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The Lake of the Sky

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1. Cascade Lake and Lake Tahoe the Lake of the Sky

2. "Bob" Watson, Tahoe guide, at home, with his dog Skookum John

3. Panorama from South End Fallen Leaf Lake

4. Panorama from South End Fallen Leaf Lake

5. Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe, Calif.

6. Steamer Tahoe off Cave Rock, Nevada Side, Lake Tahoe

7. Mt. Tallac in storm. Lake Tahoe, Cal.

8. The picturesque Truckee River, near Lake Tahoe

9. A Washoe indian Campoodie, Near Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe

10. Washoe indians at Lake Tahoe

11. The 'Signal Code' Design second photo

12. Dat-so-la-le, the artistic Washoe basket maker

13. One of Dat-so-la-le's masterpieces, 'Our Hunters' design

14. 'Our Ancestral Hunters' design

15. Washoe baskets made by Dat-so-la-le, 'Happy Homes' design

16. Susie, the Washoe indian basket maker, and narrator of indian legends

17. Jackson, the Washoe indian, telling traditions of his people about Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake

18. Lake Tahoe near Tahoe Tavern, looking south

19. Lily Lake

20. Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe

21. Pyramid Peak and Lake of the Woods

22. Clouds Over the Mountain, Lake Tahoe

23. Gilmore Lake, Pyramid Peak and the Crystal Range, in winter, from summit of Mount Tallac

24. Desolation Valley, Looking Toward Mosquito Pass

25. Heather Lake, near Glen Alpine

26. Susie Lake, near Glen Alpine Springs

27. Pyramid Peak and Lake of the Woods, near Lake Tahoe, Calif.

28. Snow Bank, Desolation Valley, near Lake Tahoe

29. Grass Lake, near Glen Alpine Springs

30. Tamarack and Echo Lakes

31. Cascade Lake, Near the Automobile Bouldvard, Lake Tahoe

32. Memorial Cross at Donner Lake

33. The Steamer at the Wharf, Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe

34. Donner Lake, on the Automobile Highway from Sacramento to Truckee and Lake Tahoe

35. The Canyon of the Truckee River in Winter

36. Automobiling along the Picturesque Truckee River, on the way to Lake Tahoe

37. Truckee, Calif., Where Travelers Take Trains for Lake Tahoe

38. Crossing the Truckee River Near Deer Park Station

39. Placerville, El Dorado Co., California

40. Vineyard on the Automotive Highway between Placerville and Lake Tahoe

41. Automobiling along the Truckee River

42. On the Automobile Boulevard Around Lake Tahoe

43. Atlantic to Pacific Automobile Party, Premier Tour, 1911, Stopping at Tahoe Tavern

44. Copyright 1910, by Harold A. Parker. Cascade Lake and Mt. Tallac

45. Casino at Tahoe Tavern, From Pier

46. Pier, Steamer Tahoe, and Lake Tahoe from Casino

47. Ballroom in the Casino, Tahoe Tavern

48. Tahoe Tavern from Lake Tahoe

49. Path in the Woods by Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Tavern

50. Morning Service at the Chapel of the Transfiguration, Tahoe Tavern

51. Ladies' Lounging Room, the Casino, Tahoe Tavern

52. The Front of Tahoe Tavern from a Table in the Dining-Room

53. The Launch Catalini, Lake Tahoe

54. Bathing in Lake Tahoe, Near Tahoe Tavern

55. Pleasure Party on the 'Wild Goose', Lake Tahoe

56. Looking Toward the Casino, Tahoe Tavern, Lake Tahoe

57. A Trail Party About to Leave Tahoe Tavern

58. On the Trail Returning from the Summit of Mt. Tallac

59. Angora Lake, near Lake Tahoe, Calif.

60. Glenbrook on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe

61. The Steamer Tahoe, at the Wharf, just before starting around the Lake

62. Lake Tahoe from Tahoe Tavern

63. Steamer Tahoe Rounding Rubicon Point, Lake Tahoe

64. McKinney's and Moana Villa, With Rubicon Peaks in the Distance, Lake Tahoe

65. Steamer Landing, McKinney's, Lake Tahoe

66. Snowballing in June, July and August, near the Summit of "The Crags," Deer Park Springs, Lake Tahoe

67. Fishing in Grass Lake, Near Glen Alpine Springs

68. Rubicon Point, Lake Tahoe

69. Brockway's Hot Springs Hotel, Lake Tahoe

70. Angora Lakes, Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe

71. White Cloud Falls, Cascade Lake

72. Upper Eagle Falls, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

73. The marble tablet on one of Maggie's Peaks, bearing the inscription:

"FLEETWOOD PEAK, ASCENDED BY MISS MARY McCONNELL, SEPT. 12, 1869."

74. The island in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

75. 'Whispering Pines', Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe

76. E. S. Brown Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe

77. Mount Tallac, Rubicon Peaks, etc., from Long Wharf at Al Tahoe, Lake Tahoe

78. Al Tahoe Inn and Cottages, on Lake Tahoe

79. Murphey Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe

80. Porterfield Cottage, Al Tahoe, on Lake Tahoe

81. Cluster of Tents, Glen Alpine Springs

82. Glen Alpine Falls, Near Glen Alpine Springs

83. In the 'Good Old Days'. Glen Alpine Stage approaching Office at Glen Alpine Springs

84. Glen Alpine Falls

85. Glimpse of Grass Lake, looking across and up Glen Alpine Canyon

86. The Triumphant Angler, Lake Tahoe

87. Boating on Fallen Leaf Lake

88. Fallen Leaf Lodge Among the Pines, on Fallen Leaf Lake

89. Camp Agassiz Boys Setting out for a Trip, Lake Tahoe, Cal. Copyright 1910, by Harold A. Parker.

90. Tahoe Meadows, With Mt. Tallac in the Distance

91. Picturesque Palo Alto Lodge, at Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe

92. The Long Wharf at Lakeside Park, Lake Tahoe

93. Automobile Road Around Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe

94. Glennbrook Inn, on Nevada side Lake Tahoe

95. Sunset at Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe

96. by Harold A. Parker. Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe

97. Cottage overlooking Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe

98. Proposed Family Club House, Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe

99. Launch towing boats out to the fishing grounds, Lake Tahoe

100. An Early Morning Catch, Tahoe Trout, Lake Tahoe

101. A gnarled monarch of the High Sierras, an aged Juniper, near Lake Tahoe

102. Mountain Heather, in Desolation Valley, near Lake Tahoe

103. The Successful Deer Hunter at Lake Tahoe

104. Chris Nelson, With His Catch, a 23 lb. Tahoe Trout

105. Professor Fergusson at the Fergusson Meteorograph at Mt. Rose Observatory. 10,090 Feet

106. An Alpine White Pine, defying the storms, on the north slope of Mt. Rose, 9,500 Ft.

107. Tallac, Lake Tahoe

108. Looking North from Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe

109. The Fergusson Metrograph on the summit of Mt. Rose, wrecked by snow...

110. Refuge Hut and Headquarters for Snow Studies on Mt. Rose, 9000 Feet

111. Skiing from Tallac to Fallen Leaf Lodge

112. Snow Surveyor on the Mountains above Glen Alpine in Winter

113. Outlet of Lake Tahoe, Truckee River

114. Flock of Sheep being driven from the Tahoe National Forest

115. Island Park, Lake Tahoe

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