Zanja (irrigation ditch) which lies alongside the sidewalk on the west side of Figueroa Street looking south from 23rd Street, Los Angeles, ca.1890 

West side of Figueroa Street looking south from 23rd Street showing zanja, Los Angeles 

Figueroa Street north from 24th Street showing zanja ditches, 1908 

Close-up of a zanja (irrigation ditch) in Sixth Street Park (later Pershing Square), Los Angeles, ca.1876-1880 

Horses providing mechanical energy to operate an irrigation machine 

Figueroa Street looking west, south from 16th Street, ca.1890 

Zanja Madre irrigation ditch in Riverside, ca.1900 

Manicured yards and palm trees lining Figueroa Street, looking north from Adams Street, Los Angeles, 1888 

Cement pipe water main at Mission Santa Inez, ca.1906 

Victorian house on Figueroa Street near Sixth Street, Los Angeles 

View of a sidewalk bordering North Main Street in Santa Ana, ca.1905 

La Fiesta de Los Angeles, 1906 

Irrigation plant for Maguay Plantation at Arranguez, Guaymas, Mexico, ca.1905 

A sidewalk on Orange Street, Riverside, [s.d.]. 

Palm trees near Emanuel Presbyterian Church on Figueroa Street, ca.1900-1905 

A palm tree at the corner of Figueroa Street and Orange Street, ca.1920 

Seaforchia Elygans palm tree growing in the grassy median between the sidewalk and the street in front of a residence, ca.1920 

Blue palm tree (Erythea Armata) on Figueroa Street, ca.1920 

Phoenix palm tree growing in a grassy lawn on Figueroa Street, ca.1920 

Large date palm tree in front of house on Figureroa Street, Los Angeles, ca.1888