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Interviews regarding the lands now designated as Joshua Tree National Monument, [ca. 1933-1954].
BANC MSS 78/117 cLOCAL
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Title:

Interviews regarding the lands now designated as Joshua Tree National Monument, [ca. 1933-1954]

Abstract:

Interview with Bill Keys, Nov. 9, 1954, regarding cattle business in the area (2 leaves); with William H. McHaney, Mar. l933, regarding local Indians and gold mines (3 leaves); and with Lester Spell, on the history of the Dale Mining District, with technical information on mining processes (14 leaves).

Date:

1933 (issued)

Subject:

n-us--- -- n-us-ca
Gold mines and mining -- California
Cattle trade -- California
Indians of North America -- California
Mines and mineral resources -- Personal narratives
Gold dredging
Hydraulic mining
Peuples autochtones -- Californie
Or -- Dragage
Abattage hydraulique
Cattle trade
Gold dredging
Gold mines and mining
Hydraulic mining
Indians of North America
Mines and mineral resources
Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.) -- History
Joshua Tree National Monument (Calif.) -- Histoire
California
California -- Joshua Tree National Park
United States. -- National Park Service. -- Western Regional Office.
Virginia Dale Mining District.
United States. -- National Park Service. -- Western Regional Office.
Keys, William F -- 1879?-1959
McHaney, William H -- 1859-
Spell, Lester

Type:

History.
Personal narratives.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

1 portfolio

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 78/117 cLOCAL

Origin:

California