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Title
A low pile of stones mark the grave of George Anderson in the Mojave Desert, ca.1898
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1898
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 low pile of stones marking the grave of George Anderson in the Mojave Desert (Death Valley?), ca.1898. A crude wooden marker sticks up out of the pile. The predominant vegetation is scrub brush. Mountains rise in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m17253
USC-1-1-1-14228 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4953
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17253
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4953.jpg
Subject
Anderson, George
Deserts
Burial
Natural features--Deserts--Mojave
Time Period
circa 1898
Place
California
USA
deserts: Mojave Desert
Source
1-81-52; 1-156- [Microfiche number]
4953 [Accession number]
CHS-4953 [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
Provenance
Mrs. Forbes

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