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Photograph of a ghost town, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1912-1916

Date

1912 to 1916

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada with a view of abandoned buildings and a car driving down a dirt road. Transcribed from the handwritten inscription on the front of the image: "Rhyolite, Nev., the deserted ghost city of the desert. Frashers Foto - Pomona."

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Photograph of Bottle House, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1912-1916

Date

1912 to 1916

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of the Bottle House built by the late Tom Kelly. The house was built with 51,000 beer bottles that were donated from local bars and adobe mud to hold it together. Written on the front of the photo: " 'The Bottle House' at Rhyolite, Nevada."

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Photograph of Main Street, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1912-1916

Date

1912 to 1916

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of the remains of Main Street in Rhyolite. This area is now a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada. A handwritten inscription on the front reads: "364 - Main Street, Rhyolite, Nevada. Willard." Street Address: Main Street

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Photograph of Calico City, Barstow (Calif.), 1912-1916

Date

1912 to 1916

Archival Collection

Description

Written on the front of the photo: "Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription found on the back reads: "Nearly a ghost town, but as you know, there are many mines still being worked on in these mountains."

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Photograph of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date

1922 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Scotty's Castle, also known as Death Valley Ranch, is located in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park. It was built by Albert Mussey Johnson and named after Walter Scott. Inscribed on the front of the photo is: "Scotty's Death Valley Ranch, Death Valley. Frashers Foto - Pomona." Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date

1922 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Written on the front of the photo: "Scotty's Castle - 250 mi. from Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription on the back reads: "Death Valley Scotty lives here when not in Hollywood. His friends, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, originally of Chicago, are also here." Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of Scotty's Castle living room, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date

1922 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

A black and white picture of the living room in Scotty's Castle in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park. Inscription on the front of the photo reads: "Living room - Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, California." Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of room in Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date

1922 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Inscription on the front of the photo reads: "Death Valley Scotty's room - in his castle. Death Valley, California. Frashers Foto - Pomona, Calif." Walter Scott is the real name of "Death Valley Scotty." He convinced Albert Mussey Johnson to build Scotty's Castle, also known as Death Valley Ranch. Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of chapel in Scotty's Castle, Death Valley (Calif.), 1922-1935

Date

1922 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Interior of the chapel room in Scotty's Castle. Inscription on the front of the photo reads: "437 - The Chapel Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, Cal. Willard." Site Name: Scotty's Castle (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley (Calif.), 1920-1935

Date

1920 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

A handwritten inscription on the front of the image reads: "Entrance to Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley National Monument, Death Valley, Calif."

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