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 a man posing next to a sign in Death Valley, ca.1900-1950. A man can be seen at center looking left wearing boots, pants, and a button up shirt. The man is visible holding a pair of glasses while he stands to the right of a sign reading, "Top of the World. Mt Whitney 14.501 Feet. Oct. 7 1925. Bottom of the World. Death Valley 276 Feet Below Sea Level". A skull and cross-bones is drawn in the center of the sign, while signatures and writing are visible throughout. Rocky terrain can be seen from the foreground up to mountains in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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