Scotty's Castle, Death Valley National Park [09]

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Title Scotty's Castle, Death Valley National Park [09]
Photo Number p1081n1446
Description Photo shows an interior view of Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California
Creator McConkie, Wayne Russell
Date 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950
Textual Date Circa late 1930s, 1940s
Keywords Scotty's Castle; Death Valley Ranch; Furnishing; California
Subject Scotty's Castle (Calif.)--Photographs; Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Scottys Castle (Calif.); Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.); Inyo County (Calif.)
Latitude 37.0321562
Longitude -117.3400707
Additional Information "Scotty's Castle," the main building of the Death Valley Ranch, was built in the 1920s and 1930s by financier Albert M. Johnson. He was the backer of prospector Walter Scott, "Death Valley Scotty," who claimed to have discovered a gold mine. Scotty was a great storyteller, who convinced travelers that he had built the castle with proceeds from his gold mine (which was nonexistent). After the Johnsons died, the National Park Service purchased and preserved the castle
Collection Number and Name P1081 Wayne Russell McConkie Photograph Collection
Collection Name Wayne Russell McConkie
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Donated By/Purchased From Slides loaned for scanning by Sheldon McConkie in April 2004
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6wq0tb7
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 975620
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wq0tb7
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