Merle Porter photo
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- Source:
- The Newberry Library
- Collection:
- James R. Powell Route 66 Postcard Collection
- Date:
- 1940s
- Region:
- Inland Empire, California
- Description:
- Postcard view of storefronts along Route 66 in Barstow, CA. Back of card: BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, is located at the junction of highways 66, 91 and 466. Today this modern town enjoys a brisk tourist trade, just as it did in the old days. Barstow was located on one of the oldest trails to enter Southern California, """"The Mojave Indian Trail,"""" dating back to 1776. Later """"The Spanish Trail,"""" some times called, """"The Santa Fe Trail,"""" opened in 1831, made use of the Old Mojave Trail from """"Fork of The Roads,"""" east of Barstow to San Gabriel . . . M. P. Photo-color by Merle Porter Publisher: Royal Pictures, Colton CA Place: California--Barstow Subjects: Streets; United States Highway 66
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