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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of 3 women and a boy with an arched yucca in the Mojave Desert, Antelope Valley, California, ca.1880-1940. Growing to over 10-feet tall, the yucca arches completely back to the ground from left to right. The boy is sitting on top of the arch. The 3 women are grouped around where the yucca returns to the ground. A few small buildings are visible in the distance. The ground is generally covered with scrub grass and scrub brush.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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