Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Land use, Rural--California--History; Rangelands--California--Owens Valley; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Barbed wire; Fences
Valley rangeland presumably unused for ranching or farming after coming under the ownership of the City of Los Angeles. Barbed wire fence marks off land. Telephone pole in right background. Mountains in background unidentified. They are either...
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.
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.
Gold mines and mining--California--Bodie; Streets--California--Bodie; Ghost towns--California--Bodie;
Main street of mining town of Bodie, California. Photographer's inscription on front of photograph: "Main Street. Bodie, Calif. H.W.M. 704." Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
Gold mines and mining--California--Bodie; Mine buildings--California--Bodie--20th century;
Although unidentified on the photograph, the layout of the town indicates that this mining town is Bodie, California. Tailings at left center with the Standard stamp mill in left background (white building with chute). Cluster of buildings in right...
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,...
Electric railroads--California--Los Angeles County; Mountains--California--Los Angeles County; Observatories--California--Los Angeles County; Searchlights--California--Los Angeles County;
A view of the power station on Echo Mountain, Los Angeles County. A man is standing on the front porch of the powerhouse. The cables are seen in the lower right portion of the image. On the top of the building a man is seen reaching up to the...
View of the Grand Canal in Venice, California looking towards the east. A man in early 20th century clothing rows a small boat. The view also shows the tourist camp known as Venetian Villas. Newly planted palm trees line the banks of the canal. ...
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Off center partial view of current City Hall building; sky filled with pink, yellow, blue, and green hues of sunset; buildings in background; trees in foreground.
A man stands next to a large searchlight on a platform on top of Echo Mountain in Los Angeles, California. A reflection of the Echo Mountain House is visible in the lens of the searchlight. The landscape below is largely undeveloped farmland.
Central business districts--California--Pasadena; Stores, retail--California--Pasadena; Cable cars (Streetcars)--California--Pasadena;
A view of East Colorado St. at Fair Oaks Ave. in downtown Pasadena, California. The building on the corner with the dome and spire is the First National Bank. The street is crowded with horse-drawn carts, pedestrians, bicycles, and trolley cars. ...
A nighttime view looking across the street at Fox's Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California during a premier. The building facade is brightly lit, and several colored searchlights point in various directions. Crowds of people stand on...
A view looking out from Avalon Bay toward Sugarloaf Rock. A steep, narrow stairway in two sections leads up to a small platform on top of the rock formation, where two people are standing.
Archaeological museums and collections--California--Santa Catalina Island; Indians of North America--Antiquities;
Interior view of a museum with glass display cases along one wall. The display cases, walls, and rafters are covered by bones and other objects on display, including several human skulls. Some of the bones are draped like garlands from the...
Looking down a street lined with tents. Awnings shade the walkways, and Asian-style paper lanterns hang from the awnings. Each tent is outfitted with a deck chair.
