Tram and Manzanita Lake, 1920

The Tram crossing Manzanita Lake is seen here with a person walking on it in the background. The caption on the image reads "From Lincoln Hall" (photographic print, 3.5 x 6.75 inches). The Tram was built as a wooden walkway across the original Orr Ditch and eventually separated the lake from the grassy knoll known as Manzanita Bowl. It was converted to concrete in 1937. Manzanita Lake was made by damning up the irrigation "Orr Ditch" that still runs through parts of the university today. Originally a man-made ranchers pond, the lake came into existence with the help of Donor Clarence Mackay in 1911 as part of the university's beautification mission.