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Title
Desert prospector with two mules and a horse, Mojave Desert, 1890
Creator
McConnell (negative)
Date Created and/or Issued
1890
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a desert prospector with 2 pack mules and a horse, Mojave Desert. He stands at right with his hand on the neck of one of the mules. The flat desert with scrub brush, stretches out behind him. Mountains are visible in the distance. He is posing for the camera.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2743
USC-1-1-1-2809
USC-1-1-1-8272 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-1710
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2743
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-1710.jpg
Subject
Mines and mineral resources
Miners
Donkeys
Horses
Deserts
Riverside County--General--Desert views
Mining--Miners
Time Period
1880/1910
1890
Place
California
USA
deserts: Mohave Desert
Source
1-111-20 [Microfiche number]
1710 [Accession number]
CHS-1710 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
unidentified no: C.C. Pierce 1411 [Identifying number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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