Written on back of photograph: "Taken October 2, 1900 in the Mediterranean cost near Mersin, Turkey - Looks like I have jeans on. That is the camel saddle. I have on a dress. Notice the bell on the saddle in the front of me. The Turk happens to be a modern one. Velma [Bradley?]"
Jake Shallenberger owned a ranch in White Pine County approximately during the 1870s to 1890s. Original description: "Old Shallenberger ranch house after many years of disuse."