Prospectors on the way to Death Valley

Image

cj1320.jpg

Title

Prospectors on the way to Death Valley

Subject

San Francisco (Calif.)
Horses -- California
Men -- California
Wagons -- California

Description

A prairie schooner style wagon drawn by four horses. Two men are in the driver's seat and a third man is running toward the wagon. A wooden building with a porch is in the middle ground with the sign "SOUTHERN HOTEL" on top of the roof, and a second sign reading "BILLIARD (?) PARLOR" on top of the side wall.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

An altered version of the image used opposite page 100 of Highways and Byways of the Pacific Coast by Clifton Johnson, 1908

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1320

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Prospectors on the way to Death Valley,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 31, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4307.