The only park in the first days of Brawley was a 6 by 6 feet corner next to Mr. Miller'[sic]tent residence.A few feet away were the two brick makers' renada[sic].The two little girls were Mr. Miller's daughters. This was the only tent in the town that had a shake roof. Part of the frame supporting it is here shown
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A black-and-white, rectangular photograph depicts two children seated on the ground in a small, landscaped area surrounded by a flat, desert-like environment. The child on the left is seated near a small, leafy plant, while the child in the center-right is seated next to a dog. Several tall, thin plants or saplings are scattered around them, and a wooden post-and-beam frame for a structure stands behind the group. A dark, rectangular shape, possibly a piece of fabric or a shadow, hangs from the top left of the frame. The ground within the small enclosure appears slightly darker or more cultivated than the pale, expansive landscape that stretches toward a flat horizon in the background. The photograph is mounted on a larger light-colored rectangular card, and a color calibration strip and a ruler are visible at the very bottom edge of the digitized frame. The text "The only park in the first days of Brawley was a 6 by 6 feet corner next to Mr. Miller'[sic]tent resid..." appears in white above the image within the digital interface. Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .
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