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Panoramic drawing of Mount Lowe

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Order Number	00070122
Title	Panoramic drawing of Mount Lowe
Collection ID	Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession	WPA 6062 8x10
Date	Circa 1937
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	T.S.C. Lowe founded the Mount Lowe project and Mount Lowe Railway. In 1892, Oak Mountain, a 6,100 foot peak behind Echo Mountain, was renamed Mount Lowe in his honor. The rail system was engineered by David J. Macpherson and completed in 1893.
Description	Panoramic drawing by W. H. Bull depicting Mount Lowe, the Cable Incline rail, Circular Bridge, "Ye Alpine Tavern", and Echo Mountain House and Station.
Publisher	Federal Writers' Project.
Subject	Alpine Tavern (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Mount Lowe Railway. Drawings. Works Progress Administration Collection photographs. Lowe, T. S. C.(Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt),1832-1913. Macpherson, David J. San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.). Circular Bridge (Calif.). Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Bull, W. H.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection