Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2023.0.150-175Description
Collection of 26 photos taken by the donors during the Wedding of the Waters celebration in 1937. W. Newton Price was in charge of music for the celebration.
2023.0.150--Prospector and his burro. Info from Elodie Drew: Sam Ball front of Bank of America. Lady at left in pioneer dress with little girl is Elodie Drew and daughter, Mary Drew.
2023.0.151--Governor Merriam giving the gourd to the prospector. Info from Elodie Drew: Man in white chaps descendant of Doty (Death Valley party Jayhawkers). Josephine Breen in covered wagon. She was descendant from Donner party.
2023.0.152--Covered wagon. Girl was Josephine Breen, descendant of either the Donner or the Jayhawker parties. Young man in chaps is descendant of the other party. Info from Elodie Drew: First man at left is Ollie Dearborn of Lone Pine, who drove the stage in the celebration. Other men in line were Death Valley parties (Jayhawkers). One man, I think Henry Doty, was a small child in D.V. Dotys were the main people to attend the call of Father Crowley for descendants of the Death Valley and Donner parties. Man in chaps was a Doty.
2023.0.153--More of same people.
2023.0.154--More of same people.
2023.0.155--Governor Merriam breaking the ribbon across the highway.
2023.0.156--Twenty-mule team waiting, covered wagon in background.
2023.0.157--Same as above.
2023.0.158--Mule team and wagons. Info from Elodie Drew: Frank Tilton (sp?), teamster (E.P. Fitzgerald told me).
2023.0.159--Mules and mule skinners.
2023.0.160--Slim Princess.
2023.0.161--Narrow gauge train again.
2023.0.162--Transfer of the gourd from the train to the car. Info from Elodie Drew: Lincoln Zephyr at Keeler.
2023.0.163--Transfer of the gourd from the car to the plane.
2023.0.164--Part of parade, Indian runner and Indian band.
2023.0.165--Old car in parade.
2023.0.166--Old buggy in parade.
2023.0.167--Old car in parade.
2023.0.168--Governor Merriam and others.
2023.0.169--Governor Merriam and Death Valley Ranger.
2023.0.170--Father John Crowley, Chairman of the celebration. Info from Elodie Drew: He was dressed as a circuit riding priest for the opening of the Death Valley Road.
2023.0.171--Gunnar and Marian Wahlquist, [dressed as] old school master.
2023.0.172--W. Newton Price, in charge of music for the celebration.
2023.0.173--Mrs. Jean Price.
2023.0.174--Mrs. Hazel Feil.
2023.0.175--Mr. Ralph Feil, Mrs. Hazel Feil, and Miss Kathro Frank.Collection
Newton and Jean Price CollectionMade/Created
Date made
October 29, 1937 - October 31, 1937