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

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

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

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

Man standing next to petrified fallen tree, ca.1895 

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

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

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

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

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

"A desert tragedy", the skeletal remains of a horse and buggy in the desert, ca.1900 

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

Calico Mine, Mojave Desert (north of Barstow), ca.1900 

View of the desert looking west from the Mojave Mining District, ca.1907 

Sailing on Rosamond Dry Lake in the "Desert Queen", 1905 

Cow at the center of desert terrain, Mojave, ca.1903 

Buzzard's Rock in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, ca.1900-1930 

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

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

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