Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2011.16.88

Description

B&W. Burro, two men holding gourd, crowd of people behind them, back of man in foreground. Sticky note label reads, "Death Valley Days 1937. Old prospector with his burro carried the gourd of water from to Lone Pine a covered wagon waiting--Gov Merriam also holding gourd. Reverse: Handwritten in black ink: Old prospector of the desert with his burro carried the gourd of Tuleinyo (sp?) water from Lone Pine to a waiting covered wagon. Gov. Merriam is also holding the gourd. Original photo returned to owner, no hard copy in photo room, digital only.

Collection

Marilyn Ray Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1937