Identifying Locations of 1910s-1920s era photographs

Blaise · Post by **Blaise** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:27 pm

Going through some old family photos, I came across some photos from my great-grandmother's hikes in the late 1910s and early 1920s. I believe they are from either the San Gabriel or San Bernardino mountains based on the look of the terrain and a post card from Big Bear. They're from different times and locations, not all one trip. Can anyone identify where they are located?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

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Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:03 pm

How cool!

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:56 pm

First impressions...

#1 is a waterfall (genius!)
#2 is somewhere in the high country (perhaps Buckhorn/Pallett/Will Thrall area).
#3 Mt. Lowe RR right-of-way maybe (from echo to Dawn Mine?)
#4-#6 Lytle Creek area?

walker · Post by **walker** » Wed May 10, 2023 12:05 am

Wow, those are great!

For #1 - Any waterfall experts in the house? Canyoneers?
For #2 - Maybe near Kelly Camp or Ontario Peak looking northwest towards west Baldy and register ridge?
For #3 - I agree it's lower altitude, maybe just a reinforced section of a high-use trail in the front range? Seems like a bridged drainage crossing that continues with foot tread - could that be some kind of flume?
For #4-#6 - I agree with HikeUp - looks like Lytle Creek area, unless all of these are in the San Bernardinos after all.

Thanks for sharing those here!