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Slide shows a twenty mule team wagon at the borax works in Death Valley. The twenty mule teams "pulled massive wagons hauling borax from the Harmony Borax Works near Furnace Creek to the railhead near Mojave, a grueling 165 mile, ten day trip across primitive roads. Although the teams only ran for six years--1883 to 1889--they have made an enduring impression of the Old West." Today two wagons are on display in Death Valley: one at the Furnace Creek Ranch and the other at Harmony Borax Works. From: "Twenty Mule Teams - Death Valley National Park" http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/twenty-mule-teams.htm (accessed 4/24/12). Scanned with Epson Perfection V700 Photo as 3200 dpi TIFF image in 24 bit RGB color.
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