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Harvesting Salt near Great Salt Lake, Utah
Object Details
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Date
ca. 1940
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Halftone print
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Contributors
Published by Desert Book Company
Printed by Curt Teich Co.
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Object Format
Postcard
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Dimensions
3 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
u.r. printed in black, above image: 942 Harvesting Salt near Great Salt Lake, Utah
l.l. printed in black, below image: PHOTO BY DAVIS
l.r. printed in black, below image: 7A-H3735
Verso:
u.l. printed: SOUVENIR OF \ THE GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH \ This Great Dead Sea, the largest in the \ world, is located 18 miles west of Salt Lake \ City. It covers an approximate area of 2,140 \ square miles, being 50 miles wide and 75 \ miles long with an average depth of 13 feet. \ Like the Dead Sea in Palestine, it is fed by \ the Jordan River, but has no known outlet \ other than evaporation. The Salt Shrimp is \ the only living insect known to exist therein. \ The water is 21 per cent salt and thousands \ of tons of salt are shipped annually from \ this source.
c.l. printed along left edge: DESERT BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CIRY, UTAH
l.c. to u.c. printed transverse: GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
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Collection Name
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1976.48.85
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
Part of:
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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