Alma Pitlinzer saws wood on her homestead

Title

Alma Pitlinzer saws wood on her homestead

Description

Alma Pitlinzer wears loose hair and men’s clothing, while sawing wood on her homestead. Allegedly, she was a jilted Cincinnati socialite who lived as a barefoot hermit in Topanga.

Date

1912

Source

Digital only

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Publisher

San Francisco Examiner, June 3, 1912
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Citation

“Alma Pitlinzer saws wood on her homestead,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/4198.