A part of the Smithsonian Institute's Solar Research Station near the Big Pines Recreational Camp, California, ca. 1931

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Photograph of a part of the Smithsonian Institute's Solar Research Station on the top of Table Mountain, just up from the Big Pines Recreational Camp, featuring the assistant superintendent's residence, ca.1931 . At left, the assistant superintendent's cabin is situated on arid ground at the edge of a mountain ridge. To the left, other mountains in the range can be seen just past a few sparse trees. At center, a water gauge that was used to measure rainfall is positioned on a slab of concrete.; "In 1923, Los Angeles county established a major recreational facility at Big Pines, an all year resort that included winter and summer sports. Big Pines Recreation Camp (elevation 6,862 feet) had cabins, dining room, fountain and store. Many of the buildings still stand (most notably one of the two stone towers that once supported a pedestrian overpass across Highway 2, west of Wrightwood). Now administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Big Pines continues to be a popular recreation area encompassing three ski resorts, several campgrounds and Jackson Lake." -- unknown author. Additional information: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) acquired the site in late 1961 when Smithsonian left the area.

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Title A part of the Smithsonian Institute's Solar Research Station near the Big Pines Recreational Camp, California, ca. 1931

Subject Big Pines (subject), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (subject), Los Angeles County -- Big Pines (file heading), research facilities (adlf), Science (lcsh), Scientists (lcsh), Smithsonian Institute Solar Research Station (subject), Smithsonian Institution (subject), Table Montain (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), San Bernardino (counties), Table Montain (geographic subject), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1931

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1931

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18704

Identifier 36372 (accession number), CHS-36372 (call number), CHS-36372 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18578 (legacy record id), chs-m18704 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18578

Unique identifier UC135638

Legacy Identifier CHS-36372.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.5 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
47.0 cm × 34.0 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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