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Title
Early-model automobile at the "Devil's Golf Course" area of Death Valley, ca.1928
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1928
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 an early-model automobile at the "Devil's Golf Course" area of Death Valley, ca.1928. The car is at center. It is a dark-colored, two-door convertible and is facing to the right. There is a person behind the wheel, visible only in profile. The ground around the car is extremely rugged and rocky, although it is relatively flat. There are tall mountains in the distance that stretch across the entire image. Picture file card mentions Charles Puck.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20233
USC-1-1-1-14249 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-14219
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20233
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-14219.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Parks--Death Valley
Parks
Deserts
Mountains
Automobiles
Time Period
circa 1928
Place
California
USA
deserts: Death Valley
Source
1-27- [Microfiche number]
14219 [Accession number]
CHS-14219 [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

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