Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1975.17.1Description
Mounted photo of a Elizabeth Mecham sitting in a buggy pulled by two horses (or mules) in a desert landscape with yucca trees.
Handwritten on reverse: Bess L. Fowzer (Elizabeth L. Mecham). In yucca grove. Bess at foot of Mt. Spring Canyon grade, south end of Junction Flat, [illegible word--May?] 1910. Notice star? Halley's Comet was visible at this time--May--for a week. The "hobo" team--mule "Belle" and Dan--buckboard. Took team every two weeks trip for hay, grain, and grub to bring home--all other trips I made on horseback. 40 miles each day. Mon, Wed, and Fri down to Brown. Tues, Thurs, Sat back to Millspaugh. Photo taken by Gus Heilzig [Haelsig] of Brown, Calif., May 1910. [He] had store and post office.
Also written on reverse is "Jessie N. Fowzer," who was Elizabeth's mother.Collection
Elizabeth and Richard Mecham Collection