A view of Death Valley and the distant mountains from Ryan, California, once a borax mining town from 1914 through the 1920s. Two hundred people lived in Ryan in its heyday. The town now sits on private lands. The photo was taken in January, 1928.
Gold mines and mining--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Mountains--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) California--Gold discoveries Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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