Object Details
photographer
Mydans, Carl
Description
When Carl Mydans first started working for LIFE magazine, he was asked to go to Texas and document everything from its last great cattle drive to its tough oil towns. He stopped in the town of Terlingua, a community that had sprung up around some quicksilver mines and the water sources nearby. In the early 1900s, mine workers, and those that supported the mines by farming or by cutting timber for use in the mines and smelters, began to settle in the area. Once the mercury boom ceased, the population slowly dispersed and Terlingua essentially became a ghost town.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1937
ID Number
2005.0228.026
accession number
2005.0228
catalog number
2005.0228.026
Object Name
photograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: Texas, Terlingua
Related Publication
Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans, Photojournalist
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Photography
Carl Mydans
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1303277