This collection includes approximately 40,000 photographs by commercial photographer Ralph Morris, who worked in the Los Angeles area from 1939-1981. His advertising and industrial clients included department stores, restaurants, the automobile and petroleum industries as well as business executives. Also included is the Luckhaus Studio collection of architecture, fashion, the movie industry, sports and street scenes, images which Morris obtained in 1939. A woman stands next to sign at Badwater in Death Valley. Badwater is at the lowest point in the Western hemisphere at 280 feet below sea level. The pool has animal and plant life, including the Badwater snail. In summer it is typical for the temperature to reach 120 degrees during the day. Mountains can be seen in the distance.
Mountains--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Automobiles--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Pools--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
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