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California Dreaming: Enduring Values of the Golden State

CA 175 Exhibit at the California State Capitol Museum, on display 2025–2026 

This exhibit was created in conjunction with the California 175 Commemoration. To learn more, visit this link: https://www.celebrate.ca.gov/. 

Image credits and captions are below. Thank you to the individuals and institutions who gave permission for their images to be included in this exhibit. 

DIVERSITY PANEL IMAGE<br />

DIVERSITY PANEL IMAGE

  1. Oil painting created by artist James Walker in 1875 depicting California vaqueros.
    Walker, James. California Vaqueros. 1875. Painting. Wikimedia Commons.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californios#/media/File:California_Vaqueros,_by_James_Walker,_1875.jpg
  2. Spanish version of the Constitution of California, published in 1849.
    Constitución del Estado de California. 1849. Spanish version. California Secretary of State.

    https://archives.cdn.sos.ca.gov/collections/1849/images/1849Constitucion2.pdf
  3. Three handwoven Native baskets are stacked beside one another.
    Moore, Taylor. Baskets. 2025. Photograph. State Indian Museum. California State Parks.
  4. A Yurok plank house in Sue-Meg State Park.
    Baer, Brian. Sue-Meg State Park. 2022. Photograph. California State Parks.
  5. An image of Joan Wicklund in regalia, photographed at Wassama Round House State Historic Park in 2015.
    Baer, Brian. Wassama Round House State Historic Park. 2015. Photograph. California State Parks.
  6. A group of surfers silhouetted against the ocean during sunset at Cardiff State Beach.
    Baer, Brian. Cardiff State Beach. 2014. Photograph. California State Parks.
  7. A desert landscape at Providence Mountains State Recreation Area.
    Baer, Brian. Providence Mountains SRA. 2017. Photograph. California State Parks.
  8. Sunlight shines through the forest at Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
    Stephen. Sunset Views in the Redwood Forest, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/sunset-views-in-the-redwood-forest-humboldt-redwoods-state-park-california/443899704
  9. Red Chinese lanterns decorate a street in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
    Friederike. Chinese lantern in Chinatown San Francisco. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/chinese-lantern-in-china-town-san-francisco/192216995
  10. Seven miners are separated by a sluice box at the head of the Auburn Ravine.
    Starkweather, Joseph B. Head of Auburn Ravine. 1852. Daguerreotype. California State Library.

    https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1826
  11. Five young hikers stand on a riverbank, looking into the distance.
    Monkey Business. Five friends walking near a lake take in view, one points. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/five-friends-walking-near-a-lake-take-in-view-one-points/112952104
RESILIENCE PANEL IMAGE
RESILIENCE PANEL IMAGE

  1. Deergrass piles are burned, in addition to redbud, sourberry, tule and cattail, during an Indigenous Fire Workshop in Woodland.
    Beck, Alysha. Woodland Cultural Burn. 2020. Photograph. UC Davis.

    https://www.ucdavis.edu/sites/default/files/media/images/starting-cultural-burn-climate-change-uc-davis.jpg
  2. Poppies bloom and green vegetation grows in a burn area.
    Erin. Spring Vivid Colored Poppies and Grass in Burn Area. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/spring-vivid-colored-poppies-and-grass-in-burn-area/262388923
  3. A view of the streets and blocks of Manzanar Relocation Center in 1942, with mountains in the background.
    Lange, Dorothea. Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. A view of the Manzanar Relocation center showing streets and blocks. July 1, 1942. Photograph. Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, between 1942–1945. National Archives Catalog.

    https://catalog.archives.gov/id/538162
  4. An image of Japantown in San Francisco.
    Huang, Jeremy. A city street filled with lots of traffic next to tall buildings. 2021. Photograph. Unsplash.

    https://unsplash.com/photos/a-city-street-filled-with-lots-of-traffic-next-to-tall-buildings-Mh83BMsaE1Q
  5. A group of chinook salmon return to their freshwater spawning grounds from the Pacific Ocean.
    Tabor, Roger. Chinook Salmon. 2020. Photograph. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

    https://www.fws.gov/media/chinook-salmon-24
  6. An aerial view of the Klamath River at Copco 2 Dam Site.
    Anderson, Shane. Aerial View of the Klamath River at Copco 2 Dam Site. 2023. Photograph. Swiftwater Films.
  7. United Farm Worker members make their way through Redondo Beach as they march from the Mexican border to Sacramento.
    Malmin, John. Cesar Chavez on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, Calif., 1975. July 9, 1975. Digital Photograph from a B&W Negative. Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection. UCLA Library Digital Collections.

    https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002pz2p
  8. Two children assist with painting a mural on a sunny wall.
    Adeline, Trevor/Caia Image. Girls painting vibrant mural on sunny wall. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/girls-painting-vibrant-mural-on-sunny-wall/315229389
  9. A man serves plates of food to children seated at a table as part of the Black Panther Free Breakfast for Children Program.
    Jones, Pirkle. Black Panther Free Breakfast for Children Program, feature for Vi magazine: Untitled. Photograph. Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones Photographs. The University of California, Santa Cruz.

    https://digitalcollections.library.ucsc.edu/concern/works/zc77sq29p
  10. People stack hands in a gesture of unity.
    Angelini, Davide. LGBT group of people stacking hands outside – Diverse happy friends hugging outdoors – Gay pride concept with crowd of guys and girls standing together on city street. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/lgbt-group-of-people-stacking-hands-outside-diverse-happy-friends-hugging-outdoors-gay-pride-concept-with-crowd-of-guys-and-girls-standing-together-on-city-street/595564489
INNOVATION PANEL IMAGE

