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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 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 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 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.

Photograph of a panoramic view of Redlands from Smiley Heights, ca.1904. Block after block of orchards are shown in the foreground of the frame, with the houses of the city extending in the background. Several farmhouses can be seen on the orchards at center, and a train can be seen making its way just beyond them to the right. After the residential area a clearing and a few more patches of orchard land are visible, and then a more densely populated portion of the city. Snow-capped mountains tower in the background.

Photograph of a view of Devil's Playground showing a barrel cactus, Palm Springs, 1933. The large cactus is covered with prickly thorns. A variety of flower bushes and shrubs cover the landscape. Snowcapped mountains are visible in the background.

Photograph of an aerial view of Riverside, October 26, 1927. The city can be seen stretching across the entire image. At center, a large building is visible on a wooded hill in the middle of town. Large paved streets divide the city into blocks, and hundreds of small structures are visible. In the distance, many trees can be seen among the buildings. Bare hills are visible in the background at center, while a tall mountain can be seen in the distance at right.

Photograph of a view of Huntington Beach, looking north on the ocean front, California, ca.1915. Two sets of railroad tracks stretch towards a large gazebo situated at the shore-end of a wharf in the distance, with the ocean below and beyond. The commercial section of the city can be seen to the right with signs that read "Drugs" and "Real Estate" among other illegible signs. Utility poles suspend a web of streetcar cables above the right side of the photo.

Photograph of a scenic view in Riverside County, ca.1900. A variety of tree tops create a blanket of leaves in the foreground. A jagged rock cliff stands on the right while mountains stand across the background.

Photograph of a panoramic view of Randsburg, 1905. The town sits at the foot of short hills at center with the land elevating towards the left. The land slopes down to a thin road which separates the town from the short hills in the foreground. What appears to be part of a set of tracks leans against a small dirt mound in the foreground on the left.

Photograph of an aerial view of Bakersfield's downtown area, January 7, 1953. Dozens of rectangular, light-colored buildings can be seen on a grid of wide, paved streets. Many cars can be seen on the roads. In the background at left, a residential area is visible where houses and trees are mixed together.

Photograph of a view of Santa Monica Boulevard looking northeast, showing Beverly Glen Boulevard, ca.1929. Utility poles stretch telephone lines down the boulevard while the residential area of Beverly Glen can be seen off in the distance to the right. The terrain to the left of the road is hilly and covered in dry grass.

Photograph of an aerial view of Whittier Downs looking east, 1951. At center, an "H"-shaped building stands in a cleared lot, connected to two smaller buildings just in front of it. Surrounding the lot, rows of what appear to be residential homes can be seen. To the left, an orchard or park is visible. Agricultural fields appear to be in the background.

Photographic panorama of Columbia Avenue in South Pasadena looking west from the Raymond Hotel, 1886. A large circle extends down the center of the photograph as Columbia Ave. A few houses are interspersed with what appears to be personal farming fields.

Photograph in panorama of Flintridge City looking west, 1905. A long, unpaved road makes its way down through flatland to the edge of the city in the distance, where small agricultural fields and houses can be seen. Mountains are evident in the background at right.

Photograph of an aerial view of the Naples area of Long Beach, January 23, 1929. The ocean is visible at left, while buildings can be seen throughout. At center towards the bottom is an area of land surrounded on at least three sides by water. Mountains can be seen in the distance. Photoprint reads: "Spence Air Photos, 2404 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, Fitzroy 2948".

Photograph of an aerial view of Long Beach looking north over the city from the ocean, December 8, 1955. The ocean is visible in the foreground, while a wide river or canal drains to the sea at left. The city is at center and contains thousands of small buildings separated by a grid of streets. Agricultural fields can be seen in the distance, while a tall mountain range runs across the image in the background. Photoprint reads: "Aerial Photography, Pacific Air Industries, 725 E. Third Street, Hemlock 5-8326, Long Beach 12, California, reorder number 55-4152."

Photograph of an aerial view of Long Beach, looking northeast over the city from the ocean, December 8, 1955. The shoreline can be seen in the foreground, and several structures are visible near the water, including the Municipal Theatre and the amusement pier. The city contains thousands of small buildings divided by a broad grid of roads. The buildings thin out in the background, and large agricultural fields are visible in the distance. A tall mountain range runs across the image in the background. Photoprint reads: "Aerial Photography, Pacific Air Industries, 725 E. Third Street, Hemlock 5-8326, Long Beach 12, California, reorder number 55-4105."

Photograph of an aerial view of the Naples area of Long Beach, showing the Pacific Electric Railroad and the state highway, 1915. A large waterway is at center. There is a trapezoidal island in the middle of the channel, and a circular canal is visible above it. The land on the island and around the channel is marked by wide streets. The state highway runs diagonally across the image and is marked by the words "State Highway". The railroad, which leads to Los Angeles, runs horizontally across the image and is marked by the words "PE RR to LA".

Photograph of an aerial view of Long Beach, looking northwest from over the ocean, 1924. The city sprawls out in the foreground. It is a dense collection of tall buildings and straight roads. The shoreline is visible in the foreground at right, and a pier can be seen jutting out into the ocean. In the distance, a line of oil derricks is visible as it stretches across the entire image. Beyond the derricks, the land is open and free of buildings.

Photograph of an aerial map of the San Fernando Valley, 1954. The city is shown from an extreme altitude, making the grids of the city blocks more apparent and blurring much detail in the way of individual buildings. Several courses of water can be seen flowing down out of the mountains that surround the city, cutting from one side to the other. A label reading "Photomap" is pictured in the upper right corner and includes a compass rose.

Photograph of a birdseye view of Los Angeles looking northwest from the Carthay Circle Theatre, ca.1929. Two sets of railroad track run down the center of San Vicente Boulevard. Automobiles are parked alongside them. Houses are visible in the residential area on the far side of the street, beyond which a field of oil siphons can be seen. A sign in the foreground reads "Drugs" where the shadow of a church's bell tower can be seen.

Photograph of a birdseye view of the San Fernando Valley looking north, Los Angeles, 1909. The town pours out from the foot of the hill which can be seen in the foreground. The houses seem relatively far-spaced from one another, although the town also seems separated by a number of manmade tree lines. A wide road runs through the center of the town, extending toward the mountains, which can be seen in the background.

Photograph of an aerial view of the City of San Fernando, 1918. There is a residential neighborhood in the foreground composed of small houses on tree-lined streets. Behind this neighborhood is a commercial area with cars parked on both sides of the streets which are lined with rectangular shops. In the background are several agricultural fields, some of which are divided by lines of trees.

Photograph of an aerial view of the City of San Fernando, 1918. In the foreground is a residential neighborhood composed of small houses on tree-lined streets. At the center of the image is a commercial area composed of mostly two-story square buildings that appear to be shops. One building on the right side of this area has an awning running the length of its façade. In the background are open agricultural fields occasionally bordered by lines of trees.