Will Thrall standing on a rock by the edge of a mountain, ca.1930

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Photograph of Will Thrall, ca.1930. Mr. Thrall can be seen standing on a rock by the edge of a mountain. He seems to have a triumphant expression on his face while looking away from the viewer. He is dressed in a buttoned shirt and a plain jacket over trousers, while holding a hat in one hand. The site is surrounded by rocks and, to his right, what seems to be a pine tree is visible next to him. Further uphill, in the right, patches of snow are observable. A panoramic view of snow-capped mountains fills in the backdrop.
"Will Thrall embraced the San Gabriel Mountains from the time of his arrival in the 1880s until his death in the 1960s. Thrall documented the tent camps of the Great Hiking Age, worked on the Mount Lowe railroad, organized hiking clubs, and promoted conservation of mountain resources. Thrall also edited "Trails Magazine" and authored a weekly column for the "Los Angeles Times". He photographed historic mountain cabins, identified geologic formations, and discovered lost pioneer routes and Indian Trails. Thrall's life is a study in southern California itself--and the lasting traditions that form the mountain backdrop to the valley below" -- unknown author.

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Title Will Thrall standing on a rock by the edge of a mountain, ca.1930

Subject Hiking (lcsh), Mountaineering (lcsh), Mountains (adlf), Recreation -- Mountain climbing (file heading), Thrall, Will (subject), Thrall, Will, 1873-1963 (personal name)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930

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 1930

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-m11547

Identifier 42847 (accession number), CHS-42847 (call number), CHS-42847 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-10967 (legacy record id), chs-m11547 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11697 (legacy record id), 84-1-2296 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 10967

Unique identifier UC118426

Legacy Identifier CHS-42847.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.9 in at 300dpi
52.7 cm × 42.9 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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