THROUGH HISTORY'S LENS; MUSEUM TO DISPLAY SNAPSHOTS OF REGION.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley people, places, wildlife, sunsets and pioneers lend images to a photographic exhibition opening Saturday at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. Offering more than 100 photographs from 30 photographers whose work dates to the late 1800s, ``Through the Lens: Photographs of the Antelope Valley'' also will include a historical section on cameras, photography and 19th century Antelope Valley photographers. ``It had to be an Antelope Valley person, place, edifice, anything with the Antelope Valley. Some of these are taken in their back yard,'' said museum curator Norma Gurba. ``Some of these photos are things that you see every day but when you take the picture it comes more to life.'' Modern images include the Hale-Bopp comet over the Antelope Valley, titled ``Desert Visitor,'' by Dean Webb; Darlene Sprunger's photo of a swing ride at dusk at the Antelope Valley Fair called ``Fun at the Fair''; and ``Bobcat bobcat: see lynx. bobcat Bobtailed, long-legged North American cat (Lynx rufus) found in forests and deserts from southern Canada to southern Mexico. It is a close relative of the lynx and caracal. vs. Quail quail, common name for a variety of small game birds related to the partridge, pheasant, and more distantly to the grouse. There are three subfamilies in the quail family: the New World quails; the Old World quails and partridges; and the true pheasants and seafowls. ,'' a black-and-white photo by Jacquie Royce of a bobcat trying to catch a quail. ``The bobcat jumped out just as she was taking it,'' Gurba said. ``There aren't many places where you have bobcats in your back yard.'' The show will open with a public reception from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Photographer, Antelope Valley historian and author Milt Stark - best known for his wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. handbook ``A Flower-Watcher's Guide'' - will lecture at 2 p.m. on ``Collecting and Identifying Old Photographs.'' The historical section includes photographs of a photographers' wagon taken in the 1890s; of the Searles Co. building in Mojave, taken in 1880 by a stablekeeper named Robert Charleton; and of Acton's short-lived Joshua tree Joshua tree: see yucca. paper mill, taken in the 1880s by Carleton Watkins Carleton E. Watkins (November 11, 1829-June 23, 1916) was a noted 19th century Californian photographer. Carleton Emmons Watkins was born in Oneonta, upstate New York. He went to San Francisco during the gold rush, arriving in 1851. , a famous photographer of the time. An 1870s stereoscopic stereoscopic /ster·eo·scop·ic/ (ster?e-o-skop´ik) having the effect of a stereoscope; giving objects a solid or three-dimensional appearance. ster·e·o·scop·ic n. 1. viewer, which uses a pair of photographs to give the viewer a three-dimensional image, and antique cameras also will be exhibited. ``There's going to be an array of older cameras on displays,'' said Gurba. ``Even the Polaroids from the early 1960s are antiques now.'' Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at the gallery, 44801 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , Lancaster. The photo exhibit will run through Aug. 2. Admission is free. The museum is closed Mondays and holidays. For more information, call (805) 723-6250. The exhibition also can be seen from 6 to 9 p.m. July 24 as part of the museum's Late Friday Summer Nights program. The cost is $2 per person and includes light refreshments. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color in AV Edition only) Museum educator Monica Wegner, left, hangs ``Amy'' by Stephen Kucharik, for display at the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News (2) This 1880 photograph by Robert Charleton shows a 20-mule-team wagon train wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train in land commerce as soon as proper roads had been built. in front of a Mojave warehouse. |
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