Manuscripts

A Bouquet for the Death Valley '49ers [essay]

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Description: Koenig's essay defends his position that the Death Valley '49ers crossed the San Gabriel Mountains by descending Bouquet Canyon, not Soledad Canyon. Essay uses material written by William Lewis Manly and T.S. Palmer; it also includes maps and photographs
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1984.
Call number: mssHM 59298
Creator: Koenig, George(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of George Koenig, February 1987.
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