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Big Pine, California. Office of the Big Pine Citizen

 
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Title
Big Pine, California. Office of the Big Pine Citizen
Creator
Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
Description
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. Black: "FREEDOM OF THE PRESS VIA LOSANGELESISM FINAL ISSUE 1932 EDGED IN BLACK." Title supplied by cataloger.
Format Extent
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm
Subject
Newspaper Editors--California--Big Pine; Newspaper Publishing--California--Big Pine; Newspapers--California--Big Pine; Office Buildings--California--Big Pine; Abandoned Buildings--California--Big Pine
Note
Editor of the Big Pine, California, town newspaper, the Big Pine Citizen, A. G. Barmore (1884-1967) was leader in the town's fight for reparations in the mid 1920s from Los Angeles because he and other Big Pine residents, such as J. D. Black (1893-1960), believed Los Angeles' control of the valley caused the town's economy to wither. After the Big Pine Citizen folded in 1933 in the wake of Big Pine's loss of population, Barmore left Big Pine, as this photograph attests, and died in San Diego County, in 1967. J. D. Black was also a leader in Big Pine's fight for economic reparations and probably took this photograph to document the deterioration of his town under city domination.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Subseries B: Abandoned Properties, Owens Valley, Box 17, Sleeve 26
Type
Language
eng
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