JW Bledsoe, California Photographer

Late 19th and Early 20th Century Photography of the California Wilderness

Tag: 1913

Mt. Whitney

Mount Whitney, California from the Inyo Mountains near Lone Pine, 1913.

Mount Whitney, California, 1913.

Mount Whitney, California, 1913.

Labeled “Mt. Whitney Elev. 14502 Ft” and “Cop’R. 1913 by Bledsoe Photo Co. L.A. CA”.

Photograph by J. W. Bledsoe

Thanks to David Weaver for the scan.

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LA Aqueduct Cascades, 1913

Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascade Opening Ceremony, Nov. 5, 1913

Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascade Opening Ceremony, Nov. 5, 1913

Panoramic photo of the opening ceremony (November 5, 1913) for the Los Angeles Aqueduct, held at the Cascades. This is where the modern Interstate 5 crosses Balboa Blvd, around here: Google Map Location

Photograph taken by J.W. Bledsoe. Label on lower left corner reads “Cascades L.A.A. Nov. 5 1913 (c) 1913 by Bledsoe Photo Co.”

Part of the collection of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, this image was stitched together from four photographs of a print.

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