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Welcome to our Online Collections!

Our Historic La Quinta Online Collections Database is a searchable catalog of photographs, artifacts, correspondence, books, and other materials that are in our permanent collection. We hope you enjoy your tour of our site.

La Quinta Historical Society also produces and publishes a variety of La Quinta publications. Click Here to View our proprietary material. If one of our proprietary books or other publications are in print, click on the picture and follow the link to purchase the item.

Tips for Requesting Photo Images

To request a photo image you must fill out our request form and pay our reproduction cost.

The form to request a photo is linked to each photo. Click on the photo that you like. Then click on "Image Request Form" at the bottom of the photo and complete the form and make payment. You can elect to pay after each photo image or wait until the last image and pay for all at once.

We will process your order after receiving confirmation of payment. In the event that you submitted your request before you made payment you may Click Here For Image Payment. Expect up to 10 days for us to complete the production and delivery of your item.

All of the images on this site are protected by copyright laws. Click Here to see your responsible use of our website.

Tips for Searching

Keyword Search

Keyword Search allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online. Keyword searches use OR as the default connector between words (e.g. a search for La Quinta Hotel will return records associated with La OR Quinta OR Hotel). If you want to find records where both keywords are found, type in AND between the two words. To search for a specific phrase, be sure to put the phrase within quotes (e.g. "La Quinta Hotel"). You can also use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard (e.g. a search for histor* would come up with records containing history, histories, historical, etc.). Searches are not case sensitive.

Advanced Search

Advanced Search can help you be more specific with your search. You can search for a word or phrase within a particular search category or use multiple categories to further narrow down your search results. For example, searching White in the People field will bring up any records associated with a member of the White family, without having to sift through black & white photographs. You can also search People and Creator records through Advanced Search. Phrase searching with quotes and use of wildcards (*) are available in Advanced Search.

Random Images

Random Images is a great way to just browse the collection. Each Random Images page displays a random assortment of images from the records online. If something piques your interest, click the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.

Catalog Searches (Archives / Library / Photos)

The individual catalog searches can also help narrow down your search, by only searching with a selected catalog. If you only want to search for Photos, click the Photos button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. You can also browse records within that catalog without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalog searches.

People

If you are interested in searching for the People and Creators associated with the collection, People provides a way to browse and search these records.

La Quinta Historical Society is not responsible for infraction of copyright laws, invasion of privacy or any improper or illegal use from reproduction of any collected materials.

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