Desert Rat History
Mojave River Narrows bridge near Victorville, ca.1905-1910
Golf – Apple Valley, 1958
8 September 1958. Jane Mansfield; Floyd Jones; Mrs. Lloyd Mangrum. “Sports”.
Caption slip reads: “Sunday. Date: 09-07. Assignment: Sports – Apple Valley Golf winners. Special instructions: For Mel Galagher. S-95/96: Miss Janes Mansfield presents trophy to winners — L/R: Floyd Jones and Mrs. Lloyd Mangram [sic] who had (total) a low of 60 1/2″.
Boulder Canyon transmission towers in the high mesa west of Victorville, ca 1930
left to right: Shows Arthur D. McCain, desert expert on gems and minerals who is known as ‘On de Rocks Mac’ and Ed Vose, rockologist known as ‘Chuckawalla Slim’ who is world famous as a desert character
from the San Bernardino Country Fair 1951 Victorville
Day in, Day out
One of my favorite things about living in the desert is the sky. These are various photos of the desert sunrises, sunsets and storms I have taken over the years.
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