(Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of 17 Palms Oasis from the south. Image shows tall palm trees and three men with a wagon at the base of the trees.
Notes on negative envelope:
86:15900-113/ DAVIS COLLECTION/ 86 DUP/ 17 PALMS – VIEW/ FROM SOUTH/ 1904
According to additional information provided by Teri Sloan Osuna on 10/2011:
Right of photo shows a dry river bed, left view shows juncus (dormant). Juncus grows near or in water. This area could be a water table, meaning that underneath the surface of the ground, water exists. These men could certainly be following this trail, as there would be water for them as well as for their horse or horses.
