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.
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Canyons--California--Lone Pine; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
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.
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.
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.
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...
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,...
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.
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.
Rocks--California; Rock formations; Hills--California; Mountains--California; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Big Pine Reparations Association; Reparations; Membership; Business; Terry, Earl; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
Big Pine Reparations Association; Reparations; Membership; Terry, Earl; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Business; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
Big Pine Reparations Association; Reparations; Membership; Terry, Earl; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
Membership; Reparations; Claims; Big Pine Reparations Association; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
Hotels--California--Lone Pine; Historic buildings--California--Lone Pine; Automobiles; Snow; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
A winter scene looking toward the facade of the historic Dow Hotel and a car on the street covered in snow.
