A horse pushes a trolley along the tracks of the Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway mule train, Los Angeles County, 1932

Item Overview

Title

A horse pushes a trolley along the tracks of the Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway mule train, Los Angeles County, 1932

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1932

Date

1932

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a horse pushing a Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway mule train trolley car along the tracks at Mount Lowe. People sit aboard a trolley that rides along the rails in the near distance at right. A horse, viewed from behind, is hitched to the near side of the trolley car and pushes the car along the tracks. The tracks start at center and curve to the right and out of frame. A sign on the roof of the trolley car reads, "Please Keep Away From HERBERT THE MULE He C???S No Petting." Two fairly identical signs stand at left on the trail. They read, "MT.LOWE Scenic Railway Mule Train ('Herbert' on Duty) ROUTE FROM INSPIRATION POINT TO PANORAMA POINT A WONDERFUL SCENIC TRIP THU EATON CANYON ABOUT 3 MILES TAKES 35 MINUTES FARE ROUND TRIP 35¢ CHILDREN 20¢ PERFECTLY SAFE NO GRADES DO NOT MISS IT THE MULE PUSHES THE CAR BOTH WAYS TO KEEP [???] THE DUST & TO UNOBSTRUCT THE VIEW O.M. & M. [???]." A hill stands behind the trolley and beyond that and to the right, a communications tower stands in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Mount Lowe, Calif. 1932. Waiting for the incline car to Mt Lowe. L to R: Bertha Keithler[sic], Mertie West and Bertha Kiethler's[sic] daughter. [handwritten:] Mildred [end handwritten]. On the trail to Inspiration point. Tree squirrel getting a drink in the water trough alongside the trail to Inspiration point. On the trail to Inspiration Point. L to R.- Will Shaw, Josie Shaw, Aunt Alice Prickett, Bertha Kiethler[sic]. Scenic railway at Inspiration Point. Horsee pullee-pushee. 5 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Los Angeles County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Horse railroads--California--Los Angeles County
Signs (Notices)