Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2019.22.8

Description

Color photo postcard of a street scene looking toward the snow covered Sierra Nevada. A store on the right corner appears to be a Trading Post. Label on reverse says, "Lone Pine, Sierra Nevada: Lone Pine was named after a tall Jeffrey pine that stood along Lone Pine Creek, later washed out in a flood. In 1861 Bart and Alny [Alney] McGee built the first cabin in the valley. The mines of Cerro Gordo, Darwin, and Panamint City brought in a great number of immigrants. For many years Sept. 16, the anniversary of Mexico's liberation, was Lone Pine's day of celebration. Lone Pine Peak is 12,944 feet high with Mt. Whitney the highest (14,495 ft.). There are six peaks in the area over 14,000 ft. high. In 1872 an earthquake caused the land to drop 20 feet and took the lives of 26 people. At one time Mt. Whitney was named Fisherman's Peak. The first trail was built to the top of Mt. Whitney in 1881 and 20 years later people of Lone Pine raised the money to build a better trail to the top." Photo-color by Merle Porter. B-977. S-71919.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Lone Pine

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Collection

Mono County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Porter, Merle

Role

Photographer