Keywords: Driftwood shore of the Salton Sea in California, whose surface is 227 feet below sea level LCCN2011634284.tif 1 transparency color ; 4 x 5 in or smaller Notes Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images ; Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 ; The lake was created by mistake in 1925 when engineers attempted to divert Colorado River water into the Imperial Valley ; Title date subject note and keywords provided by the photographer ; Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division between 1980 2006 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2011634284 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/16000/16091a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 16091 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 16091 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |