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Photograph of an aerial view of Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Boulevard, 1922. A thin line of trees is pictured in the left foreground, cutting diagonally down across an expanse of what appear to be cultivated fields. In the center ground at left, a collection of three straight roads separates four sections of residential property. These roads continue farther into the background where they become part of a group of snaking, s-shaped roads. Mountains are visible through haze in the distance. Photoprint reads: "Spence Air Photos, 3614 W. Pico, Los Angeles 6, Cal, Re 2-3055".

Photograph of aerial view of copy of San Andreas fault, November 1933. Near the bottom of the image, a single large ridge can be seen moving from left to right. Similarly near the top of the image, clusters of elevated ridges representing mountain ranges are visible. Between these two ranges, at least three large cracks can be seen in the earth. Some small cracks parallel to the mountains are also visible.

Photograph of a view of State Street, showing automobilists in Redlands, 1908. At center, a man and a woman are pictured in an early automobile appear to have been re-touched or simply added entirely to the image. At left and right, one- to three-story commercial buildings are situated, including the Redlands National Bank. Along the sidewalks, horse-drawn carriages are parked. Legible signs from left to right include: "Fotos", "Pioneer Meat Market", "Star Grocery", and "Crockery and Notions".

Photograph of a panoramic view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux in 1906. CHS-5361: Legible signs include: "The Arlington Apartments", "Roses Livery". CHS-5362: Legible signs include: "The National Ice Co.", "Sir[...] Sons [...]", "Earl Fruit Co.". Mountains are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a view of Riverside from Rubidoux Drive, 1900. Rubidoux Drive, center, is winding to the right, then the left along side Mount Rubidoux. To the left of the dirt road, is a short rock wall, that follows the road's edge, before a drop-off to the side of the road. In the distance a dark valley with trees, houses, and roads that are followed by a slight mountain ridge are barely visible.

Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood looking northwest from Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue, ca.1929. The crossroads stands in the foreground to the right, industrial buildings and lots surrounding it, with residential blocks full of one-story houses comprising the rest of the frame. Mountains are visible in the background.; Legible signs include: "Hollywood Building Material Exhibit", "Union Oil Company", "Milton Motor Service / Genral Auto Repairing", "Frozen Steam", "Auto Show / Shrine [...] Now / Jefferson [...] Royal", "Richfield", "Singer Midgets", "Hollywood Cornice & Heating Co.", "Acme Hardwood Co. / Hardwood Floors", and "Home Ice Co. of Los Angeles".

Photograph in panorama of East Hollywood from Laughlin Park, California, 1901. Crop rows separate three houses on three separated homesteads cutting down the center of the image from bottom right to center left, lined by a row of trees. The furthest front sports a house, windmill and what appears to be a grain silo, as well as a third building with a spire. The second homestead in appears to have two houses and a grain silo. The third has four buildings, with three considerably larger than the fourth which stands perpendicular to the other three longhouses. In the distance, the dots of other buildings can be seen on similar plots, along with mountains.

Photograph of a view of Hollywood, looking south from Krotona Hill, 1900. A large, two-story manor house stands on a hill to the left of the image with orchards arranged own the land beside and below it. In the background, at the bottom of the hill, a small farm cottage can be seen amidst the fields at center, along with a windmill that can be seen to the right. The orchards continue until they meet with the mountains in the background.

Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood looking northeast from the corner of Rossmore Avenue and Rosewood Avenue, 1924. Cracks can be seen running through Rosewood Avenue, which is visible at right, while blocks of residential housing fill the frame to the left. A one-story flat-roofed house is visible in the foreground to the left, with striped canopies over its windows. An automobile is parked in the driveway of the house to the left of it. A sign in the background to the left reads "J.A. Wilera & A.B. Taylor / Modern Motor Service". Mountains and several high rise buildings are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a birdseye view of the city of Los Angeles, looking northeast from Baldwin Hills, 1973. A birdseye view of Los Angeles, with dowtown at the center background. The fore- and middlegrounds are filled with buildings and trees; the nearest buildings are cleary residential. Hills sit in the distance along the horizon line.

Photograph of a view of Glendale through a grove of eucalyptus and palm trees, 1926. The city can be seen in the background at the base of a steep mountain. Many small buildings can be seen mixed in with large trees. In the foreground, several tall eucalyptus and thin palm trees are visible. Mountains run across the image in the background.

