Men and luggage on a horse drawn carriage in the desert. Original description: "Jake Shallenberger on front seat in suit. Stage at Shellbourne Station." Shellbourne Station was probably located in or near Ely, Nevada.
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 5. Captain Jim, A Washo spokesman. In 1892, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to plead with the U.S. Government to stop destroying the pine nut trees and the hunting and fishing rights of his people. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."