Mrs. Tom Carlisle seated on rock formation, Riverside County, [1920-1939?]

Item Overview

Title

Mrs. Tom Carlisle seated on rock formation, Riverside County, [1920-1939?]

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

[1920-1939?]

Date

1920/1939

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Mrs. Tom Carlisle, in suit and hat, with branch over shoulder, seated on rock formation shaped like a camel or dromedary, with hills and forest in background and rocks in foreground, in the San Jacinto Mountains area of Riverside County
Mrs. Tom Carlisle could be Nola Louise Carlisle, 1891-1978, wife of Thomas K. Carlisle, resident of and candidate for school board in San Bernardino in the 1920s

Caption

Handwritten at edge of negative: 1986
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 Pls ret negs. Hemet - Idylwild. San Jacinto Mountain district, Southern California wonders - Famous pitcher or lily rock, with Henry Barnbrock in view, and kneeling dromedary, a sandstone formation with Mrs. Tom Carlisle "riding." These formations have been carved by wind and elements. Discovered and photographed here for first time. The "dromedary" is complete even to nose and ears. Camel & lilly rock, cave at Ramona's Burial Place

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Carlisle, Tom, Mrs.

Location

California--Riverside County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

San Jacinto Mountains (Calif.)
People
Rock formations--California--Riverside County
Environment
Lifestyle