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    • Candelaria, Nevada. Railroad Station of Carson and Colorado Railroad

    • Candelaria, Nevada. Railroad Station of Carson and Colorado Railroad

    • Narrow gauge railroads; Railroad stations--Nevada--Candelaria; Silver mines and mining--Nevada--Candelaria;

    • Train of Carson and Colorado Railroad at railroad station in Candelaria, Nevada. Railroad station in background. Crew on locomotive. Inscription on front of photograph: "CANDELARIA DEPOT 1898. FRED BARNES CONDUCTOR. FRANK REGAN BRAKEMAN. ABE...
    • Virginia City, Nevada. Parade of Company B, Emmet Guard

    • Virginia City, Nevada. Parade of Company B, Emmet Guard

    • Parades--Nevada--Virginia City; Militia--Nevada--19th century; Irish Americans--Nevada--Virginia City; Streets--Nevada--Virginia City; Commercial buildings--Nevada--Virginia City;

    • Parade of Company B, Emmet Guard, in dress uniform, down street of Virginia City Nevada. Onlookers on both sides of street, either on the street or looking from buildings. Inscription on front of photograph: "Co. B Emmitt (sic) Guard Virginia...
    • Paiute Women

    • Paiute Women

    • Northern Paiute Indians; Northern Paiute Indians--Children; Northern Paiute women; Cradleboards;

    • Three Paiute women with their children in cradleboards. The Anglo-American crowd in the background shows that this is a public event, perhaps the Paiute's annual dance festival, or else some kind of fair. Inscription at lower left of the postcard...
    • Mount Whitney

    • Mount Whitney
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    • The crown jewel of the Sierra Nevada, Mt. Whitney looms over the Owens Valley as the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14496 feet. The peak is only seventy-six miles from the lowest point in the contiguous United States, in Death...
    • Owens Valley, California

    • Owens Valley, California
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    • 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.
    • Palisade Glacier. Pedestal Rock

    • Palisade Glacier. Pedestal Rock

    • Boulders--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.);

    • Rock, labelled "Pedestal Rock," on top of ice formation, Palisades Glacier, eastern Sierra Nevada. Caption on bottom of photograph: "Pedestal Rock Palisade Glacier." Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Palisade Glacier

    • Palisade Glacier

    • Boulders--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.);

    • Rock on top of ice formation, Palisades Glacier, of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Caption at lower right of photograph: "Near Glacier Lodge Palisade Glacier Big Pine Creek." Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;

    • Owens Valley residents eating at the Alabama Gates of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may record either the barbecue held the final day of the occupation (20 November 1924) or else the meals that wives of the occupiers served. The low...
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • 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. ...
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;

    • Owens Valley residents, including men and women, during their occupation of the Alabama Gates, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Aqueduct in foreground. Bridge over aqueduct. Telephone poles visible. Photographer's inscription on front of photograph:...
    • Trout Fishing Party in the Owens Valley

    • Trout Fishing Party in the Owens Valley

    • Outdoor life--California--Owens Valley; Outdoor recreation--California--Owens Valley; Trout Fishing--California--Owens Valley;

    • Two unidentified women fishing in stream; both hold catches of trout. Unidentified man in background fishing. Trees across the stream. Title supplied by cataloger.
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley; Automobiles--California--20th century;

    • Parked automobiles of Owens Valley residents (described as "ranchers") during their occupation of the Alabama Gates, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. In right background is spillway of the Gates. Majority of persons occupying the Alabama...
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • 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...
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley;

    • Owens Valley residents' occupation of the Alabama Gates, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Occupiers gathered between bridge over aqueduct and shack. Flag flying over shack. Aqueduct still has water, indicating that this photograph was taken during an...
    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Occupation of the Alabama Gates, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Owens Valley, California

    • Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Owens Valley; Protest movements--California--Owens Valley; Eating and drinking;

    • Owens Valley residents, including men and women, eating during their occupation of the Alabama Gates, of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This photograph may record either the barbecue held the final day of the occupation (20 November 1924) or else the...
    • Carson and Colorado Railroad. First Crossing of California-Nevada State Line

    • Carson and Colorado Railroad. First Crossing of California-Nevada State Line

    • Railroads--California--Owens Valley--History; Railroads--Nevada--History; Narrow gauge railroads--California--Owens Valley; Narrow gauge railroads--Nevada; Locomotives;

    • The first crossing of the California-Nevada state line by a train of the Carson and Colorado Railroad Company (23 January 1883). Passengers and crew by boundary marker and the front of the locomotive. The location of the crossing is between the...
    • Candelaria, Nevada. Swain and Ingalls Delivery Service

    • Candelaria, Nevada. Swain and Ingalls Delivery Service

    • Delivery of Goods--Nevada--Candelaria; Houses--Nevada--Candelaria; Ghost towns--Nevada--Candelaria; Horse-drawn vehicles; Carts and Wagons;

    • Horse-drawn carriage of delivery service of Swain and Ingalls, with Otis Ingalls on wagon and W. A. Ingalls by side. Name of horse "Old Charley." House in background. Title supplied by cataloger.
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