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... and Stories Through the Decades — 2

Articles and Advertisements gleaned from the
UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research
California Digital Newspaper Collection

Silhouette images gleaned from Desert Magazines Archives

See USE NOTICE on Home Page.

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tales of pioneers


The Inyo Register - September 22, 1932 —"Tales of the Pioneers"

movies

Bishop Theatre — "Sky Bride", "Strangers in Love",
"The Washington Masquerade"

mono county
Mono County Map
oil

Triton Oil Advertisement

asa cline
The Inyo Register - August 15, 1929 — Asa Cline Killed by Kick of Horse
 

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new
08/24
The Great He-Cloudburst of 1922 at Sand Canyon near Brown & Pearsonville
Los Angeles Times Article
Page 1, Page 2

Where the Bottom Fell Out of the Sky - in 1922
By John Edwin Hogg - From Popular Science Monthly
Page 1, Page 2

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papers by the people

santa barbara press

los angeles times

los angeles herald

inyo independent

the searchlight

visalia delta

big pine citizen

the inyo independent

san pedro news pilot


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road to mines

Narrow Gauge Railroad to the Mines


inyo county map
Inyo County Map

piano lessons
Eleanor Wheeler Topham Vocal and Piano Lessons — Independence

keough hot springs
Keoughs' Hot Springs
shoes rebuilt
Shoes Rebuilt for $1.00 at McFarlane Brothers

strawberries
Strawberries at Sierra Ice & Meat Market

contest
Inyo Independent — Athletic Contest for Parlor Frolic — September 5, 1902
cerro gordo letter
Santa Barbara Press - April 21 1873: Cerro Gordo Letter

cerro gordo railroad
Los Angeles Daily Herald - April 1, 1874
Cerro Gordo Railroad approved by the governor


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desert buddies

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poisoning
Ptomaine Poisoning at Manzanar Dance
bauers
Bauer's Variety Store

manzanar
The Manzanar Dances
borax
20 Mule-Team Borax Soap Chips

battle ax

Battle Ax Chew

big pine gossip

The Inyo Independent - November 26, 1881
Big Pine Gossip, Black Rock Sawmill & Lumber, Inyo County Marble Works, Centennial Brewery, Pioneer Stables
L. Colleau, M.D. - Physician and Surgeon, Lone Pine, CA

friscos tax
Big Pine Citizen - October 2, 1926
San Francisco's Three Cent Tax Propoganda

inyo independent
The Inyo Independent - November 26, 1881
Lone Pine School Report, Whitney House, New French Restaurant, Germania Brewery, Dexter Saloon, The Grand Saloon


inyo independent
Inyo Independent - February 2, 1917
Moving Pictures, "The Fall of a Nation", Suititorium of Bishop, CA

bishop theatre
Now Playing at the Bishop Theater

Sunday &
Monday
Finnigan's Ball
So This is Yosemite
The Mountain Lion
Tuesday &
Wedesday
The Divine Woman
Thursday &
Friday
Ramona
Saturday The Law of the Range


cuticura soap
Cuticura Soap

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desert scene

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mt whitney
Big Pine Citizen - May 31, 1930 — Packers set Price for Trail Dedication Trip
bell
Bell-Ans for Indigestion

married at manzanar
Married at Manzanar — Thos. Lacey
mt whitney trail
Mt. Whitney Trail being improved and changes made —
Ted Cook of Mt. Whitney Pack Trains


corset
Nemo Corsets worn by wise women

trans sierra road

Big Pine Citizen - January 31, 1931 —
State aid for Trans-Sierra road sought by delegates from valley in parley with San Joaquin Group
Frank Chrysler, John Morris, John Lubken, L.J. Wiltfang, G.W. Dow, R. Spainhower, Earle Carr, Ansel Gash, Dean Sears, R. Carey


towler

Big Pine Citizen - August 13, 1927 — C.E. Towler of Golden Trout Camp and Frank Chrysler Break into Front Page
Frank Chrysler & Ted Cook of Mt. Whitney Pack Trains


inyo independent
Inyo Independent - March 12, 1915 — State Highway to be Built Through Inyo County
W.R. Ford, Charles Wonacott, G.W. Naylor, J.H. Lubken, Silas H. Reynolds, W.W. Watterson, M.Q. Watterson, Dr. G.P. Doyle, Fred Eaton
El Camino Sierra, Inyo Good Road Club, Pasear Tour, Hoosier Tour

studebaker wagon
The Studebaker Wagon — Leece & Watterson, Bishop, CA

ford
S.C. Miller Ford of Independence, CA


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windstorm

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owenyo house
Owenyo Eating House — E.A. Shelton
stage line
Mojave and Keeler Stage Line commencing April 4th, 1909

lost sheep
Big Pine Citizen - February 5, 1916 — Looks as if part of Rossi sheep will be lost

rossi sheep found
Big Pine Citizen - January 29, 1916 — Rossi sheep Found

ice
Sierra Ice & Meat Market


union
Union Oil Company

southern pacific
Los Angeles Herald - October 18, 1910 — Southern Pacific RR Opens New Owens Lake Road to Mojave

sierra club
Inyo Independent - July 28, 1916 — 250 Sierra Clubbers disembark from SPNG at Owenyo for Sierra hike, Roger Robinson accidentally killed

sierra club

Inyo Independent - June 20, 1913 — 200+ Sierra Clubhere on July 3rd, will disembark from SPNG at Owenyo.


