Photos of Independence, CA - early 1900s - Courtesy of Rob Pearce
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Norman House Hotel on fire - Independence, CA - 1923
The hotel was owned by Omie Mairs and his wife Laura.
The hotel was named The Norman House after their first son Norman.
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Norman House Hotel on fire - Independence, CA - 1923
The hotel was owned by Omie Mairs and his wife Laura.
The hotel was named The Norman House after their first son Norman. |
Norman House Hotel burned to the ground - Independence, CA - 1923
The hotel was owned by Omie Mairs and his wife Laura.
The hotel was named The Norman House after their first son Norman. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs (in the shirt and tie, on the right) moving cattle from Owens Valley
to Mojave for sale.
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Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Cattle passing the Alabama Gates
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale.
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Pete Mairs moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Pete Mairs (in the shirt and tie) moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Independence, CA cattlemen |
Pete Mairs (in the shirt and tie) moving cattle from Owens Valley to Mojave for sale. |
Inyo Independent printing office - Independence, CA |
General Merchandise Store - Independence, CA - 1918 |
Independence, CA - 1919 |
U.S. Land Office - Independence, CA |
Independence, CA |
Hotel and Saloon in Independence, CA - 1919 |
Sturm (?) in front of the Inyo County Bank in Independence, CA
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Winter of 194 in Independence, CA - 3.5 feet of snow. |
Independence, CA - 1921 |
July 4th in Independence, CA |
Independence Hotel and Saloon in Independence, CA - 1919 |
Independence Hotel and Saloon in Independence, CA - 1919 |
The man on a horse with the suit jacket and tie, is my great uncle Pete Mairs. He ran cattle near Manzanar, among other places - circa before 1920 |