A Trip West, 1935    (Page 5 of 7)
While the two families of travelers were in Los Angeles, Will Rogers flew out of that city for a trip to Alaska. They soon learned of Rogers' fatal plane crash on August 15, 1935;  Rogers was 43.
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From Yellowstone the Markleys moved on to Utah, while their friends the Ellerys drove down to the Boulder Dam construction site on the Arizona-Nevada border. On the back of this photo is written: "Scene showing 'The Great White Throne' to the right in Zion National Park, Utah, 1935."
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This is identified as "Large Gray Formations in Zion National Park, Utah,--1935"
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The back of this photograph identifies the scene as "'Mt. Magestic and Angel's Landing' in Zion National Park, Utah,--1935"
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On the back of this photograph is written:  "Southern Utah,--1935"
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This photograph is identified as "Oil wells on Signal Hill near Los Angeles, Calif."  The presence of so many oils wells earned this spot the nickname "Porcupine Hill."
     (For more about Signal Hill today, click here.)
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Another view of the "Oil wells on Signal Hill near Los Angeles, Calif."
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