Miner standing next to a pack mule in the desert looking toward Superstition Mountain from the south, ca.1910 

Man with leggings standing near a Joshua Tree (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the Mojave Desert, ca.1904 

Men standing next to a large alfalfa root in Imperial Valley, ca.1910 

Man posing next to a sign in Death Valley, ca.1900-1950 

Lyon's well in the desert where water was sold, Colorado Desert, ca.1890-1900 

Man standing next to petrified fallen tree, ca.1895 

Motorist getting directions in the Mojave desert, 1928 

Man standing on shore next to a small ferry boat moored along the Colorado River in one of the Mojave canyons, California, 1900-1950 

Navajo Indian standing alone on the Painted Desert, Arizona, ca.1900 

Vehicle "Desert Queen" sailing on a dry lake at Rosamond in the Mojave Desert, 1904 

Navajo Indian with his sheep at a desert water hole near Keam's Canyon, Arizona, ca.1890 

Three men standing on two wagons near a tank of water in Death Valley, ca.1900 

Close-up of a desert tortoise found 60 miles from water, ca.1920 

Desert scene with natural vegetation on the left and irrigated plants on the right side 

Man in Middle Eastern costume standing next to camel, ca. 1920 

Panoramic view of the "raw desert before water has been applied", [s.d.] 

A few Joshua Trees (Yucca Mohaviensis) in the Mojave Desert, ca.1903 

Swath of desert primroses in the Mojave Desert, [s.d.] 

Group of men standing next to two automobiles outside of what appears to be a mining warehouse, ca.1900 

A pipeline in the Jawbone Siphon of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Mojave Desert, Kern County, ca.1915