Historic Inland empire Images
If you have images from the IE's past that you would like to exhibit, please let us know. We will protect your images before publication with watermarks, restore the images if needed and present them under your name on
InlandEmpire Images.com.
Your original images will be untouched and returned to you. For more information contact td@claremontca.com.
Inland Empire Images presents a beautiful selection of pictures from across Southern California's Inland Empire. Seperated into 4 categories, Claremont, Ontario, Fontana and San Bernardino, these photos are a stunning window into our past. Citrus groves, vinyards, elegent hotels, fabulous houses, steam trains, stagecoaches and trolleys, the IE was the beautiful, iconic west that attracted the millions of transplants that now call Southern Cal home. These images are a testament to an elegence and beauty not associated with the Inland Empire. Yes, before the Inland Empire surrendered that past to reckless hit and run development, there was a rich, pioneering history. Before the headlong rush to bulldoze every cultural monument in the Inland Empire, there was a history and these photos tell a bit of the story.
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These images are from the Indian Hill Media collection of historic postcards and photos. They date from the end of the 19th century and cover the development of California's "Inland Empire" from the 1890's through the 1970's. In some cases the hand tinting common in postcards in past era's has been removed revealing the original photos.
San Bernardino Adds:
D St.
Courthouse Night
Orange Show Bridge of Oranges
Orange Show 1926
Valley from Smiley Heights
Public Library
Sambo's restaurant
Road to Lake Gregory
Smile Heights view
Urbita Springs 1908
Claremont Adds.
Orchard
Fruit Irrigation
OLd Baldy From Claremont
Claremont Inn Matchbook
COMING SOON: Screensavers and Digital Postcard's.
Claremont:
Claremont Photo's from 1896 until present, including the city, the colleges, the mountains and more.
San Bernardino:
Amazing photos of turn-of-the-century 3rd St., the Stewart hotel, Big Bear in the teens, orange groves, SB in the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's.
Ontario: Euclid Ave at the turn of the 20th century, elegent hotels, the Foothills and downton Ontario.
Fontana: Fontana at the beginning of the 20th century through the 60's. Kaiser photo's, old theaters.
