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Title
Will Mead drives a donkey in a sulky, Glendale, 1898
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1898
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph of Will Mead driving a donkey-led cart past a barn at C. E. (Cameron Erskine) Thom's ranch in Glendale. The donkey trots towards the camera from the left and Will rides in the cart behind the donkey. They travel along a wide dirt path. At right, a barn (partial view) extends to the left with a door open in the middle of the structure. In the background at left, a man walks behind the cart and a small building stands behind him.
Text from negative sleeve: 489. Glendale, Calif. Capt Thom's Ranch. 1898. Left to R: Will Mead. Davis. They are doing their washing. Davis with two of Foreman White's children. Ranch employees on porch of bunk house. Will Mead in the center. Will Mead driving a donkey in a sulky. Will Mead at foot of palm tree in the yard. 5 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0489_005
ark:/21198/zz002hqmf4
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ranches--California--Glendale
Carts & wagons--American--California--Glendale
Barns--California--Glendale
Donkeys--California--Glendale
Mead, William P., 1871-1906
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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