View of mountains from ski area, Mammoth Lakes, California
Summary
In 1877, prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town. By the end of 1878, 1500 people settled in the mining camp called Mammoth City. Today the area is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
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Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory of Jon B. Lovelace; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:063).
Forms part of: Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Date
2010 - 2020
Contributors
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Location
Mammoth Lakes (Calif.)
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37.64861, -118.97194
Source
Library of Congress
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