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California Collection

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Desert near Palm Springs, California, USA

Desert near Palm Springs, California, USA
Desert near Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA, with Mount San Jacinto in the background. Date: late 1930s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California, USA

Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California, USA
Aerial view of the Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Bay of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
View of the Bay of Avalon, with the Casino in the background, Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Heflin UFO at Santa Anna, California, 1965

Heflin UFO at Santa Anna, California, 1965
At Santa Ana, California, truck-driver Rex Heflin sees this UFO from his truck, stops and hurriedly photographs it. Date: 3 August 1965

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Hollywood Bowl by night, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood Bowl by night, Los Angeles, California, USA. 1930s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Main Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, USA

Main Street, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, USA
Main Street, Grass Valley (mining town), Nevada County, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCalifornia Collection: USA / OJAI

USA / OJAI
Downtown Ojai, near east of Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada, USA

Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, Nevada, USA
Entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge, spa resort on Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada, USA, near Lake Tahoe. circa 1930

Background imageCalifornia Collection: General view of Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA

General view of Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA
General view of Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, USA, with the Novitiate of the Sacred Heart (Jesuit vineyard) in the foreground. Date: circa 1906

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California, USA

Glenwood Mission Inn, Riverside, California, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven childre

Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California. Photograph shows Florence Thompson with three of her children in a photograph known as Migrant

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Northrop YB-49

Northrop YB-49
Yb-49 Flying Wing Prototype with a Rear Bubble Canopy Modification High over the Mojave Desert, with Eight Allison J-35 Jet Engine Date: 1940s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Donner memorial Bridge, Donner Lake, California, USA

Donner memorial Bridge, Donner Lake, California, USA Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Place Name Large Letter Card - Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Place Name Large Letter Card - Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, The Mission San Carlos de Borromeo was founded in 1771. Date: 1942

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Dunsmuir, near Shasta Springs, California, USA

Dunsmuir, near Shasta Springs, California, USA
Dunsmuir, a town near Shasta Springs, Siskiyou County, California, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Eureka Inn, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA

Eureka Inn, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA. Date: 1923

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Plane arriving, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Plane arriving, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Plane arriving at Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA, with the Casino on the left and the Hotel St Catherine on the right. Date: 1939

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Booklet cover, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Booklet cover, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA -- The Magic Isle. Date: 1939

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Street scene, Morgan Hill, California

Street scene, Morgan Hill, California Date: C. 1940

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Abies Douglassii

Abies Douglassii
This is the DOUGLASS FIR, or RED FIR, a species of spruce found notably in northern California. Date: 1857

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, California

Volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, California
On 22nd May 1915, Lassen Peak in California, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, erupted explosively - dramatically depicted in this postcard, taken from the town of Red Bluff

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM

Douglas DC-7C PH-DSD Zwarte Zee of KLM
Douglas DC-7C, PH-DSD, Zwarte Zee, of KLM. This aircraft achieved the longest passenger flight up to that time flying non-stop from Long Beach, California, to Le Bourget, Paris, a distance of 6

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Popular Aviation Magazine

Popular Aviation Magazine

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach and pier, southern California, U.S.A. Date: late 1960s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California

The Cawston Ostrich Farm - South Pasadena, California, USA. A large ostrich pulls a wheeled cart, containing an enthusiastic lady passenger! The boss of the farm in bowler hat stands proudly behind

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover

Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover
FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED, a book by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. In it, Adamski tells of his meeting with a Venusian in the Californian desert on 20 November 1952

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Large Letter Card - Greetings from Sacramento, California

Large Letter Card - Greetings from Sacramento, California Date: circa 1940

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune MR1 of the Royal Air Force

Lockheed (P2V-5) Neptune MR1 of the Royal Air Force bound for Britain from Burbank, California

Background imageCalifornia Collection: USA / Pacific Grove

USA / Pacific Grove
The wide Light House Avenue, in the days when horse drawn carriages and carts were still in use, Pacific Grove, California, USA

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Ufos / Adamski

Ufos / Adamski
Cigar-shaped Venusian interplanetary carrier photographed through a 6" telescope over Palomar Gardens, California; it was 50 km distant at the time

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California
Arroyo Seco, Colorado Street Bridge, Hotel Vista del Arroyo, Pasadena, California, America

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Ufos / George Adamski

Ufos / George Adamski
He meets Orthon, a Venusian, at Desert Center, California; the encounter is allegedly witnessed from a distance by his friends

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Long Beach, California, USA - The Pike Amusement Park

Long Beach, California, USA - The Pike Amusement Park
Long Beach, California, USA (with Warships on the horizon). The Pike in was a seaside amusement park on a pier and famous for its signature attraction the Cyclone Racer (pictured). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: J. C. Flood residence, Menlo Park, California

Vintage 19th century photograph: J. C. Flood residence, Menlo Park, California
Vintage 19th century photograph: J.C. Flood residence, Menlo Park, California

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Miners Dancing Together

Miners Dancing Together
A miners ball in California Date: 1849

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Map, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Map, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Map of Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of California, USA, with inset scenes. 1935

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, USA

Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, USA
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, on the north side of the valley near the Royal Arches. Date: circa 1925

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA

Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA
Gallis bar and restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA -- offering excellent food and wine. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Yellow flowered California poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Yellow flowered California poppy, Eschscholzia californica.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Residence of Oliver Hardy, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Residence of Oliver Hardy, Beverly Hills, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Designer Ray Stits Kneeling by and Test-Pilot Bob ( Robe?

Designer Ray Stits Kneeling by and Test-Pilot Bob ( Robe?
Designer Ray Stits Kneeling by and Test-Pilot Bob ( Robert ) Starr the Stits SA-2A Sky Baby Worlds Smallest Aircraft World-Record Record-Breaker Experimental Homebuilt Unusual-Design in 1952 Date

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Flying fish trip, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

Flying fish trip, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Flying fish trip at night on the Blanche W, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: 1939

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Reginald Denny - American actor

Reginald Denny - American actor
Reginald Denny, an American actor, was also the chief of a company that manufactured model aircraft and ships. He opened a shop in Hollywood, California, which became very popular

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Ouija Board Danger

Ouija Board Danger
The Ouija Board - Doorway to the Occult - by Edmund C Gruss, chairman of the Department of History at Los Angeles Baptist College at Newhall, California

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Adamski and Painting

Adamski and Painting
Professor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Ufos / Adamski

Ufos / Adamski
Venusian interplanetary carrier and six scout craft photographed through a 6" telescope over Palomar Gardens, California

Background imageCalifornia Collection: Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362

Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362
United States Army - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362 (msn 22096), of the 140th Aviation Battalion, California National Guard, at Long Beach, on 3 July 1966



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