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Summer Scene, Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. 1936

Description: A view of Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear from woods along the water's edge. An automobile is parked next to a wrought-iron fence that borders the lake. Adults stand in the shade and sit on benches facing the water where people in swimsuits are kayaking and sitting on floating platforms called "Sun tan floats". A small dock extends into the water on the right and has a sign that reads "Excursion trips and speed boat rides".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1936
Call number: photCL Whitt 0267 ; Whitt neg. 0903
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Summer scene, Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. 1936

Visual Materials

A view of Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear from woods along the water's edge. An automobile is parked next to a wrought-iron fence that borders the lake, with a woman standing on the driver's side running board. Other adults sit on benches facing the water where people in swimsuits are swimming, kayaking, and sitting on floating platforms.

photCL Whitt 0266 ; Whitt neg. 0902

Summer scene, Lake Arrowhead. 1929

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A view of the beaches, docks, and surroundings at Lake Arrowhead during the summer. There are people in swimsuits sitting on the beach, swimming in the water, and sitting on a floating platform in the middle of the water. Buildings and docks with row boats are on the far side of the water.

photCL Whitt 0265b ; Whitt neg. 0354a

Summer scene, Lake Arrowhead. 1929

Visual Materials

A view of the beaches, docks, and surroundings at Lake Arrowhead during the summer. There are people in swimsuits sitting on the beach and swimming in the water, and others wearing regular clothing gathered in groups. Buildings and docks with row boats are along the edge of the water.

photCL Whitt 0265a ; Whitt neg. 0354b

Golfer, lake, and Norconian Resort construction, Norco. 1928

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A golfer poses in front of a lake in Norco. The Norconian Resort is under construction across the lake, and a building on the water's edge is already complete. A man sits in a parked automobile near the edge of the lake.

photCL Whitt 2005 ; Whitt neg. 0274

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Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear

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The Charles Francis Saunders and Mira Culin Saunders Collection of Photographs and Negatives consists of 5826 black and white photographs, 68 glass plate negatives, 3832 film negatives, 10 photographs albums, 261 lantern slides, and related ephemera, ca. 1871-1965 (bulk 1910s-1920s), collected and created by Charles Francis Saunders, Elisabeth Hallowell Saunders, and Mira Culin Saunders. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of Charles Saunders' activities as a naturalist and travel writer.

photCL 276

Snow carnival, Lake Arrowhead. 1933

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A view down a ski jump for the snow carnival at Lake Arrowhead. Spectators line the right side of the run, though the crowd thins farther down the path. There are tall trees covered with snow on either side of the run.

photCL Whitt 0262 ; Whitt neg. 0653

Summer Scene, Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. 1936

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