Name/Title
Camp Independence, Sierra Nevada, CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
1955.9.1Description
Enlarged photo of adobe barracks. Label affixed to lower right corner says, "Adobe Barracks. Each barrack measured 27 x 96 feet and was constructed of pine floors and shingle roofs." This print has been slightly cropped, and the original shows the number "53" in the lower left corner.
Stamped on reverse: Credit Line, U.S. War Dept. General Staff, photo no. 165-C-134 in the National Archives.
Written in red ink on reverse: Sec. C--No. 5--Page 20.
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
