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    • Brush Arbor Campsite. Owens Valley, California

    • Brush Arbor Campsite. Owens Valley, California

    • Camps--California--Owens Valley; Outdoor life--California--Owens Valley; Outdoor recreation--California--Owens Valley;

    • Brush arbor structure in center of photograph. Unidentified woman in background bending over kettle on campfire. Unidentified man at left. Tools stacked to his right. Folding stools in foreground. Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Bishop, California.  Blizzard of 1933

    • Bishop, California. Blizzard of 1933

    • Blizzards--California--Bishop; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Commercial buildings--California--Bishop; School Buildings--California--Bishop; Sleds and Sleighs;

    • Horse-drawn sled, with groceries and two children and one woman. In the background are a tire store, telephone lines and poles, and the Old Bishop Grade School, which was located at West Line and Warren Streets. Inscription on bottom front of...
    • Bishop, California. Blizzard of 1933

    • Bishop, California. Blizzard of 1933

    • School Buildings--California--Bishop; Automobiles--California--Bishop; Blizzards--California--Bishop; Commercial buildings--California--Bishop; General stores--California--Bishop;

    • Black's Cash Store at the corner of West Line Street and Main Street (called Black's Corner) in Bishop, California, after the blizzard of 1933. Snow piled on streets after blizzard. Automobiles on street. Building in background with bell tower is...
    • Bodie, California

    • Bodie, California

    • Gold mines and mining--California--Bodie; Mine buildings--California--Bodie--20th century;

    • Although unidentified on the photograph, the layout of the town indicates that this mining town is Bodie, California. Tailings at left center with the Standard stamp mill in left background (white building with chute). Cluster of buildings in right...
    • Los Angeles City Property.  Lizzie Davis Farmhouse. Big Pine, California

    • Los Angeles City Property. Lizzie Davis Farmhouse. Big Pine, California

    • Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History;...

    • Former farmhouse of Lizzie Davis, nee Ostrander, owned by the City of Los Angeles. Fenceposts in foreground. Unidentified mountains in background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "City owned within lighting district Big Pine...
    • Perry Orchard. Owens Valley, California

    • Perry Orchard. Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Orchards--Owens Valley (Calif.); Land use, Rural--California--History;

    • Dead trees, some fallen, in orchard formerly owned by "Perry," but probably acquired by the City of Los Angeles in the mid 1920s. Unidentified snow-capped mountains in the background. Inscription on back of photograph by J. D. Black:...
    • Owens Valley, California, Central Area

    • Owens Valley, California, Central Area
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    • This photograph was taken looking to the west. The mountains in the background are the Sierra Nevada. Big Pine, California, home of J. D. Black, is to the upper right of the photograph. The Los Angeles Aqueduct intake, noted in pen in lower left,...
    • Tonopah, Nevada. John Black and W. W. Booth

    • Tonopah, Nevada. John Black and W. W. Booth

    • Newspaper editors--Nevada--Tonopah;

    • Left: W(illiam) W. Booth, editor of the Tonopah, Nevada, newspaper, the Tonopah Daily Bonanza. Right: John Black, resident of Big Pine, California. Unknown business in background. Polarity of tintype is reversed. Inscription on back: "Me and...
    • Arcade Depot, Los Angeles, Cal.

    • Arcade Depot, Los Angeles, Cal.

    • Railroads--California--Los Angeles; Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles; Railroad passenger cars;

    • A view of the Southern Pacific Arcade Depot looking towards the southeast. A passenger car is visible at the building's entrance. Four palm and fruit trees, a rose bush and flower beds are visible in the park in the foreground. The passenger...
    • Glendale Sanitarium grounds in winter.

    • Glendale Sanitarium grounds in winter.

    • Hospitals--California--Glendale; Sanatoriums--California--Glendale; Landscape gardening--California--Glendale;

    • A view of the landscaped gardens on the grounds of the Glendale Sanitarium. A man and a woman sit on a bench under a large palm tree. Other people are seen on two benches in the distance. A path winds through the grounds. A tree with no leaves...
    • Field of poppies, foot of Mt. Lowe, California.

    • Field of poppies, foot of Mt. Lowe, California.

    • California poppy; Mountain resorts--California--Los Angeles County; Scenic railways--California--Los Angeles; Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles County;

    • A view of poppy fields in Altadena, California with Echo Mountain and Mt. Lowe rising in the background. The Echo Mountain House resort appears in the top center portion of the image. The incline segment of the Mt. Lowe Railway appears as a narrow...
    • Canal Scene, Venice, Cal.

    • Canal Scene, Venice, Cal.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;

    • View of the Grand Canal looking west towards the Grand Lagoon. A man paddles a red canoe, and boaters row in small boats in the background. An automobile drives across the Riviera Avenue Bridge towards residences. Obscured by the bridge, the Race...
    • Canal scene at Venice of America.

    • Canal scene at Venice of America.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;

    • View of Aldebaran Canal in Venice, California looking east. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola. The gondola is adorned with an American flag and a lantern. Small boats and canoes are on the same canal in the...
    • Lagoon and midway, Venice, California

    • Lagoon and midway, Venice, California

    • Amusement parks--California--Los Angeles; Amusement rides--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Boathouses--California--Los Angeles;

    • View of the grand lagoon, Venice, California, looking towards the east. Boaters ride in small rowboats on the lagoon. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing stroll on the banks of the lagoon. The Midway Plaisance, an amusement...
    • Villa across canal, Venice, Cal.

    • Villa across canal, Venice, Cal.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;

    • A view of a canal in Venice, California. A man and a woman stand on a small dock near a rowboat. Across the canal are small tourist cabins. An arched bridge crosses the canal in the background. An ornamental lamppost appears visible through the...
    • Across the Lagoon, Venice, Calif.

    • Across the Lagoon, Venice, Calif.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;

    • A view of Venice, California showing the lagoon and Coral Canal looking towards the northwest. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in canoes and small boats on the lagoon. The Venice Union Church appears on the left side of...
    • The Lake, Venice, Cal.

    • The Lake, Venice, Cal.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Grandstands--California--Los Angeles;

    • A navy-tinted image of the bathing lake in Venice California looking towards the west. Tourists are seen swimming in the water and climbing onto a boat. The Venice grandstand appears in the background. On the right side of the image are the Bath...
    • The lagoon, Venice, Cal.

    • The lagoon, Venice, Cal.

    • Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;

    • A sepia-toned image of the Grand Lagoon in Venice, California, looking towards the south. Tourists ride in a gondola on the lagoon. The Midway Plaisance, an amusement park, appears in the background.
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