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Title
A small ferry boat moored along the Colorado River in one of the Mojave canyons, California, 1900-1950
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
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 small wooden ferry boat moored along the Colorado River in one of the Mojave canyons, California, 1900-1950. It is a flat boat containing several crates and full sacks and has an oar sitting in one of the oarlocks. The near shore is rocky. On the far shore, rough rocky hills are visible. Other rocky hills rise in the distance.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16047
USC-1-1-1-14306 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-3421
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16047
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-3421.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Rivers--Colorado River
Rivers
Time Period
1900/1950
Place
California
USA
rivers: Colorado River
deserts: Mojave Desert
Source
1-61- [Microfiche number]
3421 [Accession number]
CHS-3421 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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