Name/Title
Camp Independence, Sierra Nevada, CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
1955.9.2Description
Enlarged photo of the flagpole at Camp Independence with trees, structures, and mountains in the background. This print has been slightly cropped, and the original shows the number "52" in the lower left corner.
Stamped on reverse: Credit Line, U.S. War Dept. General Staff, photo no. 165-C-133 in the National Archives.
Written in red ink on reverse: Sec. C--No. 4--Page 20.
Written in pencil on reverse: Officer quarters in background. Looking west from parade grounds. Note shrubs and trees all planted on inside of grounds rather than outside.
This photo was taken in 1871 by Timothy H. O'Sullivan during George M. Wheeler's survey, which would later be published as Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian.Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
Camp IndependenceCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
CaliforniaMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
O'Sullivan, Timothy H.Role
PhotographerDate made
1871
