Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

Street view, Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Streets--California--Lone Pine; Stores & shops--California--Lone Pine; Automobiles; Storefronts; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of street intersections looking toward stores, cars, and Mount Whitney.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Lone Pine Canyon and Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Canyons--California--Lone Pine; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of snowcapped mountains and pine trees.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Owens Valley, California. Winter
View of snow-clad Owens Valley, from either Big Pine, California or else Bishop, California. Unidentified range of mountains in background. Phrase "LA" and image of Los Angeles Coliseum part of frame around photograph. Title supplied by cataloger.
America's West

Rock Creek Lake near Golden Trout Camp, Lone Pine, California
Lakes & ponds--California; Mountains--California; Pines; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of Rock Creek Lake surrounded by mountains and pine trees.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Mount Whitney Portal, Lone Pine Creek, Lone Pine, California
Lone Pine Creek (Calif.); Waterfalls--California--Lone Pine; Pines; Streams--California; Mountains--California; Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of people gathering at Lone Pine Creek by the waterfalls at the end of Mount Whitney Portal Road in Lone Pine, California. Handwritten message, address, and cancellation mark on the back of postcard.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Mount Whitney, near Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Pines; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of Mt. Whitney peaks and pine trees. Handwritten message and address on the back of postcard with US postage stamp.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Owens Valley, California
View of floor of Owens Valley looking west to town of Big Pine and the Sierra Nevada. Inscription on front of photograph: "Looking Across Valley at Big Pine. H. W. M. 1007." Title supplied by cataloger.
America's West

Mountain view, Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of a road leading toward Mount Whitney in Lone Pine, California.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

City purchase and its effect on stock raising industry in Big Pine
Livestock ranches; Pasture, Right of; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Owens Valley, California, Central Area
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,...
America's West

Main Street, Lone Pine, California
Streets--California--Lone Pine; Stores & shops--California--Lone Pine; Business districts; Automobiles; Storefronts; Restaurants; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Street view of stores, markets, cafes, restaurants, Texaco fuel station, and cars on the streets.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection