US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-2474
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Walter E. Scott, or "Death Valley Scotty," was a prospector, performer, and con man, who was made famous by his many scams involving gold mining and the iconic mansion in Death Valley, popularly known as Scotty's Castle. View of Walter E. Scott, or "Death Valley Scotty," standing on the sidewalk of a commercial street next to a building with columns and smoking a cigar. Scott is dressed in a pin stripe suit and high-crowned hat. A woman and little girl are in the distance in front of the window of a restaurant. Text from negative sleeve: Scott, Walter. death valley scotty
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2849 ark:/21198/zz002ckq0d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Swindlers--California--Death Valley People Scott, Walter E., 1872-1954
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