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Views of Castle Rock and the Roosevelt Highway along the Santa Monica coastline, Topanga [and Malibu ?], circa 1920-1934

Description:
Upper photo: View of Castle Rock from the west. The large conical rock is at left, jutting out from a low sloping hillside. There is a sandy beach at the base of the rock at center, and the beach is covered with smaller rocks in front of Castle Rock. There is an especially big rock in the foreground at right. There are hills visible in the background at left, and the calm water of the ocean is visible at right. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:
[between 1920 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Views of Castle Rock and the Roosevelt Highway along the Santa Monica coastline, Topanga [and Malibu ?], circa 1920-1934

View down Village Drive, Big Bear City, circa 1910-1930

Description:
View down Village Drive facing east towards Heller's Department Store and other businesses. Heller's Department Store was later known as Baird's Department Store and the Village Trading Post (2011). Signs read: Heller's Department Store; America's highest in altitude, lowest in prices, elevation 6,800; parking 1000 hours; Heller's Dept. Store complete line of furniture, dry goods, bedding, shoes, curios, mens furnishings, stoves, kitchenware, hardware, fishing tackle, Navajo Indian blankets, less than city prices; Holmes Realty; cafe, fountain; dancing; 90 x 100 for sale or lease, Raymond Reynolds, Bear Valley Development Co.
Date:
[circa 1910-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
View down Village Drive, Big Bear City, circa 1910-1930

Five cottages in a rural or mountain location (unidentified), California, circa 1915-1930

Description:
Five cottages or cabins surrounded by a lawn in a rural or mountain location. The center cottage or cabin has dark wood siding and white window frames, posts and eves. Steps lead up to the covered front porch. A narrow dirt path runs past the cottage and large trees are visible in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1915-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Five cottages in a rural or mountain location (unidentified), California, circa 1915-1930

Painting of a vine-covered cabin or cottage in an open valley (unidentified), California

Description:
Painting of a vine-covered cabin or cottage in an open valley with small shrubbery and a tall century plant on the right. A pile of split firewood and saw horse are in front of the cottage on the left and there is a building, possibly a barn, in the background on the left. A mountain range is visible in the distance.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Painting of a vine-covered cabin or cottage in an open valley (unidentified), California

Cottage or cabin in an unidentified mountain or rural location, California, circa 1915-1930

Description:
Cottage or cabin in a mountain or rural location with a dirt road in front and large trees around it. The cottage has a shallow, shaded front porch with a rail and crossed branch fence. A United States flag waves from the roof. Two men in white shirts stand next to the cottage on the left and a car is visible on the right side.
Date:
[circa 1915-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Cottage or cabin in an unidentified mountain or rural location, California, circa 1915-1930

Seven views of Palisades Park in Santa Monica and one view of Castle Rock in Topanga, circa 1918-1926

Description:
Seven views of palisades park in Santa Monica showing the walkway lined with palm trees with century plants and other plants, the rustic eucalyptus branch fence along the cliff edge, the start of the Sunset Trail down the cliff to the beach and the incline road from California Avenue.
Date:
[circa 1918-1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Taylor, photographer
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Seven views of Palisades Park in Santa Monica and one view of Castle Rock in Topanga, circa 1918-1926

William Mulholland (possibly) in mountain ravine with water pipe construction, California, between 1905 and 1928

Description:
View into a mountain ravine with utility poles and where a water pipe system appears to be under construction. Two men are in the ravine; one is mostly hidden by a utility pole and the other is possibly William Mulholland. The man is standing with his hands on his hips, is wearing dark pants, a dark open vest, a light shirt and neck tie and a wide-brimmed hat. A parked car is on the left.
Date:
[between 1905 and 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
William Mulholland (possibly) in mountain ravine with water pipe construction, California, between 1905 and 1928

Four views of Las Flores Canyon and six views of the nearby coastline and Castle Rock, Malibu and Topanga, circa 1912-1925

