Gold miners--California--Bodie; Gold mines and mining--California--Bodie; Boring--California--Bodie; Ghost towns--California--Bodie;
Drilling contest at Bodie, California; John Black is recorded as the umpire. Participants with drills at bottom-right, around rock. Mine shaft and houses on opposite slope. A copy made in 1952 of original photograph. Title supplied by cataloger.
Silver mines and mining--Nevada--Comstock Lode; Miners--Nevada--Comstock Lode; Mining Corporations--Nevada--Virginia City;
Group portrait of miners in employee of Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, Virginia City, Nevada. Inscription on front of photograph: "ConVirginia Mining Co. Virginia City, Nevada. 49." Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
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...
Trail by Duck Lake, of the Sierra Nevada. Deep snow surrounds trail. Horse on trail. Caption on front of photographic postcard: "277--On the Duck Lake Trail, July 5 Willard." 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...
Railroad stations--Nevada--Carson City; Silver mines and mining--Nevada;
Railroad station at Carson City Nevada. Railroad personnel, most likely those of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company, along walls of station. Carriages waiting at station for passengers. The two-wheeled carriage in the center is from the Park...
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.
Al Lynn and John Black, with rifles (shotguns?) and bags for either shells or game on shoulders; cocker spaniel at their feet. Caption on accompanying grocer's ticket: "Father and Al Lynn go hunting." Title supplied by cataloger.
Houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Newspaper editors; Big Pine (Calif.),
Gutted house of A. G. Barmore (1884-1967), editor of the Big Pine Citizen newspaper. HeText on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "WIND TORONADO OR LAISM? <Barmore Home> Big Pine Citizen Editor." Title supplied by...
Abandoned office of the Big Pine Citizen, the newspaper for the town of Big Pine, California. A. G. Barmore (1884-1967) was editor of the Big Pine Citizen until 1932, when he sold the newspaper. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D....
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.
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.
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...
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.
An impoverished Paiute named Queso in his lean-to; to his right is a woman lying down. To his left is a dog. In the background is another shanty, perhaps a take on the traditional Paiute dwelling, the nobe. Title on lower center: Queso Piaute...
