Image Gallery

Discovering the Desert

Diverse Landscapes

Joshua tree (Yucca berevifolia)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 30762

Yucca Moth

White Sands National Park

Joshua Tree

National Park Service photograph

Joshua Tree flower

National Park Service photograph

Joshua Tree Refugia

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree Poppy

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 35124

Joshua Tree Poppy

National Park Service photograph

Hybrid Oak (Quercus x munzii)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 16705

Live Oak Tree

National Park Service photograph

Live Oak Acorns

National Park Service photograph

Hybrid oak report & journal article

National Park Service photograph

Teddy Bear Cholla flowers

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 1120

Teddy Bear Cholla joints

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 31921

Cholla Garden

National Park Service photograph

Cholla Buds

National Park Service photograph

Cactus Wren

National Park Service photograph

View from the Top of Ryan Mountain

National Park Service photograph

Change Over Time

Pinyon Jay study skin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18619

Mountain Quail study skin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18569

Pinyon Jay

Courtesy of William Hopson

Mountain Quail

Courtesy of William Hopson

Fossilized Camelops leg bone

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 24695

Pinto Basin

National Park Service photograph

Paleontologists removing a specimen

National Park Service photograph

Fossilized Protoyucca trunk

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11837

Protoyucca shadishi distribution map

National Park Service

Monarch Butterfly

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18862

Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18861

Sleepy Orange butterfly

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18788

American Lady butterfly

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18839

Cloudless Sulphur butterfly

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 18833

Gaining Understanding

Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus michelli)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 17146

Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus michelli)

National Park Service photograph

Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 17122

Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)

National Park Service photograph

Notebook

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 28354

Elizabeth Campbell

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 9969

Remote expedition camp

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11417

Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 32305

Young green Honey Mesquite beans

National Park Service photograph

Chia (Salvia columbariae)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 1195

Chia Seeds

National Park Service photograph

Chia in Field

National Park Service photograph

Chia Flower

National Park Service photograph

29 Palms on Colorado Desert

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8921

Oasis of Mara today

National Park Service photograph

Northern Flickers eating palm fruit

National Park Service photograph

Oasis of Mara in crisis

National Park Service photograph

Staff remove invasive plants

National Park Service photograph

Desert Tortoise Study Field Notes

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20578

Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

National Park Service Photograph

Tortoise tracking

National Park Service photograph

Park biologist measuring desert tortoise

National Park Service photograph

Looking for Birds

National Park Service photograph

Preservation

Restoring arrastra components

National Park Service photograph

Silver Bell Mine stabilization

National Park Service photograph

Sahara Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 31848

Landscape with Sahara mustard

National Park Service photograph

Outward Bound mustard pull

National Park Service photograph

Wallpaper sample

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11165

Keys Ranch House, Parlor View

Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS CAL,36-TNPAL.V,1A--15

Binding People & Place

Building a Park

Park Boulevard through Hidden Valley

National Park Service photograph

Joshua Tree landscape

National Park Service photograph

Hoyt Album

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 16935

NPS Inspector Primm at Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11350

The Western Woman

Research library, Joshua Tree National Park

Spirit of the Desert - Joshua Tree NP

Courtesy of Cory Ench. Copyright Ench ©2004.

Oasis of Mara Visitor Center postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 25426

Oasis of Mara Headquarters today

National Park Service photograph

“Yogi's Playground” Postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8868

“Ten Feet from Hell” Postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11802

“Oasis of Mara” Postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20437

“Joshua Tree National Monument” Postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 25427

“Twentynine Palms Oasis” Postcard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 32053

Right of Way Drawing

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 837

Joshua Tree & Colorado river aqueduct

NPS Technical Report #FY02-0008

Tunnel Liner

Courtesy Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Coxcomb Tunnel today

Courtesy Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Building of Coxcomb Tunnel

Courtesy Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

California Desert Protection Act

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 824

California Desert Protection Act Signing

Death Valley National Park, DEVA 2586

1994 Property Additions Map

National Park Service

Exploration

Backpacker at Joshua Tree National Park

National Park Service photograph

Peak Registers

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40130

Park Wilderness Areas Map

Joshua Tree National Park

Pinto Basin

National Park Service photograph

Jadeite samples

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 2313

Thunder Gods Gold

Southwest Publishing Company

Location Notice

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 24727

Samuelson's Rocks

National Park Service photograph

Tobacco Tin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 24756

Benchmark Stone

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 31796

Inspiration

Girls painting

National Park Service photograph

Man standing in the sunset

National Park Service photograph

Realm of the Giant Lily

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 450

Sketch with note to park superintendent

Joshua Tree National Park

Hidden Valley sunrise

National Park Service photograph

Mr. & Mrs. Hilton with superintendent

Joshua Tree National Park

Mojave Yucca

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11132

A Self-Portrait of Henry Mockel at Work

Courtesy of Henry R. Mockel Art

Mojave Yucca Bloom

Courtesy of Emma Yaeger

Dune Evening Primrose Birdcage print

Joshua Tree National Park, JOR 16954

Dune evening primrose

National Park Service photograph

Coyote Melon print

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 16955

Desert Globemallow print

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 7866

Datura, Jimson-weed print

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8767

Twenty-nine Palms at Dusk

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 17378. Courtesy of Palm Springs Art Museum

