Uploaded: May 03, 2023 03:50:18 | Entered: May 03, 2023 04:00:19
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
Terry Korpela May 03, 2023
Nicely Done Kelley! #1799417Tammy M. Anderson May 03, 2023
Awesome find and capture. Interesting history too. #12032569Teresa Burnett May 03, 2023
Great capture, Kelley! Love the textures, tones, comp and light! I really need to get there one of these days! #12032584Martha R. Mazon May 03, 2023
Superb period image, Kelley! #12032596Oscar J. Pung 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! #12032637Elias A. Tyligadas 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! #12032656Judy Pilcher Pearson 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!! #12032688Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 03, 2023
Great perspective, textures and colors Kelley! #12032720Christine Greenspan May 04, 2023
Fantastic capture and thanks very much for the great description! #12032811Kelley J. Heffelfinger June 30, 2023
Thank you Terry, Tammy, Teresa, Martha, Oscar, Elias, Judy, Amalia, and Christine! #12041572Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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