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Title
Mesquite tree in Imperial Valley after irrigation, ca.1910-1920
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1910/1920
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 a large mesquite tree near Blue Lake in Imperial Valley after irrigation, ca.1910-1920. The squat tree is pictured at center, behind what appears to be a thicket of tumbleweed. Surrounding vegetation is primarily scrub brush, and the desert fills the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
22 x 17 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m7240
USC-1-1-1-7369
USC-1-1-1-14281 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2693
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m7240
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2693.jpg
Subject
Imperial County--General
Botany--Trees--Mesquite
Trees
Irrigation
Water-supply
Eucalyptus
Botany
Deserts
Time Period
circa 1910/1920
Place
California
Imperial
USA
Source
1-81-26; 1-82-83 [Microfiche number]
2693 [Accession number]
CHS-2693 [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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