Big Pines History

[GRAHAM_RANCH]

I got a copy of this paper!  It was awesome reading.Glad you all posted it.Good job 

[Wrightwood]

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[Mike Casey]

Does anyone have an original copy of the article above? I am looking for anything related to Wadsworth.

[Wrightwood]

Mike are you referring to the Big Pines Lodge clipping above or the Los Angeles Times article? 

[Mike Casey]

Sorry, LA times one. 

[Wrightwood]

I'm not aware of anyone having an original newspaper itself. There are a few copies around that appear to be from microfiche and too big for me to scan plus had a few unreadable areas. I went to the Los Angeles Times and bought an electronic copy and that's what's posted.

[Wrightwood]

[Wrightwood]

This additional land allowed the County to expand westward from Big Pines Park through Mescal Canyon and just past the western end of Jackson Lake, and including Prairie Fork, south of Big Pines.






A big thank you goes out to Barbara Van Houten for sharing her research findings above.

[Wrightwood]

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Creator:  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Title:       Records, 1923-1954
Dates:    1923, 1923-1954
Summary:    These records consist mostly of correspondence between staff at the observing stations and Charles G. Abbot and others on the Observatory staff in Washington, regarding details of operating the stations and personnel problems. Also included are budgets, reports, and other administrative records. See also record unit 46. The stations for which records are included here are Montezuma, on the western slope of the Andes; Mount Saint Katherine, Egypt; Mount Brukkaros, Southwest Africa; Table Mountain, California; and Tyrone, New Mexico
Topic:     Astrophysical observatories

More: http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216692

Under Director Abbot, the Observatory established field stations to achieve a diversified collection of solar constant values. The stations were strategically placed to ensure diversity in the readings, with the first station opened at Mount Harqua Hala, near Phoenix, Arizona, in use from 1920-1926. Also established in 1920 was Mount Montezuma, in Antof*gasta, Chile, which maintained observations through 1955. The Montezuma station closed only when the skies became too cloudy and the air too filled with smog, from the local mines, to continue observations. In 1925, the Observatory opened the Table Mountain station in Swartout, California, which would remain in use longer than any of the other stations, closing in 1962.

[Wrightwood]

11-year old wins annual juvenile dog race classic in Big Pines, California. A great crowd gathers along the course of the fifth junior derby to watch boys and their pets, the latter harnessed to sleds in a contest of speed and endurance. Not huskies but regular mutts star here, with Lou, Bobby Howard's flashy fox terrier, topping the field.

http://stream.efootage.com/clips/1931/55199.mov

[GRAHAM_RANCH]

Can't get the video link to work 

[GRAHAM_RANCH]

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675036003_dog-race_Annual-Juvenile-Dog-Race_Bobby-Howard_dog-Lou

[Wrightwood]

Angeles sets the standard for this important historical item.

PUBLIC CAMP MANUAL
1935

United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Region Five



Angeles Metal Toilet Stool

The Angeles metal toilet stool has been accepted as standard, and should be installed in all pit and chemical toilet buildings. Except in isolated hunters' camps, buildings which are equipped with wooden box-type seats should be remodeled immediately for installation of the metal stool, or replaced by new buildings as necessity demands. Specifications of this stool follow:

BODY OF STOOL: 15 inches high with perpendicular front and sloping back made of 20 gauge iron, with lock joint down the back. Body dimensions are 20 inches from front to back and 16-1/2 inches across at the bottom, with the front and the back ends curved with the same radius as the top, which is 16-1/2 inches diameter and circular.

FLANGE AND PROJECTION: Flange is made of 16 gauge iron, 1 inch wide and is integral with a 3-inch projection designed to fit through the floor. The 3-inch extension is at right angles to the floor flange, not sloping in the back as above the floor line. Six, three-sixteenth inch holes, centers 1/4 inch from the outer edge of the flange and an equal distance apart, offer a means of fastening the stool to the floor. The flange and projection are securely fastened to the body of the stool.



Angeles Metal Toilet Stool

TOP OF STOOL: 16-1/2 inches in diameter and circular with 1/2-inch flange to fit snugly over the body of the stool, and riveted thereto. Made of 16 gauge iron with a smoothly cut opening conforming with dimension given under "Seat".

SEAT: Consists of two crescent-shaped pieces of 1-inch birch, the outer edges being a segment of a 14-inch circle. The blocks are 3 inches wide at the widest point. Each is attached to the top by means of three screws inserted from underneath. The blocks are so placed as to leave openings of 4-inches front and back, and 8-1/4 inches at the widest point. They are comfortably shaped and finished with three coats of clear varnish.

METAL COVER: 20-gauge iron, 14-1/2 inches diameter inside and 1 inch deep with curved sides. Has a flat flange or bead at bottom, 1/4 inch in width, entirely around the cover. It is fitted with a substantial brass hinge, 5 inches wide, which is attached by brass posts and nuts 1/4 inch in diameter.

PAINT: If galvanized iron is used, treat it with vinegar and paint with black enamel inside and grey enamel outside. If made of black iron, it should be given a priming coat of red lead, followed by two coats of good metal paint.

http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Publications/region/5/public_camp/

[Wrightwood]

LA County staff recently uncovered a 1929 Camp Rules pamphlet from their former forestry camps and passed along the attached file.

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/history/BigPines/CampRules1929.pdf

Thank you Ansley Davies, Associate Curator

[Elk]

LA County staff recently uncovered a 1929 Camp Rules pamphlet from their former forestry camps and passed along the attached file.

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/history/BigPines/CampRules1929.pdf

Thank you Ansley Davies, Associate Curator

Great find! We are lucky to be able to sneak a peak back in time to read these documents. If you close your eyes and think about it... you could almost imagine being there. Fascinating!