Mesquite tree in Imperial Valley after irrigation, ca.1910-1920 (CHS-2693)

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Description: English: Mesquite tree in Imperial Valley after irrigation, ca.1910-1920 Photograph of a large mesquite tree near Blue Lake in Imperial Valley after irrigation, ca.1910-1920. The squat tree is pictured at center, behind what appears to be a thicket of tumbleweed. Surrounding vegetation is primarily scrub brush, and the desert fills the background. Call number: CHS-2693 Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 Filename: CHS-2693 Coverage date: circa 1910/1920 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 2693 Microfiche number: 1-81-26; 1-82-83 Archival file: chs_Volume57/CHS-2693.tiff Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): deserts Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1910/1920 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Imperial County -- General; Botany -- Trees -- Mesquite Legacy record ID: chs-m7240; USC-1-1-1-7369; USC-1-1-1-14281 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Imperial Subject (lcsh): Trees; Irrigation; Water-supply; Eucalyptus; Botany. Date: circa 1910 date QS:P,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902/1920 (date created). Source: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/7380. Author: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946.