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Pan Hot Springs, Baldwin Lake, Bear Valley. 1924
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A panoramic view of the Pan Hot Springs near Baldwin Lake in Bear Valley (aka Big Bear Valley). The area pictured has a road that runs between widely spaced pine trees, and the ground is littered with pine cones. There are a few buildings in the background on the far left and tucked behind some trees just right of center. An automobile is parked in about the center of the image, with a man sitting in the driver's seat. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Pan Hot Springs ; Baldwin Lake ; Big Bear Valley, Calif." Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo No. 486 ; The". Below each of the ms. notes there is a stamp reading "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8534 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif."
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