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A black-and-white, square-format photograph shows two children and a burro standing in a flat, outdoor landscape. One child stands in profile on the left, holding a lead rope attached to the burro’s head. The second child stands behind the burro, with only their head and shoulders visible over the animal's back. The burro is positioned centrally, facing left toward the first child. To the right of the group sits a large, shallow metal basin or tub on the ground. The background is a pale, featureless expanse, suggesting a desert or open field under a bright sky. The original physical photograph is mounted on a larger rectangular card, and a color calibration strip and ruler are visible at the very bottom edge of the digitized frame.

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Title
Margaret and Elizabeth Miller with their first burro which gave them very much pleasure and taught them patience and tact and some Spanish in their management of him. They named him "He-Haw".
Full Collection Name
Imperial Valley Snapshots, ca. 1903
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 19xx.054:08--PIC
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The Bancroft Library
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Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .

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