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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
5344
Title
A large group of people posing for a souvenir photo on Echo Mountain at Mt. Lowe, California.
Date
[19-?].
Description
A large group of people posing for a souvenir photo on Echo Mountain at Mt. Lowe, California. Members of the Bush family might be included in this group.
Photo Inscription/Caption
information on the back about "World Famous Mt. Lowe, America's Greatest Scenic Trip"
People/Subject
Bush family
Echo Mountain (Mt. Lowe)
Echo Mountain is a promontory above Altadena, California and has a mean elevation of 3,250 feet above sea level. Its name is derived from the number of repetitions one's voice could emit into Castle Canyon. Boy Scout projects were made to find the "sweet spot" where the largest number of repetitions could be heard. During the days of the Mount Lowe Railway "echophones" were set up to assist in voice projections near the best sweet spots. Echo Mountain, also referred to as Mount Echo, is now part of the monument area delineated by the U.S. Forest Service for the listing of the Mount Lowe Railway on the National Register of Historic Places (Jan. 6, 1993). On top of the mountain are the ruins of "White City," a resort along the scenic Mount Lowe Railway, which could easily be seen from the valley below. From its point and down an incline to its foot in Rubio Canyon was the Mount Lowe Railway, whose white cars could be seen ascending and descending Echo.
Term Source: www.wikipedia.org
unidentified
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