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Nurses, California Hospital, Los Angeles, Cal.
Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Hospital buildings--California--Los Angeles; Nurses--California--Los Angeles;
A group of nurses sitting in rows on the lawn outside the California Hospital; palm trees decorate the grounds. A four-storey hospital building is visible on the right.
Changing Face of Southern California

Resting between "Shots", Fine Arts Studios, Hollywood
Motion pictures--California--Los Angeles--Setting and scenery; Motion picture studios--California--Los Angeles;
A high angle, interior view of a two-level motion picture set with actors, crew, props, lighting and other equipment, including an early motion picture film camera in the center, leaning against a stand.
Changing Face of Southern California

Long Beach Sanitarium, Long Beach, Cal.
Sanatoriums--California--Long Beach; Beaches--California--Long Beach;
A montage of images with an exterior view of the Long Beach Sanitarium in the center, sailboats on the ocean at sunset in the upper right, an interior view of the facility in the upper-left, a woman playing tennis in the lower right, a man and...
Changing Face of Southern California

Long Beach Sanitarium, Long Beach, Cal.
Sanatoriums--California--Long Beach; Beaches--California--Long Beach; Tennis; Sailboats; Oceans
A montage of images with an exterior view of the Long Beach Sanitarium, a sailboat and a seagull in the ocean, women playing tennis, and a crowd of people walking in the water at the beach.
Changing Face of Southern California

The lagoon, Venice, Cal.
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A sepia-toned image of the Grand Lagoon in Venice, California, looking towards the south. Tourists ride in a gondola on the lagoon. The Midway Plaisance, an amusement park, appears in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Scene in the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, California
Alligator farming--California--Los Angeles; Alligators; Tourists;
A uniformed handler holds the lower jaw of a large alligator. The alligator's mouth is open and the animal's sharp teeth are visible. A pond bordered by flowers and bushes is on the left side of the image. Spectators dressed in early 20th century...
Changing Face of Southern California

Marion Davies and her colonial beach home, Santa Monica, Calif.
Beaches--California--Santa Monica; Celebrities--Dwellings--California--Santa Monica;
A view looking northeast towards Marion Davies' colonial beach home. In the foreground, Marion Davies appears to be diving for a ball. The Santa Monica palisades are in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

McCormick Mortuary
Funeral homes--California--Inglewood; Undertakers and undertaking--California--Inglewood;
A view looking Northwest towards the McCormick Mortuary from Prairie Ave. A sign above the building in the foreground reads: "The Colonial Chapel." A partially obscured sign on the building in the background reads: "Flowers for all occasions."
Changing Face of Southern California

The ocean front at Long Beach, Calif.
Beaches--California--Long Beach; Piers--California--Long Beach; Amusement rides--California--Long Beach; Swimmers--California--Long Beach;
A view looking south along the beach, with the Pike visible along the shore. An oriental pavilion stands in the foreground, with the Bamboo Slide--a tower structure with a ramp leading up to it and a spiral slide wrapping around it--and the...
Changing Face of Southern California

Mr. Paul de Longpre - corner in his garden / Hollywood, California
Gardens--California--Los Angeles; Artists--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Celebrities--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the garden at the residence of Paul de Longpre, with a large lattice pavilion on the left, a smaller gazebo partially visible on the right, and trees in the background. Inset in the upper right hand corner is a picture of de Longpre.
Changing Face of Southern California

On the Midway, Venice, California
Amusement parks--California--Los Angeles; Amusement rides--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the Midway Plaisance in Venice, California. Signs for three of the attractions read "The Chicken Farm," "Temple of Mirth," and "Darkness & Dawn." The water of the grand lagoon is visible in the foreground. A gondolier poles a gondola on...
Changing Face of Southern California

Street of a thousand lights, Long Beach, Cal.
Boardwalks--California--Long Beach; Beaches--California--Long Beach; Amusement rides--California--Long Beach;
A view of the Pike, with signs advertising an Oriental Art Bazaar, Coca-Cola and other foods and drinks, cigars, cornucopias, and other gifts. The bath house and roller coaster are visible in the distance. There is a row of street lamps down the...
Changing Face of Southern California

Venice Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California
Railroads, miniature--California--Los Angeles; Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the Venice Miniature Railway at Windward Ave., featuring its number two train on the rail. A sign strung between buildings above Windward Avenue reads "Venice", and the Ocean Park Bank is visible on the right, a partially obscured...
Changing Face of Southern California

A Happy Family at the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, Cal.
Alligator farming--California--Los Angeles; Alligators
A young man poses next to an alligator lying in the grass near a pond, with many more alligators lying or swimming along the shore.
Changing Face of Southern California

Aerial view of Hongkou District, Shanghai, China
Roofs; Gables; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Schools--China--Shanghai
Aerial view of the Hongkou (Hongkew) District of Shanghai, looking east, showing houses with straight inclined gable roofs. The domed building off the center in the distance is the Henry Lester Institute of Technical Education, an engineering...
Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection

Birdseye: view of resorts near Los Angeles, California
Piers--California--Los Angeles; Seaside resorts--California--Los Angeles; Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boardwalks--California--Los Angeles; Soldiers' homes--California--Los Angeles;
An aerial view of the Los Angeles basin looking towards the east with a distorted perspective focusing on Venice. The Venice pier appears prominently in the foreground. The Venice canals appear near the center of the image. Popular tourist areas...
Changing Face of Southern California

California Hospital, Los Angeles, Cal.
Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Hospital buildings--California--Los Angeles;
An exterior view of the California Hospital from the street, showing a collection of buildings arranged around a central garden area.
Changing Face of Southern California

Courthouse, Los Angeles, California
Courthouses--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Back entrance of block-wide Old Red Sandstone Courthouse with clock tower, draped with four American flags; wide streets. horse drawn carriages parked outside; people ascending stairs to entrance; lawns; bushes; buildings in background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Big Pine, California Residents
Callow, Tom; Ober, Edwin, H.; Ober, Peachey;
Back of building, probably the hotel and bar of Tom Callow, in Big Pine, California. Wooden barrels with discarded tin cans to left of porch. Inscription on back of photograph: "Top Row Mrs. Callow, Tom Callow, Bridget, and the cook. Bottom Row Ed,...
America's West

Los Angeles Aqueduct Canal. Owens Valley, California
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Mulholland, William, 1855-1935;
Canal part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system in the Owens Valley operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to bring valley water to Los Angeles. The snow-capped mountains in the right background are most likely the Sierra Nevada,...
America's West

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