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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of kilns in Death Valley built to serve Panamint Mines, Wild Rose Canyon, Emigrant Pass Road, ca.1940. Six large stone hut-like structures can be seen in a row from the right towards the left background. Arched entryways can be seen in front of each kiln, while a man and woman stand to the left of the right-most one. The man is visible wearing a leather jacket, tie, pants, and hat, while the woman wears a scarf, blouse, and pants. Desert shrubs can be seen in the foreground, while mountains are visible in the background. Photoprint reads: "Said to have been used by Geo. Hearst to provide coke for his Panamint Valley Silver Mines".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 12 x 17 cm. photographic prints photographs
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