Mounted photo of a group of men on a raised wooden platform using sledgehammers and other tools to drill or break a large rock. Man in center is swinging a sledgehammer down. Kids and other onlookers in background. Written on front of photo is, "Drilling Contest. Sept. 17, 1909. Lone Pine, Cal."
Handwritten in pencil on reverse: Loaned by Elodie Drew. Not recorded.
Handwritten in ink on reverse: In top right corner Aria Romero.
From accession record: Rock drilling contest in 1909.
