Walter Scott “Death Valley Scotty”, who shopped all over the state of California for five weeks and spent $4,500 for 15 mules, is with Barnum, his saddle mule, and two of his pack animals in Los Angeles on July 15, 1936. The other twelve mules are scattered throughout the state and will not be assembled until Scotty leaves for the desert. (Photo by Ira W. Guldner/AP Photo)
