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Order Number	00107446
Title	Fairbanks mule wagon
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	S-001-333 8x10
Date	Circa 1935
Physical Description	1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks (1857-1943) known to locals as “Dad” Fairbanks was an American prospector, pioneer, and entrepreneur who founded several towns in the Death Valley including Fairbanks Springs, Shoshone, and Baker. R. J. "Dad" Fairbanks, built businesses like the first Standard Oil service station in Baker. He saved tourists and prospectors who wandered into the desert, and recovered bodies of unlucky adventurers. After the death of his wife in 1938 Fairbanks moved to Hollywood, California; he died on October 3, 1943 at the Hollywood Nursing Home. The 20-mule teams were used by William Tell Coleman from 1883 and 1889, and consisted of 18 mules and 2 horses to haul Borax. Francis Marion Smith acquired other Coleman's holdings in 1890 and consolidated them with his own to form the Pacific Coast Borax Company. After the 20-mule teams were replaced by a new rail spur, the name 20 Mule Team Borax was established and promoted by Pacific Coast Borax to increase sales.
Description	View of "Dad" Fairbanks posing next to the 20 mule Borax wagons. Fairbanks use to own some of the mules that moved the Borax. Located in Mojave, California. See image 00107445. Photograph Circa 1935.
Subject	Fairbanks, Ralph Jacobus,--1857-1943. Pacific Coast Borax Company. Borax mines and mining--Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.). Minerals. Mules. Wagons. Horse-drawn vehicles. Prospecting. Transportation. Laundry industry. Deserts. Pioneers. Businessmen. Mormon men. Historic sites. Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.). Mojave Desert.
Coverage	1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939
Format	Photographic safety negatives
Credits	1
Rights	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Internal Notes	See Folder Record PH-SPNB-NEG003 for upload information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection