Mirror-Like Lake Reflecting Forest Cabins (1927)

A glassy, mirror-like mountain lake reflecting a dense pine forest and scattered small cabins along the hillside. — Mirror-Like Lake Reflecting Forest Cabins (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Long afternoon shadows stretch across the waters of Lake Cuyamaca in this 1927 image by Donald A. Hall Sr. The Chief Engineer of the Spirit of St. Louis expertly used his Leica screw-on lens to capture the shifting light of the San Diego backcountry. This original artifact is preserved in the estate collection.