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Scotty’s Castle Entrance Gate area under construction and flooded looking southwest. February 6, 1931. Photograph 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 mesquite-type tree trunks and branches and dirt in foreground. Piles of dirt and debris on left edge. In background is L-shaped dirt dam retaining water. Jack-leg type fence on top of dam on left. Dirt road between water and trees. Flat desert hillsides in background.

Scotty’s Castle Entrance Gate area under construction and flooded looking southwest. February 6, 1931. Photograph by Mat Roy Thompson. Looking through trees to road and across to what was referred to as the Lower Lake area of the Entrance Gate.

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, PhotographerMat Roy Thompson, Museum Catalog Number DEVA 40345.'

Upper Grapevine Ranch - Scottys Castle, (DEVA-Location)
, 2nd construction phase 1925-1931, (Death Valley Scotty's Castle Time Period)
, Scottys Castle Main House, (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 18312

Scottys Castle Historic Photograph Collection

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

20230113

02/06/1931

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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