Pancho Around the Piano at Her Ranch
Title
Pancho Around the Piano at Her Ranch
Subject
Women air pilots -- United States
Description
Black and white photograph of a man seated at a piano with his back to the camera. There are 5 men and 1 woman crowded around the piano facing the player. The woman is Pancho Barnes, and the man directly to her left with his arm draped over the piano and wearing a plaid-patterned suit jacket is Chuck Yeager.
In 1935, Barnes bought land near Edwards Air Force Base in southern California where she owned and operated a dude ranch, hotel, and restaurant called the Happy Bottom Riding Club. The ranch burned down in 1953
Caption on the back of the photo reads : Pancho around the piano at her ranch (Chuck Yeager to her left)"
In 1935, Barnes bought land near Edwards Air Force Base in southern California where she owned and operated a dude ranch, hotel, and restaurant called the Happy Bottom Riding Club. The ranch burned down in 1953
Caption on the back of the photo reads : Pancho around the piano at her ranch (Chuck Yeager to her left)"
Source
IWASM Photo Archives
Date
ca. 1935-1953
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org.
Identifier
Photo No. 33
Coverage
Happy Bottom Riding Club, Edwards, CA
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“Pancho Around the Piano at Her Ranch,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed September 18, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1333.