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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Actor and singer Bing Crosby getting out of a drizzling rain and into an International Scout 4x4 pickup during his 23rd Annual Pro-Amateur Golf Championshi... |
| Date: | 01 1910 |
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| Description: | The grandstand at the Los Angeles Aviation Meet, the first international aviation event held in the United States. The plane on the ground near the center ... |
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| Description: | Frank B. Miller with a trained spotted stallion, sitting on its rear legs, whose trainer was with the Norris & Rowe shows. They were photographed at winter... |
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| Description: | A group portrait of Norris & Rowe circus performers outside a tent at winter quarters, including clowns, riders, and high wire performers. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of crowd on Palm Avenue at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fransisco, California, 1915. Several ornate buildings can be seen near the cr... |
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| Description: | View of a crowd on the beach. The amusement park "The Pike" can be seen in the background, which was home to The Jack Rabbit Racer, which at the time was t... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a giant trout resting on the back of a bright red flatbed pickup truck. Children look on with awe; one is pointing at the trout. White curs... |
| Date: | 10 20 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated, panoramic view of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds. Numbers across bottom of image refer to a key affixed to the image. Central building s... |
| Date: | 10 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Adams Motor Grader #102 owned by Eaton & Smith at the back entrance of the San Francisco World's Fair. The motor grader was powered by an International pow... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A man operates an Adams Motor Grader #102 owned by Eaton & Smith at the back entrance of the San Francisco World's Fair. The motor grader was powered by an... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the South Pacific System railway and southern California. Featuring the artist M. Gundlach, the poster depicts the rolling... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls. |
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| Description: | A view of a crowd standing around a large pile of rabbit bodies after a rabbit drive. Caption reads: "Rabbit Drive, Kern Co., Cal. Valley Line." |
| Date: | 06 1925 |
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| Description: | Two young boys ride bicycles (including a tricycle, or small "penny farthing") along the front walk toward the suburban residence of Robert Wallace, 10153 ... |
| Date: | 06 1925 |
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| Description: | Two young boys playing in the backyard of a suburban residence. |
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| Description: | Entrance to Bug House Amusement Park (?). View features several people standing in front of the entrance to the building, which features elaborate paintin... |
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| Description: | Two hunters and their dogs sit in front of three hanging deer and an animal fur strung from a wooden beam. There are trees and hills in the background. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Six female flight nurses in a swimming pool during aquatic training at the at Alameda Naval Air Strip. Four of the women are in a raft, and two women are i... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a street featuring stores and small businesses. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Postcard view of a couple seated on a floral float consisting of a car covered with roses atop a dome of foliage also covered with roses. |
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