Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1955.912.84

Description

Photo of the town of Darwin after a fire on July 7, 1918. Handwritten on reverse: Darwin July 7, 1917 [crossed out and replaced with 1918]. Etcharren's water tank and barn did not burn or the home of Al and Vie [sp?] Belin in back. The Defiance smelter shows on the hill behind the trees at right of picture. The water tank was on a concrete room used as a "cellar" for keeping food cool. Just under the smelter slag dump shows the Simon Campbell home.

Collection

Elizabeth and Richard Mecham Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1918

Place

Location

Darwin, Ca