Name/Title
Panamint City, Death ValleyEntry/Object ID
2011.3.17Description
B&W. Panamint City in Death Valley. Appears to have been taken in the 1880s. People, buildings, and mule team (center near tree?); Surprise Valley Mill and Water Company 20 Stamp mill.
Reverse: Handwritten in ink: Neg from DV Museum, Photo May 1965, DV reference photo, Back of photo marked: Dante's View exhibit, Death Valley, Panamint City. In 1873 silver was discovered in Surprise Canyon in the Panamint Range and the first big boom began. Panamint City was one of the most notorious in the United States but became a ghost town after the bank panic of 1875. Dante's View Exhibit, Death Valley National Monument, California--Keller.Collection
Marilyn Ray CollectionMade/Created
Place
Location
Panamint City, Death Valley
