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906...

Portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 Photograph of a portrait of a sister at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906. The woman is visible from the waist up wearing a d... More

Portrait of a sister with downcast eyes at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4113)

Portrait of a sister with downcast eyes at Mission San Carlos Borromeo...

Portrait of a sister with downcast eyes at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 Photograph of a portrait of a sister with downcast eyes at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906. She is visib... More

Prayer bells on wheel at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 (CHS-4165)

Prayer bells on wheel at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 (CHS-4165)

Prayer bells on wheel at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 Photograph of prayer bells on a wheel at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900. Eight bells can be seen attached to the rim of a wooden wheel at center. The whee... More

Ramona kneeling at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905 (CHS-3873)

Ramona kneeling at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahu...

Ramona kneeling at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905 Photograph of Ramona kneeling in sorrow at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian ... More

Ramona Lubo, a Coahuilla Indian woman, Cahuilla, California, April 5, 1899 (CHS-4752)

Ramona Lubo, a Coahuilla Indian woman, Cahuilla, California, April 5, ...

Ramona Lubo, a Coahuilla Indian woman, Cahuilla, California, April 5, 1899 Photographic portrait of Ramona Lubo, a Coahuilla Indian woman, in Cahuilla, Riverside County, California, on April 5, 1899. Said to b... More

Ramona Lubo, wife of Alesandro, at her home, showing the star basket she made in his memory, ca.1905 (CHS-3875)

Ramona Lubo, wife of Alesandro, at her home, showing the star basket s...

Ramona Lubo, wife of Alesandro, at her home, showing the star basket she made in his memory, ca.1905 Photograph of Ramona Lubo, wife of Alesandro, at her home, showing the star basket she made in his memory, o... More

Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905 (CHS-3871)

Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahu...

Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservation, ca.1905 Photograph of Ramona standing at the grave of Alesandro in the cemetery on the Coahuilla Indian Reservatio... More

Rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 (CHS-4389)

Rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca....

Rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 Photograph of a rattle Matraca used in Lenten ceremonies at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900. The tongue of the worn wooden ratchet is s... More

Restored tower (viewed from below) at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903 (CHS-4096)

Restored tower (viewed from below) at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Mon...

Restored tower (viewed from below) at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903 Photograph of rear view of the restored tower (viewed from below) and church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.19... More

Restored tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905 (CHS-4095)

Restored tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905 (CHS-...

Restored tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905 Photograph of the restored tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905. The pyramidal roof is covered with tiles and topped with a c... More

Restored tower with pyramidal tile roof at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903-1905 (CHS-4116)

Restored tower with pyramidal tile roof at Mission San Carlos Borromeo...

Restored tower with pyramidal tile roof at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903-1905 Photograph of the restored tower with pyramidal tile roof at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903-1905. ... More

Ruined walls of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4365)

Ruined walls of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS...

Ruined walls of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of ruined walls of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. The exposed adobe brick walls roughly indicate the layout of t... More

Ruins of a large stamp mill at "old picacho", June, 14, 1935 (CHS-46398)

Ruins of a large stamp mill at "old picacho", June, 14, 1935 (CHS-4639...

Ruins of a large stamp mill at "old picacho", June, 14, 1935 Photograph of the ruins of a large stamp mill at "old picacho", June, 14, 1935. Short, skeletal trees crowd the foreground with portions of the crum... More

Ruins of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4368)

Ruins of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4368)

Ruins of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of the ruins of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. Timbers lay akimbo around the stumps of worn adobe brick walls. Part of ... More

Ruins the east wall of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4374)

Ruins the east wall of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.19...

Ruins the east wall of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of the ruins the east wall of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. The tall wall is cracked and much of its stu... More

Ruins the south corridor of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4375)

Ruins the south corridor of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ...

Ruins the south corridor of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of the ruins the south corridor of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906. The long row of arches fronting th... More

Santa Barbara Sheriff E.W. Bisealuz(?) riding in a Fiesta celebration, 1938 (CHS-10195)

Santa Barbara Sheriff E.W. Bisealuz(?) riding in a Fiesta celebration,...

Santa Barbara Sheriff E.W. Bisealuz(?) riding in a Fiesta celebration, 1938 Photograph of Santa Barbara Sheriff E.W. Bisealuz(?) riding in a Fiesta celebration, 1938. The sheriff is mounted at center and is dr... More

Santa Fe Bridge at Needles, over the Colorado River to Arizona, 1900-1950 (CHS-3439)

Santa Fe Bridge at Needles, over the Colorado River to Arizona, 1900-1...

Santa Fe Bridge at Needles, over the Colorado River to Arizona, 1900-1950 Photograph of the Santa Fe Railway Bridge at Needles, over the Colorado River to Arizona, 1900-1950. It is a metal-strut bridge for the ... More

Seal rocks near San Francisco's Cliff House Restaurant, ca.1900 (CHS-4757)

Seal rocks near San Francisco's Cliff House Restaurant, ca.1900 (CHS-4...

