Little Lake, CA

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Little Lake Hotel
(Photo courtesy of Rich McCutchan)



All photographs on this page courtesy of Rich McCutchan archives unless otherwise noted.
See USE NOTICE on Home Page.

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Sam Lewis on his High Lonesome Ranch located on Portugese Bench just west of Coso Junction
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Little Lake post office and ice cream palor

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L/R: Dottie Cowan, Earl Sullivan (Sully), Arlyne Bramlette (in front), Hazel Bramlette - 1941

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Nina Reid in front of the Little Lake Cafe - 1936

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Ann Pherson Fjeld - acting postmaster - 1957

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L/R: Carl White (Tom Bramlette's cousin), Grandpa Gurdy (Elvira Bramlette's father) - 1926

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Tom Bramlette with a bobcat - age 10 years
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L/R: Nephew, Riley Hart, Julia Hart, Nancy Hart - 1913
Riley Hart ran the Little Lake spread and was postmaster

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Written by Mr. Whittock's sister on the back of this photograph:
Brother's ranch house and store - a stopping place for travelers.
Kate (Mr. Whittock's niece) ran the store and Post Office and sold these cards.
(circa 1900 - when Little Lake was still a stage stop between the mining communities east of Owens Lake and Los Angeles)


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Converted standard gauge passenger cars stationed at Little Lake for the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch RR workers
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Converted standard gauge passenger cars stationed at Little Lake for the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch RR workers

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Converted standard gauge passenger cars stationed at Little Lake for the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch RR workers

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Converted standard gauge passenger cars stationed at Little Lake for the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch RR workers

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Converted standard gauge passenger cars stationed at Little Lake for the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch RR workers

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Rose Valley when U.S. 395 (then the Midland Trail) was still a
dirt stagecoach road

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Little Lake in the 1950s

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Lucille Bramlette in front of the old hotel - circa 1920

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Photo courtesy Alden Armstrong
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A photo from Alden Armstrong. Being that railfan/photographer he captured many moments in time along the old Jawbone branch that ran through Little Lake. In this photo he spoke of the impending demise that would eventually bring rail operations to an end but how at this moment the structures could almost speak to you about life in a small town with limited rail operations. I sure wish I could see a better shot of that old passenger car hidden behind that old box car workshop in the middle. Me personally, I could have spent all day here and never left till the sun went down just taking it all in.
(Text courtesy Bob Alvis)

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Little Lake prior to the re-routing of U.S. 395 / El Camino Sierra / Midland Trail
(Photo courtesy of Rick Olson)

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Little Lake photos courtesy of UCLA Digital Library Collections
Photos from the 1913 David F. Smith and Henry Hebard West Tour

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Witherby's Buick parked at Bramlette's gas station at Little Lake, CA - 1947

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L/R: Mary A. West, Frances West, Wilhelmina West, Elizabeth West with car trouble near Little Lake, CA - 1914

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L/R: Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker at Little Lake, CA - 1940

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L/R: Minnie West, Frances West in H. H. West's Buick
at Little Lake - 1914

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Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Little Lake, CA - 1940

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Forest Whitaker's Ford and trailer parked at Little Lake - 1941

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Elizabeth West getting water from a spring at Little Lake, CA - 1914

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Little Lake stone store dating back to the Civil War - 1913

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H. H. West's Buick and another car parked outside of the Little Lake store - 1913



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Hi Ray,
Glad to find your site today. For quite a while I've been trying to find out the location for a Sullivan's gas station somewhere on US395, about a tank's worth of gas from Whittier. It's been a bit frustrating. Today I learned why.

As a 13 year-old on a first two-week camping trip with the YMCA, I was excited to take a photo--it was the first time they let us out of the truck since we'd left the Whittier Y much earlier that morning. The staff rode in the cab, we juniors rode in the back. With my new roll of film, I was looking anywhere to take a photo. I was pleasantly surprised today to see that the "CAFE" sign and accompanying building in the background matched up perfectly for Little Lake!

The photo was taken in July, 1960 with my Brownie Starlet camera. It was a great trip! Feel free to use the attached copy in any manner you wish.

Thanks and best wishes,
Bruce Jones
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Sullivan's Chevron Service Station at Little Lake - 1960

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Aerial photos courtesy UCSB Library Map & Imagery
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Aerial view of Little Lake - October 1944
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Aerial view of Little Lake - October 1944

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California & Nevada Railroad at Little Lake - circa 190x
It appears that the road is being graded that is servicing construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
(Photo courtesy of Larry Vredenburg)

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Aerial photos courtesy UCSB Library Map & Imagery
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Aerial view of Little Lake - October 1944
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Aerial view of Little Lake - October 1944

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Little Lake swimming pool - 1970
(Photo courtesy of Monique Ford)
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Little Lake Hotel - 1970
(Photo courtesy of Monique Ford)

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SP Jawbone Branch RR tracks near Little Lake
(Photo courtesy of Bob Alvis)

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Little Lake Hotel
(Photo courtesy of Rick Olson)


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