Margaret Long papers, [1925-1946] [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center.

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Margaret Long papers, [1925-1946] [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center.

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Research files for the publication, The shadow of the arrow, a history of Death Valley and early travelers through the area. The files consist of photostatic and typed copies of documents and maps, and a total of 133 photographs. The 133 black and white photographs were originally in four notebooks and one folder. The majority of the photographs feature desert scenes in California, Arizona, Utah, and the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde in Colorado. 82 photographs are attributed to professional photographer Stephen H. Willard of Palm Springs, California. Layout pages for the publication consist of 38 black and white photographs of Death Valley, the majority with captions. Another group consists of 30 black and white photographs not related to the publication. Subjects include landmarks along pioneer trails to the West, a chuckwagon, a stagecoach, and a large group of people with pro-disarmament signs. Dr. Long appears in photos of the Grand Canyon and a Pacific-Electric Railway car. Photostic and typed copies include stories and articles about the "Jayhawkers of 1849" who traveled through Death Valley, their hardships, and reunions of the group in later years. The 19 page photograph album was presented to Dr. Long, "Our Oregon Trail Research Companion", in 1946. It consists of 63 black and white snapshots. The majority are sites, landmarks, and monuments along the Oregon Trail.

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Willard, Stephen H.

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Willard was an American photographer active ca. 1920s-1930s. From the description of Four landscapes in Death Valley : photographic prints. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81614121 ...

Long, Margaret, 1873-1957,

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Denver, Colorado, medical doctor and author with a strong interest in Death Valley and its early pioneers, and pioneer trails in the West. On an automobile trip in 1921, Dr. Long and a friend became the first women to enter Death Valley alone. Author of: The shadow of the arrow (1941); The Smoky Hill Trail (1943); Automobile logs of the Smoky Hill and other pioneer trails in Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico ... (1943); and The Santa Fe Trail: Following the old historic pioneer trails on the mo...