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Caption
The Calico Mountains overlooking the Mojave Desert northeast of Barstow, Calif., provide one of the nation's most spectacular displays of colored rocks and clays. Known for their famous silver bonanzas of the 1880s, the Calico Mountains also have deposits of jasper, quartz, iron, manganese, and clays of different hues.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Colourpicture in Boston & Cambride, Massechusetts.
Condition
Used
Sender
Tom Davis [California]
Recipient
Mother M.A. Rossi [San Diego, California]
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–California–San Bernardino County–Barstow
Publisher
Colourpicture
Publisher Series
P29900
Date Issued
1938-1969
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Central California-98
Date Digitized
2014-04-17
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\UnitedStates\California\CentralCalifornia-98A
Image File Size
867 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Mojave (Calif.), Calico Mountains (Calif.), Mountians, Deserts, Aerial views