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Pancho Barnes, Happy Bottom Riding Club

The Happy Bottom Riding Club (AKA Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch) was a dude ranch, restaurant, and hotel operated by Pancho Barnes near Edwards AFB. The club was a favored hangout for test pilots and the Hollywood elite during the 1940s, boasting over 9,000 members worldwide. When the USAF intended to buy the club via eminent domain, a long series of lawsuits ensued. Barnes eventually won the lawsuits, but after the club was destroyed by fire in the 1950s, her plans to re-open in a nearby location never came to fruition. Courtesy of USAF, undated (cropped and cleaned).
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Pancho Barnes, Happy Bottom Riding Club
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The Happy Bottom Riding Club (AKA Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch) was a dude ranch, restaurant, and hotel operated by Pancho Barnes near Edwards AFB. The club was a favored hangout for test pilots and the Hollywood elite during the 1940s, boasting over 9,000 members worldwide. When the USAF intended to buy the club via eminent domain, a long series of lawsuits ensued. Barnes eventually won the lawsuits, but after the club was destroyed by fire in the 1950s, her plans to re-open in a nearby location never came to fruition. Courtesy of USAF, undated (cropped and cleaned).
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4500 x 3233 px | 41.6 MB
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38.1 x 27.4 cm | 15.0 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)
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