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

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

Type:

Oral histories.

Physical Description:

1 portfolio.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 78/117 c

Origin:

California