Inscription on the front of the photo reads: "Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Monument, Death Valley, Calif." A handwritten inscription on the back of this image reads: "This pleasant picturesque hotel adjusts itself on the side hill (or hillside), all the windows look out over the valley and the range."
A handwritten inscription on the front of the image reads: "Original 20 Mule Team Borax Wagons, Furnace Creek Inn. Death Valley National Monument, Calif." Written on each of the wagons is: "The original 20 mule team wagon used for hauling borax out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co."
A handwritten inscription on the front of the postcard reads: "Twenty Mule Team Crossing Death Valley in the Eighties." These types of postcards were created by a company called The Teich Company, owned by Curt Teich. It was once world's largest printer of advertising postcards.
Front of photo reads: "20 Mule Team Canyon. Death Valley Nat'l Monument, Calif." A handwritten inscription on the back of the image reads: "Mountains of clay and other minerals. No vegetation, except a few small millions of shrubs along small streams higher up in the mountains."
Depicted in the photograph from left to right is, Ward Wengert, Cyril Wengert, Marilyn Wengert Gatewood, and Robert Wengert posing together near a forest near Mount Charleston. The side of the photograph is dated, "Sep 60" which is most likely when this photograph was printed.
Cyril Wengert stands in between his two sons, Robert Wengert, (left) and Ward Wengert, (right). All three of the Wengerts are wearing suits. It appears as if there is a white tie around the right arm of Robert and Ward Wengert.
Handwritten description provided on back of image, "Taken while Ward and Marilyn were home last week, Aug. 1945." In the photograph is Cyril Wengert, Marilyn Wengert, Lottie Wengert, and Ward Wengert.
Cyril, Lottie, Ward and Ree Wengert pose with Bob and Marilyn Wengert Gatewood as they travel to Hawaii. They are on a cruise boat outside, wearing leis. This photograph was taken sometime between 1949-1959.