Stephen Willard

Courtesy of Palm Springs Art Museum, Stephen H. Willard Photography Collection and Archive

Hinge, Cartridge, and Tape Measure

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11764, JOTR 11030, JOTR 11029

Movie set, Pinto Basin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1267

Movie set, Pinto Basin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1268

Electronic Standard American Telecaster

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 21959

Guitar Players at Intersection Rock

National Park Service photograph

Sprite Bottle

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 29656

Desert Peoples

Native Peoples

Jim and Matilda Pine at Maara’yam

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1616

Plainware Olla

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 254

Creosote lac on stem

National Park Service photograph

Wooden Mortar

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 6735

Mature mesquite beans

National Park Service photograph

Pima woman, Si-Rup, pounding mesquite

California Historical Society Collection, University of Southern California Libraries, CHS-m16220

Arrow Straightener

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 5330

Arrowweed

National Park Service photograph

Bifacial Chert Knife

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 5498

Carrying or Burden Basket

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8887

The Harvester -- Cahuilla

Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-96454

Pinto Point

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 1664

Pinto Point

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 6018b

Rain in the Pinto Basin

National Park Service photograph

Arrows

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 6902, 11076, 11077

Male Doll

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 420

Female Doll

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 421

The Mohave Potter

Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-93744

Mósa - Mohave

Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-8920

Ranching

Wilson, Garrison and Montaque, 1911

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575, #1728

Brand

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 35978

Shea driving cattle

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 531

Notice of Water Appropriation

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 24757

Willow Hole

National Park Service photograph

Shotgun

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 2622

Bill McHaney in front of cabin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40127, Box 3

Looking toward the site today

National Park Service photograph

Joe Pachecco and family

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575, image #1648

Mining

Desert Queen Mine

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #2407

Location Notice (Mining Claim) and Jar

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 29981

Central Wheel Hub, Pinto Wye Arrastra

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 35966

Documenting arrastra before preservation

National Park Service photograph

Pinto Wye Arrastra after preservation

National Park Service photograph

Pinto Wye Arrastra HAER drawing

Historic American Engineering Record, HAER CAL,36-TNPAL.V,4- (sheet 1 of 2)

Shoe Stamp

Desert Queen Ranch Collection

Wall Street Mill

National Park Service photograph

Wall Street Gold Mill Process Drawing

Historic American Engineering Record, HAER CAL,36-TNPAL.V,2- (sheet 8 of 9)

Stamp Battery Axonometric Drawing

Historic American Engineering Record, HAER CAL,36-TNPAL.V,2- (sheet 9 of 9)

Bill Keys Cleaning Up after Mill Run

Historic American Engineering Record, HAER CAL,36-TNPAL.V,2--36

Wall Street Gold Mill, 1991

Historic American Engineering Record, HAER CAL,36-TNPAL.V,2--39 (CT)

Coffee Tin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 31261

Chester Pinkham and unidentified man

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1620

Freight Wagons at Lost Horse Wells

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1618

Freighting from Banning to Dale Mine

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1625

Keys Ore Haul

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40127

Game Board

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8754

Gold Ore Sample

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 1325

Photograph of the Ivanhoe Mine Area

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575, #2048

View from the Lost Horse Mine

National Park Service photograph

Panorama from top of Intersection Rock

National Park Service photograph

View towards Malapai Hill

National Park Service Photograph

Homesteaders

Bill and Frances Keys and Family

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40127

Desert Queen Ranch

National Park Service photograph

Keys Ranch main house

National Park Service photograph

Pie Pan

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 8812

Tobacco Jar

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 31238

Desert Queen Ranch garden

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #2684

Mrs. Frances Lawton Keys

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 531, Box 4, Folder 1

Willis Keys in the main house kitchen

National Park Service photograph

United States Flag

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 30833

Desert Queen Ranch Schoolhouse drawing

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11901

Schoolhouse teachers and children

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #2526

Desert Queen Ranch Schoolhouse Interior

National Park Service Photograph

Keys and Eaton children

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575, #2525

Keys Ranch school house

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40127

Desert Queen Ranch Schoolhouse today

National Park Service photograph

Toy Sword and Scabbard

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 17308

Children on mule

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #2508

Children with toy building

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40127, Box 3

Water Carrier

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 3164

Modern canvas water bag

National Park Service photograph

Pardon and Letter to William F. Keys

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11927 and 11928

William F. Keys

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 40367

William F. Keys reenacts the shooting

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 17323

Christmas Card with Envelope

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11907

Worth Bagley Marker in situ

National Park Service photograph

Worth Bagley Marker

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 37222

Modern Legacy

Visitor reading Barker Dam trail sign

National Park Service photograph

Joshua Tree Rangers

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #341

Ranger giving program to students

National Park Service photograph

M-1917 "Doughboy" Helmet

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 11653

Army Convoy, Pinto Basin

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #682

Desert Training Center

U.S. Army Photograph

Desert Training Center map

National Park Service

Piton

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 32052

Climber at Dairy Queen Wall

National Park Service Photograph

Modern climbing equipment

National Park Service Photograph

National Park Service Women's Uniform

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 12928, 16936, 12139

Susan Luckie Reilly

Joshua Tree National Park, JOTR 20575 #1011