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Description
Photograph of a prospector (Edward La Mamlarin (or Mamlain) who was raised in Calico, California) walking in the desert with a saddled horse and two pack donkeys, 1880-1910. Wooden cross-buck pack saddles with soft cargo lashed. They are following the ruts of a wagon. The flat landscape visible behind them is covered with scrub bush and scrub grass. In the distance is a hill at the base of which is a building. In the distant background are mountain ranges.
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Freight and freightage Donkeys Pack transportation Mines and mineral resources Miners Horses Deserts La Mamlarin, Edward (raised in Calico, Calif.) Riverside County--General--Desert views Mining--Miners Transportation--Draft--Pack Trains
Time Period
1880/1910
Place
California Palm Springs Riverside USA
Source
1-111-; 1-81- [Microfiche number] 1410 [Accession number] CHS-1410 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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