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 desert dwelling of an family in Imperial Valley, California, ca.1910. A group of posts support a thatched roof. The tiny bedroom is screened but otherwise completely open to the outside. A large tent sits beside the bedroom. A saddle and blanket are slung over the top rail of a wood fence at left. Four people stand or sit in the thatched shelter which forms the main living, eating and cooking area of the home. Two barrels, pots and pans, and other household goods are in the shelter. A small hill rises behind the structure.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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