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picture show
Harry Holland & Chas. E. Player - Picture Show and Dance
at the Independence Pavilion every two weeks
levi strauss
Levi Strauss

keeler
The Inyo Independent - July 10, 1880 — Matters at Keeler, U.S. Stage Line between Virginia City, Carson and Independence.

rossi
Big Pine Citizen - November 29, 1924 —
Farewell Party for Mr. & Mrs. A.H. Peterson and Mr. & Mrs. Felix Rossi

inyo stage company
Inyo Stage Company — From Mojave to Keeler - W.K. Miller Propriator
hupmovile
Bishop Auto Repair Company
Hupmobile Special Roadster

manzanar post office
Big Pine Citizen - January 11, 1930 — Manzanar Postoffice is now a thing of the past

whitney road
Big Pine Citizen - November 27, 1926 — Lone Pine's End of Whitney Road
Sierra Nevada Lone Pine-to-Porterville Dirt Road from Carroll Creek over Mulkey Pass to the Kern River and Porterville
Mt. Whitney Pack Trains Frank Chrysler and Ted Cook

lone pine to porterville road
Inyo Independent - June 30, 1923 — Lone Pine-to-Porterville Road - Road Will be Asset to Valley

levi
Levi Strauss & Company Copper Riveted Overalls and Spring Bottom Pants

inyo bank
Inyo County Bank, Bishop/Big Pine/Independence

dance
St. Patrick's Dance at the Lake View Hotel, Keeler, CA


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darwin
Grand Ball - Miners' Union Hall, Darwin, CA
milk cow dry
Essential to milk cow dry

eaton ranch
Big Pine Citizen - December 11, 1920 — Eaton Ranch Sold to Montana Capitalist H.W. Otis


events
Events in the Lives of Little Men
dance again
Dance Again! at Manzanar Hall.

everyones business
Big Pine Citizen - May 22, 1920 — Whereabout's of the People You All Know
woman

used cars

big pine citizen
Big Pine Citizen - November 29, 1924 —
Farewell Party at Rafael Rossi, Woman Insane over Acqueduct, Jacobson's Drug Store toys

witch
Inyo Independent - April 29, 1932 — Indian Woman Disappears ... Branded as a Witch

chrysler and sparky
Big Pine Citizen - July 7, 1928 — Mt. Whitney Pack Trains ... Frank Chrysler & LaSalle automobile

river line
Valley Residents Hold Festivities to Mark Completion of Southern
Pacific Railroad Branch from Mojave to Lone Pine

chrysler ad
Rainbow Service Station - Bishop, CA

miners supplies
Miner's Supplies at Watterson Brothers, Inc. in Bishop, CA

road
Excursion of the proposed Lone Pine-to-Porterville Road
locomotive
The Inyo Independent - November 26, 1881 —
Look Out for the Carson & Colorado Locomotive

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drinking water

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san pedro
lake hearings begun
The San Pedro Daily News - October 1913
"Owens Lake Suit Hearings Begun"


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sacramento daily union
shot in saloon
The Sacramento Daily Union - October 1871
"Dr. Colombo shot by Tuttle in Bogle's saloon in Lone Pine"
"Cattle disease breaks out near Owens Lake"
"Schooner launched on Owens Lake "


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san jose mercury
wondrous lakes
The San Jose Sunday Mercury - June 1887
"The Peculiaritiesof the Waters of Mono and Owens Lakes."


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syrup of figs
Syrup of Figs
chandler sedan
Rossi's Service Station - Big Pine, CA

telegraph stage line
Telegraph
Stage Line from Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Visalia, San Francisco
jacobs oil
St. Jacobs Oil - The Great German Remedy for Pain


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san francisco call
randsburg map
Proposed pipeline route from Owens Lake to Randsburg
 

The San Francisco Call - October 1896
"Plenty of Water for Randsburg"


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littles
Little's Chemical Fluid Sheep Dip
peruna
PE-RU-NA, the remedy for catarrah
mercolized wax
Mercolized Was Keeps Skin Young
sierra ice
Sierra Ice & Meat Market - Independence, CA

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darwin schoolhouse
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gunga din
The San Pedro News - Pilot - October 1938
"Touring in Filmland"


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chicken dinner
Sunday Chicken Dinners at Weaver's
cerro gordo
Cerro Gordo Meat Market - July 1873


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