Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
Summary
View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
Accession number: 96.69.112; History Colorado.; Condition: corner torn and missing.; Flare reproduced in photographic print.; Formerly F33399.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Collbran-Industry-Oil Shale."; Penciled on verso: "Campers and Hunters in the west long ago discovered that oil shale would burn. A few rich samples are here supplying the heat for the camp laundry" and "Burning oil shale in Camp near Rulison, Colorado."; Title penciled on verso.; R7200052287
