Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

A856.1

Description

Photo of a long team of 24 horses or mules hauling a wagon loaded with a spool of cable to construct the Cerro Gordo tramway. Handwritten in pencil on reverse: Cable going up to [illegible, maybe Cerro?] is standing on wagon with white Lindsey is driving Joe Cook DeHart is standing [illegible] in this string John Clark [sp? maybe Sebank?] and Joe Cook teamsters on the lead is a Jenett [sp?] a fine leader. This was taken at Keeler Inyo Co. California November 1908 By Jim Wheeler Handwritten on reverse in blue ink: Hauling cable up the yellow grade to Cerro Gordo 1908.

Collection

John Jones Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Wheeler, Jim

Role

Photographer

Date made

1908