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Bishop, California. Blizzard of 1933

 
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Title
Bishop, California. Blizzard of 1933
Creator
Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960
Date
1933
Description
Black's Cash Store at the corner of West Line Street and Main Street (called Black's Corner) in Bishop, California, after the blizzard of 1933. Snow piled on streets after blizzard. Automobiles on street. Building in background with bell tower is elementary school of Bishop. Printed on velox paper. Title supplied by cataloger.
Format Extent
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm
Subject
School Buildings--California--Bishop; Automobiles--California--Bishop; Blizzards--California--Bishop; Commercial buildings--California--Bishop; General stores--California--Bishop
Note
J. D. Black (1893-1960) owned "Black's Cash Store" begun circa 1923. Bishop, California is located in the northern end of the one hundred mile long Owens Valley and is named after Samuel A. Bishop, one of the first Anglo-American settlers there (1861). Originally known as Bishop Creek for the creek on which the original settlement grew, the Bishop Creek area provided beef and mutton for such mining towns as Aurora, Nevada, and Bodie, California. By 1864, Bishop Creek had a stage line; by 1883 the Carson and Colorado Railroad serviced the area. In 1889, Bishop Creek became Bishop, which incorporated in 1903. The purchase of farm and ranch land for the Los Angeles Aqueduct by the City of Los Angeles in the 1920s disrupted the local agrarian economy. Although agriculture persisted, Bishop's economy depended on tourism by the 1930s, which remains the economic mainstay of the town. In 2000, Bishop had a population of 3,575 people.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Box 4, Sleeve 2
Type
Language
eng
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