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Title
Mud springs and great sink on Mojave Desert near Rosamond, 1904
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1904
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of Mud springs and great sink on Mojave Desert near Rosamond, 1904. In the background at right, two men can be seen standing next to the mud springs and great sink. Some grass and scrub brush grows around the springs. A mixture of thick mud and water sits in a small pool in the foreground at left. Behind the men, flat and empty terrain is visible. In the extreme background, mountain ranges are visible in the distance.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m5367
USC-1-1-1-5480
USC-1-1-1-14228 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2111
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5367
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2111.jpg
Subject
Deserts
Mud
Los Angeles County--Antelope Valley
Natural features--Deserts--Mojave
Springs (hydrographic)
Time Period
1904
Place
California
Kern
Los Angeles
USA
deserts: Mojave Desert
Source
1-80-25; 1-81-55 [Microfiche number]
2111 [Accession number]
CHS-2111 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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