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Mt. Whitney
and Lone Pine
in the early 1900s - 2 |
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All
photo cards on this page courtesy of Rich McCutchan archives
unless otherwise noted.
See USE NOTICE on Home Page
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Lone
Pine Grammer School - 1920's
(photo
courtesy of Marlene Cieriak) |
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Back
Row (L to R):
Ceclia Duarte, Marion Rich, ?, Cordila Bellas?, Mable Diaz, Anson
Hancock, Walter Dodge, Corinne Chambers, Owen Goodwin, Lela Lyons,
Delphina Olivas, ?, Luther Dearborn, Miss Dorothy Nielson (Teacher),
Robert Wilson (McClary)
Middle Row (L to R): Robert Mason?, Russell Hancock, Paul
Bagwell, Buddy Leete, Walney Walker, J.B. Billingsley, John Lubken,
Leo Schoenauer, Norvil Aigner, George Burkhart,
Seated (L to R): Lavine Meysan, Normal Dodge, Elisa Brichaga,
Della Butterfield, Joy Spainhower, Hazel Boyer, Thelma Morris,
Margy Branson?, Vincent Bruno, Frank Laskey
NAME LIST |
Dow
Hotel June 1942
Check out the
Hotel rates below.
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On
the pack trail to Mt. Whitney.
Before there
was a Whitney Portals road there was a pack trains trail from
the Owens Valley floor to the summit of Mt. Whitney. 15 miles
of burning desert with little or no water to wet your lips and
plenty of dust to make you wish you had some "cool clear
water". |
Whitney Portals road before it was paved.
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Dow Hotel rates in June of 1942
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Single
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$1.50 |
and |
$2.00, |
with
bath |
$2.50 |
and |
$3.00 |
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Double
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$2.50 |
and |
$3.00, |
with
bath |
$3.50 |
and |
$4.00 |
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Twins
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$3.00 |
and |
$3.50, |
with
bath |
$4.00 |
and |
$5.00 |
Now these are incredible hotel rates; of course, people only
made $100 a week so it was "all relative" as they say!
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"Mule Packers
and the Sierra Club"
by Charles Morgan
Mt.
Whitney Area
Before there
was pavement, there was a dirt road from Lone Pine to Whitney
Portal. |
Leslie Engelhart western art. |
The Western
face of Mt. Whitney from the Guitar Lake area. |
Looking west towards Red and Black
Kaweah, Mt. Hitchcock and Hitchcock Lake from Trail Crest Pass,
13,777'. |
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Looking south along the crest of
the Sierra from the summit of Mt. Whitney. |
"Packing
in the Sierra"
by Henry M. Brown
Mt. Whitney area back country
Looking southeast
towards Mt. Tyndall (R) and Mt. Williamson (M) from Junction
Pass. |
Leslie Engelhart western art. |
Looking northeast
across Upper Rock Creek Lake towards the Miter Basin and Mt.
Langley. |
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Looking east
across Upper Crabtree Meadows towards Mt. Young (L) and Mt. Whitney
(R).
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(Leslie Engelhart drawing)
If you are looking for some outstanding western art to compliment
your home then check out Leslie's gallery.
You will not be disappointed. I am quite picky myself; and it
is seldom that you will find "packers artwork"
where the packer is actually packing mules instead of horses.
Not that I have anything against you horse packing
folks, it's just that on the often steep and rocky trails of
the eastern Sierra Nevada you just need a
more sure footed animal.
Many thanks Leslie your artwork is heartwarming and exciting!
PS. - Leslie's dad (Lou Roeser) and her brother (Lee Roeser)
owned and operated Mammoth Lakes Pack Station for many years.
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Owens River near Lone Pine |
Southern Pacific Railroad bridge on the Owens River
near Lone Pine |
Inside the Dow Hotel in Lone Pine |
Square Deal service station in Lone Pine |
Square Deal service station in Lone Pine |
Dow Hotel in Lone Pine |
Main Street (U.S. 395) in Lone Pine |
Dow Hotel in Lone Pine |
Main Street (U.S. 395) in Lone Pine |
Square Deal Super-Service Station in Lone Pine, CA
[Photocard courtesy of Marye Roeser]
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Summit of Mt. Whitney, California, Mt. Whitney quadrangle, 1905, picture taken by R.B. Marshall |
U.S. Geological Survey level party in charge of R.A. Farmer, August, 1905, going up Mount Whitney, Calif. elevation 14,501 ft. Mt. Whitney quadrangle, California. Picture by Dept. of Agricutlure, Experiment Stations, Berkeley, California. Lantern slide made March, 1911
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Summit of Mt. Whitney - 1905 |
Topographer on summit of Mount Whitney, California, 1905, Mount Whitney quadrangle, picutre by F. Ryany
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Guitar Lake on the west side of Mt. Whtiney - 1903 |
Riders on the summit of Cirque Peak - 1907 |
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Mt. Whitney trail at the 12,600' level - circa 1929
(Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)
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Cottonwood Pack Station concessioner facilities on
Cottonwood Creek
(Photo courtesy of the National Park Service) |
Courtesy Rick Olson |
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01/21
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Illustrated envelope from Hugo Ballin to Mabel Ballin |
L/R: Wilfrid Cline, GlenVelzy, Chas Stavnow at the campsite
near the Cottonwood Creek power plant,
Lone Pine, CA - 1918 |
L/R: Wilfrid Cline, GlenVelzy, Chas Stavnow at the campsite near the
Cottonwood Creek power plant,
Lone Pine, CA - 1918 |
Lone Pine branch of the Inyo County Bank - CLOSED - 1927 |
Lone Pine branch of the Inyo County Bank - CLOSED - 1927 |
Pete Aigner filling the tank of H. H. West's Buick at the
Mt. Whitney Garage & Livery
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Mt. Whitney Garage & Livery in Lone Pine, CA - 1914 |
Forrest Whitaker fixing his Willis Knight automobile while Mertie West watches and waits in Lone Pine, CA - 1930 |
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Mt. Whitney - July 1958
(Poto courtesy of Hal Eaton)
(U.S. National Archives Photo)
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06/21
1955 Lone Pine and Independence Map
(Courtesy California Internet Archive) |
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Water well rig in operation in the Alabama Hills - circa 1913
(Charles H. Lee photograph)
(Photo courtesy of Online Archive of California)
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Water well rig in operation in the Alabama Hills - circa 1913
(Charles H. Lee photograph)
(Photo courtesy of Online Archive of California) |
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