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 "Borax" Smith's mine, "Old Borate", at Harmony, Death Vallley, (later near Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Monument), ca.1890. Various buildings and equipment of the mining operation are situated in a rough line up the slope of the mountain. Smith's house is on top of the hill right behind. According to some sources, the "Old Borate" mine was located at Calico Mountains near Yermo, California
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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