Photograph of an aerial view of downtown Los Angeles looking southwest from Sixth Street and Los Angeles Street on November 14, 1924. A large expanse of smaller city buildings are visible in the distance, while in the foreground, a mass of high rise buildings is collected at center. A section of highway can also be seen cutting towards a building to the right of center from the lower left edge of the image. Compares to CHS-12983 which shows the same scene centered slightly lower.

Photograph of an aerial view of Los Angeles, looking southwest near Rosewood Street and Madison Street, 1939. Dozens of large, paved streets form a rough grid that spans the entire image. Hundreds of small buildings line the roads, and trees can be seen among the structures. Parks can be seen in the foreground at center and in the background at left.

Photograph of an aerial view of Los Angeles, looking northwest at the intersection of Rosewood Avenue and Madison Avenue, 1939. The two streets, along with several others, come together at a complex intersection at left. Thousands of small houses can be seen in the area, separated by a grid of large roads. At left, a small number of large buildings can be seen. Photoprint reads: "This photograph is loaned to you. Please return to: Illustrator. L.A. City Planning Dept. Rm.361 F City Hall, Los Angeles, California". Photoprint reads: "Spence Air Photos, 2404 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, Fitzroy 2948".

Photograph of panoramic view of Los Angeles looking east toward Bunker Hill, October 1965. In the foreground at center, the Harbor Freeway can be seen. Several automobiles can be seen moving along the freeway and onramp. At center, a large construction area is visible. Behind the construction, a large parking lot filled with cars can be seen. Tot he left, a wide road extends into the center of the city. In the extreme background, large buildings and skyscrapers can be seen. In the extreme background at left, a small mountain range is visible.

Photograph of an aerial view of Los Angeles looking north toward downtown, 1938. The massive city sprawls across the image from left to right and far into the distance. In the foreground at left, several open fields are visible. City Hall can be seen in the distance at right, while Chavez Ravine is visible in the background at left. Further in the background, a mountain range runs across the image from left to right.

Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles looking south from Hope Street and Sixteenth Street, ca.1890. A patch of small, leafless trees fill the foreground, obscuring a small garage to the right, to the left of which is a large, white cottage. Further left, more two-story, cottage-style houses are visible on lots enclosed by post-and-rail fence with the city's residential area stretching out behind them, where the houses are packed more closely together. Mountains are faintly visible along the horizon.

Photograph of birdseye view of Los Angeles looking southwest from City Hall tower, November 12, 1930. The buildings in the foreground are lower and darker than those in the background, although all the buildings visible are large. In the background at center, a tall building with a spire on top can be seen. In the foreground at center, a building with a domed roof is visible adjacent to a castle-like building.

Photograph of panoramic view of Los Angeles west, April 1967. In the foreground at right, a wide road can be seen extending into the background at right. To the left of the road, clusters of buildings in large city blocks are visible. The buildings extend into the far background. In the extreme background, a mountain range can be seen extending from left to right. A small group of buildings is visible along the base of the mountain at right. Small wisps of clouds sit in the sky overhead.

Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood from the hills, 1927. A large, elevated mountain ridge, possibly Griffith Park, stands in the left foreground with a winding road serpentining around it, behind which more mountains are visible. Clusters of trees lead down the side of the mountain to the city below, beyond which the high-rise buildings of the city can be seen. The city continues into the horizon, which is covered in haze.

Postcard of Ocean Park, California. From Pier. Color photograph of a view of the city of Ocean Park taken from the pier. The focal point of the postcard is the Dancing Pavilion? and to the far right is the Bathhouse. "(Made in Germany)" -- printed on back.; Handwritten manuscript on the back of the postcard dated May 21, 1908. Postmarked from Ocean Park, California on May 22, ----.

Photograph of an aerial view of Beverly Hills showing New Beverly Drive, 1918. There is a six-way intersection in the lower left corner. All of the streets are lined with trees and they do not follow a traditional grid pattern. There is a large round mansion at center, and several other mansions are scattered in the area. The area in the background is devoid of buildings except for a single long, low structure.

Photograph of an aerial view of a residential section of Beverly Hills, 1970. The tops of hundreds of houses are visible along several curving streets. Numerous trees are scattered among the homes and cast shadows on the paved roads. Several of the homes have swimming pools in the back yards. Several cars can be seen parked along the sides of the roads.

Photograph of a view of Beverly Hills seen through an archway, 1918. A branching paved walkway is seen in the foreground beyond the archway which frames the scene, beyond which an open field, hills and mountains can be seen.

Photograph of a view of Bellflower city, showing a shed and a tilled row of crops, 1912. A small, wooden shed and outhouse are visible just to the right of center, in front of a swath of tilled earth that is planted with young trees or bare bushes. In the background, one- to two-story ranch houses can be seen, while mountains are faintly visible in the background. A second small building stands between the foreground and background, just to the left. Compares to CHS-12701 which shows the same scene missing the centerground house.

Photograph of an aerial view of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards in Beverly Hills, 1936. A major road can be seen running from the center foreground into the background. A few other roads are parallel to this road, while one cuts across at an angle towards the bottom. Trees line some of the streets, while residential areas are abundant. What appear to be large grass fields can be seen at bottom, while a circular drive can be seen at bottom to the right of center. Low hills are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a Ford Tri-motor airplane flying over Los Angeles City Hall, 1929. The aircraft can be seen in the foreground and is making a banking turn to the left. City Hall can be seen below the plane at center and is a large, light-colored building with a tall tower at center. The old Hall of Records and the old Los Angeles County Courthouse can be seen at left, while several more large buildings are visible in the background. The underside of the plane's left wing reads, "5614".; The back of the postcard reads: "L.A. City Hall Built in 1928, shown in aerial view, 1929. Note old Hall of Records Building (1910-1973) and Romanesque Revival Country Courthouse (1891-1936) at left-center".

Photograph of an illustrated map of Los Angeles County, showing region from the mountains to sea, June 1931. At the top of the image to the left, a large title can be seen that reads: "Los Angeles County, California". Below the title, a rectangular slab is visible with a picture of the state of California on its surface. The portion of Los Angeles County has been highlighted on the state. The portion highlighted on the slab has been visibly magnified to the right. The illustrated map shows all of Los Angeles County, extending from its mountainous regions to its sea line. Lines depicting roads and freeways can be seen scrawled across the image. Small icons are also visible across the map with titles next to them. A rectangular caption at the bottom right of the image reads: "Showing Olympic Park...Rose Bowl at Pasadena...Hollywood Bowl...Olympic Auditorium...Olympic Village...Rowing Stadium at Long Beach...Mission San Gabriel...Mission San Fernando...County Fair at Pomona...Parks...Main Roads...Water Routes...Agricultural Districts...Cities and Beaches".

Photograph of an aerial view of the Wholesale Terminal Market looking west showing the business district in the background, 1925. Lines of parallel roads lie in the foreground from the left to a main road which runs from the left foreground to the right. A large, cylindrical building stands on the right, towering over the nearby buildings. The city becomes cluttered with skyscrapers further back towards the mountains in the background.

Photograph of an aerial view of Los Angeles, showing the public library and bible institute, May, 1933. Large buildings in the foreground on the right shade the thin streets which connect them. Included in these massive buildings is the Los Angeles Public Library which has a thick clock tower protruding from its top and a wide staircase leading from the street to its large entrance. Just to the right of the library stands the Bible Institute with two tall portions on either side and a short wall in front. Smaller buildings blanket the city on the left and into the distance with the exception of two towers which stand above them in the background.

Photograph of buildings on Ninth Street looking west from Spring Street in Los Angeles, June 25, 1930. Four large skyscrapers can be seen on the far side of the street and edge of another can be seen in the foreground at right. The viewer is looking up at the buildings, and the photograph is quite blurry.

Photograph of a view of buildings on Ninth Street looking west from Spring Street in Los Angeles, June 25, 1930. Four large rectangular buildings can be seen on the far side of the street at right, while the edge of a fifth building can be seen in the foreground at left. Several pedestrians are visible on the sidewalks in front of the buildings, and an early-model automobile can be seen near the curb at right.

Photograph of an upward view of a large building on Ninth Street in Los Angeles, looking west from spring street, June 25, 1930. The tall building can be seen in the foreground at left and has at least eleven stories, although the lower floors are hidden from view. Rows of large windows can be seen on every floor, and a series of fire-escapes can be seen in the middle of the building. Another large building can be seen in the background at right. A flag flies from the roof of the other building.

Photograph of an aerial view of Hollywood and the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, April, 1935. The blocks of the city lie from the middle foreground to the mountains in the distance on the right. A small concentration of trees stands among the busy city in the foreground. The buildings get smaller in the background on the right where the city's residential community lies. A short, jagged mountain ridge intrudes on the city in the background on the left while a larger, faint mountain range stands in the distance.

Photograph of an exterior view of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located at 7006 Hollywood Boulevard, March 1934. The twelve-story rectangular building can be seen in the background at center. It is a light-colored structure with large arch-shaped windows on its first two floors, and smaller rectangular windows on the others. Many shops can e seen along the sidewalk in front of the hotel, and several automobiles are visible along the curbs. A large sign bearing the name of the hotel can be seen on the roof of the building at right.; Legible signs include, from left: "Chryson", "Costume Jewelry Bags", "Distinctive Gifts", "Stationery", "College Inn", "Philco", "Radios Rented", "Roosevelt Hotel", and "Curt Houck and his Catalina Casino Music".

Photograph of an aerial view of downtown Los Angeles looking southwest from Sixth Street and Wall Street on November 14, 1924. A large section of highway is pictured to the bottom left extending towards a building just right of center, where it bifurcates into several smaller roads. Numerous high rise buildings are visible, with smaller buildings visible farther left and in the background. Compares to CHS-12984 which shows the same scene centered slightly higher.

Photograph of a view of Hollywood Boulevard looking east from the Roosevelt Hotel, February 1929. Automobiles and cable-cars navigate the four-lane boulevard, flanked to either side by highrise business buildings. The entrance to Grauman's Chinese Theatre is visible in the lower left corner, while the tower of what appears to be a hotel flies a flag from its spire, further down the street. Legible signs include: "Bess Schlank Furs Gowns & Wraps", "Dr. Lyon, D.C.", "Hotel Christiela", "Barker Bros.", "El Capitan Theatre", "Ming", and "Myer Siegel & Co.". Mountains are visible in the background.

Photograph of a view of Spring Street and Main Street looking north from Ninth Street, ca.1915. Los Angeles. Streetcars and horse-drawn carriages make their way along the two paved streets that stand to either side of the city block pictured at center. Two other city blocks full of high rise buildings stand to the far left and right, on the other sides of the streets. A two-story Victorian-style boarding house stands in the center foreground, spires extending from its corners. Farther back in the distance, the scaffolding is visible where a new high rise is being built. Advertising signs are affixed to the sides of nearly all of the other buildings.; Legible signs from left to right include: "Newmark's Cabinet / The 8¢ Cigar", "Jose Vila", "Don Remo", "J.W. Hellmann / Hardware Plumbing Goods Refrigerator Water and Gas Pipe", "Bronson Desk Co.", "Lilyan Hoys Building", "Buy it By the Box / Wrigley's Spearmint Pepsin Gum / The Flavor Lasts", "Coca-Cola", "Central Bldg.", "Grand Pacific Hotel", "Owl Cigar 5¢", "Eastern Outfitting Company / Adjoining Pacific Electric Building / Furniture Carpets Draperies / Houses Furnished Complete", "The Great Credit [...]", "Colgan-Henderson Furniture Co.", and "Signs".

Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles, looking east from the Crocker Mansion on Third Street and Olive Avenue, ca.1890. The brick foundation, porch and balcony of a large residential building are partially visible on the crest of a hill to the left, with a view of the city extending below. Several church spires are visible to the right over the houses which give way from the right distance to the high rises at the left where a large body of water (possibly Mac Arthur Park) can be seen.; Originally, the image was captioned as "Birdseye view of Los Angeles, looking east from the Crocker Mansion on Third Street and Grand Avenue, ca.1890".

Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood looking northeast from Santa Monica Boulevard on Highland Avenue, ca.1929. One- and two-story industrial buildings fill the blocks, spreading out towards the mountains that cut in from the left in the background. Automobiles drive and park along the streets. Small billboards are erected in several of the buildings' lots. In the right foreground, a back lot is filled with debris and automobiles.; Legible signs include: "Arrow Screen Company", "Missouri Dye House Expert Dry Cleaners / Established 1906 Albert A. Armstrong Prop.", "Phones GRanite 9602-9303-9501 1", "Hollywood Branch Los Angeles Creamery Co. / Milk Cream [...] Butter Buttermilk", "The Union Ice Company", "Richfield Gasoline", "J. Ross Castendyck, Builder", "Samuel C. Shine General Trucking", "Printing", "Market", "Bennett Film Laboratories", and "[...] Props. Co. [...] Everything".

