Eric & I were so happy to see
that The Borax Museum
is open evenings.
The Borax Museum preserves
the history of borax mining
in Death Valley.
Rock samples are
cataloged here.
Photos & paperwork
from borax companies.
Artifacts from the Timbisha
Shoshone who live in
Death Valley
Photos & artifacts from
borax mining.
Machinery for mining
borax are on exhibit
behind the museum.
Small gauge trains moved
borax out of Death Valley.
I was fascinated by the solid
wooden wheels on this wagon.
The J.D. Adams & Company
used for excavation.
Eric and I remember Death Valley Days sponsored by Twenty Mule Team Borax. My mother used cleaners with borax when I was a child. Now I know what it looks like and the work that went into mining it.
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