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Four workers finishing concrete pour or sealing concrete with asphalt on Power House and Pavilion roof. January 31, 1930. Photographed by Mat Roy Thompson.

This is an historic black and white photograph from the Scotty's Castle Historic Photograph Collection, Death Valley National Park of four men on newly poured concrete roof. Skylights formed with lumber on roof. Line of rebar extend up from roofline. Huge pile of discarded form-lumber behind. Four solar panels and tall black hot water tank to left. Background filled with slopes of barren desert hillsides. Inscriptions in black ink along upper and lower border.

Four workers finishing concrete pour on Power House and Pavilion roof. January 31, 1930. Photographed by Mat Roy Thompson. Roof skylights framed out on roof. Looking northeast, huge pile of discarded form lumber with Solar Heater panels and tank to the right. Stacks of unused hollow tile. Inscription in black ink, bottom left: Roof of Power House. In black ink, bottom right: 1-31-30. Number in black ink at top left refers to historic photograph numbering system: 1978. Black and white, horizontal perspective, 3 x 5 inch. Corner mounted on photograph album page.

U.S. National Park Service

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Thompson, Mat Roy

Public domain:This digital asset is in the public domain. When publishing this asset for any use, including online, image must credit:'Courtesy National Park Service, Death Valley National Park, Photographer Mat Roy Thompson, Museum Catalog Number DEVA 40839.'

Upper Grapevine Ranch - Scottys Castle, (DEVA-Location)
, 2nd construction phase 1925-1931, (Death Valley Scotty's Castle Time Period)
, Scottys Castle Power House and Pavilion, (DEVA-Structure)
, Scottys Castle Solar Heater, (DEVA-Structure)

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Death Valley National Park, Code: DEVA

Death Valley Ranch 37”01’47.North 117”20’13.West
Death Valley National Park
Latitude: 36.5675506591797, Longitude: -117.138999938965

NPS Museum Catalog Number : DEVA 40839

Scottys Castle Historic Photograph Collection

Title: Scotty’s Castle Maps and Floor Plans
URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/DEVA/GetAsset/25e339e10ed44d0d9979a79de0b8135d

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01/31/1930

Print, Photographic

Public Can View

Organization: Death Valley National Park
Position: Museum Curator, Scotty's Castle
Address: P. O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328, (760) 786-3258
Email: DEVA_Curator_SC@nps.gov

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Death Valley National Park