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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Close-up photograph of the ruins of a building standing at the old Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley National Monument. A wall of a remnant building enters frame at left and stretches across the image. It is built of stone. At center, an unknown visitor to the ruins stands in an open doorway with his back to camera. The interior of the structure is visible beyond him. To the right of the ruins, the land slopes downward. A car travels along a drive at the base of the slope. Salt flats stretch into the distance. NRHP reference # 74000339 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_004 ark:/21198/zz002j35vd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ruins--California--Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) Mining--California--Death Valley National Park
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