A view of the interior of the salesroom of the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm offering plumes, boas and other products. A tall glass and wood display case stands in the center of the room. Next to it, a wire basket holding ostrich eggs sits on the...
Books of Hours--Illustrations; Incunabula--Specimens; Illumination of books and manuscripts; Printing--France--History--15th century; Printing--Specimens
A view looking down East Seaside Boulevard, featuring landscaped grounds in the foreground, and the facade of the Cinderella Ballroom on the left, with its large sign advertising "Dancing" standing out from the building. The Hotel Robinson, Villa...
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Rose gardens--California--Los Angeles; Museums--California--Los Angeles;
A view of Exposition Park, looking through the rose garden, toward the Museum of Natural History. The rose garden contains two white arbors. In the foreground is a large, circular lily pond, with benches placed it.
A view of the landscaped gardens on the grounds of the Glendale Sanitarium. A man and a woman sit on a bench under a large palm tree. Other people are seen on two benches in the distance. A path winds through the grounds. A tree with no leaves...
Exterior view of the Glendale Sanitarium, a large Queen Anne style building, situated on grounds landscaped with flowers, bushes and trees. The Verdugo Mountains are in the background.
A view of the Miramar Hotel, with landscaped grounds with palm trees in the foreground. Hotel Miramar signs are at the entrance and the top of the building
Los Angeles River (Calif.); Real property--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
In 1886, the Stone Quarry Hills (also known as the Rock Quarry Hills) was officially dedicated as Elysian Park, which became a popular recreation area, offering ample picnic grounds, an arboretum, zoological garden, and aviary. In 1962, the Dodger...
A view of the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm' main entrance, which consists of a two-story building with a small arbor in front and two flagpoles with American flags on the roof. The building is flanked on either side by a fence painted with scenes of...
Land subdivision--California--Los Angeles County; Real property--California--Los Angeles County; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Los Angeles River (Calif.); Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Austrian immigrant and well-known Los Angeles surveyor George Hansen served as the Los Angeles City Surveyor for many terms during the 1850s and 1860s, and as the Los Angeles County Surveyor from 1864 to 1869. He assisted Henry Hancock in surveying...
An aerial view of Marineland of the Pacific. There are two large stadiums featuring tanks for the marine animals, and a few smaller tanks scattered throughout the grounds.