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Red Canyon
Red Canyon is the route of the New Hance Trail from South Rim to river
Descending into Granite Meadow
Denis Clark DS69 descends into Granite Meadow on the hike to White Mountain Peak
Sprinklers with ice
Apparently a wheel line was left running as the temperature droppped
Moving cattle off the Circle
Jeff Boyd DS69, Phil Shaw DS71, and Mike Quinn DS70 move some cattle off the lawn
Letters to and from Frank Noon, detailing the circumstances of LL Nunn's death
A letter from Dr. F. A. Harper to Frank Noon, and a reply detailing the final days and death of LL Nunn
Frank Noon memoir
Apparently a speech by Frank Noon, long-time associate of LL Nunn
Memoirs of Harry Ludwig Thomsen, as told to family members (3 PDF documents)
Harry Thomsen was DS27 (stayed 1 year) and also spent time as a child in 1918-1919, when his father, Ludwig, taught there. Three files, a - Chapter 3, DS 1918-1919, b - Chapter 8, DS 1927-1928, c - entire memoir. An interesting, productive life as a…
Merritt Holloway plowing garden (2 images)
Merritt Holloway was the hired cowboy in the late 1940s as well as Ranch Manager through most of the 1970s. Two images, one of Merritt alone, the other showing unknown student driving tractor
Willow Springs Last Chance
Willow Springs is a water stop in the Last Chance Range used perennially by students trekking to Death Valley, on foot or horseback. This would be its appearance in the 1940s.
Deep Springs Valley and airstrip
View of the Valley from the Druid (just visible at right edge), unknown student in foreground. The airstrip is a very prominent T shape.