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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West posing beside an old Death Valley Express wagon in Death Valley National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at far left. She looks to the camera as she stands in front of a large wagon. The large wagon stands behind her, off-center to the left. It is viewed from the side. The wagon driver's seat is elevated above and directly behind Mertie. The rest of the wagon extends to the right. Along the side of the wagon, it reads, "DEATH VALLEY EXP[RE]S[S]." A dirt road stretches across the image, directly behind the wagon. Trees line a cross street that stretches back into the image at far right. Text from negative sleeve: 2259. Death Valley trip March 1947 Some of the old vehicles around Furnace Creek Camp 5 films Mertie West by the old Express Wagon
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2259_002 ark:/21198/zz002j35f6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Carts & wagons--American--California--Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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