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Wagons Ho!

© Kelley J. Heffelfinger
Deluxe Website: photosbykelley.com

Wagons Ho!

Uploaded: May 03, 2023 03:50:18 | Entered: May 03, 2023 04:00:19

Description

Twenty-mule team wagon
Between 1883 and 1888, Harmony Borax Works employed 40 miners who could produce 3 tons of borax in a day. This product was hauled out of Death Valley to the nearest railway in Mojave by the use of twenty-mule team wagons.
Harmony Borax Works
Death Valley National Park, CA

Exif: Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750; Shutter Speed: 1/400; Aperture: f/10.0; ISO: 200; Orientation: 1; Date: 2023:05:03 03:48:06

Comments

Terry Korpela level-deluxe May 03, 2023

Nicely Done Kelley! #1799417

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe May 03, 2023

Awesome find and capture. Interesting history too. #12032569

Teresa Burnett level-classic May 03, 2023

Great capture, Kelley! Love the textures, tones, comp and light! I really need to get there one of these days! #12032584

Martha R. Mazon level-classic May 03, 2023

Superb period image, Kelley! #12032596

Oscar J. Pung level-classic May 03, 2023

Wonderful capture and a fascinating piece of history Kelley! I well remember the Twenty-mule Team Borax TV commercials from many years ago. Outstanding find! #12032637

Elias A. Tyligadas level-deluxe May 03, 2023

Very interesting find from the past, Kelley! You photographed it so effectively with excellent POV and presentation! Amazing warm colors and clarity! #12032656

Judy Pilcher Pearson level-classic May 03, 2023

wonderful historic shot, Kelley with the perfect perspective and processing---and love the title-----and you caught the 'hot' and desert so well!! #12032688

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic May 03, 2023

Great perspective, textures and colors Kelley! #12032720

Christine Greenspan level-deluxe May 04, 2023

Fantastic capture and thanks very much for the great description! #12032811

Kelley J. Heffelfinger level-deluxe June 30, 2023

Thank you Terry, Tammy, Teresa, Martha, Oscar, Elias, Judy, Amalia, and Christine! #12041572

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