Photograph of a panoramic view of Hollywood looking north on Vine Street from Clinton Street, ca.1925. Residential blocks full of one-story houses fill the foreground, turning into high rise hotel buildings as Vine Street approaches the mountains. Cars park and drive along the street. A single "H" as well as the Hollywood sign are visible, the Hollywood sign reading "Hollywoodland". Other legible signs include: "Washing Polishing", "Repairing Batteries", "Melrose Tire & Rubber", "Hotel / Lowest Rates", "APL Hotel", "Otto K. [...]", "Bryn Mawr", "Guaranty Pays 6% Safe-Deposit-[...]", "Dyas", "Plaza" and "V". What appears to be a dam is visible at the foot of the mountains in the upper left.

Photograph of an aerial view of Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, ca.1928. Two mountain ridges are visible; the nearest cuts in from the left at the center of the image, while the other covers the entire expanse of the horizon in the background. Tightly-packed city blocks can also be seen below, in the bottom third of the image, backed by the first ridge. A concentration of four skyscrapers is prominent in the center of the city.

Photograph of an aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, showing the Bank of America building and other highrise buildings, March 1973. The Bank of America building is shown at center, amidst a group of other highrise buildings. Other visible buildings include the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, the Courthouse, Pershing Square, the Biltmore Hotel, the One Wilshire Building, City National Bank, and Crocker Bank. Streets shown include the Harbor Freeway (110), the Hollywood Freeway (101), Grand Avenue, Hope Street, Flower Street, and Figueroa Street.

Photograph of a view of a bridge in Los Angeles from Boyle Heights, 1938. The bridge can be seen running from the right towards the left background. Cars can be seen on the bridge, while buildings can be seen throughout. A small group of tall buildings are visible in the right background, while hills are visible in the distance. What appears to be a tall chimney is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a map of Hollywood by H.H. Wilcox and Co., 1887. The two-part map is separated into both a graphic block map showing the layout of the city with an inlaid picture of the Hotel Hollywood, and a topographical perspective shot of the city shown from birdseye view which includes the mountains that the overlapping block map does not. Beneath the ornately written title on the topographical map which reads "Map of Hollywood" is a picture of a mansion under which the script reads "Residence of H.H. Wilcox." Beneath this is the text "For Particulars / apply to / H.H. Wilcox & Co. / Los Angeles, Cal." also written ornately. A list of sites of interest inscribed to the right of the block map reads "References: / 1 Hotel Hollywood. / 2 Residence of H.H. Wilcox. / 3 Hollywood Depot. / 4 Business Block of H.D.[...]. / 5 Mt. Wittier. / 6 Hotel Hollywood. / 7 City Reservoir. / 8 Soldier's Home. / 9 Santa Monica. / 10 Ballona Harbor. / 8 Sunset Hotel.".

Photograph in panorama of Hollywood looking south from Franklin Street and Wisteria Street, California, ca.1902. Tall grasses descend a hill toward a sparsely populated town. A shack stands at the foot of the hill at center, while the back of a small house is visible at left. In the distance, between the two, another building stands. Cleared and cultivated plots stretch to the horizon behind this.

Photograph of a panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley at what would become the site of the Hollywood Country Club, ca.1890. A man stands a distance away at center, trailing behind a horse-drawn cart. A large, flat field stretches out behind him, meeting several barns and a farm house in the distance, which is partially obscured by trees at the center. More flat land is visible beyond this. A hem of tall grass is visible in the extreme foreground.

Photograph of a view of a train yard in Modesto, Stanislaus County, 1900-1940. Trains on train tracks are visible running from bottom left towards center right. Buildings composed of vertical wooden planks are visible to the left of the tracks. Beyond those buildings to the left are additional various-shaped buildings. Most have flat roofs, while two have towers. "Gen. Arthur Cigar" is painted on the side of one building at center, while utility poles, a dirt road, and trees run parallel to the train tracks at right. Flat, open land is visible in the background.

Photograph of a fanciful drawing of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill in 1922 by C. P. Weeks, 1922. The triangular building at left is at Kearny and Columbus Streets, but the street going through the center of the hill is Green Street. A bank stands at left at the foot of the hill while trees stand on the left side of the hill's top.

Photograph of a birdseye view of Palm Springs, January, 1921. The budding town is in the foreground at center and consists of several small wooden houses grouped loosely around three tree-lined streets. The foreground at right is especially densely covered with trees. The desert beyond the town in the background is covered with low brush, and a tall mountain range overlooks the desert and town in the distance.