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Title
Railway grade that leads into Calico looking south, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900/1950
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 a railway grade that leads into Calico looking south, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950. A rocky dirt road runs from bottom center towards the background down an incline. The roadway cuts through rocky hills to the left and right, and an automobile is visible from behind at center on the road. A desert valley can be seen beyond the automobile, while mountains are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20797
USC-1-1-1-14249 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-45879
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20797
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-45879.jpg
Subject
Deserts
Mountains
Canyons
Natural features--Parks--Death Valley
Time Period
circa 1900/1950
Place
California
USA
deserts: Death Valley
Source
45879 [Accession number]
CHS-45879 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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