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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a Death Valley Railroad narrow-gauge train stopped at its terminus in Ryan, near Death Valley National Monument. The front of the narrow-gauge train sits in the foreground, right-of-center. It stretches back into the image towards center. A couple of young boys sit in the near distance, in the front row of the train, and look to the camera. Behind them, a dozen or so open benches line the train. Towards the rear of the train, a woman sits along the its left side and rests her feet to the ground. At left, a car is parked beside the train and faces towards the camera. Its license plate reads, "70 V 908." A rocky hillside rises beside the right side of the train. Mountains are visible in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2262. Death Valley trip March 1947 The narrow gauge 7 miles long at Ryan. Old adobe ruins Harmony Borax Plant 1865 L to R: Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Wes Witherby. On the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn L to R Zetta Witherby. Dode Witherby. Mertie West 4 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2262_001 ark:/21198/zz002j35rv
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Automobiles--American--California--Death Valley National Park Narrow gauge railroads--California--Death Valley National Park Death Valley Railroad
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