Pancho Barnes at the Happy Bottom Riding Club

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Title

Pancho Barnes at the Happy Bottom Riding Club

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

Black and white photograph of Pancho Barnes standing behind the bar at the Happy Bottom Riding Club. A man in a flight suit with a patch on his back reading "Veterans Flying Club Ionia" stands at the bar with his back to the camera.

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.

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. 35

Coverage

Happy Bottom Riding Club, Edwards, CA

Original Format

Photograph

Citation

“Pancho Barnes at the Happy Bottom Riding Club,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed September 18, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1335.