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Umbrellas
Left: Polimer Clogg and Company
Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
Death Valley, CA, United States
Desert sun is very strong. Ladies of Mrs. Johnson's generation and social standing took great care to protect their complexions. Suntans were not popular at that time. The umbrella warded off the sun but allowed for enjoyment of the outdoors. Mrs. Johnson was photographed with a variety of umbrellas on the grounds of the Castle.
The umbrella on the left may have belonged to Mrs. Johnson to keep the sun from her skin in the desert.
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- Title: Umbrellas
- Creator: Left: Polimer Clogg and Company
- Contributor: Scotty's Castle - Death Valley National Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/death_valley/exb/Scottys_Castle/Furnishing_Lifestyle_Westeriana/Lifestyle_Westeriana/DEVA19669_19668_umbrella.html
- Source: Death Valley National Park
- National Park Service Catalog Number: Left: DEVA 19669; Right: DEVA 19668
- Medium: Left: Cotton, wood, metal, plastic; Right: Plastic, wood, metal
- Measurements: Left: L 41.2, D 92 cm; Right: Dia 92 cm
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