Description:
Four views of Las Flores Canyon showing dense foliage, dirt roads and two buildings. Five views of the coastline of Santa Monica Bay in the area east of Las Flores Canyon; one view shows the coastline area before and beach houses were constructed. One view of Castle Rock on the coastline of the Santa Monica Bay south of Topanga Canyon Blvd. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:
[circa 1912-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Four views of Las Flores Canyon and six views of the nearby coastline and Castle Rock, Malibu and Topanga, circa 1912-1925

Cabins or cottages scattered across an unidentified mountain valley, California

Description:
Cabins or cottages and out buildings scattered across a mountain valley with low growing shrubbery. Two foreground cottages each have a covered front porch. One cottage or cabin has dark wood siding the others are light in color. Patches of snow are visible on the mountains in the distance.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Cabins or cottages scattered across an unidentified mountain valley, California

Views of Palisades Park and Marion Davies' beach house, Santa Monica

Description:
Upper photo: view of a wide dirt road on the face of a cliff in Santa Monica's Palisades Park, 1910-1920. The road is at center and leads from the top of the cliffs at left down to the beach at right. It is lined with a rustic eucalyptus branch fence and several large plants. A tall rock formation can be seen towards the bottom of the road at right. The beach is visible in the distance at center and right. Several tall mountains form a range in the background.
Date:
[circa 1905-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Views of Palisades Park and Marion Davies' beach house, Santa Monica

Distant view towards the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, between 1912 and 1934

Description:
View towards the Beverly Hills Hotel, steps and terraced lawn with palm trees from Sunset Boulevard. The hotel, opened in 1912 by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, was designed by Pasadena architect Elmer Grey in the Mediterranean Revival style, and the gardens were designed by the landscape architect Wilbur David Cook.
Date:
[between 1912 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Distant view towards the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, between 1912 and 1934

Two views of the shoreline along the Santa Monica Bay and one view of the cliffs along the Palisades Park and shoreline in Santa Monica, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1915-1925

Description:
Two postcard views of the coastline of Santa Monica Bay, probably in the Malibu area. One of these views shows cars parked on a wide dirt road along the shore and the other shows Point Dume in the far distance. The third postcard shows a view of the beach in Santa Monica with the Palisades Park on the cliff above.
Date:
[circa 1915-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Two views of the shoreline along the Santa Monica Bay and one view of the cliffs along the Palisades Park and shoreline in Santa Monica, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1915-1925

Snappy snaps: twelve post card photographs with views of Santa Monica, Topanga and Venice, circa 1920-1930

Description:
Twelve post card views of beaches in Topanga, Santa Monica and Venice, California, advertised as a set called "Snappy Snaps, Local California Views." Santa Monica views include Marion Davies' beach house, castle rock and the palisades cliffs. Venice Beach views show sunbathers. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Snappy snaps: twelve post card photographs with views of Santa Monica, Topanga and Venice, circa 1920-1930

Tide Rock shell vendor stand on bluff above a beach, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1920-1930

Description:
View of a shell vendor stand enclosed by a rustic picket fence, located on a bluff overlooking the beach. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing within the enclosure near the entrance gate. Shells are displayed in a canvas-covered stall and a low table on the left, with another small table, umbrella and canvas shade on the right against a tall mound of shrubbery. A sign on the mailbox reads "Tide Rock." A wire fence along the top of the bluff is visible beyond the shell stand.
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Tide Rock shell vendor stand on bluff above a beach, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1920-1930

Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, [1921], rephotographed [1930s?]

Description:
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, looking northeast from 2nd Street, with parked and moving cars, pedestrians, street railroad tracks, and businesses. Business signs include: Majestic, Barrymore in The Lotus Eater, H.H. Webb & Co. Transfer & Storage, Braden-Van Bergen Realty Co., Ocean Park Bank, Bay Cities Guaranty, W.A. Lady Optician, W.A. Lady Optometrist, Diamonds
Date:
1921
[1930s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, [1921], rephotographed [1930s?]