A view looking out over Mulholland Drive and Franklin Canyon in Los Angeles, California. The road is unpaved dirt and gravel, and winds sharply through the hills.
School Buildings--California--Owens Valley; Outhouses;
Abandoned Center Schoolhouse in Owens Valley. Overturned outhouse at left. Inscription in ink on back of photograph by J. D. Black: "Abandoned Center School House (note wood-pecked holes on side walls." Title supplied by cataloger.
Aerial view of Bishop, California, looking west across the Owens Valley towards Bishop and the mountain of the Sierra Nevada. The Owens River can be seen, snaking along the valley floor. The Pleasant Valley Reservoir is in the right center of the...
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;
Band of musicians in front of Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Children surround musicians. Western star Tom Mix, shooting a movie in the nearby Alabama Hills, supposedly sent a band to the Gates in support of the occupiers. ...
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;
Bishop, California ranchers releasing water from the Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may have been taken during the initial stages of the occupation since the water is flowing strongly. Photographer's inscription at...
Commercial buildings--California--Bishop; General stores--California--Bishop; Automobiles--California--Bishop; Streets--California--Bishop; Deer;
Black's Cash Store at the corner of West Line Street and Main Street (Black's Corner") in Bishop, California; view from Main Street. Unidentified man, seated on of running board of car, with doe. Other Bishop residents looking on. Inscription...
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...
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. Inscription on front of photograph: "1933 MAIN STREET IN...
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History; Canals--California--Owens Valley;
Canal part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system in the Owens Valley operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to bring valley water to Los Angeles. The snow-capped mountains in the right background are most likely the Sierra Nevada,...
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Orchards--Owens Valley (Calif.); Land use, Rural--California--History;
Dead trees of orchard, under ownership of City of Los Angeles. Unidentified snow-capped mountains in background. Text on back of photograph written in hand of J. D. Black: "Dead Orchard Big Pine." Title supplied by cataloger.
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:...
Water rights--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Irrigation--California--Big Pine; Land use, Rural--California--History; Irrigation--Canals--California--Big Pine;
Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
Water rights--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Irrigation--California--Big Pine; Land use, Rural--California--History; Irrigation--Canals--California--Big Pine;
Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
Fairground at Bishop, California. Grandstands at right of photograph; judging tower at left. Automobiles, both parked and proceeding to fairground. Buildings in background. White Mountains are in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Fourth of July celebrations--California--Lone Pine; Community life--California--Lone Pine;
Flier announcing Fourth of July festivities at Lone Pine, California, including, sport, food, and fireworks on Mount Whitney, whose peak is the highest point in North America. Title supplied by cataloger.
Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History; Farmhouses--California--Big Pine;
Former farmhouse of "Hart," owned by the City of Los Angeles. Unidentified mountains in background. Dilapidated fence with gate in front of farmhouse. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "Formerly Hart Home city...
Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Orchards--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use,...
Former farmhouse of "Osborne" near Fish Springs, California, of the Owens Valley, purchased by the City of Los Angeles in 1924. Unidentified hills in background. Shed in background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black:...
Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History;
Former farmhouse of Jim Lane, owned by the City of Los Angeles. Unidentified mountains in background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "Formerly Jim Lane's Home city purchase 1924." Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Orchards--California--Big Pine; Land use, Rural--California--History; Ranch...
Former McMurry ranch house, owned by the City of Los Angeles. Ranch house in grove of trees. Outhouse in right background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "Abandoned McMurry Ranch City Purchase 1924." Title supplied by...
