Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2000.5.1-25Description
Collection of 25 photographs related to the Civilian Pilot Training Corps at the Lone Pine airport during WWII.
2000.5.1--Photo of the debris from a plane wreck.
2000.5.2--Photo of the debris from a plane wreck with the Alabama Hills in the background.
2000.5.3--Photo of the debris from a plane wreck.
2000.5.4--Small aerial photo of the town of Independence and the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
2000.5.5--"We found some swell places no foolin'." Shows a girl with pigtails with mountains in the background.
2000.5.6--"Just a couple of characters in Lone Pine. Did you ever eat there." Shows three people standing in front of "Anne's Chicken in the Rough" restaurant.
2000.5.7--"Does this look familiar? Taken from Dow Hotel." Shows Lone Pine's Main Street, automobiles, the Mt. Whitney Cafe, a couple of gas stations, and what might be the Joseph's grocery store.
2000.5.8--Photo of three tents, three or four people around the campsite, and a plane flying low in the background. There might be one or two planes parked behind the tents (wings are visible).
2000.5.9--Photo of two planes parked. There is a chair or stool in the foreground, and the shadow of a tent in the lower left side.
2000.5.10--Photo of four unidentified men in uniform standing in front of tent #2.
2000.5.11--Photo of several men examining a plane wreck. This plane, while damaged, is still mostly intact.
2000.5.12--Out of focus photo of four men examining a plane wreck.
2000.5.13--Photo of several men working on a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.14--Photo of several men working on a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.15--Photo of several men working on a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.16--Close-up photo of the belly of a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.17--Close-up photo of the tail of a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.18--Photo of two men examining a plane wreck. This plane, while damaged, is still mostly intact.
2000.5.19--Close-up photo of a detached plane landing wheel.
2000.5.20--Photo of a the wing of a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.21--Close-up photo of the wing of a damaged plane wreck.
2000.5.22--Photo of a pilot in the cockpit. The plane still appears to be on the ground.
2000.5.23--Photo of a pilot wearing a cap and goggles standing next to the tail of a plane. It is a Vega Model 35, NC 28353.
2000.5.24--Photo of several planes with a sign in the background that says, "Scenic Flights."
2000.5.25--Photo of a plane parked in front of a sign for "Dawson-Parker Flying Service. [illegible] rentals, Instruction. Flight Mgr. Don A. Hackett." There is a large hanger to the left side with a sign that says, "---craft Co." The Dawson-Parker Flying Service opened in September 1941 and operated out of the Palm Springs Airport.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
Lone PineCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
CaliforniaCollection
Kate Howe CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1939 - circa 1941Provenance
Notes
From the collection of Russell E. Kelley.