INNOVATION PANEL IMAGE

  1. A young child in a helmet rides a skateboard with palm trees in the background.
    Kornnphoto. Asian child or kid girl playing skateboard or surf skate in skating track and extreme sports exercise by crouching to turn hand touch floor to wearing helmet elbow knee support for body safety protect. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/asian-child-or-kid-girl-playing-skateboard-or-surf-skate-in-skating-track-and-extreme-sports-exercise-by-crouching-to-turn-hand-touch-floor-to-wearing-helmet-elbow-knee-support-for-body-safety-protect/499391993
  2. A view of the iconic Hollywood sign in the Santa Monica Mountains above Los Angeles.
    Justen de Vasconcellos, Willian. The Hollywood sign atop a hill with a radio tower in the background. 2023. Photograph. Unsplash.

    https://unsplash.com/photos/the-hollywood-sign-atop-a-hill-with-a-radio-tower-in-the-background-RNKtsLGnKio
  3. The Zeiss telescope at Los Angeles’ Griffith Observatory.
    Ulpiano, Renato. A large metal object sitting inside of a building. 2024. Photograph. Unsplash.

    https://unsplash.com/photos/a-large-metal-object-sitting-inside-of-a-building-64Jn_sqwbx0
  4. Two college students work on assembling a machine.
    Monkey Business. Two Female College Students Building Machine In Science Robotics Or Engineering Class. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/two-female-college-students-building-machine-in-science-robotics-or-engineering-class/254379436
  5. Four men pose on the engine of a steam-driven train loaded with logs.
    From Shelton Camp to Lyonsville. Ca. 1885. Graphic. California State Library.

    https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE115712
  6. Six canoes rest along the bank at Stone Lagoon.
    Quintero, Armando. Canoes, Yurok Jump Dance at Stone Lagoon. 2022. Photograph. California State Parks.
  7. A farmer uses an electronic tablet while working in a field.
    SKT Studio. Asian young farmer or academic working in the field of tobacco tree. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/asian-young-farmer-or-academic-working-in-the-field-of-tobacco-tree/312864001
  8. Sun shines across rows of solar panels.
    Diyanadimitrova. Solar panel, photovoltaic, alternative electricity source – concept of sustainable resources. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/solar-panel-photovoltaic-alternative-electricity-source-concept-of-sustainable-resources/141113871
  9. A view of rows of windmills with foggy hills in the background.
    Jennings, Patrick. Windmills. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/windmills/233760027
BELONGING IMAGE PANEL

BELONGING PANEL IMAGE

  1. A child sits still as he gets a haircut at a barbershop.
    Sean Locke Photography/Stocksy. Barber: Young Man Getting A Haircut From Stylist. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/barber-young-man-getting-a-haircut-from-stylist/369109820?prev_url=detail
  2. A view of the colorful mosaic towers and fence of the Watts Towers at the Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park in Los Angeles.
    Baer, Brian. Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park. 2012. Photograph. California State Parks.
  3. An illustration of a personification of women’s suffrage carrying a torch from the United States’ West Coast to the East Coast.
    Mayer, Henry. The awakening/ HY Mayer. 1915. Illustration. New York: Published by Puck Publishing Corporation, 295-309 Lafayette Street. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

    https://www.loc.gov/item/98502844/
  4. Protestors stand in a line outside the Valley Board of Realtors office in Van Nuys. Some hold “Fair Housing” signs.
    Pickets at Valley Board of Realtors office in protest over board’s stance against Rumford Housing Act, Van Nuys, Calif. 1964. April 23, 1964. Digital photograph from a B&W Negative. Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection. UCLA Library Digital Collections.

    https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002s3hp
  5. Aztec dancer Adelita Serena in regalia, photographed at the California State Indian Museum in 2016.
    Baer, Brian. State Indian Museum State Historic Park. 2022. Photograph. California State Parks.
  6. A dark blue 1963 Chevrolet Impala demonstrates its hydraulics at a car show.
    Dustin. 1963 Chevrolet Impala with Hydraulics at Car Show. Photograph. AdobeStock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/images/1963-chevrolet-impala-with-hydraulics-at-car-show/687160560
  7. A view of two colorful panels from the mural Southside Park Mural II, created by the Royal Chicano Air Force art collective in 1977 at Southside Park in Sacramento.
    Hebert, Ursula. Royal Chicano Air Force, Southside Park Mural, 1977. 2025. Photograph. California State Parks.
  8. A group of people hold a large fabric banner reading “Lesbians Fight for Freedom” at a 1977 gay pride parade on Hollywood Boulevard.
    Yaro, Boris. Gay Pride parade on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, Calif., 1977. June 27, 1977. Digital Photograph from a B&W Negative. Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection. UCLA Library Digital Collections.

    https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002r49m
  9. Two people in colorful costumes walk in the 2012 Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco.
    Highsmith, Carol M. 2012 Gay Pride Parade, San Francisco, California. 2012. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

    https://www.loc.gov/item/2013633362/
  10. A view of the California State Capitol’s west steps from 10th Street in downtown Sacramento.
    Walters, Jeff. Capitol Building. Photograph. Senate Rules Photography.