Derelict Transport in Bodie Ghost Town is a photograph by Kathleen Bishop which was uploaded on March 15th, 2015.
Derelict Transport in Bodie Ghost Town
The rusted chassis of an antique flatbed wagon and a 1937 Chevrolet coupe take center stage in this fine art photograph of Bodie ghost town in... more
Title
Derelict Transport in Bodie Ghost Town
Artist
Kathleen Bishop
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The rusted chassis of an antique flatbed wagon and a 1937 Chevrolet coupe take center stage in this fine art photograph of Bodie ghost town in eastern California. The wheels of the vintage wagon are clad in rotting rubber and sport stout wooden spokes.
Gold was discovered in Bodie in 1859. By 1879 there were an estimated 10,000 people living in Bodie and 2,000 buildings, including 65 saloons. An estimated $100 million in gold bullion was extracted from the mines from 1876, when the Standard Company discovered a profitable deposit of gold-bearing ore, until the last mine closed in 1942, due to War Production Board order L-208, shutting down all nonessential gold mines in the United States. Bodie is now a California State Park, preserving the town in a state of arrested decay.
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March 15th, 2015
