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Title	Exterior view of Scotty's Castle in Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950
Description	Photograph of an exterior view of Scotty's Castle in Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley, ca.1900-1950. An expansive two-story building with multiple towers and two visible balconies can be seen at center. Archways can be seen at right and left, while a flag flies from the shingled roof. What appears to be a mote runs in front of the building, while a wooden fence can be seen behind a dirt road in the foreground. Desert mountains can be seen in the background. Photoprint reads: "Financed by Alfred Johnson. Started in 1926 and took 7 years".; "One of the most popular attractions in Death Valley National Park is Scotty's Castle, a two-story Spanish Villa in Grapevine Canyon that is neither a 'Castle' nor, 'Scotty's.' In fact, the popular 32,000-square-foot compound was built in 1927 by Albert Johnson, a wealthy Chicago insurance executive, who constructed Death Valley Ranch for his health. How Johnson's ranch came to be called Scotty's Castle, is a tribute to Walter E. Scott, who during a lifetime of shameless self-promotion, hustling and swindling, came to be known as Death Valley Scotty." -- Bob Katz.
Subject (adlf)	deserts
Subject (file heading)	Natural features -- Parks -- Death Valley
Subject (lcsh)	Parks Deserts Mountains Canyons
Geographic subject	canyons: Red Rock Canyon; deserts: Death Valley
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1900/1950
Photographer	Puck, Charles
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1900/1950
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	45908
Call number	CHS-45908
Legacy record ID	chs-m20926; USC-1-1-1-14249
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-45908
Archival file	chs_Volume144/CHS-45908.tiff

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