Seal rocks near San Francisco's Cliff House Restaurant, ca.1900 Photograph of San Francisco's Seal Rocks near Cliff House Restaurant (not visible), ca.1900. Several seals are sun bathing on the rocks. Three la... More

Shuttered window at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1905 (CHS-4408)

Shuttered window at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1905 (...

Shuttered window at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1905 Photograph of a shuttered window at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1905. There is decay surrounding the window on the wall. The... More

Side door at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4112)

Side door at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4112)

Side door at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 Photograph of a side door at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1903. Stone carvings decorate the entryway surrounding the double wooden doors... More

Side view showing wall connecting the brick fachada to the main church of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4370)

Side view showing wall connecting the brick fachada to the main church...

Side view showing wall connecting the brick fachada to the main church of Mission San Antonio de Padua, California, ca.1906 Photograph of a side view showing the wall connecting the brick fachada to the main c... More

Silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900 (CHS-4090)

Silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900 ...

Silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900 Photograph of the front of a silver processional crucifix at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1900. The figure of Christ looks down to his ... More

South veranda of Camulos Ranch, Ventura County, ca.1905 (CHS-4614)

South veranda of Camulos Ranch, Ventura County, ca.1905 (CHS-4614)

South veranda of Camulos Ranch, Ventura County, ca.1905 Photograph of the south veranda of Camulos Ranch, Ventura County, California, ca.1905. The covered veranda is supported by 5 wooden posts and is set back... More

Spring of water near San Rafael, New Mexico, ca.1898 (CHS-3907)

Spring of water near San Rafael, New Mexico, ca.1898 (CHS-3907)

Spring of water near San Rafael, New Mexico, ca.1898 Photograph of a spring of water near San Rafael, New Mexico, ca.1898. Tufts of water grass grow out of the standing water here and there. The banks are thic... More

Statue of "Nuestra Senora" (Our Lady of Sorrow) at the Presidio Church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 (CHS-4151)

Statue of "Nuestra Senora" (Our Lady of Sorrow) at the Presidio Church...

Statue of "Nuestra Señora" (Our Lady of Sorrow) at the Presidio Church at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1906 Photograph of a statue of "Nuestra Señora" (Our Lady of Sorrow) at the Presidio Church a... More

Statue of San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, California, ca.1906 (CHS-4166)

Statue of San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, California, c...

Statue of San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, California, ca.1906 Photograph of a statue of San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905-1906. The full figure stands on a small pedestal si... More

Statue of the San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905-1906 (CHS-4159)

Statue of the San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905-1...

Statue of the San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905-1906 Photograph of a polychrome statue of San Antonio de Padua at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1905-1906. The full figure stands on a decorativ... More

Statue, "Ecce Homo", in a corridor of the Convent of Domican Sisters at Mission San Jose de Guadalupe, 1904 (CHS-4014)

Statue, "Ecce Homo", in a corridor of the Convent of Domican Sisters a...

Statue, "Ecce Homo", in a corridor of the Convent of Domican Sisters at Mission San Jose de Guadalupe, 1904 Photograph of the statue, "Ecce Homo", in a corridor in the Convent of Domican Sisters at Mission San... More

Tablet marking the tomb of Father Junipero Serra at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905 (CHS-4115)

Tablet marking the tomb of Father Junipero Serra at Mission San Carlos...

Tablet marking the tomb of Father Junipero Serra at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, ca.1905 Photograph of the tablet marking the tomb of Father Junipero Serra at Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, c... More

The Colorado River entering Mojave Canyon, California, 1900-1950 (CHS-3442)

The Colorado River entering Mojave Canyon, California, 1900-1950 (CHS-...

The Colorado River entering Mojave Canyon, California, 1900-1950 Photograph of the Colorado River entering Mojave Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, 1900-1950. A steep rocky embankment looms in shadow a... More

Train running across a railroad bridge over the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona, (s.d.) (CHS-46500)

Train running across a railroad bridge over the Colorado River in Yuma...

Train running across a railroad bridge over the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona, [s.d.] Photograph of a train running across a railroad bridge over the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona, [s.d.]. Thin bushes and ... More

Two Los Angeles Plaza church priests with Don Antonio Coronel examining church records, ca.1885-1900 (CHS-3865)

Two Los Angeles Plaza church priests with Don Antonio Coronel examinin...

Two Los Angeles Plaza church priests with Don Antonio Coronel examining church records, ca.1885-1900 Photograph of two Los Angeles Plaza church priests (Father Relbana and Father Cote) with Don Antonio Coronel... More

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