Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Staff Camping on the Refuge in 1949

Tent made from a large cloth tarp, in a desert environment. Underneath the tent are several cots and tables. A pickup truck is parked on the left, with part of the rear bed underneath the tent. Two men are standing in front of the tent, in the foreground; the man on the left appears to be working with a camera, set up on a tripod. A third stands by a table underneath the tent, center, examining something in his hands. A large rocky hill rises in the background, topped by a rock y shelf
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
05/01/1949
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: Camp in the desert. Most waterholes in the area are at higher levels so campsites were usually at some distance from water. Trucks equipped for desert patrols carry 40 gallon water and gasoline tanks built on them. Because of the intense heat, a tarp like this one without sides is preferred to a tent. Around most of our camp we encountered rattlesnakes, as a result one carefully examined the ground when walking, particularly at night. Personnel in photo: Frank Dufresne, with camera; Bill Blanchard, patrolman, cooking; and Arthur f. Halloran, refuge manager. Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, May 1949.
Facility
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Camping
Employees (USFWS)
History
Motor vehicles
Photographers
Photography
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service